[Ground-station] Update: Rent-a-GEO

[Bruce Perens]

My thought was that achievement on the ground station grant would be a
gateway to more. OK, but I would rather see a satellite program in
development. I don't think rent-a-echostar was the one I wanted to see.

On Wed, Sep 30, 2020, 8:39 PM Robert McGwier via Ground-Station
<ground-station at lists.openresearch.institute> wrote:

> I don't believe this is a permanent condition.
>
> We supported development of the ground segment. My perception is the board
> wanted something more concrete.
>
> Bob McGwier,  N4HY, Adjunct Professor,  Virginia Tech
>
> On Tue, Sep 29, 2020, 16:56 Michelle Thompson via Ground-Station
> <ground-station at lists.openresearch.institute> wrote:
>
>> Greetings all!
>>
>> We did not get the $140,000 Rent-a-GEO grant from ARDC. But, I will keep
>> an eye out for a match for that proposal before EchoStar 9 goes completely
>> out of service.
>>
>> Thank you to everyone that helped with that proposal, the application,
>> and the process at ARDC.
>>
>> -Michelle W5NYV
>>
>>
>>
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