Very well put John.
Also bragging rights. Original MEME content or (OC) as the kids are calling it are a very power form of social currency.
Imagine you create some dank meme and It goes to space. It’s an art form and this is a medium for getting it out there.
Also as an Extra Class OP at 38. I totally wish 12 year old Novice me had memes in packet BBS. Oooooh we did in the form of ascii /ansi art. RTTY as well
But this is in space. This is going to get kids jazzed about ham radio and space in general
The question we need to ask ourselves is why would a kid want to be a ham radio op when cool ideas are dumped on by curmudgeon old gatekeepers who think you need to be able do 55 WPM CW left handed while standing on one foot in order to be a “real” ham radio guy
Sean Fay AA0AN
On Sat, Feb 22, 2020 at 5:42 PM John Brier via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
You might as well be asking why would anyone get a ham license to talk to a select few when they could get on the internet and talk to almost anyone.
Because doing it with your own communications equipment that you understand is fun.
Obviously this isn't going to pull in a huge amount of people that wouldn't otherwise be interested in ham radio, but if someone is on the edge of interest, if they see this and maybe know other people doing it this could put them over the edge.
It's not about the memes, it's about using something new and fun to do something you already know is fun.
73, John Brier KG4AKV
On Sat, Feb 22, 2020, 18:00 Kenneth P Alexander via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
Why would a young person want to go to the trouble of getting licensed
and
buying gear to send out a meme where (relatively) no one will see it,
when
they could post it on the internet with no investment and where millions can see it. This makes no sense.
Ken VE3HLS So Phisai, Thailand Blog: bueng-ken.com
On Sun, Feb 23, 2020, 05:08 Mark Jessop via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@amsat.org
wrote:
Sorry to say it, but if you want a sure-fire way to get younger people
(and
I'm one of them) interested in learning about radio equipment and
satellite
communications, this is probably one of the best ways to do it.
It's not going to be any worse than what seems to get fired around via
SSTV
on the HF bands...
73 Mark VK5QI
On Sun, Feb 23, 2020 at 8:24 AM George Henry via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
Another FM repeater ham sat, okay.
"Meme broadcasting cube satellite"? Not on amateur frequencies,
please!
George, KA3HSW
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of John
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https://www.rtl-sdr.com/memesat-1-a-meme-beaming-cubesat-currently-in-develo
pment/ <
https://www.rtl-sdr.com/memesat-1-a-meme-beaming-cubesat-currently-in-develo...
The unique thing about this sat is people will be able to submit "meme" images which it will downlink on 70cms. Common memes are
images
with some humorous text overlayed which are shared on social media.. They are especially popular with younger generations so I think this is a good way to get that segment of the population interested in ham radio.
Official website:
https://letsgo2space.com/memesat-1-3/
73, John Brier KG4AKV
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