karn (05/16/82)
I picked up the following message from the Amsat CBBS system today: NUMBER: 64 DATE: 051582 TO: QST TO ****** AL FROM: W3IWI SUBJECT: RS-9 LAUNCH 17 MAY !!!!!!!!!! 1. QST QST QST QST 2. LATE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING TELEX: 3. "TO DR. T. CLARK -- PRESIDENT AMSAT" 4. "IT IS EXPECTED THAT USSR WILL LAUNCH AN H.F. 21/29 MHZ RADIO" 5. "AMATEUR SATELLITE TO CELEBRATE THE 19TH CONGRESS OF THE COMSOMOL" 6. "ON MONDAY THE 17TH OF MAY. TELEMETRY ON 29.580 MHZ SAME PATTERN" 7. "AS RS. 73," 8. /S/ GSCHWINDT ANDRES, HA5WH 9. CHAIRMAN OF THE SATELLITE COORDINATION 10. GROUP, IARU REGION I 11. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12. THE "COMSOMOL" IS ESSENTIALLY THE SOVIET BOY SCOUTS. NO OTHER 13. INFORMATION IS NOW AVAILABLE, BUT LISTEN FOR THE BEACON. HOPE 14. TO HAVE ADDITIONAL INFO BY TUESDAY NIGHT 75 METER NET TIMES, SO 15. LISTEN AT 9PM EDT, 9PM CDT, 8PM PDT ON 3850 KHZ FOR ANY NEWS. 16. 73 DE TOM, W3IWI