[amsat-bb] Re: [sarex] Re: Re: 2013 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results Announced

[Personal]

It may not be good but it is typical in any organization these days that 10 to 20% do anything. Even in an election in a city, state or nation for that matter.

John AG9D

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On Sep 16, 2013, at 9:51 PM, Stefan Wagener <wageners at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
> I guess the point is that only very few (less then 20%) determine the
> future of the organization (by voting). That is not good!
> 
> Stefan VE4NSA
> 
> 
> On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:39 PM, Rick Tejera <SaguaroAstro at cox.net> wrote:
> 
>> Domenico,
>> 
>> I'm pretty sure members have been assigned numbers sequentially since the
>> early days. The membership number is can be thought of more as a seniority
>> number, the lower the number, the longer you've been a member. So the
>> highest number is the number of people who have at sometime held a
>> membership. The actual number is diluted by SK's and folks who for whatever
>> reason, let their membership lapse.
>> 
>> Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)
>> Saguaro Astronomy Club
>> www.saguaroastro.org
>> Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club
>> www.w7tbc.org
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
>> Behalf Of i8cvs
>> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 19:08
>> To: Martha; les at highnoonfilm.com; wa4sca at gmail.com
>> Cc: SAREX-BB; AMSAT-BB; Alan Biddle
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: 2013 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results
>> Announced
>> 
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>  From: Martha
>>  To: i8cvs
>>  Cc: Alan Biddle ; AMSAT-BB ; SAREX-BB
>>  Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 10:52 PM
>>  Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: 2013 AMSAT Board of Directors Election
>> Results
>> Announced
>> 
>> 
>>  Domenico - AMSAT membership is approximately 3,000.
>> 
>>  -- 73- Martha
>> 
>>  Hi Martha,
>>  I trust in your figure of approximately 3,000. AMSAT-NA
>>  membership but please read on the bottom belove because
>>  I can't understand why Les Rayburn N1LF claim to be
>>  AMSAT #38965
>> 
>>  I would like to know from Les N1LF what the above
>>  figure means......membership numbar or some other
>>  issue ?
>> 
>>  Thanks.
>> 
>>  73" de i8CVS Domenico
>> 
>> 
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>  From: "Les Rayburn" <les at highnoonfilm.com>
>>  To: "AMSAT Mailing List" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>>  Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 6:53 AM
>>  Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT Journal Latest Issue?
>> 
>> 
>>> Since joining AMSAT about three months ago, I've only received my
>>> initial copy of the AMSAT Journal (March/April 2013). Can anyone tell
>> me
>> 
>>> if a later issue has
>>> shipped yet, or when I could expect to receive the next one? Hungry for
>>> everything I can read on the topic. Did receive my ordered copy of the
>>> Proceedings from the
>>> 30th Annual AMSAT-NA Space Symposium, and the 2013 edition of "Getting
>>> Started with Amateur Satellites". Great stuff.
>>> 
>>> Thanks as always.
>>> 
>>> Les Rayburn, N1LF
>>> 121 Mayfair Park
>>> Maylene, AL 35114
>>> EM63nf
>>> 
>>> 6M VUCC #1712
>>> AMSAT #38965
>>> Grid Bandits #222
>>> Southeastern VHF Society
>>> Central States VHF Society Life Member
>>> Six Club #2484
>>> 
>>> Active on 6 Meters thru 1296, 10GHz & Light
>> 
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