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        I heard an confirmed rumor that AMRAD had switched to using
      Fahnestock clips, presumably to avoid bad solder joints.<br>
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      Anon<br>
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      On 5/11/2020 11:56 AM, Terry N4TLF wrote:<br>
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          <div>When AMRAD was building AO-27, there was an alleged,
            completely single-sourced, unverified report that alligator
            clip lead cables were used within the satellite (per AMRAD
            tradition).  Those involved, especially Sandy, kept saying
            that those reports were not necessarily accurate.  It is
            understood that the DoD is sending a crew up to “recover”
            AO-27 and answer this question once and for all.  Mulder and
            Scully are suiting up for this mission.</div>
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          <div>The AMRAD Newsletter was noticeably silent on this
            subject.</div>
          <div>73, Terry, N4TLF</div>
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                <div style="font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a
                    title="markwhi@gmail.com" moz-do-not-send="true">Mark
                    Whittington</a> </div>
                <div><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 11, 2020 11:39 AM</div>
                <div><b>To:</b> <a title="n4tlf@wb4jfi.com"
                    moz-do-not-send="true">Terry N4TLF</a> </div>
                <div><b>Cc:</b> <a title="dcmk1mr2@gmail.com"
                    moz-do-not-send="true">Martin</a> ; <a
                    title="tacos@amrad.org" moz-do-not-send="true">Tacos</a>
                  ; <a title="radiodog77@pobox.com"
                    moz-do-not-send="true">Nan and Sandy Sanders</a> </div>
                <div><b>Subject:</b> Re: AO-27 is sending AFSK</div>
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            <div dir="ltr">Ok, I'll be the guy who asks.
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              <div>Clip leads?</div>
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              <div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Mon, May 11, 2020 at
                11:25 AM Terry N4TLF <<a moz-do-not-send="true">n4tlf@wb4jfi.com</a>>
                wrote:<br>
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                BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px
                0px 0.8ex">That's what YOU kept on saying at the time! 
                I'm just repeating the party <br>
                line.  I know nothing, saw nothing!<br>
                Terry<br>
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                -----Original Message----- <br>
                From: Nan and Sandy Sanders<br>
                Sent: Monday, May 11, 2020 4:51 AM<br>
                To: Terry N4TLF ; Martin ; Tacos<br>
                Subject: Re: AO-27 is sending AFSK<br>
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                Are you sure about the aren't part?<br>
                      Sandy<br>
                     WB5MMB<br>
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                At 10:14 PM 5/10/2020, Terry N4TLF wrote:<br>
                >WOW!!!<br>
                >It MUST be the clip leads (that aren’t there),
                which has led to such a <br>
                >long life!!<br>
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                >How old is the oldest AO still alive – by any RF
                measure?<br>
                >Terry<br>
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                >From: Martin<br>
                >Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2020 8:18 PM<br>
                >To: Tacos<br>
                >Subject: AO-27 is sending AFSK<br>
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