Re: [amsat-bb] the question will always be there, LEO or HEO

[Patrick Green <pagreen@xxxxxxxxx>]

This is interesting.  Echo is the reason I got interested in Sats.  I
think that was the aim.  The hobby is shrinking and we need to expand
the user base.  Now as a result I'm interested in a HEO.  Before I
wasn't.

73 de Pat --- KA9 "Sat Comm Fanatic"


On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 13:06:38 -0800, Dave Guimont <dguimon1@san.rr.com> wrote:
> >    I conducted my usual impromptu  survey and "overwhelmingly"
> >the people that came up to my table to talk and browse have desired an
> >HEO type bird. "When is?" #1 question. AMSAT is working on this as I
> >write this note.  As you put it - short 10 minute QSO's are not what the
> >satellite user's want.
> 
> 10 minutes!!  How did you ever get away with that, Dee??  the first FM 2
> user bird I got on I was yelled at by some Johnny-come-lately for hogging
> the bird after a sig report, handle, and QTH from the other station!!!
> 
> I've given satellite lectures to all of the ham clubs in San Diego at least
> twice over the many years, and the consensus agrees with yours.
> 
> I don't know where the "decision makers" to build Echo got theirs.
> 
> That's one of the nice things about ssb/cw xponder on a LEO.  In the past
> we've held many wall to wall conversations beginning with Oscar 7.
> 
> When Echo was first proposed A LOT OF US voiced our objections to no avail.
> 
> I most certainly agree with you, Gregg, and many others.  I hope most of
> the OT's haven't gone into the wood work for good!
> 
> I made three contacts on Echo, and pulled the plug on it...A cell phone is
> about as much fun!  And exactly the same challenge!!
> 
> I got off before I got chewed out again by the multitudes it was supposed
> to attract!!
> 
> I can't find out from ANYONE if those multitudes ever got there!!!
> 
>            73, Dave wb6llo@amsat.org
>                    Disagree: I learn....
> 
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