[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT needs volunteers ???

[John Stephensen]

If AMSAT asks for volunteers its usually for newsletters, booth duty or web 
site maintenance. The AMSAT BoD raises money, provides it to groups doing 
development of amateur satellites and provides general services like this 
mailing list. In my experience, satellites are developed by dedicated teams 
that will ask for volunteers for specific tasks. For example, I was a 
volunteer for Eagle U-band receiver development. AMSAT might have passed on 
a name and the position had already been filled.

73,

John
KD6OZH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Lubbers K8TL" <k8tl at earthlink.net>
To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Friday, June 07, 2013 15:55 UTC
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT needs volunteers ???


> Over the past half century I responded several times to AMSAT’s call for 
> volunteers and never heard back from them.  I was happy to hear from my 
> son when he volunteered his software talents to AMSAT and told me that 
> they had asked when would be a good time to contact him.  His job title is 
> Software Engineer with over 30 years experience, a number of published 
> articles and winner of a number of design contests.  He is also 
> comfortable with hardware and firmware.  If I mention a piece of hardware 
> or software that I wish was a available in my ham shack it is usually 
> available the next time he visits.
>
> Oh by the way I see AMSAT is still looking for a software guy, they never 
> followed up on their request of when they could contact him.  They sure 
> blew an opportunity there.
>
> Tom K8TL
>
>
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