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Now I know there are thousands of these old radio's that would be perfect for working the SSB satellite's. I am sure they are just sitting there collecting dust. Don't you think that maybe one of you would be nice enough to blow the dust off and send it to a needy, enthusiastic young Ham like me...
Here is one for ya
Why dont people use FM on the SSB sats when there are plenty of chanels and they are pretty damn quiet anyway???
Seems like a "band plan" to keep usage down.
EME
One of these years I will have the equipment to do that. I am pretty new, however enthusiastic, and I am sure it will take time to learn and explore all the areas of this hobby.
I do like this forum, just didnt know how to use it...A little more "Raspy" than the AMSAT-BB!
I wrote this for the local SNARS news letter, pretty funny reading it six months later!!!
The Trials and Tribulations of Satellite Communication
Shortly after obtaining my Ham Radio License my brother KD7QDG introduced me to the idea of talking on Satellites. At first I was...
Wow
Yes I am thrashed. I guess I am not used to navigating around on here.
Did that guy say that talking on sats was lame?
Wow again, maybe I do like this forum.
Contacts
I dont have that great a station at my house, compared to my brothers, but I get a new one in every now and then. Like toady I squeecked one in at the end of the afternoon 51 pass.
I still get excited and I love the QSL cards. Neat part of the hobby for sure. I have gotten some...
Why are there 10 year old posts on here?
Anyway are there any new sat guys out there? Have heard some lateley, I am still pretty new myself. Just thought I would try to get some people on the early morning passes, pretty much garanteed to make a contact then.
Probly be banned by the...
Hello everyone, not very many new threads, I was reading some ISS posts and got all excited thinking they were actually using the radios up there...Then I saw the date, you would think they would drop posts after a while. I guess Amsat-bb.org is the place to be.
So how come they dont turn on...
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