Frederick,

I've heard many good comments about that system. You should be pleased.

Glad to hear another SAT Station going up in HI. Looks like Grid BK29.

GL/73,    Bob  K8BL

On Sunday, August 22, 2021, 09:36:56 PM EDT, Frederick Herrmann <frederick_herrmann@makualanichristianacademy.com> wrote:

Greetings! I am new here. I teach high school at Makua Lani Christian Academy in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. We are building a ground station. Our plan is to purchase the M2 LEO Pack through AMSAT. Any advice you'd like to send my way, I'd be grateful.

- Frederick

On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 3:28 PM Bob Liddy (K8BL) <k8bl@ameritech.net> wrote:

Hi Joe,

Thanks for the kind words. Hopefully, Clint K6LCS can include

some of these suggestions that I have picked up over the years

from many long-time Satellite users. Whatever steps can be taken

to alleviate the chaos and mayhem on many FM SAT passes should

be considered.

TNX/73,    Bob  K8BL

On Sunday, August 22, 2021, 07:13:02 PM EDT, Joseph Fouquet <n5jf@att.net> wrote:

Great suggestion Bob and thanks. Joe N5JF 

Sent from my iPhone

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On Monday, August 23, 2021, 12:25:23 AM EDT, Bob Liddy (K8BL) <k8bl@ameritech.net> wrote:

Clint K6LCS,

These are suggestions from many long-time and actual users

of the FM SATs. Following them would help alleviate the chaos

and mayhem often taking place during most evening and weekend

passes.

Do you plan to include all/any of them in your presentations? Do you

reject any/all of them? Which ones do you plan to include and/or

reject for consideration? Do you think any of them are worthwhile?

Do you not accept/consider suggestions? Do you not appreciate

regular and long-time users offering suggestions? Do you feel that

fellow AMSAT Members are welcome to offer suggestions? Are your

fellow AMSAT Members out of line when offering suggestions? It would

appear that you are not open to suggestions since you are dismissive

when they are offered. One would think that an AMSAT Ambassador

would be open and receptive and welcoming to suggestions. Yet, you

obviously convey the opposite impression.

TNX/73,    Bob  K8BL

On Sunday, August 22, 2021, 11:44:38 PM EDT, Clint Bradford via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:

Again, Bob, I need to alter nothing in my presentations - they have always included proper op techniques. All 125+ of 'em.

Clint K6LCS

On Sunday, August 22, 2021, 09:22:21 PM EDT, Bob Liddy (K8BL) <k8bl@ameritech.net> wrote:

Clint K6LCS,

Since the regular users of the FM SATs have not seen any improvement in

the chaos and mayhem in the daily Operating Procedures, you may want

to consider additional emphasis or a different approach. After many years of

Satellite use from home and roving I offer these suggestions for improvement.

1 -  Remind new & seasoned users that the FM SATS are virtually the same

      as the terrestrial FM Repeaters that many are used to using. And, that

      only one signal can be properly processed at a time. It is only ONE

      Channel and must be shared.

2 - Transmissions need to be short since there is only a minimal time that

      the SATs are visible during a pass and many folks desire to use them.

3 - Always allow a QSO in progress to be completed before transmitting.

4 - Due to fading and noise and distortion, signals often are not copied

     clearly. It's best to use phonetics since several letters sound similar and

     multiple repeats can take up valuable time during passes.

GL/73,    Bob  K8BL     (AMSAT #6593, since 1979)

On Sunday, August 22, 2021, 05:31:48 PM EDT, Clint Bradford <clintbradford@mac.com> wrote:

>> ...Please emphasize proper Amateur Operating Procedures ...

I have during each and every one of my125+ shows so far.

Clint K6LCS

On Sunday, August 22, 2021, 05:26:30 PM EDT, Bob Liddy (K8BL) <k8bl@ameritech.net> wrote:

Clint K6LCS,

Please emphasize proper Amateur Operating Procedures so that the chaos

and mayhem that is experienced daily on the FM Satellites can, hopefully,

be abated. This needs to be stressed for new users. Please have them visualize

an FM Repeater in the sky and how only one user at a time can operate

through its ONE Channel. One must allow an existing QSO to be completed

before someone tries to begin another one. Try to keep transmissions short.

Use phonetics since many letters sound like others.

TNX/73,   Bob  K8BL

On Sunday, August 22, 2021, 04:03:14 PM EDT, Clint Bradford via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:

Q. Do you publish a recording of your satellite presentation?

A. There are a few videos of my presentation out there ... on convention or club sites. But there's a couple of reasons I do not publish one myself …

1. Each of my shows is very-much-personalized for its audience. There are 15-19 "sldes" that are audience-specific that get changed. It would just be weird to have you listen to club-specific information for someone else's club!

2. Like books on many topics, once they are published, they are outdated. And so are these satellite presentations. Timely information I give tonight regarding ISS operations and "current status" of some satellites will change and might  NOT be current next week - as life goes on.

SO ... As you cruise the 'Net for satellite information, make sure the sites you bookmark respect you enough to DATE THEIR INFORMATION! A Scout leader called me up a couple years ago after a Field Day, and was irritated that he was not able to work AO-51 for his large gathering. He had cruised the 'Net and found "Easy Sats to Work!" info for AO-51 - and set up his equipment for AO-51. Well, AO-51 passed away / ceased operating 11/29/2011. But that Web site he used didn't tell its visitors that: It was a OLD article, current when it was originally published …

Clint Bradford K6LCS

AMSAT Ambassador, ARRL registered instructor

www.work-sat.com

(909) 999-SATS (7287)

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