Re: [amsat-bb] Re: [sarex] FO-29 Digitalker

[Clinton Herbert <clinton@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 Now this one's right on, Mike! You couldn't have written a better reply, or made
a better point. We all should strive to do exactly what you stated. If it is
interesting to a young person, they just may pull themselves away from the TV and
check out Amateur Radio while surfing the 'web. Then, they just may take the
plunge and get a license. But, it really helps if they have an elmer... I did it
the "hard way", by myself. But you know how I did it? By listening in on a scanner
and getting interested... And now I hold an Extra Class License.

 73, Clinton Herbert AB7RG
 ab7rg@arrl.net
 clinton@verdenet.com
 Packet: AB7RG@KB7FRV.AZ.USA.NOAM

"KF4FDJ (Mike in Fort Myers)" wrote:

> Jim,
>
> "Walls, Jim R" wrote:
> > Is it just me or does it seem to be a waste of a perfectly good satellite to
> > have FO-29 spending most of it's time in digitalker mode?  According to the
> > latest ANS news, here is the schedule for FO-29 for the next few weeks:
>
> To the seasoned satellite operator, the digitalker is not very
> exciting.  Once you've worked FO20, or RS13, there just isn't much
> thrill in listening to a digital loop.  The digitalker is not meant for
> you or me.
>
> Imagine a 15 year old kid with a scanner.  She reads about an amateur
> satellite she can easily hear with her scanner.  She spends a few hours
> exploring our world, downloading a tracking program and keps.  She makes
> her plans.  At the appointed minute, she heads outside with her little
> brother, and begins waving the antenna around to acquire the bird.
> Success, there is FO29, and she has just heard her first radio
> transmission directly from space.
>
> Believe me when I tell you that similar experiences are unfolding
> WHENEVER FO29 is in digitalker mode.  Since creating and distributing a
> FAQ on the digitalker, I have received email from all over the world.
> Usually the sender is a young person, who has just had their first
> amateur satellite experience.  Inevitably, they crave more and ask great
> questions.
>
> I sincerely believe that getting information on the FO29 digitalker into
> the right hands can only help our hobby.  We will gain more
> participants, and a little catalyst like this could encourage a
> potential operator into taking the plunge.
>
> I am going to ask you for a favor.  Promise me you will search out at
> least one kid who might be interested in space science.  Program the
> digitalker frequency into your HT and let them listen.  Please share
> your experience with the rest of us by telling us what happens and the
> child's reaction.
>
> 73, Mike in Fort Myers, FL
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