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From: jay@splut.UUCP (Jay Maynard)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle,rec.ham-radio
Subject: Re: Space Shuttle Communications
Message-ID: <151@splut.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 18-Sep-87 20:01:08 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 18 20:01:08 1987
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Summary: Uhm...'rather demised'?
Xref: mnetor sci.space.shuttle:337 rec.ham-radio:2587

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?

The several links to the Shuttle (including the first TV transmission TO a
manned spacecraft) were done on 2 meters.

As for the 'rather demised' 220 band: (wait one while I put on my President,
Texas VHF-FM Society hat on:)
OVER MY DEAD BODY!
There's much more ham activity on 220 than anyone gives us credit for. Most
of the ruckus being raised by the commercials who want to steal this chunk
of ham spectrum got their info from the ARRL Repeater Directory. Of course,
they didn't realize (or chose to forget) that there's much more to ham radio
than FM and repeaters...

(Apologies to pure sci.space.suuttle readers. Followups on the 220 grab,
please edit the groups: line.)

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