[amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 383

[Michael]

Good enough, not for me anyway.
73
On 11/18/2018 7:19 PM, Ted Krempa wrote:
> Before all the hand wringing starts, check the footprint.....it is pretty
> much NOT in the USA footprint
>
> K7TRK
>
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> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Michael
> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2018 5:55 PM
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> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 383
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> I pretty much agree with Bob here. I got into sats for the challenge. I
> pretty much despise the term easy-sat. Easy isn't fun to me. To each
> their own I guess. I certainly can see it's value for emergency use, but
> day to day use would be boring IMO. No sense of accomplishment. Just my
> thoughts.
>
> 73,
>
> Michael, W4HIJ
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bob- W7LRD
>> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2018 5:17 PM
>> To: amsat-bb
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] an opinion
>>
>> Regarding the newest GEO. Once the GEO bird is in position and
> functioning,
>> we just fix our antennas to one spot, no doppler, no hunting the satellite
>> down, no planning for the next access time, or direction, no experimenting
>> with hardware or various antenna systems, no ongoing challenge. I got into
>> satellites many years ago because of the hunting, because of the
> difficulty
>> and challenge. This is the ultimate ?easy sat?. If one wants the easy sat
>> this is your baby. Yes once established one can ?work? lots of dx somewhat
>> analogous to a phone call. A highly elliptical orbit (AO40 sob sob) makes
>> one actually work, learn, experiment, and yes have fun. My opinion will no
>> doubt be different from others. No flames please, just a discussion.
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