Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7 Predictability.

["John Geiger (NE0P)" <ne0p@xxxxxxxxx>]

I would prefer a FM satellite over a digital one, though.  The advantage of a digital satellite would be......?


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From: Dave Guimont <dguimon1@san.rr.com>
Date:  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:04:41 -0800

>At 05:43 AM 1/18/2006, you wrote:
>>  I've observed the mode change from A
>>to
>>  B on AO-7 to be consistent and regular. This shows that the 24 hour timer
>>  functioning as it was designed to do ... 31 years! ago.
>>73,
>>Mike, N1JEZ
>>AMSAT #29649
>>A humble AO-7 commander
>>"A closed mouth gathers no feet."
>
>Hi Mike,
>
>Nice to see your smiling face on here again!!
>
>After seeing the fun a lot of us are having with Oscar 7 (some of us 
>for 31 years!) I cannot imagine why anyone would want to launch 
>another FM (other than digital) satellite under the guise of "it's a 
>beginner's satellite!!"   There were very few of us that were NOT 
>BEGINNERS then!!
>
>
>
>
>            73, Dave wb6llo@amsat.org
>                    Disagree: I learn....
>
>               Pulling for P3E... 
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