R: [amsat-bb] ao40

["i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs@xxxxxx>]

Hi Peter, DB2OS

In my opinion AO40 was the best satellite ever made by AMSAT and we
hope that some time in the future it will be recovered because we suddently
losted all satellite friends around the globe.

In addition many people invested a lot of energies and a lot of money for
their U-L-S  antennas and equipments.

In waiting for "the future" all the above antennas and equipments for AO40
must receive periodical and preventional maintenance or they must removed.

P3-E is the only hope for those of us who like CW and SSB and DXing along
with microwave experimentation and have suffered long  the lost of a
wonderful satellite like AO40

To be more realistic it would be very important to know when P3-E will
be operational to seriously restore the Satellite Amateur Service.

TNX and 73" de

i8CVS Domenico

----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Guelzow <peter.guelzow@kourou.de>
To: keith <xyz@123.com>
Cc: <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 10:05 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ao40


> Hi Keith,
>
> unfortunately there are no news to report..  Our command stations are
still
> continuing to try to recover the bird, including during July, but so far
> without
> success.
>
> As reported in my P3-E presentation during the AMSAT-UK colloquium,
> Viktor Kudielka OE1VKW (again) noticed some changes on the Mean Motion
> of AO-40, which may or may not be related to the battery incident.
> There is currently not enough data available and further analysis will
> be necessary
> before we can even speculate what might have happened.
>
> We will keep everyone informed, when there is more data available. Perhaps
> at the AMSAT-NA Symposium..
>
> 73s Peter, DB2OS
>
>
>
> keith wrote:
>
> >Hi guys,
> >Stacy wrote
> >"As the table below demonstrates, the "mystery effect" has
> > taken A0-40 into highly unfavorable ALON. Attempts at
> > communication are likely to be futile until conditions
> > improve in early and mid July. Note that unfortunately
> > optimum squint in late July corresponds with a very bad
> > solar angle.
> > ...stay tuned.
> >
> > --W4SM for the AO-40 Command Team "
> >
> >Stacy , anything intresting to report?
> >or does anyone else have anything intresting
> >to report?
> >
> >73
> >Keith N6ORS
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