On 2020-09-28 18:12, John Brier wrote:
Please don't say what "we" are here for without specifying exactly who we is because I am not here only for that. I care about what kinds of satellites are built, what functions they have, and how and why they are commanded to do certain things.
Hello John,
Small point of clarification: I should have said "operating via", which would be using them, not commanding them.
I should have also avoided the pronoun "we". I do not claim to speak for anyone else.
I sincerely wish for a different mailing list which would cover only technical aspects of, news about, and operating via our fleet. I have absolutely no interest in rehashing election results or armchair quarterbacking of the management.
It seems to me that AMSAT is making progress. While Fox-1C failed, it is an outlier. Let's all root for a flawless Fox-1D launch and commissioning!
Golf-T and Golf-1 look to be great satellites, especially for microwave experimenters. This is my area of interest, and I've already obtained some bits and bobs, as our friends across the pond are fond of saying, for RX on 10GHz.
(I've been cleared by the XYL to put a rotator on the shed roof. Hopefully, I'll be able to point antennas at satellites soon!)
--- Zach N0ZGO