[Xastir] Corrupt FCC database

Curt, WE7U archer at eskimo.com
Fri Feb 18 11:38:31 EST 2005


On Fri, 18 Feb 2005, Gerry Creager N5JXS wrote:

> Clarke's musings on artificial satellites, including his book "Venus
> Equilateral" were credited with paving the way toward communications
> satellites.  He provided enough solid physics in his prose to allow
> others to see the way toward their achievement.  That we never had to
> place human tenders onboard the communications satellites was more a
> function of miniturization and the transistor than an error in his logic.
>
> Oh... and he references the ARRL Handbook in "Venus Equilateral", too...

Any way to tie this thread back to APRS and Xastir?  Naw, I didn't
think so.  Was fun anyway!

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