Re: [amsat-bb] Original AO-40 sculpture to help launch of AMSAT Echo

[Dave Guimont <dguimon1@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>At 11:30 PM 1/21/04 +0000, "Dave Johnson" <webmaster@badgersoft.com> wrote:
>>Hi,
>>
>>I've just bid $500 max for this on eBay, would anyone care to match it?
>>
>>Lets get ECHO lanched, then we can move onto Eagle, my threepenneth!
>
>I'm sure glad someone else wants Eagle. I thought I was the only one.

Nope! There are tons of us out here, but the REAL COMMUNICATORS communicate 
on the real satellites!  Unfortunately we only have two at the present time 
O7 and O40.

One can easily see that the ONLY communications the other users have is the 
reflector.  Quite obviously, they are unable to have any real 
communications on what is left...It is all done on here!!  Take a look at 
the frequent users in the archives, and read those messages, if there are 
any doubts...

I got on the first FM voice (read 2-user bird) satellite we had, and was 
promptly chewed out by some johnny-come-lately because I was actually 
holding a conversation!!  I listened for a few other pssses. and after 
hearing all the ridiculous interference problems, that resulted in nothing 
but bickering, I never touched them again except for the digital ones....

I guess when I got into amateur radio 53 years ago I got into the bad habit 
of actually holding converstions, real communications.  And I still really 
enjoy doing that today when possible....But of course we had to then, no 
reflectors!!

I'm sure the digital portion of Echo will be good, I'm looking forward to 
that...

One of the appeals for Echo funds, can't remember where I read it, is 
tantamount to a threat, saying that if we don't contribute to Echo, Eagle 
will never get launched...that won't get a nickel out of me..

What happens to the donations that are earmarked for Eagle??  Who gets those??



            73, Dave wb6llo@amsat.org
                    Disagree: I learn.... 

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