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

["Dave Johnson" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

In reply to your comment, it is an auction! The highest biidder wins, for
Martha to organise this from the office would be unreasonable. Current bid
is $1025, the last time I looked.

As to contributions... Life member, Gold Member of the President's Club and
various individual donations.

Oh, and Editor ANS & AMSAT-UK, work out the cost of that time, Argh!!!!

- Dave
G4DPZ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cliff Buttschardt" <cbuttsch@kcbx.net>
To: "Dave Guimont" <dguimon1@san.rr.com>
Cc: "Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL" <vlfiscus@mcn.net>; <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Original AO-40 sculpture to help launch of AMSAT
Echo


> Dave, WB6LLO and I have been in agreement for years and this message is
> just another one illustrating that.  I would like to add that I simply
> can not understand the notion of buying something on EBay when direct
> donation to AMSAT for either Echo or preferably  Eagle is so effective!
> Cliff K7RR
>
> Dave Guimont wrote:
> >
> > >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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