Re: [amsat-bb] P3D information

[Jon Ogden <na9d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The problem is that it is likely not known now!



on 10/4/00 4:52 PM, Franklin Antonio at antonio@qualcomm.com wrote:

> At 01:52 PM 10/4/00 +0005, Bruce Paige wrote:
>> why do some require actual transponder activation times now? why do some
>> need to know pre-launch keps? ... no one, not even the control ops for the
>> satellite need any of this until the satellite is in the air. then, only
>> the control ops will need it until they
> 
> People have great interest, and therefore want to follow along and
> understand what is happening.
> 
> That's why they want to know.  I think telling them "you don't need that"
> is a bad idea, because it makes them feel unimportant, ie
> "outsiders".  Statements such as the one you made above can too easily be
> received as a slap in the face.
> 
> The much more interesting challenge is to make them feel like insiders.
> 
> Toward that end, information should be freely and repeatedly disseminated,
> collected on the web site, pushed out to the AMSAT community in many
> different ways.  Think of it as good community-building public relations.


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Jon Ogden
NA9D (ex: KE9NA)

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