Thanks for the link Dale. I have seen the film 'The Dish' - but reality looks as though it was much more exciting. Regards Alan...
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Lindsay
ledzep1100
Jun 1, 2008 7:48 am
Great link, Dale. Many thanks for a good read.! I remember the great day.. we (500+ school kids) were all shuflled into the school hall, and made to sit on the...
7052
David J Taylor
gm8arv
Jun 1, 2008 8:25 am
Dale Hardy wrote: [] ... Many thanks, Dale. It brought back many memories..... Cheers, David -- SatSignal software - quality software written to your...
7053
geojohnt@...
wonker3_2000
Jun 1, 2008 10:14 am
In a message dated 31/05/2008 23:31:01 GMT Daylight Time, alan@... writes: And of course STS-124 is successfully in orbit. Alan, Yes, took me by...
7054
Moore, Robert
robertsmoore...
Jun 1, 2008 10:33 am
If anyone's read Tom Wolfe's 'The Right Stuff' they will know that the military were so keen to have service personnel _flying_ spacecraft (i.e. 'hands on')...
7055
brekaman
Jun 1, 2008 11:38 am
1st June 2008 11.23GMT.We just had here near Plovdiv what I can only describe as an Ice storm! Much larger pieces than Hail which lasted approx 7 minutes,...
7056
geojohnt@...
wonker3_2000
Jun 1, 2008 11:40 am
All, I'm pleased to say that there has been a flurry of surveys arriving over the last week - prompted I suspect by the reminder in GEO Quarterly # 18. ...
7057
Terence
minrifle
Jun 1, 2008 11:56 am
Robert, I am no particular exponent of demarcation, but, bearing in mind the respective and highly specialised training undertaken, and specific experience...
7058
nigel
nigel_heasman
Jun 1, 2008 12:01 pm
Hi Rob, thanks for the report - I've been busy doing other things and hadn't seen the images of all the rain coming down the Med - it looks as if you might get...
7059
GEO-Subscribers@yahoo...
Jun 1, 2008 12:52 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the GEO-Subscribers group. File :...
7060
brekaman
Jun 1, 2008 1:08 pm
GEO member Rob Denton of Bulgaria wishes to announce his engagement to Miss Rosalina Majait,2nd daughter of Rodolfo and Rosemarie Majait of ...
7061
David Pykett
davidpy35
Jun 1, 2008 1:11 pm
Hi Rob Conratulations, all all the best for the future to you both. Hopefully see you again at Leicester and perhaps meet the bride to be? best wishes Dave ...
7062
Patrik Tast
patrik_tast
Jun 1, 2008 1:14 pm
Here a few moments later received APT at Vasa, Finland, 11:12 UT Unprojected FC (458 kb) http://www.poes-weather.com/~patrik/tmp/nigel-2.jpg Projected FC (458...
7063
Alan Banks
alanjamesbanks
Jun 1, 2008 1:46 pm
Congrats Rob, though does this mean we can all add personal announcements? :-) I'm off topic but I hear today I'm a Grandad with potential for two bars....
7064
Alan Banks
alanjamesbanks
Jun 1, 2008 1:54 pm
Hi Robert, I have to agree with Terence on this one. An objective view of manned space travel is that without the military backing it may not have come about...
7065
Alan Banks
alanjamesbanks
Jun 1, 2008 1:55 pm
Its chucking down here now John - not much chance of seeing it. Alan...
7066
brekaman
Jun 1, 2008 2:39 pm
Congratulations Alan, That's surely worth a mention, I don't think it hurts to add a personal touch from time to time, thanks to all for the good wishes, was...
7067
nigel
nigel_heasman
Jun 1, 2008 2:39 pm
Hi Patrik, thanks very much for the great images - you get very good coverage at your location. cheers Nigel...
7068
Patrik Tast
patrik_tast
Jun 1, 2008 3:41 pm
Hi all, If you are interested to hear (test APT data) from RS-30 at 435.315 MHz here are the latest I have found. The RS-30 keps are (most likely) 2008-025A at...
OK, so we are slightly off-topic - but I must add a little to this thread. During my early career years, I was able to 'patch in' directly to the lunar flights...
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Giuseppe Cico
beppecico
Jun 1, 2008 4:21 pm
Congratulations and my better-best wishes to Rosalina&Rob!!!!! Ciao Giuseppe...
7072
Moore, Robert
robertsmoore...
Jun 1, 2008 4:50 pm
North Pole to Crete - that's some coverage you have there Patrik. Robert [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
7073
Moore, Robert
robertsmoore...
Jun 1, 2008 5:09 pm
It's a long time since I read Wolfe's book, but as I remember it, the argument went something like this: highly trained test pilots did not want to be flown in...
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Gordon Train
gt_kes
Jun 1, 2008 6:22 pm
I managed to decode a 'picture' but it appears to be data not WEFAX. http://www.gtrain.freeserve.co.uk/yub.htm Cheers Gordon Train [Non-text portions of this...
7075
Patrik Tast
patrik_tast
Jun 1, 2008 6:33 pm
Hi Gordon, Yes, this is METEOR test APT data and can not be decoded with eg APTDecoder The data transmitted is cyclic and is "empty" (cyclic = same data again...
7076
brekaman
Jun 1, 2008 7:40 pm
My Thanks to All my GEO friends for the good wishes, I'll pass them on to Rosalina,so maybe now I may move back to UK or out to PH! Today there has been many...
7077
Terence
minrifle
Jun 1, 2008 7:50 pm
Aah Robert; that's more specific, but in my mind still not a convincing argument on Wolfe's behalf. It could even be seen as self-contradictory. Whether, or...
7078
Moore, Robert
robertsmoore...
Jun 1, 2008 8:37 pm
I was hunting around for help in interpreting some of the DWDSAT data when I came across the MANUAL OF SYNOPTIC SATELLITE METEOROLOGY, haven't had a chance to...
7079
Les Hamilton
leshamilton2004
Jun 1, 2008 9:31 pm
Hi Rob, Recalling your opinions of England when you left the country a couple of
years ago, I would heartily recommend settling in Scotland should you return...
