So what happened to HO68? Any news? Would be great to have that bird back. Cheers, Mike
p.s.: Please don't change the subject line or omit the Re: if you reply in order to keep the thread intact and sortable as such. On Oct 24, 2011, at 5:54 PM, Ted wrote: > Alan, comments well stated and I agree with you but its kind of just part > of the human condition. I have seen the same attitudes in r/c planes clubs, > r/c boat clubs, gun clubs, sports car clubs, etc. There always seems to be a > group of the 'old guard' who would complain if you hung them with a new > rope. Then there is a group at the other end of the spectrum that have a > better way (at least in their minds) of doing things. Then there is the core > group who just wait out the battle and things return to sanity. > > This thread soon will pass and someone will ask "what happened to HO68..." > and away we go again. > > 73, Ted, K7TRK > Proud No Code Appliance Operator and Ham Radio Hobbyist > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Alan Cresswell > Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 3:10 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: There's no usable satellites > > Unfortunately it seems that this sort of posting has become almost the norm > on this bb. The attitude that my way is the only way and your way is a load > of rubbish and to prove it I will produce caricature of your way which shows > how simple minded you are. > So those who operate computer controlled stations buy everything and have > apparently never built anything in their lives. > Cubesats become beepsats which are poorly built and never operate in orbit > and the builders don't care. > FMsats are the realm of poor operators and the linear sats are the only way > to go. > LEO,s are a waste of time and HEO is all that matters. etc. etc. > > I am old enough to remember when there was such a thing as "The Amateurs > Code". Article 4 stated that "Kindly assistance, cooperation and > consideration for the interests of others; these are the marks of the > amateur spirit." Presumably written at a time when diversity of interests > was celebrated and not denigrated. > Oh well, I guess I am just living in the past. > > 73 > Alan > ZL2BX > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Gordon JC Pearce > Sent: Monday, 24 October 2011 16:29 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: There's no usable satellites > > On Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:47:00 -0500 > John Becker <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I got to agree with you. >> >> The FM sat's in my option is near useless with all the >> "using them famous words of the late W2OY" >> Just way to many "kids, lids and space cadets " >> Standing in their back yard on a FM HT. > > Standing in your back yard with an FM handie and a homebrew antenna is a > great way to communicate, and I'd recommend it to anyone. It takes skill to > build a decent aerial, build a diplexer, set it all up and work out where to > point. These are skills that anyone can learn, if they choose to. Where's > the skill in the "armchair copy" computer-controlled stuff? You buy some > aerials, buy the brackets, buy a rotator, buy a CAT cable, buy some > proprietary software to drive it, and then plug it together. If you can > wave a credit card and click through the install wizard, you're on the air. > >> Pass after pass it seems to always to be the same people. > > Yup, it's nice being able to catch up with friends in another country, > quickly and easily. > >> Sure do (still) miss AO-40.... > > If you want to sit in front of your computer and have it steer the aerial > and do all the tuning, then that's great. You could get the same effect by > using Skype. > > I honestly cannot see the attraction in HEO satellites, and I *am* old > enough to have experienced them when they were working. Maybe there's > something subtle I'm missing, I don't know. I just don't get it. > > -- > Gordon JC Pearce MM0YEQ <[email protected]> > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. 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