Stefan, thanks for the email and the comments. Quick reply...the "institutions" is not correct, sorry about that. After the initial login, it asks if the GS belongs to a person, industry, university, or government. The initial "Create Institution button has been changed!
Good note on the antenna and the radios. I'll see what I can do asap. Thanks. --Jamie On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 8:38 PM, Stefan Wagener <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear James, > > thanks for the survey. A few observations on the survey: > > Most amateur radio operators are not "Institutions" unless you want only > universities to respond. Needs to be clarified. Secondly asking for Lat and > Lon is fine if you provide the format. Grid square is much more convenient > and bullet proof (at least within NA). Antenna gain has to be matched to a > specific antenna, not sure how to respond if more than one is selected > (UHF/VHF). Would be nice to inquire about the radio in addition to > software. Some software is not supporting all radios. Would be great if you > could optimize the survey. > > Looking forward to the results, > > Stefan VE4NSA > > > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 2:49 PM, James Cutler <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear AMSAT Community, >> >> As we have done in the past, we are surveying the community for ground >> station capabilities. The goal is to estimate how much capacity the >> community has and our ability to support a variety of missions. >> >> The survey is located online at: http://gs.engin.umich.edu/gs_survey/ >> >> Some of our initial results are published there from a few years ago. If >> you have a ground station, we would love to hear from you! >> >> Thanks for your help. >> >> --Jamie, KF6RFX >> -- >> James W. Cutler, Assistant Professor >> University of Michigan >> Department of Aerospace Engineering >> 1320 Beal Avenue >> 3013 FXB Building >> Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2140 >> Ph: 734-615-7238 >> Fax: 734-763-0578 >> http://www.umich.edu/~jwcutler/ >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
