Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT goals and future?

[Barry - VA3BJD <va3bjd@xxxxxx>]

On Feb 16, 2004, at 11:01 AM, Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL wrote:

> At 09:21 AM 2/16/04 -0500, Barry - VA3BJD <va3bjd@rac.ca> wrote:
>> Rick just a suggestion. Telling AMSAT members their questions are 
>> ridiculous seems anti-productive for a member of the BOD and the 
>> person who is going to be the President of AMSAT in October. You 
>> might want to think up another way of expressing your anger towards 
>> the membership. Perhaps one of those squeezy balls.
>>
>> Or something like I just did.... cancel my President's Club 
>> membership!
>
>
>
> Stay with us Barry.  I think things will turn out good in the end.   
> Echo sat has been Rick's pet project. He's going to defend it more 
> than anything else.
> When it's up, we should be able to start the Eagle program again full 
> swing, unless another LEO project comes along and needs the money in 
> reserves.


73


I am still a member Vince.  I am just not willing to "blindly" give 
money to AMSAT. I always look very carefully at an organization/charity 
before I donate money. Most charities don't pass the sniff test.  
Unfortunately AMSAT is falling into that category. AMSAT's budget is a 
joke and spending seems to be without direction or controls.

I will hold on to my money and wait for things to change.

73
Barry






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