I just listened for any signs of life on the AO-27 Pass 1831 UTC 23 Nov 2012 in FN42be .. Nothing heard, checked the AO-27 web page and no new info since 21 October. My guess is that AO-27 has met its demise for Amateur Radio FM work. RIP, that's 2 down for 2012 as far as FM goes. 73, Craig