[amsat-bb] Re: Can someone please remind me which birds need to beilluminated...

[Jim Jerzycke]

Most definitely!
FO-29 is my favorite bird.
Jim  KQ6EA

--- On Thu, 12/3/09, David Wing <david at cdwing.com> wrote:

> From: David Wing <david at cdwing.com>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Can someone please remind me which birds need to beilluminated...
> To: "'Mark Lunday'" <mlunday at nc.rr.com>, "'Andrew Glasbrenner'" <glasbrenner at mindspring.com>
> Cc: "'amsat-bb'" <amsat-bb at AMSAT.Org>
> Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 9:40 PM
> We're holding out breath and hoping
> it comes back in January when it
> emergences from it's long winter night.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org
> [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org]
> On
> Behalf Of Mark Lunday
> Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 7:51 PM
> To: 'Andrew Glasbrenner'
> Cc: 'amsat-bb'
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Can someone please remind me which
> birds need to
> beilluminated...
> 
> Thanks, I have not been active for several months...was
> wondering why I was
> not hearing FO29
> 
> 
> Mark Lunday
> WD4ELG
> Greensboro, NC - FM06be
> wd4elg at arrl.net
> http://wd4elg.net
> http://wd4elg.blogspot.com
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Glasbrenner [mailto:glasbrenner at mindspring.com]
> 
> Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 10:30 PM
> To: Mark Lunday
> Cc: 'amsat-bb'
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Can someone please remind me which
> birds need to be
> illuminated...
> 
> Mark Lunday wrote:
> > with sunlight in order to function?
> >
> >  
> >
> > AO-7 - yes
> >
> > AO-16 - ???
> >   
> No longer usable under most circumstances, requires
> constant attention 
> to stay on.
> > AO-27 - no
> >
> > AO-51- no
> >
> > FO-29 ???
> >   
> Battery issues, requires full or near full illumination for
> the entire 
> orbit. Not currently operational over the US. May return.
> > VO-52 - no
> >
> > SO-50 - no
> >
> > SO-67 - ???
> >   
> Currently only scheduled for passes while illuminated.
> 
> 73, Drew KO4MA
> 
> 
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