Hi Dave, WB6LLO
I am also still around with my old OSCAR LOCATOR with aquisition circle and orbital track for OSCAR-7 ,it warm the cockles of my old timer heart !
I developed an OSCAR LOCATOR for the orbit of the first P3-A HEO satellite wich failed to go into orbit due to a malfunction of second stage engine on ARIANE-5 flight nr°6
In the time been, between P3-A and P3-B i.e. OSCAR-10, a software made for HEO satellites was developed by Tom Clark W3IWI and it was publisched into the ORBIT magazine and it's math is the fundamental base for all satellite traking programs to day.
Nice to remember the old days of the OSCAR LOCATOR my friend.
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Guimont" dguimon1@san.rr.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 12:06 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: maximum AO-7 distance
Hi Bob,
Draw the ground circle on a lambert conformal chart, and you can measure the distance directly...From your location use the distance from you to the west end of Florida, according to my ANCIENT OSCAR LOCATOR....That will probably warm the cockles of some old timer's hearts...Who is still around??
Best 73 to all Dave WB6LLO
On 9/30/2012 11:47 PM, Bob- W7LRD wrote:
to my AO-7 afictionados...what is the maximum distance one can work edge to edge, and how did you figure that out? 73 Bob W7LRD _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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