RE: [amsat-bb] AMSAT Journal - Meisse Reply -

["Edward R. Cole" <al7eb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gunther,

Very timely topic on the bb as I received my journal today and read the
survey.  Much more thorough than I had expected and hopefully will guide
the board in future decisions (which was the purpose of the survey, was it
not?).  

I read all the comments on the bb previously asking for a report and now
this is satisfied.  I did not happen to be surveyed and so understand that
many might like to see the original questionaire to compare with your
charts.  I wonder if this was presented at the Symposium?  I can see the
"naysayers" will be out like halloweeners now, but in any survey and
analysis there is room for individual interpretation.  Thanks for sharing
it with the membership.

Winter has decended on Alaska with +4F temps and currently snowing.  I got
most of my antenna work done just in time.  Now to get it all working
inside :-)  Then its sitting inside, warm and dry, operating!  I look
eagerly to the next HEO bird but will enjoy what we have now in the
meantime.  My 2m-eme array is re-built on a new tower base with the
addition of my M2 x-yagi will be available for modes U/V or V/U.  The
roof-top tripod contains smaller antennas for V, U, L, and S.

73's Ed - AL7EB
member #3212
AK Field Op

At 02:53 PM 11/2/2004 -0500, Gunther Meisse wrote:
>Hank,
>Regarding the Membership Profile in the latest "Journal"
>For some years, board members and AMSAT officers have had questions about
>the structure and views of the membership, especially when it came to
>designing new services or birds. Many people had differing views of what
>they thought the real facts were. Additionally, we are working on developing
>non member funding for AMSAT. That effort required that we have a more
>factual base upon which to make decisions.
>
>When I ran for a seat on the Board of Directors, I specifically said I would
>do such a membership study to bring more facts to the table so we could make
>more informed judgments. I have done just that. The concluded study gives us
>much of the information we needed and it will be put to good use on behalf
>of all AMSAT members. As was mentioned on an earlier posting, this project
>cost AMSAT nothing. There was so much interest in the process that we
>elected to publish a complete article on the results in the Journal. 
>
>Keep reading the Journal and I am sure you will see much about EAGLE I & II
>over the coming months and years. I hope we can count on you and all AMSAT
>members for the support we will need for this tremendous project..
>Regards,
>Gunther Meisse
>W8GSM
>AMSAT LM: 594
>
>
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>Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT Journal
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>MY 2cents worth.............  I was very unhappy when I received my latest
>Journal last week.  I could not beleive my eyes finding 13 of 31 pages
>devoted to AMSAT membership profiles.  How about a nice 13 page article
>describing how good Eagle will be when launched.  I certainly won't
>contribute any money to another membership profile.  I could care less how
>many people use dial-up vs dsl.
>
>.........my opinion........Hank, N8ANR
>
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