Hi Ed, KL7UW I agree completely with you........Well said !
73" de i8CVS Domenico former # 798 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward R. Cole" <kl...@acsalaska.net> To: <amsat-bb@amsat.org> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 1:23 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Today's Success > I'll try to keep this short...."Whose Success?" > > If I were still a member of Amsat, I would be very upset with the > handling of this project. There is nothing for the contributions > that ham radio members invested. It ends up only glory for ARISS and > the Russian's commemoration of Yuri Gagarin. > > I would vote to cut the relationship between Amsat and ARISS. It > isn't offering anything for ham radio. Let ARISS raise their own > funds and build their own educational satellites. Those that want to > contribute to that, go ahead. Amsat was created to build satellites > capable of ham radio communications (and be used by hams)...this > education outreach was added, much later. > > But then I quit Amsat after 36-years. You know what? Keep this up > and it could become a trend. > > Ed - KL7UW > former #3212 > > PS: They were right about my proposal: It would fail. Now you have > the evidence. _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@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
