Re: [amsat-bb] Tower of Babel and fo-29 goes unused

[Dee <morsesat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff,
I am on your side. I was on vacation so I didn't know AO-51 was going to 
be put into operation.  Even the LEO wide passband sats cannot give 
Satellite users the HEO type of operation. I've been in the same boat on 
FO-29.   While we wait for the "novelty" to wear off and everyone has 
operated the AO-51 newbird,  we can put this time to good use and insure 
HEO type birds where we can have the nets & etc.take place.
Those unofficial polls I take at "hamfests" seem more scientifically 
correct than I imagined.  Hats off to those that have breathed life into 
AO-51 and have given a shot in the arm to the satellite community.
"GO EAGLE !"

73,
Dee, NB2F
"I work for donations"

Jeff Griffin wrote:

> After working 2 AO-51 passes this AM, I also worked 2 FO-29 passes. I heard
>maybe 15 to  20 people on the AO-51 pass, I heard and worked ONE station
>(Paul,2E1EUB)UK DX on the FO29 pass! Almost 25 minutes of talking to myself.
>I'm assuming there were many sat ops in front of their trancievers, who had
>just finished working AO-51, but why they had no interest in working FO-29
>with EU in the footprint is also beyond me. I guess this answers your
>question Dave?
>
>73 Jeff kb2m
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Dave Guimont" <dguimon1@san.rr.com>
>To: <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
>Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 3:59 PM
>Subject: [amsat-bb] Tower of Babel
>
>
>  
>
>>In the beginning we had the TOWER OF BABEL...
>>
>>Now we have FM voice ECHO!
>>
>>25 years ago we had O7, et al, with AO7 still working!
>>
>>PLEASE, this should convince some others, besides
>>me, that the next one should be a ssb/cw transponder.
>>
>>
>>
>>            73, Dave wb6llo@amsat.org
>>                    Disagree: I learn....
>>    
>>
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