[amsat-bb] Re: OSCAR 27 is not AO-27

[Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF]

Perhaps it's time a few mode people ditched the Oscar number and used the official satellite name.
A good start would be Amsat's and ARRL's KEPS bulletins.

On 25-Jan-10 17:22, OZ1MY wrote:
> Hi all,
> This may be known to some of you - but it has given
> me problems sometimes.
>
> OSCAR 27 is a different satellite than AO-27.
> OSCAR 27 is catalog number 18361.
>
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