So I work out the kinks for however long that takes.... a week, a month, etc. Then it sits at the ready, only needing an occasional test. Any emergency or public service work I do is most likely going to be from here in the shack anyway. Not all of us are able to be out in the field, on the front lines anymore. While I have great respect for those who rush to the scenes of emergencies with "go box" in hand, it's not something I can do. I agree that it would be boring if we all wanted to do the same thing. Crowded too! I just feel that the hobby in general and the satellite end especially, puts too much emphasis on the "easy" part these days. Let's keep pushing the "challenge" part too. I just don't feel there is enough emphasis on that anymore. In all things, balance. 73, Michael, W4HIJ On 11/17/2018 10:09 PM, Devin L. Ganger wrote:
Food for thought: it’s hard to use a service in an emergency if you haven’t worked out the kinks when there is no pressure.
People find challenge in all sorts of different aspects of the hobby. Think of how boring it would be if we all wanted to do the same thing! One ham’s challenge is another ham’s boredom — and that’s a feature, not a bug.
-- Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG) email: devin@thecabal.org web: Devin on Earth cell: +1 425.239.2575
*From:* AMSAT-BB amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org on behalf of Michael mat_62@charter.net *Sent:* Saturday, November 17, 2018 5:55 PM *To:* amsat-bb@amsat.org *Subject:* Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 383 I pretty much agree with Bob here. I got into sats for the challenge. I pretty much despise the term easy-sat. Easy isn't fun to me. To each their own I guess. I certainly can see it's value for emergency use, but day to day use would be boring IMO. No sense of accomplishment. Just my thoughts.
73,
Michael, W4HIJ
-----Original Message----- From: Bob- W7LRD Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2018 5:17 PM To: amsat-bb Subject: [amsat-bb] an opinion
Regarding the newest GEO. Once the GEO bird is in position and
functioning,
we just fix our antennas to one spot, no doppler, no hunting the
satellite
down, no planning for the next access time, or direction, no
experimenting
with hardware or various antenna systems, no ongoing challenge. I
got into
satellites many years ago because of the hunting, because of the
difficulty
and challenge. This is the ultimate ?easy sat?. If one wants the
easy sat
this is your baby. Yes once established one can ?work? lots of dx
somewhat
analogous to a phone call. A highly elliptical orbit (AO40 sob sob)
makes
one actually work, learn, experiment, and yes have fun. My opinion
will no
doubt be different from others. No flames please, just a discussion. _______________________________________________
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