Have you ever considered using your efforts to promote satellite operations and the hobby in general in a positive light?
Hello, KD9ISN. I’m not familiar with your call sign and don’t recall hearing you on any satellites, but that’s okay
Before you judge me, you may want to know a bit more about me. I’ve been a ham for quite some time. I’m even one of those people that took a CW test to gain access to HF then refined those skills to be able to work any station, at any speed. Those were some fun days.
I am very active on amateur radio satellites and have two daughters that are also on the air. One has a license, W4AQT and the other will hopefully get one but is still active and uses my call with me as a control op.
Since you claim I don’t promote amateur radio or amateur radio satellites, you need to ‘your ducks in a row’ and use facts. I have Elmered my two daughters. One of which was asked to speak at Dayton and gave a talk regarding AMSAT and satellites. She and I have given numerous demonstrations and presentations. We are both ARRL Certified Instructor and I am an ARRL and CAVEC VE. My daughter and I are also members of many local clubs and organizations. Are you? I ask that you don’t judge until you are able to back-up your facts. I post things that I can back-up with facts, not just innuendo. I encourage you to do the same.
I have helped a LOT of people through social media and in person with everything from satellites to HF. I just don’t need to brag about it or have fancy titles. My background is well documented and easily verifiable regarding promoting amateur radio. I can’t seem to find anything, as far as, an online bio for you so it seems silly for you to state mistruths about me. If I’m wrong, I apologize.
I tend to represent the many that are marginalized by the legacy, incumbent AMSAT-NA Board members that enjoy bullying others online. I say that because i get the emails and messages from those that have been marginalized. It’s NO secret and, documented here, along with other places that the legacy, incumbent Board members of AMSAT-NA enjoy censoring and marginalizing certain AMSAT-NA members. I can say this with certainty. I was once a part of their ‘friendly’ group. I have the chat logs where they enjoy making fun of newcomers. I have archived many megabytes of their conspiracies. I can back-up everything I post with written proof and documentation. I’ve posted some of it here.
As I stated above. I’m a ham. I’m proud of it. I have Elmered my own children. I have Elmered others. I am active on VHF/UHF/HF. I am active with CW. I am active on satellites (FM, linear and digital). I keep four grids (EM61/62/71/72) active for newcomers to satellite to work. I don’t see you in my log so I’m not sure how active you are on satellites.
Are you an AMSAT-NA member? Do you care about the leadership of AMSAT-NA?
I don’t mind speaking the truths that AMSAT-NA doesn’t want to be heard. Members (I’m a paid member) deserve to hear all the truth, not just what legacy, incumbent Board members want the public to hear. Once again, I can backup everything I post with documentation. I also don’t have a problem calling out the ARRL with things they do that I feel members should know about but this is a satellite forum so that’s why I speak about satellites and the truths about National satellite organizations. To prove it’s not just just about AMSAT-NA. I also have no problem stating that the new AMSAT-Ireland group as a sham organization.
KD9ISN, I respectfully ask that you don’t become a blind follower of those that just use ‘talking points’. If you aren’t an AMSAT-NA member, become one so you can vote. If you are going to ‘call out’ myself and others, be prepared to provide a bio that shows you have some credibility.
KD9ISN, I am here anytime that you want to log EM61/62/71/72 via a satellite or other means. All you have to do is let me know.
Happy holidays and 73!