OK - I'll ask. Why is this satellite not named, "AMSAT-Foxtrot?"
It was about 1956 that the U.S. military did away with "Fox" in lieu of
"Foxtrot" for its phonetic alphabet. Even the English army did away with
"Fox"over 50 years ago.
The ITU and militaries cite the sixth letter of the phonetic
Hello Everyone,
The http://www.amsat.org web page news has been updated to introduce AMSAT
Fox.
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73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9...@amsat.org
Editor, AMSAT News Service
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Not an AMSA
Is "FOX" an acronym? If not, is the formal title of the project, "AMSAT-Fox" or
"AMSAT-FOX"?
Hey - I am married to the owner of http://www.thegrammarbitch.com - a title she
earned from appreciative co-workers ... (grin)
Clint, K6LCS
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