[amsat-bb] Re: AH0/AE6YW on Satellites from Saipan Feb. 29 - Mar 6

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dee" <morsesat at optonline.net>
To: "'Bob- W7LRD'" <w7lrd at comcast.net>; "'JoAnne Maenpaa'"
<k9jkm at comcast.net>
Cc: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 5:03 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AH0/AE6YW on Satellites from Saipan Feb. 29 - Mar 6

> OK Guys,
> Yes - we all miss AO-40 and other HEO birds.  Let's get on the right track
> and insure that when an HEO opportunity arises, we will all be standing by
> to assist.

Hi Dee, NB2F

AO40 died 8 years ago and following DB2OS indication the possibility to
launch P3E fall into 2018 and since I am 80 years old I don't know if I will
see or not P3E in good brain shape or with many senior moments or if I
will be died at all at that time.

> For now, I've been contending with questions from "newbies" about how to
> operate on the LEO's.   There seems to be a lot of people interested in
> SATS
> But we have to be patient and answer the current questions so we can
> enhance the ranks of AMSAT.
>
If I have to suggest someone to dedicate his time and invest money in a
satellite station I will suggest to him to go in HF and not satellite at
all.
>
> Also missing HEO birds,

We have lost not only the best HEO satellite i.e. AO40 but we are loosing
the FM LEO satellite too but just now the LEO satellite VO-52 so that the
satellite activity was nice until it lasted because the future in my opinion
with only the old FMing OSCAR-7 is not bright at all...(sobsob)

> 73,
> Dee, NB2F

73" de
i8CVS Domenico

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
> Behalf Of Bob- W7LRD
> Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 8:44 PM
> To: JoAnne Maenpaa
> Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AH0/AE6YW on Satellites from Saipan Feb. 29-Mar 6
>
>
>
> sure do miss AO-40 (sobsob)
>
> Bob-W7LRD