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- Message-ID: <SWL-L%92122917435874@OHSTVMA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU>
- Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 17:46:58 EST
- Reply-To: "David L. Wilson" <dwilson@S850.MWC.EDU>
- Sender: Short Wave Listener's List <SWL-L@OHSTVMA.BITNET>
- From: "David L. Wilson" <dwilson@S850.MWC.EDU>
- Subject: Re: VOA transmitter feed on 7651 kHz
- In-Reply-To: <9212291712.AA16468@enuxhb.eas.asu.edu>; from "Brian Crawford" at
- Dec 29, 92 10:12 am
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- > In article <SWL-L%92122909002185@OHSTVMA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU> you write:
- > >> going to? The reception here in Nebraska was quite good...strong signal.
- I
- > >
- > >It is from Greenville, NC. Although KU-band satellite is the primary
- > >feed method, HF ssb is used as backup. By the way, at least some
- > >signals reach Greenville via a 7 GHz microwave link from DC. Guess I am
- > >probably the only person who has logged VOA Glendie, VA at 7 GHz.
- > >(The return link from NC was carrying the BBC so I guess I can also say
- > >I logged the BBC at 7 GHz from Glendie, MD also.
- >
- > Is Ku band satellite downlink on 7 GHz??? I thought it was higher.
- > If 7 GHz is not the normal Ku downlink freq, how often is 7GHz used
- > for downlink and who uses it?
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- The 7 MHz I mentioned is a terestrial microwave link. Microwave towers
- along a route from DC to NC support this circuit. Sorry I was not
- clear on that. But unrelated but since you asked, the military DSCS II
- and III satellites use uplinks and downlinks in the 7 GHz range.
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- >
- > Comments appreciated.
- >
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- > Brian Crawford KL7JDQ InterNet: crawford@enuxhb.eas.asu.edu
- > PO Box 804 UseNet: bcrawf01@apsc.com
- > Tempe, Arizona 85280 FidoNet: 1:114/15.12
- > Vox: +1 602 921 1643
- >
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- > Brian Crawford KL7JDQ InterNet: crawford@enuxhb.eas.asu.edu
- > PO Box 804 UseNet: bcrawf01@apsc.com
- > Tempe, Arizona 85280 FidoNet: 1:114/15.12
- > Vox: +1 602 921 1643
- >
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