Re: [amsat-bb] SuitSat: What have we learned

["Trevor M5AKA" <m5aka@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

SuitSat has been a major success in that it got a large number of young 
people actively involved with satellites. Schools that submitted pictures 
where able to see SuitSat containing their pictures being launched from ISS. 
They may never have heard Suitsat's signals but they'll have learnt about 
satellites.

People get a real buzz about having something they did, even if it's only a 
picture, going into orbit around the earth.

SuitSats can I believe provide AMSAT with a great fund raising opportunity. 
How much would Amateurs be prepared to pay to have their Photo/QSL Card or 
Call Sign orbiting the earth. I reckon a lot of Amateurs would happily part 
with $25 dollars or more and you can fit a lot of images on a DVD.

73 Trevor M5AKA

>From: "Dave H" <dave@g1ocn.com>
>To: <david.barber@dbelectronics.co.uk>
>CC: <amsat-bb@amsat.org>
>Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SuitSat: What have we learned
>Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 20:39:05 -0000
>
>I agree with Dave, G8OQW's comments entirely.
>
>Although the 6th form students I visited this morning had nothing
>to listen to from Suit Sat, I showed them the power point presentation
>kindly sent to me by "Keith", written by WA4SXM.
>
>The question/answer session that followed lasted over an hour.
>
>Whether this morning will gain another amateur radio operator
>is another story, but the interest shown was enormous.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Dave.
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