[Amps] EME vs. satellite comms

[Catherine James]

Gerald,

   Moonbounce is almost useless for serious communications.  When was the
last time that had a meaningful rag chew via the Moon?  It's especially useless
for ragchew if you are limited to running JT modes.

   JT modes and EME have their place for experimentation, testing, proof of
concept, etc. but they are not a substitute for having a geostationary artificial satellite that
can actually get a real message through.

  Yes, LEO sats tend to be very brief "thx for the contact, goodbye".  Phase 4 won't be so constrained.

73,
Cathy
N5WVR


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Gerald Williamson <amps at contesting.com> wrote:
 
> We already have a satellite up and working on 6m, 2m, 135cm, 70cm, 23cm,  
> 13cm, 9cm, 6cm and 3cm with daily activity. Even higher and  lower 
> frequencies are used on occasion by some stations.
  
> The satellite is the moon of course. With current and free WSJT  software 
> there is no need for the gigantic antennas that have been
> used in the  past.
  
> Seems a bit wasteful of time and expense to implement any man made  
> satellite for amateur radio purposes considering the capability already in  place.
  
 73, 
 Gerald K5GW