Amsat NA President calls for volunteers
to work on Eagle project
On the recent SARL Intecnet, AMSAT NA President Rick Hambley called for
volunteers to work on Project Eagle, the next major amateur satellite
to be built in the USA.
He said a chief technical officer and an Engineer to take care of Structural
and Thermal design are needed. He said that with modern communications
such as the Internet and teleconferencing, distance is no longer a problem.
If volunteers can function across the US, they could just as well be any
where in the world.
He cited two major problems with amateur satellite projects. The main
one is funding. He called on amateurs worldwide to make contributions.
The shop on the AMSAT website, www.amsat.org
has facilities for amateurs to make their contributions.
The other problem is to match the need of users with the need of the
satellite designers and builders. Satellite engineers are looking for
a new challenge while the user community want more of the same, a satellite
that can help you to talk around the world. He urged users to look at
the specifications of Project Eagle and make comments.
One of the papers at AMSATCON 2005 will discuss Project Eagle and afford
delegate to make their inputs.
The next Intecnet will take on a more operational aspect when the discussion
will be on Electronic QSLing. It will be on the air on Sunday 27 February
2005
Courtesy of
The South African Radio League
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