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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Before all the hand wringing starts, check the footprint.....it is pretty much NOT in the USA footprint
K7TRK
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Michael 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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Good enough, not for me anyway. 73 On 11/18/2018 7:19 PM, Ted Krempa wrote:
Before all the hand wringing starts, check the footprint.....it is pretty much NOT in the USA footprint
K7TRK
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Michael 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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