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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Help with Spid rotor setup on Satpc32 (Erich Eichmann)
2. AMSAT 50th Award (Corlissbs)
3. Re: AMSAT 50th Award (KI7UNJ Tucker)
4. ANS-217.02 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - 50th
Anniversary AMSAT Space Symposium Banquet Speakers Announced,
Tickets Now Available (Paul Stoetzer)
5. Is there any interest... (Ev Tupis)
6. Re: Is there any interest... (Zach Metzinger)
7. Re: AMSAT 50th Award (David Bartholomew)
8. Re: Is there any interest... (Ev Tupis)
9. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-08-05 22:30 UTC
(aj9n@???.????
10. Re: Is there any interest... (Robert Bruninga)
11. The pure-budget based approach (Ev Tupis)
12. Re: AMSAT 50th Award (KI7UNJ Tucker)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 21:54:51 +0200
From: Erich Eichmann <erich.eichmann@????????.??>
To: Richard Gussow <richgussow@?????.???>, AMSAT-BB@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Help with Spid rotor setup on Satpc32
Message-ID: <1b5a7f69-bb32-cc9e-8d12-9f3e4f69eae3@????????.??>
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Hi Rich,
The LPT ports are only used with the old? parallel port interfaces
(IF-100, FODTrack etc.). Open the list of supported rotor controllers at
the top of menu 'Rotor Setup' and choose item 'AlfaSpid'.
73s, Erich, DK1TB
Am 05.08.2019 um 21:00 schrieb Richard Gussow via AMSAT-BB:
> Hi everyone,
> I was wondering if someone can help me with an issue I am having with
setting up Satpc32 and my Spid Ras rotor.? SatPC32 asks for a parallel port
of 1-4 in the set up menu, while the Spid Ras controller set up a serial
port (com port 8 in my case).? How do I reconcile the two?
> Thanks,
> Rich4Z1JJ
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 15:09:17 -0500
From: Corlissbs <corlissbs@???.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT 50th Award
Message-ID: <0925B118-59A2-4A0C-B67F-ECCC1EC08289@???.???>
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(For the "50TH ANNIVERSARY AMSAT SATELLITE FRIENDS OF 50 AWARD" do the
contacts have to be 50 different individuals (i.e. 50 different
callsigns) or just a contact with anybody on 50 different days (could be
a QSO with the same person on 50 different days)? )
I asked AMSAT that question and never received an answer. So, I sent in list
of days with the same people. That makes sense to me, because it is a
different day. But I never received my award either.
Brad Smith KC9UQR
Sent from Brad?s iPad
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 14:22:55 -0700
From: KI7UNJ Tucker <ki7unj@?????.???>
To: Corlissbs <corlissbs@???.???>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT 50th Award
Message-ID:
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Brad and Steve,
Bruce posted about this back in March
https://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-March/072345.html
Short answer... work the same person 50 days in a row it counts.
Personally, I went for the 50 Different Ops over 50 days, it was a fun
opportunity, and made me really get out there on the birds.
73
On Mon, Aug 5, 2019 at 1:10 PM Corlissbs via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
wrote:
> (For the "50TH ANNIVERSARY AMSAT SATELLITE FRIENDS OF 50 AWARD" do the
> contacts have to be 50 different individuals (i.e. 50 different
> callsigns) or just a contact with anybody on 50 different days (could be
> a QSO with the same person on 50 different days)? )
>
> I asked AMSAT that question and never received an answer. So, I sent in
> list of days with the same people. That makes sense to me, because it is a
> different day. But I never received my award either.
>
> Brad Smith KC9UQR
>
> Sent from Brad?s iPad
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 17:41:57 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@????.???>
To: ans@?????.???? AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-217.02 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin -
50th Anniversary AMSAT Space Symposium Banquet Speakers Announced,
Tickets Now Available
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN
ANS-217.02
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur
Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,
launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio
satellites.
The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat.org.
You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service
Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see:
http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans
In this edition:
* 50th Anniversary AMSAT Space Symposium Banquet Speakers Announced,
Tickets Now Available
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-217.02
ANS-217.02 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 217.02
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE August 5, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-217.02
50th Anniversary AMSAT Space Symposium Banquet Speakers Announced,
Tickets Now Available
AMSAT is pleased to announce that the AMSAT Symposium Saturday Evening
Banquet on Saturday, October 19th will feature a panel of guest
speakers presenting ?The Foundations of AMSAT? followed by a question
and answer period. Guest speakers will include:
Lance Ginner, K6GSJ (Project OSCAR)
George Jacobs, W3ASK (Author, Diplomat)
Dr. Perry Klein, W3PK (Founding President of AMSAT)
Dr. Owen Mace (Australis-OSCAR 5 Builder, University of Melbourne)
Richard Tonkin (Australis-OSCAR 5 Builder, University of Melbourne)
Jan King, W3GEY (Founding member of AMSAT and Australis-OSCAR 5
Project Manager)
The 50th Anniversary AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting will be
held on Friday through Sunday, October 18-20, 2019, in Arlington,
Virginia at The Hilton Arlington. Symposium registration is available
for $60 from now until September 15th. Banquet tickets are $55.
Tickets are now available on the AMSAT Store at
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/
Tickets are also now available for the Sunday tour. On Sunday, October
20th, a bus tour will take attendees to the the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy
Center, an annex of the National Air and Space Museum. Two large
hangars display thousands of aviation and space artifacts, including a
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, a Concorde, and the Space Shuttle Discovery.
Bus capacity is limited to 35 attendees. Tickets are $30 per person.
Attendees who wish to drive may also join the tour group. Parking at
the Udvar-Hazy Center is $15.
On Monday, October 21st, AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO, will lead
a walking tour of the National Mall. No reservations are required.
Transportation to the National Mall will be via the Washington Metro.
Additional information, including hotel reservation information is
available at https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium/
[ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information]
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT
Office.
73 and Remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space,
This week's ANS Contributing Editor,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
n8hm at amsat dot org
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 22:10:29 +0000 (UTC)
From: Ev Tupis <w2ev@?????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Is there any interest...
Message-ID: <830300998.1268805.1565043029582@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
... in pursuing a more open project plan that would make it easier for those
with personal skill, resources or contacts to more directly contribute to a
launch?
Even a private note to say, "yes, I think we'll be looking into that" would
be nice.? I'm unsure how to digest the silence. :-)
Ev, W2EV
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 17:19:43 -0500
From: Zach Metzinger <zmetzing@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Is there any interest...
Message-ID: <fd40d0b7-cd1e-2f3c-27cb-0051255913bb@?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
On 2019-08-05 17:10, Ev Tupis via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> ... in pursuing a more open project plan that would make it easier for
those with personal skill, resources or contacts to more directly contribute
to a launch?
> Even a private note to say, "yes, I think we'll be looking into that"
would be nice.? I'm unsure how to digest the silence. :-)
Ev,
The current ITAR interpretation precludes an "open project plan". If you
want to contribute, volunteer
(https://www.amsat.org/volunteer-for-amsat). However, don't volunteer
just to find out what AMSAT is up to; that's not helpful and you can't
tell anyone outside of the ITAR group anyway. Wait until the yearly data
dump at the Symposium (https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium).
Rather than rehashing that which has been said before, I'd point you
toward the AMSAT archives:
https://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2009-September/date.html
Start reading Bob's message about "ITAR sucks" and then keep reading.
--- Zach
N0ZGO
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 16:03:24 -0700
From: David Bartholomew <dgbartholomew@?????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT 50th Award
Message-ID:
<CAMfCzcyNiDNtFfJdonJsvjMYA9VcwAsh79MRfrCeT83WbMuNxw@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
OK. So I qualified and I've assembled my list of fifty contact-days.
Now what, does this award need pre-approval? Or just go for the award, pay
and include the list?
Dave AD7DB
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 23:23:57 +0000 (UTC)
From: Ev Tupis <w2ev@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Is there any interest...
Message-ID: <1934475246.1277966.1565047437800@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Hi Zach.? ITAR has already been shown to be addressable (see amsat.org's
page on project status and the Phase 3E bird).
I'm asking if anyone in authority at AMSAT is willing to post a project plan
with work breakdown that has some sort of status and contact name for each
item; like:"Done", "in progress" and "need help" (more status types are
needed...this is just an opening suggestion).
No "non-disclosure" details needed.? Just "steps to success" and "status".
Then...allow the "resources of the crowd" kick in.
Ev
On Monday, August 5, 2019, 6:21:19 PM EDT, Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
On 2019-08-05 17:10, Ev Tupis via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> ... in pursuing a more open project plan that would make it easier for
those with personal skill, resources or contacts to more directly contribute
to a launch?
> Even a private note to say, "yes, I think we'll be looking into that"
would be nice.? I'm unsure how to digest the silence. :-)
Ev,
The current ITAR interpretation precludes an "open project plan". If you
want to contribute, volunteer
(https://www.amsat.org/volunteer-for-amsat). However, don't volunteer
just to find out what AMSAT is up to; that's not helpful and you can't
tell anyone outside of the ITAR group anyway. Wait until the yearly data
dump at the Symposium (https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium).
Rather than rehashing that which has been said before, I'd point you
toward the AMSAT archives:
https://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2009-September/date.html
Start reading Bob's message about "ITAR sucks" and then keep reading.
--- Zach
N0ZGO
_______________________________________________
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to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
expressed
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 23:38:31 +0000 (UTC)
From: aj9n@???.???
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-08-05
22:30 UTC
Message-ID: <1920832880.1273044.1565048311929@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-08-05 22:30 UTC
?
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
?
Kyoto Tachibana Junior & Senior High School, Kyoto, Japan, direct via 8N3KT
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV
Contact is go for: Thu 2019-08-08 10:36:37 UTC 56 deg
?
Loreto College, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD
(***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS (***)
The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
Contact is go for: Thu 2019-08-15 09:17:06 UTC 53 deg (***)
?
?
The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ ???
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
?
The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at
http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???
ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
?
?
For many years I have on purpose not given the actual hyperlinks; I assume
the user would do a copy/paste into their favorite browser.? I am now
thinking that the browsers have all grown up and most should be able to
handle the link.? Please let me know you experience any issues.? So now you
should be able to directly click on the link.? (***)
?
Note, all times are approximate. ?It is recommended that you do your own
orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed
time.
All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and
time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
?
The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2019-08-05 22:30 UTC.? (***)
Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and
instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.
?
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
?
?
The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-07-27 22:00 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
?
?
?
The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ ???
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
?
The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at
http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???
?
ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
?
The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ ???
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
?
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ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East)
?
Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East
interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board
the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from
September to October and from February to April.
Please refer to details and the application form at
www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts.? Applications should be addressed by email
to:? school.selection.manager@????????.???
?
ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and
Australia and Russia)
?
Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by
filling out an application.? Please direct questions to the appropriate
regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically
listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are
unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada
representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate
coordinator.
?
For the application, go to:? http://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.
ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to:
ve3tbd@?????.???
ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to:
ariss@???????.???? Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) http://www.jarl.org/
ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/
?
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ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts.?
ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance.? Feel free to send
your reports to aj9n@?????.??? or aj9n@???.???.
?
Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz.
?
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*
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All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted.
?
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*
Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and
not being able to get in. ?That has now been changed to http://www.ariss.org/
?
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
?
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Looking for something new to do?? How about receiving DATV from the ISS??
Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for
troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest
news on the troubleshooting efforts.?
?
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.?
Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.????????????
?
http://www.ariss-eu.org/
?
If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to
provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke@?????????.???
?
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The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/
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ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100
schools:
?
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135
Francesco IK?WGF with 132
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with 120
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The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date
webpages were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional
ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.
?
?
?
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1325.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1268.
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47.
?
A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
?
Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.
?
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and
the Virgin Islands.
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QSL information may be found at:
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
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ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS
?
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Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing
Doppler correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.r
tf
Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts
?
https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
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Exp. 59 on orbit
Christina Koch
Aleksey Ovchinin
Nick Hague KG5TMV
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Exp. 60 on orbit
Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
Alexander Skvortsov
Drew Morgan KI5AAA
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73,
Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 19:45:10 -0400
From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga@????.???>
To: amsat bb <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Is there any interest...
Message-ID:
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
> I'm unsure how to digest the silence. :-)
Well, Ill take a crack at it.
1) Find individuals that can find launch partnering opportunities.
2) Find individuals that can find money
Nothing happens in any volunteer organization by organizing and making
lists of things for other people to do. The only way that progress is made
in volunteer organizations is by getting behind those individuals who are
in the right place at the right time and with the energy and interest to
take something on. Then support them.
Volunteers are motivated when they have somethign of value and can
contribute actual progress and then are given support by others to follow
that lead. Very little gets accomplished by wasted energy trying to push
others into action. The action in a hobby comes from within,
unfortunately... Generally speaking that is. There are exceptions. But
start with #1 and #2, and the rest will follow.
> > Even a private note to say, "yes, I think we'll be looking into that"
would be nice.
The more practical note with a better chance of getting done would say
"yes, I think that would be a great thing for you to look into" would be
more practical...
The point being, if you have an idea, then do it. I have found in Ham
radio that just tossing up and idea for others to do never goes anywhere.
Better to think of ways to move forward and do it one's self then see if
anyone follows.
>... in pursuing a more open project plan that would
> make it easier for those with personal skill, resources
> or contacts to more directly contribute to a launch?
I'd say the plan is wide open to anyone that can move forward with an idea
and bring home the bacon...
Bob, Wb4APR
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 23:48:20 +0000 (UTC)
From: Ev Tupis <w2ev@?????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] The pure-budget based approach
Message-ID: <696212209.1268821.1565048900060@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
It dawned on me that the present culture at AMSAT (and elsewhere) may not
support a transparent "resources of the crowd" collaborative approach. (Duh,
right? Lol).
Here's an entirely different pathway to success:
With the goal of getting the AMSAT-DL Phase 3E bird into orbit (as an
example), publish the required money and start actively fund raising.
To be clear, the required money can't be "millions of dollars" it has to be
unambiguous; like $9,242,200.
Then, hire a grant writer and a fund-raising organization with the existing
AMSAT budget (a small amount of money leverages much more money).
If the present AMSAT budget is not sufficient, then determine how much money
it will take to hire them and fund-raise for that from friends and family
(AMSAT members and enthusiastic non-members).
Post a fund raising "thermometer" on AMSAT.org and the world can watch the
success grow before their eyes!
Ev, W2EV
PS: maybe a hybrid approach?? I'd bet that there's someone on this list
who's 6-degrees of separation can get to Bezos or Musk to help to reduce
even that budget.
PPS: I have an idea that could provide incentive to either of these guys, if
they could be reached...but "what are the chances, really"? :-)
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 17:56:41 -0700
From: KI7UNJ Tucker <ki7unj@?????.???>
To: David Bartholomew <dgbartholomew@?????.???>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT 50th Award
Message-ID:
<CAPFr_Um6R5by2j=5gPBbSQGmbYwarfAQX0Ar9=w=_BowvFFQDA@????.?????.???>
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David,
To apply for this award, visit the AMSAT 50th Anniversary Award section in
the AMSAT Online Store and select the 50th Anniversary AMSAT Satellite
Friends of 50 Award.
https://www.amsat.org/product/50th-anniversary-amsat-satellite-friends-of-50-a
ward/
In the comment section, enter or copy and paste the required log
information, which must include:
(1) Date, (2) UTC time, (3) Satellite name, and (4) Station worked.
KI7UNJ
On Mon, Aug 5, 2019 at 4:04 PM David Bartholomew via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
> OK. So I qualified and I've assembled my list of fifty contact-days.
> Now what, does this award need pre-approval? Or just go for the award, pay
> and include the list?
>
> Dave AD7DB
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