It is the sixth satellite of the microsat series so is given the letter F until orbit is achieved. The phonetic conversion for F is Fox as Echo was for the fifth satellite or E.

John WA4WDL #10211 --------------------------------------------------

From: "Clint Bradford" clintbradford@mac.com Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 6:08 PM To: "AMSAT BB" amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-FOX

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Is "FOX" an acronym? If not, is the formal title of the project, "AMSAT-Fox" or "AMSAT-FOX"?

Hey - I am married to the owner of http://www.thegrammarbitch.com - a title she earned from appreciative co-workers ... (grin)

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