After receiving a mailing today from Amsat written by Richard Hambly. I find it imposable to keep quite any longer. Has anyone heard of the saying, putting the cart before the horse. Amsat needs to finish at least one of there present projects before moving on to what in the end may well turn out to be a bunch of pipe dreams. Don't get me wrong all these ideas are great but lets get back to the basics and finish what we have started befor taking on anything new or nothing will get done. Fred KF0AK
AMEN FRED!!
I was making small regular donations to AMSAT when the thinking was to launch the next HEO, and earmarking and doing it for that purpose....I hope they are still earmarked for that event.
In the interim funds have been spent, I am sure for, dozens of other projects...
AMSATS, other than NA have their agendas, and appear to keep on track with them. ESA has been a big supporter in the past of P3E and Peter and his group are proceeding with those plans.
I know many of our AMSAT-NA's head technicians are also heading in that direction. Most members know who they are, and with my memory I would hesitate to mention a few, and miss the other great folks out there assisting with P3E...
I seems as tho the politicians in AMSAT have a different agenda.
The OSCAR 1 GROUP (Project Oscar) did it with no politics and funding, and thanks to Robert Turlington, G8ATE, we will be celebrating the launch of GB ZERO OSCAR ONE (GB0O1) on 12 to 16 December. I haven't seen much AMSAT-NA of that event either. And it would cost NOTHING!!
Looks as tho the goal is to spend money??? A profit motive lurking somehwere??
Of course money, to do things, is necessary today. but is seems to me:
THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE WILL COST EVEN MORE
73, Dave, WB6LLO [email protected]
Disagree: I learn....
Pulling for P3E...