Re: [amsat-bb] longest land distance on AO-40

[Dave Guimont <dguimon1@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 09:22 PM 7/29/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Just curious what the longest claimed overland distance on AO-40 might be.
>I'll start the bidding at 16,063km (DM43di<>KG33xv).  Oddly enough Joberg 
>is further away than either Perth or 8J1RF.

Well, I don't claim any record for it, but on O13 I talked to Durbin, South 
Africa several times.  My antipode in San Diego is Madagascar, so I guess 
one can't get any further than that...I've never thought about it with O40, 
but at the minute I'm not sure if O40 ever gets there...




            73, Dave wb6llo@amsat.org
                    Disagree: I learn.... 

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