On Apr 25, 12:01 am, Richard Saam wrote:
Ken S. Tucker wrote:
.....
About the Pioneer Anomaly.
Check out fig.1 in this, (the bottom fig)...
http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9903024

I have no conclusions, but an annual effect
"may" be apparent in the data. (A work in
progress).
Regards
Ken S. Tucker

The Planetary Society reports
"that as of March 2007,
the existence of the anomaly is confirmed
by seven independent investigations
using different navigational codes."

Seems definitive.

My post referred to a possible "annual cyclicity"
impressed on the data, that might be explained
by the Earth's relative approach and recession
from the Pioneers as it orbits. If true, the anomaly
of the measurement is a function of "relative velocity".

Could you provide a ref to the "spin anomally"?
Regards
Ken
PS: I engaged briefly with Mr. Turyshev on the
paper I ref'd to above. Check out his foot-note
on pg.5, "orientation of the lover's around the bus".
Well, when I queried him for more details on that
foot-note, he too busted a gut :-).