Something tells me a while back it was made explicitly clear that the AMSAT-BB did not reflect the views and agenda of AMSAT-NA. Something to keep in mind.
Bryce KB1LQC On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 5:00 PM, Gordon JC Pearce <[email protected]>wrote: > On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 06:49:37PM +0000, [email protected] wrote: > > I thought this BB was for making satellite contacts on ham birds, I see > everything but that on here. > > Come on guys lets work the birds and make grid trips and things like > that , Leave the spam off. > > Support AMSAT NA not cube sats that we cant work > > I find it hard to support an organisation whose primary role seems to be > to give a platform to grumpy old men to drivel on and on and on endlessly > about how "things ain't what they used to be". > > Cubesats are the future of amateur satellite work. If you don't like > that, try and find a source of cheap flights for something OSCAR-40 sized. > Can you afford it? I sure as hell can't. > > Your only hope of getting an AO-40 size bird up is one of the "up and > coming" space programmes, like Iran or Pakistan. You've missed the boat > with India already. > > -- > Gordonjcp MM0YEQ > > _______________________________________________ > 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
