[amsat-bb] Fox, "Easy Sats"....et al....

[Michael]

  Not at all, My first and only antenna system consisted of a homebrew 
tracking box with point to point wiring and an old pair of  Orbit 360 TV 
rotators topped with homebrew yagis with a modest amount of elements.   
I'm trying to ressurect it now. My rig was to only semi expensive thing 
I had. If you're trying to make me out to be some snob because I don't 
think we used the right approach and should have challenged people's 
technical prowess, then you're barking up the wrong tree.
Michael, W4HIJ
On 7/4/2015 1:15 PM, Steve Kristoff wrote:
> So, we should make them only available to the Amateur Radio elite who 
> can afford computer tracked rotors with separate yagis and all-mode 
> full duplex U/V radios? Keep out the riff-raff.
>
> Steve AI9IN
> Riff-raff at EM79
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael" <Mat_62 at charter.net>
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> Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2015 1:02 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox, "Easy Sats"....et al....
>
>
>> Once again I feel the need to say that we have gone in the wrong 
>> direction by trying to convince everyone how easy a  "sat"  is to 
>> work with a handheld antenna. I got into satellite communication 
>> because of the technical challenge involved, not by how "easy it was".
>>  This whole half or full duplex issue is a symptom of  "dumbing down" 
>> There should never be any question on it.  Full duplex should ALWAYS 
>> be used.
>> 73,
>> Michael, W4HIJ
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> Steve Kristoff
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