Oscar 100 occupancy

At the moment I am just keeping a watchful eye on the narrowband section of Oscar 100 by looking at the Goonhilly web SDR.

At the moment (especially as this is a weekend) occupancy is low and there are no QRM issues. I believe they have ways of jamming stations that are using too much power. As a guide the signal should be no stronger than the beacon. If your signal is stronger you are using too much power. At the moment this does not seem to be an issue and most (all?) stations are using a few watts or less.

As I said in earlier posts, activity, so far, is lower than I expected, although I am sure activity will increase over time. The photo shows activity this morning around 1000z on a Sunday morning.

UPDATE 1026z:  3B8FA just copied via Oscar 100.

UPDATE 1337z: I suspect that if ICOM swapped a 13cm upconverter and the IF for a down converted 3cm LNB for 23cm in their IC9700, possibly calling the rig the IC9800, they would have a big take-up. They could do this for under £2k. Think of it: £2k for a DX capable rig with low noise and the DX available at any time and with a small fixed dish, no towers, no rotators, neighbour friendly. No brainer.