[amsat-bb] GeoSat OSCAR-2024 Positive comments, no, whining....(Was need HEO..please..)

[Lucio I0LYL]

Hi Paul,

I believe Amsat-DL cannot respond due to an NDA.
As far as I could follow as a user, there is no risk that Es'HailSat 
will "take over" the transponders. They were donated to the radio 
amateurs community when the satellite was still in the planning stage.
The whole project for the amateur part was followed, planned and 
coordinated by Amsat-DL. There are at least 600 kg of materials built by 
Amsat-DL in the ground control station of the Es'HailSat-2 satellite.

In China, radio amateurs are held in high regard and supported by 
universities and public bodies. This is just an example.
http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/wp/?page_id=844

The problem, forgive me, concerns only the United States, public and 
private bodies, which no longer believe in the contribution of radio 
amateurs in social life. Radio amateurs have always had an edge. Fior of 
technicians were trained thanks to amateur satellites. Experiences and 
skills that are then brought back to the commercial world.
Either American commercial companies and public bodies believe in this 
contribution or do not believe it. Donations are important, but without 
public / private contributions, you don't go anywhere.

73, Lucio I0LYL

Il 20/06/2020 06:20, Paul Stoetzer via AMSAT-BB ha scritto:
> Joe,
>
> It’s important to note that QO-100 is not an amateur payload at all. The
> two transponders in amateur use are on-orbit commercial spares modified to
> tune to amateur frequencies. And, of course, there’s the risk that the
> spares may be needed for commercial service some day.
> ...
>
> 73,
>
> Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
> Executive Vice President
> AMSAT
>
> On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 00:01 Joe Leikhim via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Robert;
>>
>> AMSAT has been in HEO before and can get there again.
>>
>> The idea of my proposal is to piggy back on a willing commercial
>> satellite. The owner of that satellite would be handling the necessary
>> regulatory issues/problems.  This idea has been proposed before but
>> convincing a commercial satellite owner to attach unproven payload has
>> always been an negative argument. No longer, because OSCAR-100 is proven
>> hardware and it should be considered.
>>
>> Meanwhile GOLF-TEE can continue to take baby steps.
>>
>> Looking for ideas to promote this idea. Be positive.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Joe Leikhim
>>
>>
>> Leikhim and Associates
>>
>> Communications Consultants
>>
>> Oviedo, Florida
>>
>> JLeikhim at Leikhim.com
>>
>> 407-982-0446
>>
>> WWW.LEIKHIM.COM
>>
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