Maybe everyone in this discussion should take note that DO-64 has a working transponder onboard. Should we travel back in time and rescind the Oscar numbers for DO-17 and UO-11 while we are at it?
73, Drew KO4MA
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From: i8cvs [email protected] Sent: Jun 4, 2008 2:08 PM To: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF [email protected], john heath [email protected] Cc: amsat [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: DO-64 heard over VK
----- Original Message ----- From: "Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF" [email protected] To: "john heath" [email protected] Cc: "amsat" [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 6:12 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: DO-64 heard over VK
How about stop whinging. If you don't want to know about the "non transponder" sats then edit them
out of your keps download.
Spacetrack allows you to compile a favourites list.
john heath wrote:
How about Oscar numbers issued only for satellites with working transponders.
73 John g7hia
Hi John, G7HIA
For Oscar numbars issued only for satellites with working transponders I suggest to use the "imaginary numbars" as for example OSCAR j73
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
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