[amsat-bb] My two cents on this BBS vs. " A forum"

[Sterling Coffey]

It sounds like you're asking more for a wiki rather than a forum. A wiki
would be nice. This is what it could look like:
http://www.amateur-radio-wiki.net/index.php?title=Satellite. Anyone can
create an account and edit it.


This AMSAT-BB is essencially a forum, except it's done via email rather
than on a website (like QRZ for example). To your point, a forum is much
better indexed and searchable than an email reflector like this (and so is
a Wiki).

There's always the archives <http://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/> too.
To search the archives, it's best if you type site:
www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/ after the search term like this.
<https://www.google.com/search?q=es%27hail+site%3Awww.amsat.org%2Fpipermail%2Famsat-bb%2F&>

-N0SSC

On Sat, Jun 2, 2018 at 5:32 PM Butch via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> I am an old ham but new to satellite operations and I’m building a ground
> station for a local middle school.
>
> I fully support AMSAT and this BBS.  I have been on this BBS for a few
> months now looking for information that I could use.  I’ve gotten good
> responses to my specific questions, but as a resource for newbies, I find
> it lacking.  This BBS seems to me more of a “chat line” than a store house
> of knowledge.
>
> I would like to suggest that AMSAT create a forum that keeps up to date
> info on specific subjects such as active satellites, specific satellites
> (and their quirks), basic info for newbies, product reviews, volunteer
> Elmers, homebrew projects, buy/sell/trade, etc.  In this way, the
> accumulated knowledge is stored and searchable and not tossed into the
> recycle bin.
>
> I would also like to suggest that AMSAT survey its members to get some
> real data on their thoughts rather than just having an open ended
> discussion.
>
> Thanks for listening.
>
> Butch K8KO
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