[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51, on old friend.

[CA3SOC Raul Romero]

yes AO-27 Work !!! And Not Work in South America :(


Raul Romero
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Geiger" <aa5jg at fidmail.com>
To: <APBIDDLE at mailaps.org>; "'Clint Bradford'" <clintbradford at mac.com>; 
"'AMSAT BB'" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 9:28 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51, on old friend.


> Fortunately AO27 is still there when you need it, and has been around for
> longer and is still doing nicely.  SO67 is nice also when it is turned on
> over your area, so there are still FM options.
>
> 73s John AA5JG
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE at UNITED.NET>
> To: "'Clint Bradford'" <clintbradford at mac.com>; "'AMSAT BB'"
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 1:07 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51, on old friend.
>
>
>> Clint,
>>
>> AO-51 has been in many ways like a faithful old dog.  Almost always 
>> there,
>> and one you can trust with the kids.  Every now and then it runs off for 
>> a
>> few days, starts yapping and bothers the neighbors, or makes a mess on 
>> the
>> rug.  Still, just when you start to get annoyed, it gives you a big, wet
>> kiss and all is forgiven. Sadly Dog Years and Satellite Years are about
>> the
>> same, and AO-51 is getting along. Others have lived longer, such as 
>> SO-50,
>> and of course the magical AO-7, but few have given so much pleasure to so
>> many with such simple equipment.  Heck, even the critics have enjoyed
>> grousing about "Gridsats."  I know I have.  ;)
>>
>> When we finally lose an old dog, we mourn, but eventually we find a 
>> frisky
>> new furry friend whom we learn to love, and eventually regard their 
>> quirks
>> with affection, if not exactly delight.  So it is with satellites.  The
>> Fox
>> Project is getting into high gear, with a laundry list of lessons learned
>> going into the engineering blender.  Much like laws and sausage, the
>> process
>> is messy, but out will come a new, challenging satellite.  We even have a
>> new Fox PayPal contribution button on the AMSAT Fox page for you to
>> exercise.  ;)  So lets remember AO-51 with affection, but look forward to
>> the future.  There is room there for LEO, MEO, HEO, and GSO.
>>
>> 73s,
>>
>> Alan
>> WA4SCA
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
>> Behalf Of Clint Bradford
>> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 4:50 PM
>> To: AMSAT BB
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 Data
>>
>>>> ... you can't ... shouldn't ... don't go out any buy anything just for
>> this ...
>>
>> Heavy sigh.
>>
>> It's just that this has been such a good friend ...
>>
>> Guess I picked the wrong week to stop drinking Pina Coladas.
>>
>> Long live AO-51. I have a 67 degree elevation pass coming up in 30 mins
>> ...
>>
>> Clint, K6LCS
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