The current administration seems to have given some consideration to relaxing the ITAR Satellite rules...
http://rescommunis.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/obama-itar-reform-could-move-sat ellites-back-to-commerce/ Perhaps we should join the U.S. space hardware makers who have complained about lost market opportunities and allow them to put forward that a "World Friendly" educational satellite could set the stage as a "test case" for trying loosened restrictions. We would need a lobbyist though, as the current rule making bodies don't seem to have a lot of Hams in them Roger WA1KAT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob McGwier" <rwmcgw...@gmail.com> To: "Bruce Robertson" <ve9...@gmail.com> Cc: "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb@amsat.org> Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 1:04 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Indian high-orbit satellite? > 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 > 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. 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 > > > _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@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
