The problem is that amateur radio doesn't significantly reduce the cost of a satellite. Any interest by the Red Cross would not be in the satellite but in human volunteers that might come with it. Unfortunately, the LEO satellites that hams can afford generate little interest in this forum.
73,
John KD6OZH
----- Original Message ----- From: "Art McBride" [email protected] To: "'rupert red'" [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 19:00 UTC Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: dream your own sat
Rupert, I think that is a fair assumption on your part, but only because the are no new ideas being presented that have commercial potential that can use Amateur Radio as an inexpensive to proof of concept. In the present Amateur Radio community only Emergency Communications is getting the publicity. Perhaps FEMA or the Red Cross might help pay for an emergency communication satellite otherwise it is LEO's forever!
Art, KC6UQH
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of rupert red Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 4:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] dream your own sat
Hallo all...
from a while I'm hearing about MANY different and interesting satellite solutions...
LEO, MEO, HEO, GEO... MOON !!!
The problem is only ONE !
Amateur radio community has no money for this project, and will never have!
Amsat & Co will never be able to collect millions.... I red on this bb that hams has no money for an expensive ground station... then how can they send many money to Amsat?
Public and private organizations all over the world have not an high consideration of hams, and will never invest founds for them.
The conclusion is only ONE... we will never see a new oscar satellite in the sky (at least some student's cube).
Let's all dream together guys.
Best 73 Rupert
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