Hi Ben, N1WBV

I disagree with you because the LEO satellites are built by AMSAT to serve also into the emergency.

Read please the following address:

http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/sat_summary/hamsat.php

VO-52 is India's contribution to the international community of Amateur Radio Operators. This satellite will play a valuable role in the national and international scenario by providing a low cost readily accessible and reliable means of communications during emergencies and calamities like floods , earthquakes etc.

73" de

i8CVS Domenico

----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Jackson" bbj@innismir.net To: "i8cvs" domenico.i8cvs@tin.it Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:11 AM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Amateur Satellites and the emergency on tornado in Oklahoma and Texas

On 5/20/2013 11:35 PM, i8cvs wrote:

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Hi All,

I am interested to know if someone in BB has used or is using the actual Amateur Satellites during the emergency occurred in Oklahoma and Texas because of the actual tornado's.

Why? It's a local/regional event and the fact that you have such information is showing that it's flowing in and out of the affected area. Let's not push a solution for a problem that doesn't exist.

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We know from TV that almost 50 peoples died and if the Amateur Satellites were used with success that will be a useful opportunity to demonstrate worldwide to the autorities that our satellites are useful and necessary during the emergency.

I would wager that they are, indeed, neither during this event.

Donations, thoughts, and prayers are probably the things that are most needed right now. Not attempts to grandstand our aspect of the hobby in order to garner some public relations.

-- Ben Jackson - N1WBV - New Bedford, MA bbj <at> innismir.net - http://www.innismir.net/