Re: [amsat-bb] eagle costs

[Diane Bruce <db@xxxxxx>]

On Sat, Sep 04, 2004 at 10:29:14PM -0700, KC6UQH wrote:
> Guess I will throw in my two cents.
...
>
> KISS and build what works sounds good , but what about learning something
> new, and maybe advancing the state of the Radio Art? Have we forgot the
> purposes of Amateur Radio as outlined in Part 97.1?

http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/news/part97/

(a) Recognition and enhancement of the value of the amateur service to the
public as a voluntary noncommercial communication service, particularly with
respect to providing emergency communications.

How does building more and more complex sats that blow up or burnup
satisfy 97.1a ?

For AMSAT to grow, there have to be satellites in the sky that can
attract, and more importantly keep amateurs. There also has to be a system
of satellites that is actually useful to satisfy part 97.1a

There will be plenty of room still for experimentation once this
is achieved.

- Diane VA3DB
----
Sent via amsat-bb@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe amsat-bb" to Majordomo@amsat.org