Re: [amsat-bb] Apathy

[Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tyler and all others seeking direction....

Get over to the AMSAT store and pick up the excellent "Getting Started" book by Gould WA4SXM:

http://www.amsat-na.com/item.php?id=100016

All you need to know to work LEOs, and freshly updated.

73, Drew KO4MA

-----Original Message-----
From: Tyler Harpster <tyler881@adelphia.net>
Sent: Oct 2, 2005 6:06 PM
To: brahn@woh.rr.com
Cc: amsatbb <amsat-bb@amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Apathy

Bruce,

I'm not sure if there's any particular reason I let my membership slip.   I 
wasn't  "disenfranchised" or anything like that.  I guess I'm what you'd 
call a  "high maintenance" member.  I will listen to whatever satellite my 
current radios will tune to if it involves listening to them in my car on 
the way to work.  If a satellite requires me to do extra work, I have to be 
highly motivated,  highly funded, or on vacation to think about getting on 
it.  I have 2 harmonics orbiting around me putting out lots of QRM that put 
my operating time at a premium.

For me to think about a new bird, I need a summary sheet for it that shows 
me the basics of what I need to get onto it.  Frequencies, modes, orbits, 
and whatever other basic info I need to operate on it would be a plus.  No, 
I'm not lazy.  I just don't have the time to do tons of research on what I 
need to get onto a bird.  I almost need that info spoon-fed to me because of 
my time constraints.

Ok...  I just hit the amsat site and renewed my membership!   I have to say, 
I like the new amsat site design.

KM3G


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Rahn" <brahn@woh.rr.com>
To: "Tyler Harpster" <tyler881@adelphia.net>
Cc: "amsatbb" <amsat-bb@amsat.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Apathy


> Tyler Harpster wrote:
>
>> I was a member of Amsat a few years ago, but have since left the 
>> membership slip after AO-40 was lasered by jealous aliens who don't have 
>> ham privileges.
>>
> Hi Tyler,
>
> I'm just a plain old AMSAT member who is concerned about the high turnover 
> in AMSAT members (i.e. membership retention).  Since you indicated you let 
> your membership lapse, may I ask the specific reason why?
> Thanks!
>
> Regards -- Bruce, WB9ANQ
>
> -- 
> Bruce Rahn
>
> Wisdom has two parts:
> 1.  having a lot to say; and
> 2.  not saying it!
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