Hello Everyone,
I'm quite hesitant to reply to this thread. In fact my mouse is spending more time hovering over the 'delete' key vs. the 'send' key.
I hope my comment is taken constructively in light of my interpretation that amateur radio is a guest aboard a Russian Satellite with a Russian callsign stored on the Russian segment of the ISS and will be deployed by Russian cosmonauts during a Russian managed EVA.
I, for one, would greatly enjoy ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf-V messages on the amsat-bb joyfully speculating about our station set-up, antenna plans, recording passes, downloading and installing software ... you know ... the fun stuff!
My fun stuff? I'm shopping for 3/16" brass rod to improve upon my homebrew antenna situation ala the Cheap Yagi approach :-)
Smile! Ham Radio is fun ... -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm@amsat.org
PS - I hit the send key.