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Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle,rec.ham-radio
Subject: Re: Space Shuttle Communications
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Date: Tue, 15-Sep-87 17:31:26 EDT
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In article <6253@ut-ngp.UUCP> omega@ut-ngp.UUCP (Omega.Mosley`) writes:
>....just out of curiosity, were the few attempts at ham-links to the Shuttle
>in orbit done in the 2-meter band, or was this also relegated to the rather
>demised 220 band?

"Attempts"? "Few attempts"? That'll be news to the hundreds of hams
who've talked to the shuttle. Owen Garriott alone made over 350 2-way
contacts--and that was just the first of three hams-in-space.

Anyway, yes, they were on 2m. (At least mostly--anybody know if
DL-1 used other bands?)


Patty
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