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Today's Topics:
1. Alternate to the Hygain Sat combination? (Norman W Osborne)
2. Re: Alternate to the Hygain Sat combination?
(Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF)
3. Re: Alternate to the Hygain Sat combination? (Howard Kowall)
4. Hygain antenna MFJ (Norman W Osborne)
5. Re: Hygain antenna MFJ (Jim Jerzycke)
6. About Shuttle Launch on Monday (lstenzel@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
7. Re: About Shuttle Launch on Monday (Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF)
8. Re: Alternate to the Hygain Sat combination? (Gary "Joe" Mayfield)
9. Re: About Shuttle Launch on Monday (Warren Elly)
10. Re: Hygain antenna MFJ (Glen Zook)
11. Re: About Shuttle Launch on Monday
(Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604)
12. Re: About Shuttle Launch on Monday (Tim Cunningham)
13. Re: About Shuttle Launch on Monday (James French)
14. Re: Alternate to the Hygain Sat combination? (Luc Leblanc)
15. Re: About Shuttle Launch on Monday (Philip Jenkins)
16. Re: Alternate to the Hygain Sat combination? (Gordon JC Pearce)
17. AO-7 eclipse (David Giles)
18. Re: About Shuttle Launch on Monday (Alan P. Biddle)
19. Re: AO-7 eclipse (John Magliacane)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 15:55:03 -0400
From: Norman W Osborne <ve3cje@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Alternate to the Hygain Sat combination?
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi Everyone
I have heard plenty of negative posts to the Hygain.
What are the alternate choices?
I am still looking for circular polarization.. and able to switch.
73,
Norman.
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 20:11:06 +0000
From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Alternate to the Hygain Sat combination?
To: Norman W Osborne <ve3cje@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Cushcraft. Msquared, Tonna, all do crossed yagis.
Norman W Osborne wrote:
> What are the alternate choices?
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 15:17:12 -0500
From: "Howard Kowall" <hkowall@xxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Alternate to the Hygain Sat combination?
To: "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hello
Also check out Gulf Alpha Antennas
Will be ordering mine any day now
www.gulfalphaantennas.com
Howard
VE4ISP
----- Original Message -----
From: "Norman W Osborne" <ve3cje@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 2:55 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Alternate to the Hygain Sat combination?
> Hi Everyone
>
> I have heard plenty of negative posts to the Hygain.
> What are the alternate choices?
> I am still looking for circular polarization.. and able to switch.
>
> 73,
> Norman.
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 19:26:48 -0400
From: Norman W Osborne <ve3cje@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Hygain antenna MFJ
To: amsat-bb <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hello again,
Has anyone besides Allan, purchased these antennas recently, would be
interested in your
opinion, not that I don't doubt Allan's opinion.
You can reply off list if you wish.
73, Norman.
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 16:33:23 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Hygain antenna MFJ
To: amsat-bb <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>, Norman W Osborne <ve3cje@xxxxx.xxx>
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I don't know anybody who's bought the satellite antennas, but I do know some
guys who've bought the recent HF antennas.
Quality control is typical MFJ, with parts missing, holes drilled wrong, poor
instructions, etc.
I tend to be gun shy with about 90% of MFJ products. I know too many people
that have been burned by their stuff. Some of their products are good, but
their QC is *always* suspect. My antenna analyzer works perfectly, but then I
cross my fingers every time I put the batteries in it!
Just my $.02
Jim KQ6EA
--- On Tue, 5/12/09, Norman W Osborne <ve3cje@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> From: Norman W Osborne <ve3cje@xxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Hygain antenna MFJ
> To: "amsat-bb" <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
> Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 4:26 PM
> Hello again,
> Has anyone besides Allan, purchased these antennas
> recently, would be
> interested in your
> opinion, not that I don't doubt Allan's opinion.
>
> You can reply off list if you wish.
>
> 73, Norman.
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 00:04:52 +0000
From: lstenzel@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] About Shuttle Launch on Monday
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Watched launch live from shore at Titusville, Florida. First time - It was
fantastic even from 12 miles away!
The audio feed from NASA TV rebroadcast on 146.94 MHz was appreciated - it
added a lot. My Kenwood HT with it stock antenna was marginal but provided
full-quieting with magnet-mount external antenna.
I agree with Jim, W7LRD. I have watched many years on TV - always impressive.
Unbelievable up close and in person. According to NASA, there will be only
eight more fliights of the Shuttle. Viewing of a launch and tour of KSC are
worth the trip.
Leroy Stenzel, W5VG
AMSAT 2916
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 00:09:52 +0000
From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: About Shuttle Launch on Monday
To: lstenzel@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Agreed, but the further you travel, the more chance that the launch will be
delayed by a significant number of days or
weeks.
lstenzel@xxxxxxxxx.xxx wrote:
Viewing of a launch and tour of KSC are worth the trip.
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 19:15:48 -0500
From: "Gary \"Joe\" Mayfield" <gary_mayfield@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Alternate to the Hygain Sat combination?
To: "'Norman W Osborne'" <ve3cje@xxxxx.xxx>, "'amsat-bb'"
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <COL0-DAV5581B22CB010889708CFAA8A610@xxx.xxx>
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If I had it to do over again I would go with Gulf Alpha. I have his dual
band and it is the most rugged antenna I have seen. Truly superior
construction. When I was buying he was not selling, but he has gotten back
into the OSCAR antenna business.
73,
Joe kk0sd
-----Original Message-----
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Behalf Of Norman W Osborne
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 2:55 PM
To: amsat-bb
Subject: [amsat-bb] Alternate to the Hygain Sat combination?
Hi Everyone
I have heard plenty of negative posts to the Hygain.
What are the alternate choices?
I am still looking for circular polarization.. and able to switch.
73,
Norman.
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 20:46:57 -0400
From: Warren Elly <w1gud@xxxxxxxx.xx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: About Shuttle Launch on Monday
To: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: lstenzel@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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I've covered more than 100 shuttle lanuches for Tampa CBS now FOX
station...
Its worth it. Get a room, book the time...and see the sight of a
lifetime.
Every shuttle is different....
Atlantis unreal Monday...very different angle...
A once in a lifetime...worth the trip
great beaches and sea food in-between launch attempts
73, Warren W1GUD
On May 12, 2009, at 8:09 PM, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote:
> Agreed, but the further you travel, the more chance that the launch
> will be delayed by a significant number of days or
> weeks.
>
> lstenzel@xxxxxxxxx.xxx wrote:
> Viewing of a launch and tour of KSC are worth the trip.
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 18:17:53 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glen Zook <gzook@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Hygain antenna MFJ
To: amsat-bb <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>, Norman W Osborne
<ve3cje@xxxxx.xxx>, kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx
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I always consider mfj products to be a "semi-kit". That is most of the work
has been done at the factory BUT you have to do some of the assembly yourself.
This means replace missing hardware, remove the extra hardware that is
rattling around the cabinet (usually that which is missing from the previous
item "down the line"), soldering connections that were not soldered in the
first place or resoldering "cold solder" connections, etc.
Then, if you do all this then the item usually works fine.
Now mfj has to be aware of the problems because in the warranty statement on a
lot of the equipment they say that repairs by the owner DOES NOT violate the
warranty. That is, if you try to fix the item yourself they still will honor
the warranty.
I do have one mfj branded item that worked flawlessly out of the box. It is a
24 hour clock that was manufactured "off shore" and then mfj put their label
on it. Everything else that I have "acquired" over the years had something
wrong with it (usually bad soldering or missing hardware) that was traded to
me because the person who bought it couldn't get the item to work correctly.
Glen, K9STH
Website: http://k9sth.com
--- On Tue, 5/12/09, Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
I don't know anybody who's bought the satellite antennas, but I do know some
guys who've bought the recent HF antennas. Quality control is typical MFJ,
with parts missing, holes drilled wrong, poor instructions, etc. I tend to be
gun shy with about 90% of MFJ products. I know too many people that have been
burned by their stuff. Some of their products are good, but their QC is
*always* suspect. My antenna analyzer works perfectly, but then I cross my
fingers every time I put the batteries in it! Just my $.02
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 21:45:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: About Shuttle Launch on Monday
To: nigel@xxxxx.xxx
Cc: lstenzel@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <20090513014541.B86F613804@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Yep. I had press credentials for STS-1, and drove from California. I
think the launch was a week after the scheduled date. But we saw that
and then saw the landing, after driving from Flroida to California. We were
younger then.
73, doug
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 00:09:52 +0000
From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
Agreed, but the further you travel, the more chance that the launch will be
delayed by a significant number of days or
weeks.
lstenzel@xxxxxxxxx.xxx wrote:
Viewing of a launch and tour of KSC are worth the trip.
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 22:13:44 -0500
From: "Tim Cunningham" <tim_cunningham@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: About Shuttle Launch on Monday
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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It is definitely worth the experience. I have viewed it from the viewing
area at the Cape with only a 30 minute delay, but the most memorable was
actually from Clearwater on the other coast of Florida. I had just checked
into my hotel room for a business trip and turned on the television. As I
was looking at the view through the palm tress over some water to the east,
I heard the news break that the shuttle was about ready for lift off. The
sun was setting on the back side of the hotel and I could see the reflection
of the moon on the water through the pine trees at dusk. It was just a few
seconds before I saw the glow of the engines and watched the shuttle lift
off up and arching over the moon leaving its trail behind. It was an
awesome sight! As luck would have it I did not have my camera with me, but
that sight is etched in my mind forever.
73's,
Tim - N8DEU
----- Original Message -----
From: "Warren Elly" <w1gud@xxxxxxxx.xx.xxx>
To: "Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF" <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: <lstenzel@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>; <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 7:46 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: About Shuttle Launch on Monday
> I've covered more than 100 shuttle lanuches for Tampa CBS now FOX
> station...
> Its worth it. Get a room, book the time...and see the sight of a
> lifetime.
> Every shuttle is different....
> Atlantis unreal Monday...very different angle...
> A once in a lifetime...worth the trip
>
> great beaches and sea food in-between launch attempts
>
> 73, Warren W1GUD
> On May 12, 2009, at 8:09 PM, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote:
>
>> Agreed, but the further you travel, the more chance that the launch
>> will be delayed by a significant number of days or
>> weeks.
>>
>> lstenzel@xxxxxxxxx.xxx wrote:
>> Viewing of a launch and tour of KSC are worth the trip.
>> _______________________________________________
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>> author.
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 23:40:34 -0400
From: James French <w8iss@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: About Shuttle Launch on Monday
To: AMSAT-BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
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The first launch I got to see was from roughly 150 miles away in
Labelle, Florida, which is thirty miles east of Fort Myers. Was in my
senior year of high school and was watching on the TV and the teacher
said to go out and take a look. Some did and that was a sight to see
the cloud of gases escaping and growing as it arced across the sky.
My most memorable launch was a night launch when I was living in the
Largo/Seminole area. Had a great site at Alt 19 (Seminole Blvd.) and
Ulmerton Rd. next to the sheriff dept. Cloudless night. Looking over the
mall that had just been built. Waiting and then seeing this miniature
Sun start to come up, then the flames from the shuttle popped into view.
At my distance, the flicker of the flame looked like someone had turned
a disposable lighter upside down and moving it up.
Tonight the local NBC affiliate had a report on how to view the ISS as
it passes over head.
James W8ISS
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Message: 14
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 21:04:36 -0400
From: Luc Leblanc <lucleblanc6@xxxxxxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Alternate to the Hygain Sat combination?
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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On 12 May 2009 at 19:15, Gary "Joe" Mayfield wrote:
> If I had it to do over again I would go with Gulf Alpha. I have his dual
> band and it is the most rugged antenna I have seen. Truly superior
> construction. When I was buying he was not selling, but he has gotten back
> into the OSCAR antenna business.
>
> 73,
> Joe kk0sd
I conquer i used to have the 22ele SSB 70cm model and gain was "there" Just
not forget to put silicone on the matching top box and don't
too tighten the element clip mounting as they will not return back to their
original state easily.
"-"
Luc Leblanc VE2DWE
Skype VE2DWE
www.qsl.net/ve2dwe
WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE
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Message: 15
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 23:35:22 -0400
From: Philip Jenkins <wythe25@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: About Shuttle Launch on Monday
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
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Yes, definitely worth it.
The first one I saw was in late September 1993 just south of New Smyrna
Beach. I was at the very south end of Canaveral National Seashore. The
shuttle launch was at 645ish, just before dawn. The only relief from
mosquitoes at that time of the morning was to stand almost in the ocean....
:-)
There was a fireball to the south when the shuttle launched, as it was still
dark down close to the ground. Then a beautiful trajectory to the NE out
over the ocean towards the sun...since it wasn't quite daybreak yet, you
could see the sun glinting off the shuttle for a very long time.
The most unexpected thing were the series of sonic booms coming down the
beach!
Even having to take an rubbing alcohol bath for the mosquito bites was
nothing compared to seeing the launch...
Philip N4HF
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 11:13 PM, Tim Cunningham <tim_cunningham@xxxxxxx.xxx
> wrote:
> It is definitely worth the experience. I have viewed it from the viewing
> area at the Cape with only a 30 minute delay, but the most memorable was
> actually from Clearwater on the other coast of Florida. I had just checked
> into my hotel room for a business trip and turned on the television. As I
> was looking at the view through the palm tress over some water to the east,
> I heard the news break that the shuttle was about ready for lift off. The
> sun was setting on the back side of the hotel and I could see the
> reflection
> of the moon on the water through the pine trees at dusk. It was just a few
> seconds before I saw the glow of the engines and watched the shuttle lift
> off up and arching over the moon leaving its trail behind. It was an
> awesome sight! As luck would have it I did not have my camera with me, but
> that sight is etched in my mind forever.
>
>
> 73's,
>
> Tim - N8DEU
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Warren Elly" <w1gud@xxxxxxxx.xx.xxx>
> To: "Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF" <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
> Cc: <lstenzel@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>; <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 7:46 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: About Shuttle Launch on Monday
>
>
> > I've covered more than 100 shuttle lanuches for Tampa CBS now FOX
> > station...
> > Its worth it. Get a room, book the time...and see the sight of a
> > lifetime.
> > Every shuttle is different....
> > Atlantis unreal Monday...very different angle...
> > A once in a lifetime...worth the trip
> >
> > great beaches and sea food in-between launch attempts
> >
> > 73, Warren W1GUD
> > On May 12, 2009, at 8:09 PM, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote:
> >
> >> Agreed, but the further you travel, the more chance that the launch
> >> will be delayed by a significant number of days or
> >> weeks.
> >>
> >> lstenzel@xxxxxxxxx.xxx wrote:
> >> Viewing of a launch and tour of KSC are worth the trip.
> >> _______________________________________________
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> >> author.
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Message: 16
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 10:09:39 +0100
From: Gordon JC Pearce <gordonjcp@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Alternate to the Hygain Sat combination?
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <1242205779.3825.2.camel@xxxxx>
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On Tue, 2009-05-12 at 15:55 -0400, Norman W Osborne wrote:
> Hi Everyone
>
> I have heard plenty of negative posts to the Hygain.
> What are the alternate choices?
> I am still looking for circular polarization.. and able to switch.
Homebrew.
Gordon
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Message: 17
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 20:23:58 +0930
From: David Giles <vk5dg@xxxx.xxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 eclipse
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4A0AA6C6.3020805@xxxx.xxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Hello All,
It looks like AO-7 has started another eclipse season. Does anyone know
when it goes back to full sunlight? Or better yet, point me towards
software that will let me find out. The charts on Emily's log are now
out of date.
73 de David VK5DG
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Message: 18
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 06:46:24 -0500
From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: About Shuttle Launch on Monday
To: "'AMSAT-BB'" <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <412C4AFC665B4B5597C2DCBF668EFA28@xxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
The only launch I have seen was from one of the range safety aircraft. Got
a great view of the last Challenger launch. That was enough.
Alan
WA4SCA
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Message: 19
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 06:59:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Magliacane <kd2bd@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 eclipse
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <940022.8287.qm@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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> Hello All,
>
> It looks like AO-7 has started another eclipse
> season.? Does anyone know when it goes back
> to full sunlight?? Or better yet, point me towards
> software that will let me find out.? The charts on
> Emily's log are now out of date.
>
> 73 de David VK5DG
David,
According to PREDICT (http://www.qsl.net/kd2bd/predict.html), AO-7 will
experience uninterrupted sunlight through Thursday May 14th.
Eclipses are expected to end on Saturday July 18th, and are not expected to
occur again until June 2010.
73, de John, KD2BD
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Visit John on the Web at:
http://kd2bd.ham.org/
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