Just a suggestion, Has Amsat explored the idea of hiring a professional to help in some of the day to management and fund raising? When Amsat has a potential consumer base of 700,000 hams. If things were done right money should be no problem. Amsat needs to do a better job of selling itself. Then money should be no problem. Fred
Ah, the Dilbert approach. "Everything can be accomplished via marketing"....
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Fred A Parker Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:41 PM To: amsat-bb Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Phase 4 versus Eagle
Just a suggestion, Has Amsat explored the idea of hiring a professional to help in some of the day to management and fund raising? When Amsat has a potential consumer base of 700,000 hams. If things were done right money should be no problem. Amsat needs to do a better job of selling itself. Then money should be no problem. Fred _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings:
At 12:41 PM 12/13/2007, Fred A Parker wrote:
Just a suggestion, Has Amsat explored the idea of hiring a professional to help in some of the day to management and fund raising? When Amsat has a potential consumer base of 700,000 hams. If things were done right money should be no problem. Amsat needs to do a better job of selling itself. Then money should be no problem.
Hi Fred,
Actually, AMSAT has hired a professional and I talked with him this year. I don't know if his specific analysis is generally available but it certainly did get the BODs attention.
I have to say that Rick Hambly (W2GPS) presented a strategy at this years AMSAT space symposium (including the P4 component) that was not only an excellent presentation but it also was the first one that really addressed the issue of significantly widening the support base in a way that would be easy to sell.
Perhaps you could ask Rick for his slides or maybe Rick could make the presentation generally available. It is certainly worth reading.
73, Tony AA2TX
Exactly, money talks, BS walks.
That is my callsign btw.
On Dec 13, 2007, at 12:41 PM, Fred A Parker wrote:
Just a suggestion, Has Amsat explored the idea of hiring a professional to help in some of the day to management and fund raising? When Amsat has a potential consumer base of 700,000 hams. If things were done right money should be no problem. Amsat needs to do a better job of selling itself. Then money should be no problem. Fred _______________________________________________
At 05:45 PM 12/13/2007, MKM wrote:
Exactly, money talks, BS walks.
That is my callsign btw.
DEFINITELY a TROLL
3/4 million hams, but think about it. How many if you were to do a search of your "County" of the total amount of hams. How many ever show up to a meeting? And of those that do actually show up to meetings, how many actually do anything as a club?
the percentages is sad, but very few of us actually do anything "Extra", and when it comes to money, ha! good luck..
So, I'd say AMSAT is doing an awesome job with the available funds.
Joe WB9SBD
Fred A Parker wrote:
Just a suggestion, Has Amsat explored the idea of hiring a professional to help in some of the day to management and fund raising? When Amsat has a potential consumer base of 700,000 hams. If things were done right money should be no problem. Amsat needs to do a better job of selling itself. Then money should be no problem. Fred _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. 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
Joe,
Ironically, our small local club of about 20 hams has two AMSAT Field Ops as members (KL7XJ and myself), but you are correct with your assessment: Probably less than 50% of licensed hams ever turn on a ham radio. Out of that how many are interested in satellite operation? How many of them are AMSAT members, and how many AMSAT members actually are active stations? And of the members and active operators, how many contribute anything extra? Its a hobby - totally digressionary!
Well, that is the nature of reality.
Ed
At 07:58 AM 12/15/2007, Joe wrote:
3/4 million hams, but think about it. How many if you were to do a search of your "County" of the total amount of hams. How many ever show up to a meeting? And of those that do actually show up to meetings, how many actually do anything as a club?
the percentages is sad, but very few of us actually do anything "Extra", and when it comes to money, ha! good luck..
So, I'd say AMSAT is doing an awesome job with the available funds.
Joe WB9SBD
Fred A Parker wrote:
Just a suggestion, Has Amsat explored the idea of hiring a
professional to help in some of the day to management and fund raising? When Amsat has a potential consumer base of 700,000 hams. If things were done right money should be no problem. Amsat needs to do a better job of selling itself. Then money should be no problem.
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