At 01:55 PM 4/26/2010 -0400, Andrew Glasbrenner glasbrenner@mindspring.com wrote:
Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL wrote:
I say keep it in linear mode all the time because the Amsat-na board of directors don't want to build linear satellites. They only want single channel FM satellites that sound like a circus. Fox will probably sound the same way.
73
Vince KB7ADL
Vince, we've been over this ground before:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/archive/amsat-bb/100day/msg83515.html
to which you actually sent me an apology in response (which I still have). Have things changed since then, or do you just feel liking fomenting discontent, again?
The BOD would like nothing better than to launch a high orbit transponder, but it's not within our capability right now, due to lack of funding and lack of technical volunteers. Your misrepresentations of the BOD aren't helping your assumed cause or AMSAT at all.
73, Drew KO4MA
Yes, It was a momentary lapse of memory on my part, cheerleading for linear satellites & HEO's. I had a couple of nice contacts. One was the ops first satellite contact ever, and on a linear bird no less. He handled the doppler like an old pro. The other station was the first contact for him on HO-68. We couldn't have talked that long on AO-51, it would have upset everyone trying to pinch out a grid.
KB7ADL