Paul, et al During our National Fundraising Feasibility Study we were told that very thing many, many times by the very people who we will count on for the millions of dollars we will need to fulfill the AMSAT program of work. It is a cold hard fact.... We must do innovative technical things and have a functioning Educational program if we are ever to raise the necessary funds. Regards, Gunther Meisse AMSAT Treasurer AMSAT LM: 0590
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT Director of Education [mailto:n6tx@amsat.org] Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 10:37 AM To: Robert McGwier Cc: Fred A Parker; wd3asw@amsat.org; amsat-bb; kc3io@amsat.org; lou mcfadin; w8gsm@amsat.org; Steve Carr; Gary "Joe" Mayfield; n1did@amsat.org; w2gps@amsat.org; n4hy@amsat.org; n4os@amsat.org Subject: Re: Robert Mcqwier
As reported by Fred Parker, Robert McGwier wrote:
No one is interesting in funding a private repeater for 20 guys to talk to each other about their brand new scars and brand new meds and we would be FOOLS to kowtow to people who will be dead or uninterested before we get into orbit.
Bob, Did you *really* say that? If that's truly your attitude, you may well be dead before we get into orbit! Seriously, I assume that the above comment was probably made in a private email. But, you should know that anything said in a private email can be considered public domain, and *will* get repeated. This one got posted to amsat-bb. It's the kind of statement that, taken out of context, can hurt AMSAT. Diplomacy is called for. 73, Paul