Satellites with analog transponders are listed below. The Mode is an AMSAT convention used to describe the frequency band combination of the transponder's uplink and downlink. For instance, Mode A is a 2 meter uplink and a 10 meter downlink. Most analog satellites have linear transponders. Linear transponders cover a continuous passband of frequencies for the uplink and downlink. Inverting transponders will invert both the sideband and track frequency in opposing directions (an increase in uplink frequency results in a corresponding decrease in downlink frequency). Since Continuous Wave (CW) is just a carrier, there is no sideband to invert, but frequency does track in the opposite direction. Non-inverting transponders maintain the same sideband for uplink and downlink and track frequency in the same direction.

The convention for using an inverting transponder is to transmit on Lower Sideband (LSB) and receive on Upper Sideband (USB); for non-inverting transponders, use USB for both the uplink and the downlink.

Analog satellites let you make contacts by voice or Morse code

The satellites usually have an analog transponder with a range of frequencies (passband)

The uplink passband may be aligned directly with the downlink passband or in some cases the alignment is inverted