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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 15, Issue 233
by Jeff Moore 13 Jul '20

13 Jul '20

You can choose to ignore the problem as long as you don't care about the organization! IF you DO CARE - then you'd better do something about it - NOT IGNORE IT!!! Or you won't have an organization left to ignore!! 7 3 Jeff Moore -- KE7ACY CN94 On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 3:21 PM Gailen Marshall via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > Yes! Can we stick to the birds and let those interested in structural > squabbling have their own venue? Gailen N5GDM > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 12, 2020, at 10:33, amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org wrote: > >

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT Leadership Explanation ...
by Clint Bradford 13 Jul '20

13 Jul '20

For the good of AMSAT, to ensure our enjoyment of future amateur satellites, and for the general good of amateur radio: Thompson and Stoddard need to resign. Now. Clint Bradford

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WA9JBQ Request (Kevin)
by Stephen DeVience 13 Jul '20

13 Jul '20

"Additionally, the General Membership, GM, may normally attend BOD meets but have no voting rights." As a member, I was looking forward to receiving a Zoom link for the next BOD meeting, but after a quick search online, this seems to only be true for certain situations where government money is involved. We may need to hire a lawyer to figure it out for sure... I will just say that even as a non-profit, AMSAT is still like any other corporation in that it provides a product (satellites, publications, etc.) in return for compensation (donations, membership fees). Most members don't care how the sausage is made, but they will care if there are no new satellites because precious time and money are spent on internal conflict. They will vote with their pocketbooks when they find something else interesting to do. So the board needs to put aside its personal differences, find some compromises to the legitimate grievances on both sides, and focus on providing a good product that encourages people to continue donating. Otherwise AMSAT will go the way of Sears and we will all be stuck using cheap Chinese tools (satellites) instead. -Stephen, N8URE

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Re: [amsat-bb] WA9JBQ Request (Kevin)
by Brad Smith 13 Jul '20

13 Jul '20

<And how would you describe the ethics of the two newest boardmembers each creating online blogs where they cast doubt on AMSAT andthe people running it? A little over a month on the BOD and in Octalready on that blog posting grievances.> Rememnber, the new members were duly elected and then discriminated against because the board didn't like the fact that they won. So, they were given a "junior' status, which is not what we elected them to be. That is dirty pool. Very unethical. Brad KC9UQR

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Re: [amsat-bb] Members Please Read
by Clint Bradford 13 Jul '20

13 Jul '20

Members DO read. The AMSAT-NA board’s three-page letter explained the intimate details of a couple responsible business decisions. They felt the organization was being threatened, and they responded in a mature, responsible manner. Members should demand no less. And - again - membership dues were not used for these business expenses. Clint Bradford K6LCS 909-999-SATS > On Jul 12, 2020, at 1:13 PM, amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org wrote: > > f you care about the AMSAT organization continuing to help hams in space communications, please read and reread Patrick's and Michelle's explanations.? They layout exactly what happened. Now we learn that the expenditure is over 16k. That is 363 memberships, if this retired engineer's math is correct. This is money wasted to beat down two members who want transparency and progress. This was not right. Our money was wasted! I am anxious for the election. > > Again, I ask that members do not resign over this. That helps nobody and hurts out hobby, which has already taken a huge hit. Solve this with your voting privilege.

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Directors Stoddard and Thompson
by Bob Hammond 13 Jul '20

13 Jul '20

I am able to find Director Thompson's bio but I'm unable to find anything about Director Stoddard. Is there a bio with work history, background, education, volunteer work, and so on? I'm curious. Bob W7OTJ

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Re: [amsat-bb] 2.4GHz Satellite Beacons over US
by MICHAEL WILLIAMS 12 Jul '20

12 Jul '20

Ken, The only beacon on 2.4 GHz I've successfully monitored is DTUSat-2 on 2.401835 GHz. However, its CW beacon is intermittent and only functions in sunlight as its batteries have failed. It's best received with a SDR as Doppler up there is 100 KHz over the pass. Google info on this sat. It's listed on the AMSAT website. Check my qrz.com page for a picture of DtuSat-2 The frequencies you list are down links and not beacon frequencies. Most all universities who operate these satellites only turn on the 2.4 GHz down link when the satellite is directly over the control station and send down their data. The University of Georgia Small Satellite Research Lab is going to launch a satellite on October 1st. It will down link on 2.4GHz. The satellite's name is SPOC. It's foot print will cover the USA. Another sat to launch is AmiCalSat which will down link on 2.4. but you will have to request to have a down link signal sent at your location. I'm going to research and listen to your list. I'm pretty sure UO-11 is no longer functioning on 2.4. Good luck with your 2.4 GHz endeavors. 73, Mike (K9QHO)

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FoxDelta ST2-0417 USB setup help
by Jim Walls 12 Jul '20

12 Jul '20

I recently bought a FoxDelta ST2-0417 USB rotor interface for my Yaesu G-5500 rotor. I have the ST-2 communicating with the rotor just fine. I can see the azimuth and elevation readout and using the ST2 pushbuttons, I can control both just fine. However, I can't get it to communicate properly with my computer. I am running a Dell desktop under Windows 10 and have installed the CH360G driver. The ST2 shows as COM8 according the the device manager. If I unplug the USB cable, the Device Manager confirms that COM8 goes away and when I plug the cable back in, COM8 returns. I initially was trying to use Nova for Windows (which I have used for 20+ years). I tried every software interface setting (using COM8) and the best I could get a couple weeks ago was Azimuth display and control (no elevation display, but it appeared that it tried to control elevation), but can't manage to replicate that today. Everything shows either 0.0 / 0.0 or ---- / ---- for the rotor pointing in Nova. Somewhat out of desperation, I downloaded SatPC32 and can't even get that far. As far as I can tell, every rotor type is expecting a parallel port interface. Keep in mind that I have never seen SatPC32 until an hour ago, so that may be my issue. My preference would be to use Nova for Windows, but if that can't be made to work, I CAN switch over to SatPC32. In either case, the software will be used exclusively for rotor control and not doppler correction (not using a radio that supports that). Do you have any suggestions? -- 73 ------------------------------------- Jim Walls - K6CCC jim(a)k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/ AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395

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PO-101 access?
by Tim Crawford 12 Jul '20

12 Jul '20

Diwata2PH@Diwata2PH·13h[SPECIAL SCHEDULE]PO-101 is active today and tomorrow from 4:55 UTC - 14:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC - 3:30 UTC to provide emergency access during this Covid-19 pandemic.I hope everyone is safe!73 de DW4TA I am unable to fully under stand what they mean by provide emergency access? Does this mean that the communications on this satellite are restricted? Thanks TimKE7TAC

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Foolishness
by Nick Pugh 12 Jul '20

12 Jul '20

This is a hobby Spending money on lawyer instead of satellite is dumb My hope is you get on a Zoom call and put the fire out and take us to HEO Nickk k5qxj Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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