Some people misread my poor prose as blaming Europe and NA for ITAR. I was commenting on Hamsat II requesting HEO and if they get a ride from ISRO, it will be good for amateur radio but reflects badly on the rest of us who have had multiple programs over more than a decade with no success at all to show for it.
ONLY THEN do I introduce ITAR and indeed, the USA is 100% culpable for this mess. But what do you expect from a country that elects a chimp mime of his handlers twice? Bob Bob McGwier wrote: > We should be ashamed of ourselves in NA and Europe for not having > figured out the key to unlock the door, but having been there until > my retirement from active office holder, I can tell you it was not for > lack of trying. > > We have an essentially COMPLETE Phase 3E sitting on the shelf, looking > for a way to get up. We had a ride to geo with the outstreched hand > waiting for O(10^7) dollars. We need to either break the logjam or > start sending money to AMSAT India if this will get the job done. > > My real fear is the singular lack of experience in dealing with > propulsion, attitude control WITHOUT propulsion at in HEO, and Van > Allen radiation belts. I would be happy to tell them all about it > except the BLOODY Itar rules that have not stopped a single adversary > from getting the technology they need, has truly magnified the cost > and difficulty of export our satellites (so others build them > instead), would send me to jail for helping. > > Bob > N4HY > > > > Bruce Robertson wrote: >> The AMSAT India newsletter has some great news: their proposal for >> Hamsat II requests that ISRO provide an elliptical or MEO orbit! >> Moreover, they're also asking for space on a geosynchronous bird. I >> suppose the latter would not necessarily benefit those of us in North >> America, but it would provide a fine emergency service to Asian >> regions and provide a pioneering example for other AMSAT groups. >> >> 73, Bruce >> VE9QRP >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via [email protected]. 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 >> >> > > -- (Co)Author: DttSP, Quiktrak, PowerSDR, GnuRadio Member: ARRL, AMSAT, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. "You don't need to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.", MLK. Twitter:rwmcgwier Active: Facebook,Myspace,LinkedIn _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. 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
