Amen ... to you and to Ben. Thanks to you both,
Tim - N3TL ________________________________ From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbren...@mindspring.com> To: Ben Jackson <b...@innismir.net>; Rocky Jones <orbit...@hotmail.com> Cc: Amsat BB <amsat-bb@amsat.org>; n...@bellsouth.net Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 12:09:12 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Don't Fly SuitSat2 to ISS Ben, well said! I think you'll find the same sentiments spreading across many of the BOD and officers over the last year or so. I expect the Symposium this year is where much will be explained. Launch costs are about 80 to 90% of a project, and in the case of the Suitsat2, practically 0%. We'd be foolish not to take that and run. 73, Drew KO4MA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Jackson" <b...@innismir.net> To: "Rocky Jones" <orbit...@hotmail.com> Cc: "Amsat BB" <amsat-bb@amsat.org>; <n...@bellsouth.net> Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 12:02 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Don't Fly SuitSat2 to ISS > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Rocky Jones wrote: > >> In my viewpoint the project is typical of what AMSAT NA has been >> doing lately, which is a lot of ground development work on making >> projects "advanced" all the while we rely on a satellite AO7 which we >> apparently cannot build a replacement for. > > I would wager that if SuitlessSat2 goes up (and I pray that it does) it > will have much more use then AO-7 in the same time period. > > SuitSat was a major PR success for AMSAT and ARISS. More then a few > "hacker"/"maker" podcasts/radio shows I listened to plugged the project > and amateur radio which you don't see that much. I would say that if > SSTV was put into the ISS, it would not receive the same coverage. > > The perfect is the enemy of the good. While it would be great if we had > a ride for an HEO sat, an ability to get a higher-orbit LEO sat, and, > while we're at it, everyone a pony and a puppy, it isn't going to > happen. Lets focus on what we can do rather then bog ourselves down in > something that we might be able to do if we are lucky. > > - -- > Ben Jackson - N1WBV - New Bedford, MA > bbj <at> innismir.net - http://www.innismir.net/ > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJKjsT+AAoJEAQiWVsfSvVvMmAH/2ahSeIXsk9ISvzvLWoumFpB > waVRl8/EEPZbUNjeo655xAIcMpuhDAkdZg+FOOEKzu7AWotUEuvcgdbDMmjAp2+r > O63bhn4cmHDkka74bPNcQJYei+ZYYwP1fVDodzXgl2hoJG9EYWnkOce+jAeEuUEe > e5z2vmehe8VYeaWhnywMbtKJZaj2IyWO0zvZWNhDxtuj1ve59i8M7yJzGgzbBIOV > JTPDZP/x8A7qxQ23U3XU0TeJzY7K5+teXGMqvZfiawkqQq29/blLPfcrt4uVCaDj > HE7V+N72bvxDl8XcZyBtAlEqRSF2debXEWIWK+4XoS83FmI5AA0ACE8wzJlAulc= > =vjqP > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
