Hey Clint,
You wouldn't really want us to call the satellite "Foxtrot" would you? Think about the logo! Would you have us "Dancing with the stars...?" :)
73, Tony AA2TX AMSAT VP Engineering ---
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Clint Bradford Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 12:13 AM To: AMSAT BB Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-Fox?
OK - I'll ask. Why is this satellite not named, "AMSAT-Foxtrot?"
It was about 1956 that the U.S. military did away with "Fox" in lieu of "Foxtrot" for its phonetic alphabet. Even the English army did away with "Fox"over 50 years ago.
The ITU and militaries cite the sixth letter of the phonetic alphabet as "Foxtrot." Whose phonetic alphabet do we use to name AMSAT satellites?
Clint Bradford