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

[egon]

>From Alberta Canada I have worked 23 country's on LEO satellites
and that's not counting AO40,



Egon VE6EGN/SA3EGN
-----Original Message----- 
From: KI7UNJ Tucker via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 8:59 AM
To: David J. Schmocker
Cc: AMSAT BB
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] need HEO .. please..

David,

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

It's very possible to work a DX with just the LEO sats we have now, heck
I'm in Oregon and have managed to work Spain and many other countries in
that area. The east coast ops are able to work DEEP into the EU and even
able to work EU with just FM on AO-91. 2M0SQL (Whom I have worked via LEO)
is in Scotland is able to work all the way to the west coast of US via
RS-44/AO-7 with passes almost daily, and yes those are LEO sats.

People who say "working DX isn't possible with LEO" need to take a look at
orbits, and probably get our of their comfort zone, you won't get much DX
on an overhead pass... you need to get out and work those 1* passes or
venture out more and get up on a hill and work a negative degree pass. LEO
DX is 100% possible!

Sadly, many are just complaining instead of using what we have and or
donating. Many of said complainers have no concept of the
design/skills/time/money/effort/programming/de-orbital requirements they
think its just wham bam the sat is in space.

Read more about what AMSAT is doing to go higher, and DONATE all on this
page!
https://www.amsat.org/greater-orbit-larger-footprint-an-introduction-to-the-amsat-golf-program/

MEO or an HEO satellite sounds great and I can't wait, it would be fun and
allow me to work many more DX.


/R
KI7UNJ


On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 4:57 AM David J. Schmocker via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> 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?
> >
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