[amsat-bb] Re: 'HAMSAT VO-52' completes 9 successful and fruitful years in orbit !

[Paul Stoetzer]

I second the congratulations. It remains the easiest of our current
satellites to hear and put a strong signal through. Even 5 watts to an
Elk antenna is too much power at times on high elevation passes.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 8:33 AM, Burns Fisher <burns at fisher.cc> wrote:
> May all our birds be so successful!  Congratulations and thanks to
> AMSAT-Inda, as well as to PE1RAH for the Dutch transponder.
>
> 73,
>
> Burns W2BFJ
>
>
> On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 8:23 AM, Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS] <wmy at isac.gov.in>wrote:
>
>>  Dear Friends,
>>
>> It gives us great pleasure to inform that 'HAMSAT - VO-52' is successfully
>> completing 9 years of fruitful services on 4th May 2014 and entering into
>> her 10th year of services on 5th May. HAMSAT was launched as a piggy back
>> aboard PSLV-C6 on 5th May 2005 (5-5-5). We do hope that the contribution of
>> 'HAMSAT' by India/ISRO to the 'Global Amateur Radio Fraternity' has served
>> its purpose. It gives us great pleasure and satisfaction to note that
>> 'HAMSAT VO-52' has remained as one of the most sought after and favorite
>> 'Linear Birds' among the radio amateurs for her sensitivity, strong down
>> link signals, stability and the ease to work.
>>
>> Though expected to work for two years (mainly, considering the battery),
>> HAMSAT VO-52 has really out lived and still doing strong. Latest telemetry
>> indicates all the parameters and systems to be normal and satisfactory. We
>> do hope that 'HAMSAT' would continue to provide her good services to
>> 'Amateur Radio fraternity' for many more years.
>>
>> On this happy occasion, we place on records our sincere thanks and
>> appreciations to, Chairman ISRO, Scientific Secretary ISRO, Director ISRO
>> Satellite, Mission Director, Operations Director, 'HAMSAT' project team at
>> various ISRO centres, AMSAT-India and Williams Leijenaar PE1RAH  for their
>> contribution in achieving this this milestone.
>>
>> 73 de
>>
>>
>> Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS]
>> Secretary & Station-In-Charge
>> Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC
>> ISRO Satellite Centre
>> HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017.
>> Phone:(Office)91-80-25082598/25082054/25082192
>> Mobile:  91-9880 341 456
>> E-mail ID: wmy at isac.gov.in
>>            vu2wmy_mani at yahoo.com
>>            isrohams at yahoo.com
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