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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">That is why I want so much to continue the 145.825 digipeater on as many satellites as we can*. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">But we can’t seem to inspire any of the other HUNDREDS of satellite building groups to consider it.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I think there were over 100 cubesats launched last year. None with 145.825 APRS…</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">*(and convince the leave-it-on-24/7/365-not-moving user satellite stations to stop beaconing unattended!)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> Bob, WB4APR</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:aprsisce@yahoogroups.com">aprsisce@yahoogroups.com</a> <br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [aprsisce] North America M0XER-4</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Too bad we can't get the<span style="color:#1f497d"> balloon</span> to switch to the ISS frequency and use the digi off of it<span style="color:#1f497d"> when over the oceans and arctic</span>!</p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><div id="x_ygrp-mlmsg"><div id="x_ygrp-text"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">-------- Original message --------<br>On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 12:23 PM, 'Steve'<span style="color:#1f497d"> </span>wrote:<br>
<br>> Seems the balloon enjoyed itself so much it<span style="color:#1f497d">’</span>s going round again.<br>> Congratulations are in order to Leo M0XER<br>> AFAIK this has never been done before.<br>> Be interesting to see if it makes it twice<br>
<br>We're a tough crowd to please...<br><br>First circumnavigation of the globe by an amateur radio carrying<br>balloon, and as it passes the milestone...<br><br>"So, can you get another lap out of it?"<br><br>
What about poor old M0XER-3? It's still out there! Sure it got waylaid<br>in Nunavut for a while, and let M0XER-4 slip on by... It needs some<br>encouragement too!<span style="color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">[ see present track: <a href="http://aprs.fi/M0XER*">http://aprs.fi/M0XER*</a> (and click for 7 day tail)]</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">
If the winds are playing nice, and the fates allow, it should be<br>coming into range fairly soon.<br><br>James<span style="color:#1f497d">, </span>VE6SRV</p></div></div></div></div></body></html>