Re: [amsat-bb] West Coast Pileups on ISS

[Dave Guimont <dguimon1@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>Despite what people say about LEO's, the west coast ISS passes very 
>popular (and quite a pileup).  It's a grand thing to see a lot of 
>new callsigns on the ISS that don't show up on other LEOs.
>
>I know this will start a firestorm of comment and I apologize in 
>advance if the LEO/HEO wars start again. But these experiments show 
>that LEOs are popular.
>
>Thanks to ARISS for this experiment.

That is very good news, Emily...I would doubt anyone would dare start 
the HEO/LEO WAR again!

And with that increased popularity I would expect donations to AMSAT, 
for whatever, will boom!!




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

               Pulling for P3E... 
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