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    "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/BWLNNVR7XUCJWJ3AAODS2JCANTQRCOXL/",
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        "address": "tasmac (a) w5pfg.us",
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    "sender_name": "Clayton Coleman W5PFG",
    "subject": "Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-NA solution: DX (HEO) to attract more interest and revenue",
    "date": "2019-07-29T00:12:08Z",
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    "content": "Hello Dave KJ9I,\n\n\"Everyone:\nSolution/recommendation:\nHEO ASAP (yes I am aware of GOLF) to make DX possible and bring in a new\n'market' (revenue) and interest level to AMSAT.\"\n\nIt may come as a surprise to many that there are no objections anywhere \nwithin AMSAT leadership about pursuing HEO opportunities as soon as \npossible (ASAP.)\n\nThe emphasis on \"possible\" is where things get tricky. The current board \nmembers, with whom I have shared the pleasure of serving AMSAT, support \nand encourage technologies and launch opportunities to push us beyond LEO.\n\nIt takes resources across many disciplines to make things happen: \nengineering volunteers, project leadership, money, and economical launch \nopportunities, to name a few. There are many great ideas (HEO, MEO, \nDigital, 3U & 6U Cubesats) but ultimately decisions must be made to \ndeliver AMSAT missions. Sometimes it involves risk. The long and short \nterm track record of AMSAT is good, especially when you consider the \nperiodic, multi-million dollar failures of the commercial world.\n\nOne more comment on the word \"market:\" Amateur radio satellites are not \npay-to-play for obvious legal reasons. Like most amateur radio \ninfrastructure, such as repeaters, costs are mostly borne by a generous \nfew -- not the multitude of users. Ask anyone who operates an amateur \nradio resource, even websites like QRZ.com, and they will tell you that \nthe masses do not contribute. I do not believe popularity of a satellite \ndirectly affects revenue. It has yet to be proven. Historically AMSAT \nhas seen small increases in membership after missions but this does not \ncome close to funding projects.\n\nBottom line - it is purely a myth that AMSAT doesn't pursue or endeavor \nto provide amateur transponders with greater coverage and DX \nopportunities. When and how we get there requires a combination of \ndedicated volunteers and generous benefactors.\n\n73,\nClayton\nW5PFG\n",
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