Re: [amsat-bb] Interesting articke
Thank You! My intentions directly, but wanted others to understand of this bring in print too. Mistakes or no mistakes, it was an honest try to convey a concern.
Doug Bennight K4GKJ 850-528-5772 850-926-2052
-------- Original message -------- From: Jeff Yanko wb3jfs@cox.net Date: To: Gus gus@8p6sm.net,amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Interesting articke
On 10/1/2014 4:54 PM, Jeff Yanko wrote:
I can see how this could be construed and not pertaining to amateur radio satellites. However, since this topic was highlighted and brought to everyone's attention by an AMSAT member, and linking a legitimate website, this would be an opportune time for the AMSAT President or member of the board to directly contact this outlet and refute such allegations and misunderstandings. If nobody in authority stands up to this, we'll just keep getting a bad rap and it could damage our future endeavors through payload restrictions.
73,
Jeff WB3JFS
On 10/1/2014 4:29 PM, Gus wrote:
The point is, if you post a message with a completely generic subject (like "Interesting Article") and a body text consisting entirely of a URL and not even a callsign in your signature, then it is indistinguishable from SPAM. Under the circumstances how was someone to know that this linked to anything of interest to a ham radio operator, and not to some porno site or a credit card scam or similar?
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Fair enough!
Thanks, Doug
Stefan, VE4NSA
On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 8:44 PM, Doug - k4gkj k4gkj@embarqmail.com wrote:
Thank You! My intentions directly, but wanted others to understand of this bring in print too. Mistakes or no mistakes, it was an honest try to convey a concern.
Doug Bennight K4GKJ 850-528-5772 850-926-2052
-------- Original message -------- From: Jeff Yanko wb3jfs@cox.net Date: To: Gus gus@8p6sm.net,amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Interesting articke
On 10/1/2014 4:54 PM, Jeff Yanko wrote:
I can see how this could be construed and not pertaining to amateur radio satellites. However, since this topic was highlighted and brought to everyone's attention by an AMSAT member, and linking a legitimate website, this would be an opportune time for the AMSAT President or member of the board to directly contact this outlet and refute such allegations and misunderstandings. If nobody in authority stands up to this, we'll just keep getting a bad rap and it could damage our future endeavors through payload restrictions.
73,
Jeff WB3JFS
On 10/1/2014 4:29 PM, Gus wrote:
The point is, if you post a message with a completely generic subject (like "Interesting Article") and a body text consisting entirely of a URL and not even a callsign in your signature, then it is indistinguishable from SPAM. Under the circumstances how was someone to know that this linked to anything of interest to a ham radio operator, and not to some porno site or a credit card scam or similar?
Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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