[amsat-bb] need HEO .. please..

[David J. Schmocker]

Everyone:
My thoughts are in full alignment with Joe's view.. "Why no HEO?" 
Without HEO, my interest in satellites is.. zero.

Forgive me, for I am but a humble DXer.  How is DXing possible without HEO?

My donations start and increase in proportion to the satellite orbital 
height.

very 73,

Dave KJ9I

On 6/17/20 5:08 PM, Joe Leikhim via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Zach; As a long time member of AMSAT, I can assure you I did donate 
> for the AO-40 project. But since that time there have been no 
> significant HEO projects.
> LEO and primarily FM oriented satellites have been the rule. Year 
> after year, the focus has been on these short term, low earth projects 
> or ARISS.
>
> Who cares if an HEO requires COTS space rated modules to be considered 
> a payload? There is plenty of work to be done on the ground building 
> an earth station.
>
> Paul; Why no outreach to the industry. Elon Musk? A free AMSAT 
> membership, some Honorary AMSAT Knighthood?  Anybody ever give him a 
> call?
>
> I know part of this is ITAR and the US basically screwing ourselves by 
> embargoing technology.
>
>
> "Donate early, donate often.
>
> 2) No amateur-built hardware on the satellite -- Yes, specifying and
> overseeing development takes a LOT of work. I do this for my day job,
> not satellites, but just as complex. However, designing, building,
> testing, and deploying amateur-built hardware is what I feel AMSAT is
> all about.
>  --- Zach
> N0ZGO"
>
> "There are many political and economic factors that made the
> partnership with AMSAT-DL possible. "
>
> "the most senior political official we've had who was
> active in amateur radio was Sen. Barry Goldwater. Currently, Rep. Greg
> Walden is the only amateur radio operator I'm aware of in high levels
> of government and he's retiring when his term ends in January.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
> Executive Vice President
> AMSAT"
>
> I really just hear excuses when others ask the same question, why no HEO?
>