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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/W4WWASTGFRYNA7Z5CZPMDEVWOKR3YBRE/?format=api", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/?format=api", "message_id": "[email protected]", "message_id_hash": "W4WWASTGFRYNA7Z5CZPMDEVWOKR3YBRE", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/M3CCG2JAVEAUP6H7NSEOEPEZH4CFSWWS/?format=api", "sender": { "address": "kj9idave (a) charter.net", "mailman_id": "988be3aca87c49459679818fb206efd5", "emails": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/sender/988be3aca87c49459679818fb206efd5/emails/?format=api" }, "sender_name": "David J. Schmocker", "subject": "[amsat-bb] need HEO .. please..", "date": "2020-06-18T11:53:21Z", "parent": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/M3CCG2JAVEAUP6H7NSEOEPEZH4CFSWWS/?format=api", "children": [ "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/5D5X73PWCL7UTBHPLGKK4C7TMF6R3IJV/?format=api", "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/WDDVLDEW34CQXMYISV3TINRWVHC4KJXR/?format=api" ], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "Everyone:\nMy thoughts are in full alignment with Joe's view.. \"Why no HEO?\" \nWithout HEO, my interest in satellites is.. zero.\n\nForgive me, for I am but a humble DXer. How is DXing possible without HEO?\n\nMy donations start and increase in proportion to the satellite orbital \nheight.\n\nvery 73,\n\nDave KJ9I\n\nOn 6/17/20 5:08 PM, Joe Leikhim via AMSAT-BB wrote:\n> Zach; As a long time member of AMSAT, I can assure you I did donate \n> for the AO-40 project. But since that time there have been no \n> significant HEO projects.\n> LEO and primarily FM oriented satellites have been the rule. Year \n> after year, the focus has been on these short term, low earth projects \n> or ARISS.\n>\n> Who cares if an HEO requires COTS space rated modules to be considered \n> a payload? There is plenty of work to be done on the ground building \n> an earth station.\n>\n> Paul; Why no outreach to the industry. Elon Musk? A free AMSAT \n> membership, some Honorary AMSAT Knighthood? Anybody ever give him a \n> call?\n>\n> I know part of this is ITAR and the US basically screwing ourselves by \n> embargoing technology.\n>\n>\n> \"Donate early, donate often.\n>\n> 2) No amateur-built hardware on the satellite -- Yes, specifying and\n> overseeing development takes a LOT of work. I do this for my day job,\n> not satellites, but just as complex. However, designing, building,\n> testing, and deploying amateur-built hardware is what I feel AMSAT is\n> all about.\n> --- Zach\n> N0ZGO\"\n>\n> \"There are many political and economic factors that made the\n> partnership with AMSAT-DL possible. \"\n>\n> \"the most senior political official we've had who was\n> active in amateur radio was Sen. Barry Goldwater. Currently, Rep. Greg\n> Walden is the only amateur radio operator I'm aware of in high levels\n> of government and he's retiring when his term ends in January.\n>\n> 73,\n>\n> Paul Stoetzer, N8HM\n> Executive Vice President\n> AMSAT\"\n>\n> I really just hear excuses when others ask the same question, why no HEO?\n>\n", "attachments": [] }