As long as we are reminicing about MIR sightings, I have a tale to tell. Several years ago, during Amateur Radio Field Day, the club to which I belong was set up on a 2800 foot hilltop in the WestMass countryside. A friend and I had set up a computer tracking various amateur satellites, but most of the interest was centered around MIR. It was a clear, low humidity, late June Saturday, and there was a near-overhead pass at midnight local time. I was operating on 80 meters for the overnight shift, and there were about a dozen people hanging about in the old aircraft hanger we use as a "radio shack." Just before midnight I sent a 14-year-old lad out to look for MIR. When he spotted it, he let out a yell. When I finished working the latest point, I looked up to find myself alone. Of course, I went out and joined the group while several people had their first view of the bird. Of all the times I have been involved in giving people their first view of MIR, that was the best! Last night, we had our last chance to see and bid goodbye to MIR. After a sunny bright afternoon, clouds moved in just before sundown. I stood on the fire escape at home from 2303-2311Z on 12MAR01 with no joy. Darn, I'm gonna miss that bird! Don Horton N1ISB FN32kp Shop online without a credit card http://www.rocketcash.com RocketCash, a NetZero subsidiary ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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