[amsat-bb] Re: dismantling satellite antennas

[i8cvs]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Luc Leblanc" <lucleblanc6 at videotron.ca>
To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Cc: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs at tin.it>; <eu-amsat at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Information on Ballots
>
> Hi Domenico
>
> I discuss the dismantling of my and 5 other VE satellite amateur station
> in the past 3 weeks (Incluging Clare VE3NPC that i meet last week
> in Ottawa).
>
> They all come the the same conclusion NO HEO no more AMSAT NA
> members, and no more sustainable amateur satellite mass operators.
>
> 73 and take care.
>
> "-"
> Luc Leblanc VE2DWE
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Hi Luc, VE2DWE

Here in Italy many satellite users have alrady dismantled their satellite
antennas after AO40 died and leaved off to pay their AMSAT membership.

Because of the long waiting my AO40 antenna that you can see in QRZ.com
is becoming rusty and I am considering to replace it with a 5 meter dish for
1296 MHz EME

I come the the same conclusion NO HEO no more AMSAT-NA members, and no
more sustainable amateur satellite mass operators.

BTW I pull for P3-E or a GTO satellite from AMSAT-DL as you can read in the
official following document:

http://www.southgatearc.org/news/september2012/amsat_dl_statement.htm

73" and take care

i8CVS Domenico