The OLDER the printed article, the more likely it states, 'Orbital.'
Of the several pre-1990 articles I have found, the vast majority use 'Orbital.'
Clint Bradford, K6LCS 909-241-7666
I'm in contact with a few folks that might be able to shed some light on this...
I guess this is somewhat important when referring to Project OSCAR in academic or historical media, or when referring to the proper name of the first OSCARs, but in daily use it isn't that critical.
One of our past presidents (Ross Forbes, K6GFJ) thinks it is "orbiting". We can ping Lance Ginner, K6GSJ as well.
In addition, we have a lot of old archive materials, plus our IRS paperwork, which might be helpful.
73,
Dave AF6KD Board Member of Project OSCAR
On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 6:11 PM, Clint Bradford clintbrad4d@earthlink.net wrote:
The OLDER the printed article, the more likely it states, 'Orbital.'
Of the several pre-1990 articles I have found, the vast majority use 'Orbital.'
Clint Bradford, K6LCS 909-241-7666
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