As the table below demonstrates, the mystery effect has taken A0-40 into highly unfavorable ALON. Attempts at communication are likely to be futile until conditions improve in early and mid July. Note that unfortunately
optimum squint in late July corresponds with a very bad solar angle….stay tuned.
AO-40 ATTITUDE – PRECESSION BEHAVIOR / W4SM
Mystery Effect = -11.800 degs ALON/week
DATE ALON ALAT SA ILL%
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2004 May 10 [Mon] 157.6 -0.9 57.5 53.8
2004 May 12 [Wed] 154.0 -0.9 62.3 46.4
2004 May 14 [Fri] 150.3 -0.9 67.0 39.0
2004 May 16 [Sun] 146.6 -0.9 71.4 31.9
2004 May 18 [Tue] 142.9 -0.9 75.2 25.5
2004 May 20 [Thu] 139.2 -0.9 77.8 21.1
2004 May 22 [Sat] 135.5 -0.9 78.5 20.0
2004 May 24 [Mon] 131.8 -1.0 76.8 22.8
2004 May 26 [Wed] 128.1 -1.0 73.6 28.3
2004 May 28 [Fri] 124.4 -1.0 69.5 35.1
2004 May 30 [Sun] 120.7 -1.1 64.9 42.4
2004 Jun 01 [Tue] 117.0 -1.1 60.2 49.8
2004 Jun 03 [Thu] 113.3 -1.1 55.2 57.0
2004 Jun 05 [Sat] 109.6 -1.2 50.2 64.0
2004 Jun 07 [Mon] 105.9 -1.2 45.2 70.5
2004 Jun 09 [Wed] 102.2 -1.3 40.1 76.5
2004 Jun 11 [Fri] 98.5 -1.3 34.9 82.0
2004 Jun 13 [Sun] 94.9 -1.4 29.8 86.8
2004 Jun 15 [Tue] 91.2 -1.4 24.6 90.9
2004 Jun 17 [Thu] 87.5 -1.5 19.5 94.3
2004 Jun 19 [Sat] 83.8 -1.5 14.3 96.9
2004 Jun 21 [Mon] 80.1 -1.6 9.1 98.7
2004 Jun 23 [Wed] 76.4 -1.6 3.9 99.8
2004 Jun 25 [Fri] 72.7 -1.7 -1.3 100.0
2004 Jun 27 [Sun] 69.0 -1.8 -6.5 99.4
2004 Jun 29 [Tue] 65.3 -1.8 -11.6 97.9
2004 Jul 01 [Thu] 61.6 -1.9 -16.8 95.7
2004 Jul 03 [Sat] 57.9 -1.9 -22.0 92.7
2004 Jul 05 [Mon] 54.2 -2.0 -27.2 88.9
2004 Jul 07 [Wed] 50.5 -2.1 -32.4 84.5
2004 Jul 09 [Fri] 46.8 -2.1 -37.5 79.3
2004 Jul 11 [Sun] 43.1 -2.2 -42.6 73.6
2004 Jul 13 [Tue] 39.4 -2.3 -47.8 67.2
2004 Jul 15 [Thu] 35.7 -2.3 -52.8 60.4
2004 Jul 17 [Sat] 32.0 -2.4 -57.9 53.2
2004 Jul 19 [Mon] 28.4 -2.4 -62.8 45.7
2004 Jul 21 [Wed] 24.7 -2.5 -67.6 38.1
2004 Jul 23 [Fri] 21.0 -2.5 -72.1 30.7
2004 Jul 25 [Sun] 17.3 -2.6 -76.2 23.9
2004 Jul 27 [Tue] 13.6 -2.7 -79.1 18.9
2004 Jul 29 [Thu] 9.9 -2.7 -79.9 17.5
2004 Jul 31 [Sat] 6.2 -2.8 -78.2 20.5
2004 Aug 02 [Mon] 2.5 -2.8 -74.7 26.3
2004 Aug 04 [Wed] 358.8 -2.8 -70.5 33.4
2004 Aug 06 [Fri] 355.1 -2.9 -65.8 41.0
2004 Aug 08 [Sun] 351.4 -2.9 -60.9 48.6
2004 Aug 10 [Tue] 347.7 -3.0 -56.0 56.0
2004 Aug 12 [Thu] 344.0 -3.0 -50.9 63.1
2004 Aug 14 [Sat] 340.3 -3.0 -45.8 69.7
2004 Aug 16 [Mon] 336.6 -3.1 -40.6 75.9
2004 Aug 18 [Wed] 332.9 -3.1 -35.5 81.4
2004 Aug 20 [Fri] 329.2 -3.1 -30.3 86.3
2004 Aug 22 [Sun] 325.5 -3.1 -25.1 90.6
2004 Aug 24 [Tue] 321.8 -3.2 -19.9 94.0
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