I was going to let this go because a number of people have commented, but I do want to say one thing as a volunteer who helps build satellites.

I tried to answer a question as truthfully and candidly as possible.  I was essentially called a liar.   When people get called liars trying to answer questions, they are less likely to try to answer questions in the future.  I urge everyone on this list (and every other list, FB group and other social media platform for that matter) to read what you wrote before you hit send and think about whether you would say that in person. 

I will also add that those of us who worked for years on Fox-1E are also terribly disappointed in its performance.  Believe me, we understand and don't expect anyone to be happy about it!  However, I AM pleased that in the last few months it seems to have changed from a DEAD satellite to one that at least some people can use and from which we can get some telemetry to make future satellites better.  The paper that I referred to earlier, especially the followup on the AMSAT website, DOES tell our best guesses as to the problem, and believe me, we are trying to find ways for future satellites to avoid every problem that we have hypothesized.

Burns WB1FJ