TO All, This is just another thread documenting Pioneers, (the ones with the arrows in their backs). Isn't this the same as 200 Meters and down that happened almost 100 years ago? The experts at the time decided any communications on frequencies above 1,500 KHz would only carry a hundred miles or so and were useless for most communications. Everything above 1,500 KHz was given to the Radio Amateurs to experiment with. Once the experts were proven wrong, the government took most of the spectrum from the Radio Amateurs, assigning it to commercial and government interests.

Amateur Radio Operators pioneered communications by satellite with the OSCAR satellite series. Communications by Satellite has been led by Government and Commercial interests since the 80's of the last century. At least this time they haven't reassigned spectrum, but government support is no longer provided for experimentation or emergency communication via satellites.

New innovations now come from groups, not individuals because of the combination of skills needed in engineering to develop a new innovation. It is difficult to assemble a group of Amateur Radio Operators with the needed skill sets to compete with commercial development and the development of IC's to support new technology is economically beyond our reach. The days of Edison and Bell with new inventions are gone.

If we all hit the lottery, would we rush out and buy a launch for a HEO? Amateur Radio Operators represent 1/2 of 1 % of the US population, even the politicians have no interest in us.

Art, KC6UQH

-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Spasojevich Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 4:46 AM To: TuZZio Cc: AMSAT-BB Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: dismantling satellite antennas

Ok..then I can do this. No HEO so I wont pay my dues. I think AMSAT Italia should start right now building a real satellite. I have been waiting and complaining for years. Why wont they build it. Come on who cares about money just do ir so I can stop writing daily about how schools are stealing our frequencies. When did hams own frequencies? Nevermind. Beep sats and bleep sats and leo sats and easy sats are all suck sats so I will not support any AMSAT

So how about I post that again and again day after day, week after week, month after month. You can after all simply delete it when you see the subject line.

John, AG9D On Sep 23, 2012 1:36 AM, "TuZZio" [email protected] wrote:

Il 22/09/2012 23.00, John Spasojevich ha scritto:

...

Then I guess we won't have to read any more complaining e-mail anymore

John, AG9D

Sorry to say but after the first reading, you can suppose the e-mail content from the subject, so you always have the "Canc" key; let people expose their free opinions until their are in topic.

Good DX - 73 - I0NLK ______________________________**_________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings:

http://amsat.org/mailman/**listinfo/amsat-bbhttp://amsat.org/mailman/listin fo/amsat-bb

_______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb