"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
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"Bill Vajk" wrote in message
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If you look at how the folks who came to the conclusion
arrived at it the first thing to note is the fudge factors
they enter into "correcting" the incoming data stream
to acommodate atmospheric conditions. There are other
problems as well, including the possibility of multiple
signal paths.

Clean and unadulterated data would make me a lot happier
about the whole situation. Till then the whole thing
remains suspect IMO. But doubtless it has brought
lots of funding over the years, and who can fault
the group for that?

Strange though it may seem, I agree with Bill about his interpretation of
the anomaly.

If either of you can suggest how to obtain a signal
from a spacecraft 70AU away that is _not_ subject to
refraction by the solar wind, I'm sure JPL would be
interested. In the meantime, they have to do the best
they can with what was recorded at the time. The data
is easily available if you think you can do better ;-)

George