Thank you Domenico. You understood my email exactly. Today Universities are commerical. Universities and other Commerical organisations need world wide reporting services and data collection ("tracking") of satellites.
Only with regard to satellites should Amateur Radio (i.e. AMSAT) change its traditional stance ("We are NOT a commercial entity and exist because of our traditional support of emergency related situations and our experimental nature").
Free ambulance services request a donation. I wish to suggest we request a donation "to our amateur radio satellite fund in lieu of tracking services".
73 Kevin zl1bgk.
-----Original Message----- From: i8cvs [mailto:domenico.i8cvs@tin.it] Sent: Sunday, 30 October 2011 10:10 p.m. To: Kevin Gordon; Amsat - BBs Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Charge for Satellite Tracking?
Hi Kevin, ZL1BGK
You are absolutely correct ! I agree with you because if we as Amateur Satellite users will stop to collect telemetry for satellites that does not provide Amateur Radio Services,then the Universities and Commercial organizations will cease to build thousands of Microsats and Nanosats only for their own use.
Unfortunately actually we work as pickers up of tennis-ball at no cost but investing a lot of money for our equipments.
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Gordon" kgordon@paradise.net.nz To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 2:29 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Charge for Satellite Tracking?
If a satellite does not provide amateur radio services, why not charge for satellite tracking?
We could at least ask for a fixed amount per satellite as a donation to our amateur radio satellite fund in lieu of tracking services.
Thousands of satellites will be placed in orbit in the coming years. We must lay claim to our share of orbit space by placing satellites in orbit.
Just a thought!
Kevin zl1bgk
So you all aren't going to help unless they "pay" you? Wow. Now who seems like it's all about the money :)
I've been helping with JUGNU, SRMSAT, RAX-2, etc. because it's FUN for me. And, they need the help.
Take the HIGH road!
73,
Mark N8MH
At 07:13 AM 10/31/2011 +1300, Kevin Gordon wrote:
Thank you Domenico. You understood my email exactly. Today Universities are commerical. Universities and other Commerical organisations need world wide reporting services and data collection ("tracking") of satellites.
Only with regard to satellites should Amateur Radio (i.e. AMSAT) change its traditional stance ("We are NOT a commercial entity and exist because of our traditional support of emergency related situations and our experimental nature").
Free ambulance services request a donation. I wish to suggest we request a donation "to our amateur radio satellite fund in lieu of tracking services".
73 Kevin zl1bgk.
-----Original Message----- From: i8cvs [mailto:domenico.i8cvs@tin.it] Sent: Sunday, 30 October 2011 10:10 p.m. To: Kevin Gordon; Amsat - BBs Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Charge for Satellite Tracking?
Hi Kevin, ZL1BGK
You are absolutely correct ! I agree with you because if we as Amateur Satellite users will stop to collect telemetry for satellites that does not provide Amateur Radio Services,then the Universities and Commercial organizations will cease to build thousands of Microsats and Nanosats only for their own use.
Unfortunately actually we work as pickers up of tennis-ball at no cost but investing a lot of money for our equipments.
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Gordon" kgordon@paradise.net.nz To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 2:29 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Charge for Satellite Tracking?
If a satellite does not provide amateur radio services, why not charge for satellite tracking?
We could at least ask for a fixed amount per satellite as a donation to our amateur radio satellite fund in lieu of tracking services.
Thousands of satellites will be placed in orbit in the coming years. We must lay claim to our share of orbit space by placing satellites in orbit.
Just a thought!
Kevin zl1bgk
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