OK Guys, Yes - we all miss AO-40 and other HEO birds. Let's get on the right track and insure that when an HEO opportunity arises, we will all be standing by to assist. For now, I've been contending with questions from "newbies" about how to operate on the LEO's. There seems to be a lot of people interested in SATS But we have to be patient and answer the current questions so we can enhance the ranks of AMSAT.

Also missing HEO birds, 73, Dee, NB2F

-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Bob- W7LRD Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 8:44 PM To: JoAnne Maenpaa Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AH0/AE6YW on Satellites from Saipan Feb. 29 - Mar 6

sure do miss AO-40 (sobsob)

Bob-W7LRD

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From: "JoAnne Maenpaa" k9jkm@comcast.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 1:51:56 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] AH0/AE6YW on Satellites from Saipan Feb. 29 - Mar 6

Hello Everyone,

Maybe someone will get a good satellite contact! Here is one more news item that would be almost too late if we waited for the weekend ANS news cycle:

Just spotted in the DXNL 1769 - Feb 29, 2012 DX Newsletter ...

KH0, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, OC-086 Masayoshi,AE6YW/JI1DSO, plans to hit the airwaves as AH0/AE6YW from Saipan (OC-086, USi NI002S, WLOTA 1333, Loc QK25uf) working on 80m-6m and via satellite between Feb 29 and Mar 6. QSL via JA6GMC.

-- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm@amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service

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Judging from you many articulate posts Domenico I would never guess you are 80.  I keep a separate file in my computer called "Domenico" to maintain a knowledge base.  May you last until the next HEO, your expertise is invaluable.  I think AO-7 will out live all of us.

73 Bob W7LRD

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From: "i8cvs" domenico.i8cvs@tin.it To: "Dee" morsesat@optonline.net, "Bob- W7LRD" w7lrd@comcast.net, "JoAnne Maenpaa" k9jkm@comcast.net Cc: "Amsat - BBs" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, March 1, 2012 9:56:31 AM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: AH0/AE6YW on Satellites from Saipan Feb. 29 - Mar 6

----- Original Message ----- From: "Dee" morsesat@optonline.net To: "'Bob- W7LRD'" w7lrd@comcast.net; "'JoAnne Maenpaa'" k9jkm@comcast.net Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 5:03 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AH0/AE6YW on Satellites from Saipan Feb. 29 - Mar 6

OK Guys, Yes - we all miss AO-40 and other HEO birds.  Let's get on the right track and insure that when an HEO opportunity arises, we will all be standing by to assist.

Hi Dee, NB2F

AO40 died 8 years ago and following DB2OS indication the possibility to launch P3E fall into 2018 and since I am 80 years old I don't know if I will see or not P3E in good brain shape or with many senior moments or if I will be died at all at that time.

For now, I've been contending with questions from "newbies" about how to operate on the LEO's.   There seems to be a lot of people interested in SATS But we have to be patient and answer the current questions so we can enhance the ranks of AMSAT.

If I have to suggest someone to dedicate his time and invest money in a satellite station I will suggest to him to go in HF and not satellite at all.

Also missing HEO birds,

We have lost not only the best HEO satellite i.e. AO40 but we are loosing the FM LEO satellite too but just now the LEO satellite VO-52 so that the satellite activity was nice until it lasted because the future in my opinion with only the old FMing OSCAR-7 is not bright at all...(sobsob)

73, Dee, NB2F

73" de i8CVS Domenico

-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Bob- W7LRD Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 8:44 PM To: JoAnne Maenpaa Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AH0/AE6YW on Satellites from Saipan Feb. 29-Mar 6

sure do miss AO-40 (sobsob)

Bob-W7LRD