Simon,
You may have misinterpreted the suggestion. I didn't read that Mike proposes that we not engage in a QSO with someone identified as not being a member of Amsat. I read that he suggests that QSL cards sent to people who are not members will contain a written solicitation for donations to Amsat. I believe his reference to, "... not talking to all these folks because it is crowed enough", means that we should not solicit contributions or suggest membership during a QSO.
I also read that Mike is volunteering to provide postage for 500 QSL cards containing a note asking someone to consider joining Amsat or make a donation.
I may be reading the suggestion incorrectly myself. However, I did not read it as a suggestion to treat someone differently if the are not an Amsat member.
Randy - KI4LMR
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From: [email protected] on behalf of Simon Sent: Mon 9/18/2006 9:30 PM To: 'mike honer'; [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51.....Fund-Raising Opportunity?
I completely disagree.
You are trying to purposely exclude people because of membership alone, worse by condoning a cruel silence treatment. I don't think that is in the spirit of amateur radio.
How about those of us who made donations to the AO51 project but are not members? I did, and I also dontated to Amsat DL for P3E, as will I for Eagle too. Are you going to join every national body that puts up a bird?
I am all for people volunteering to $end a thank you note, if and when they feel able, but please don't engage in high school infantile games of not speaking to people on financial status. That's a cruel form of peer group pressure.
Thankyou
Simon, VK3ZSJ
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of mike honer Sent: Tuesday, 19 September 2006 9:22 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51.....Fund-Raising Opportunity?
I called Martha with this idea today, and she suggested I put it on the b-b, so here it is:
AO-51 has been a real "hoot" for a bunch of hams, including me. judging from their technique and their QSLs, many of these ops are doing the sats for the first time. And probably most of that group do not belong to Amsat. (And they should, you know)
Since FM05 is not easy to find on '51, I've been getting more than a few QSL cards, and have started to ask the question on my return: "How about $ending Amsat a thank-you note?"
Yes, $, not S.
So, my idea is that we should try to get those whom we hear on '51 and who are not members to join Amsat, or at least send a few bucks in. Works either way for me.
For those who would like to try this: Martha has said that she will run calls against the members list and tell us who is NOT a member, if we send her lists of all those we hear on '51. No need to try to talk to all these folks, it's crowded enough.
For my part, I will supply the first 500 39 or 24 cent stamps to put on the the QSLs you would send to those identified as non-members. We should know how or if this will work by the response to the first 500
First goal would be to generate 100 new members or contributors.
I am not a subscriber to the list, so please contact me at [email protected] with comments, criticisms, or offers to help.
Thanks for the bandwidth.
Mike Honer, W1BFN LM 2252 _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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