Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT BoD Election... Please Vote!
Jeff stated “ A few days ago, one of the BoDs and the VP of Engineering stated on that he couldn’t be bothered with the failure of AO-92 and that if anyone wanted to know what happened to it, they could look at the data but he was too busy to do so. ”
This is incredibly misleading and distorted. The VP of engineering said no such thing. In fact if you take the time to actually read his statement he offered to share information if someone wanted to dig deeper. He did say that current engineering priorities were “focused on Golf”. This is a far cry from saying he couldn’t be bothered with the failure of AO-92. You can look it up and read it for Yourself.
People, please, do your fact checking and don’t be mislead by distortions of the truth.
EMike McCardel, AA8EM Past Senior Editor AMSAT News Service Past AMSAT-NA VP Educational Relations Former ARRL, Ohio Section, Affiliated Club Coordinator
On Sep 7, 2020, at 9:01 PM, Jeff Johns via AMSAT-BB [email protected] wrote:
A few days ago, one of the BoDs and the VP of Engineering stated on QRZ.com that he couldn’t be bothered with the failure of AO-92 and that if anyone wanted to know what happened to it, they could look at the data but he was too busy to do so.
Interpretation of the statement aside what I find interesting is that this sort of news and subsequent discussion is not happening on this list. Surely the whole point of having a central point of focus is that all information should be here. Do I need to subscribe to QRZ.com now to find out what's going on in the world of AMSAT?
Why aren't the various BoD people giving regular updates here for us all to see?
73 Ciemon - G0TRT
On Tue, 8 Sep 2020 at 08:01, E.Mike McCardel via AMSAT-BB < [email protected]> wrote:
Jeff stated “ A few days ago, one of the BoDs and the VP of Engineering stated on that he couldn’t be bothered with the failure of AO-92 and that if anyone wanted to know what happened to it, they could look at the data but he was too busy to do so. ”
This is incredibly misleading and distorted. The VP of engineering said no such thing. In fact if you take the time to actually read his statement he offered to share information if someone wanted to dig deeper. He did say that current engineering priorities were “focused on Golf”. This is a far cry from saying he couldn’t be bothered with the failure of AO-92. You can look it up and read it for Yourself.
People, please, do your fact checking and don’t be mislead by distortions of the truth.
EMike McCardel, AA8EM Past Senior Editor AMSAT News Service Past AMSAT-NA VP Educational Relations Former ARRL, Ohio Section, Affiliated Club Coordinator
On Sep 7, 2020, at 9:01 PM, Jeff Johns via AMSAT-BB [email protected]
wrote:
A few days ago, one of the BoDs and the VP of Engineering stated on
QRZ.com that he couldn’t be bothered with the failure of AO-92 and that if anyone wanted to know what happened to it, they could look at the data but he was too busy to do so. _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
I would like to see regular updates again, in an environment that is free of legal intimidation and rich of engineering activity, like it use to be... That's why I voted for: Hammond, Paige, Stoetzer.
AMSAT should be voting for people who speak well about AMSAT, work for AMSAT and want it to continue to evolve and grow. I have seen some board members speak up now and then, but it seems limited now and focused on answering specific engineering questions.
I'm not on the board of AMSAT, or involved with the board in any way, but from all observations i've been able to make from the -bb traffic, it seems like many on the BOD are being forced to walk on eggshells with their words and are being stifled due to legal threats. Reference the -bb email "[Reply to W5PFG's letter of 10 July 2020", and all it's majesty. With an email like this being sent publically to the -bb, who knows what else has gone on behind the scenes or in board meetings. Not sure if the email was sent just-for-show or not (you know how some people can be these days...), but that's the work of Patrick and Michelle (ref the email), whom appear to be part of the root cause of the deafening silence we are experiencing from the board. If you want to do AMSAT a service, sift through the -bb and vote-away the friends-and-family of ORI. Otherwise, it feels like it will be the last year, ad-infinitum, minus any engineering activity.
Joseph Armbruster KJ4JIO
On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 5:14 AM Ciemon Dunville via AMSAT-BB < [email protected]> wrote:
Interpretation of the statement aside what I find interesting is that this sort of news and subsequent discussion is not happening on this list. Surely the whole point of having a central point of focus is that all information should be here. Do I need to subscribe to QRZ.com now to find out what's going on in the world of AMSAT?
Why aren't the various BoD people giving regular updates here for us all to see?
73 Ciemon - G0TRT
On Tue, 8 Sep 2020 at 08:01, E.Mike McCardel via AMSAT-BB < [email protected]> wrote:
Jeff stated “ A few days ago, one of the BoDs and the VP of Engineering stated on that he couldn’t be bothered with the failure of AO-92 and that if anyone wanted to know what happened to it, they could look at the data but he was too busy to do so. ”
This is incredibly misleading and distorted. The VP of engineering said
no
such thing. In fact if you take the time to actually read his statement
he
offered to share information if someone wanted to dig deeper. He did say that current engineering priorities were “focused on Golf”. This is a far cry from saying he couldn’t be bothered with the failure of AO-92. You can look it up and read it for Yourself.
People, please, do your fact checking and don’t be mislead by distortions of the truth.
EMike McCardel, AA8EM Past Senior Editor AMSAT News Service Past AMSAT-NA VP Educational Relations Former ARRL, Ohio Section, Affiliated Club Coordinator
On Sep 7, 2020, at 9:01 PM, Jeff Johns via AMSAT-BB <
wrote:
A few days ago, one of the BoDs and the VP of Engineering stated on
QRZ.com that he couldn’t be bothered with the failure of AO-92 and that
if
anyone wanted to know what happened to it, they could look at the data
but
he was too busy to do so. _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
Opinions
expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
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Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Ciemon Dunville -
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Joseph Armbruster