[amsat-bb] Re: dismantling satellite antennas

[John Spasojevich]

Then I guess we won't have to read any more complaining e-mail anymore

John, AG9D

On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 2:57 PM, i8cvs <domenico.i8cvs at tin.it> wrote:

> ----- 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
> > Skype VE2DWE
> > HTTP://www.qsl.net/ve2dwe
> > DSTAR urcall VE2DWE
> > WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE
> >
> 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
>
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