Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Whence satgates?

["Don Woodward" <dbwoodw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The information on PO-28 on the AMSAT site shows the downlink at 435.075 MHz - I
have listened for it a few times there, but have not heard it. Is this frequency
correct?

73's

Don Woodward
KD4APP
AMSAT 33535
kd4app@amsat.org
http://kd4app.webhop.org


----- Original Message -----
From: <psschwarz@kellnet.com>
To: "VE3EMA" <harm@nexicom.net>
Cc: <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 13:33
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Whence satgates?


VE3EMA writes:

> This is an excerpt from this months Satgate report written by Andrew
> G8TZJ, was downloaded from UO-22...

> but nobody seems to be installing software to make them active. We could
> hijack PO-28.  ;-)  It is operational with an uplink on 2 metres but its
> downlink is just below 70 cms. A lot of rigs will tune below 430 MHz.
> However, this could lead some stations into licensing problems as although
> they are transmitting on an amateur frequency, they are not receiving on
> an amateur frequency.

This is interesting because a portion of the US 70cm band from 420-430 MHz
is off limits to hams around the US Great Lakes region (are Canadian hams
governed by this rule, too?) because of government radar systems. So is the
satellite out of compliance as a result? Now this may be a technical issue
of sorts. Is the downlink below 420 MHz?

Patrick...KB8RTZ...
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