28 Nov
2009
28 Nov
'09
6:40 p.m.
On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 2:16 PM, JoAnne Maenpaa k9jkm@comcast.net wrote:
I've also been watching the AMSAT satellite status page:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=116&retURL=s... lites/futures.php
Spies tell me this entry has been updated with the latest information received from China.
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Wow, this is shaping up to be a worthy successor to FO-29, whose orbit is about 900 x 1300km if I remember correctly. 1200 is just great!
Moreover, with both FM and linear transponder on board, it will make an excellent satellite to help people transition from FM to the linear birds, since only one variable, the mode of the rig, will have to be changed in one's setup.
73, Bruce