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Re: [amsat-bb] Southern CA Satellite Presentations
by skristof＠etczone.com 27 Jun '16

27 Jun '16

Attempting full-duplex as a best practice is agreeable but is certainly a different animal than making it MANDATORY. Sounds like the folks in my CW club who post on the sked page "QRO ONLY" or the folks who think everybody must be able to do 20 wpm before they put a dit on the air. Let's keep it a hobby, help and encourage newcomers, and not block folks from trying things by setting unnecessarily high bars to entry.Steve AI9IN Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone-------- Original message --------From: mvivona--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Date: 6/26/2016 7:34 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Michael <Mat_62(a)charter.net>, amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Southern CA Satellite Presentations I humbly agree with you Michael. Even though I do understand that some Hams can not afford a second radio, the swarms of cheap radios on the market lately has pretty much alleviated that issue.Maybe it's not always possible, but attempting full duplex is not only better practice, but is a very gratifying challenge to anyone that hears what the have been missing. I give you a thumbs up sir. KC4ZVA From: Michael <Mat_62(a)charter.net> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2016 7:10 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Southern CA Satellite Presentations It sure would be nice if you would quit telling people that full duplex is "not mandatory" for working sats. It absolutely should be MANDATORY. Having full duplex should be stated as rule # 1 of operating on a satellite regardless of which one it is and what mode you are operating. Not using full duplex results in needless interference and frustration. Just my humble opinion. 73, Michael, W4HIJ On 6/26/2016 2:49 PM, Clint Bradford wrote: > ARRL instructor and ARISS / AMSAT-NA / AMSAT-UK supporter > Clint Bradford, K6LCS, will be presenting his 84th and 85th > satellite presentations in September. > > "I have no idea how I have "missed" the Downey (CA) Amateur Radio Club," > Clint writes. "They are long-time ARRL supporters, and have been serving their > region well for more than FIFTY years." > > "The Victor Valley (CA) ARC is another story. This will be my fourth show for > them these past ten years. I suppose I will have to change some of the bad > jokes that are interspersed throughout the presentation ... " > > Attendees will be shown EVERYTHING needed to work the FM voice ham > satellites – with a re-occurring theme of, “Most hams already have > most of the necessary equipment … ” Attendees can download a > four-page tutorial beforehand at … > > http://www.work-sat.com > > … and Clint welcomes pre-presentation questions. Call him at > 909-999-SATS (909-999-7287), or send email to clint(a)clintbradford.com . > > Not in the Southern California region - but would like your club to experience an > hour-long educational and entertaining presentation on working the FM birds? > Send me an email - I will bring the show to your club! > > Thursday, September 1, 2016, 7:30 PM > Downey Amateur Radio Club > First Baptist Church, Room 120, in Downey, California. The church is between > 2nd and 3rd streets, at 8348 E. 3rd St. Use 2nd St, East from Downey Ave (one > block north of Firestone Blvd.) adjacent to City Hall. Entrance via double glass > doors on the north side of 2nd St. > > Tuesday, September 13, 2016, 7:00 PM > Sitting Bull Academy Library, 19445 Sitting Bull Road, Apple Valley. CA. > > /end/ > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Re: [amsat-bb] Southern CA Satellite Presentations
by Clint Bradford 27 Jun '16

27 Jun '16

>> ... Any plans to demo the satellites on this presentation? Several times I have interrupted myself in the middle of a presentation and told the group, "OK - everybody up and outside. My wife will stay and watch your belongings. We're going to work a bird RIGHT NOW ... " I enjoyed reading about your then-record distance record on '85 - quite an achievement! i am sure we'll meet up sometime ... Clint K6LCS

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Southern CA Satellite Presentations
by Clint Bradford 27 Jun '16

27 Jun '16

ARRL instructor and ARISS / AMSAT-NA / AMSAT-UK supporter Clint Bradford, K6LCS, will be presenting his 84th and 85th satellite presentations in September. "I have no idea how I have "missed" the Downey (CA) Amateur Radio Club," Clint writes. "They are long-time ARRL supporters, and have been serving their region well for more than FIFTY years." "The Victor Valley (CA) ARC is another story. This will be my fourth show for them these past ten years. I suppose I will have to change some of the bad jokes that are interspersed throughout the presentation ... " Attendees will be shown EVERYTHING needed to work the FM voice ham satellites – with a re-occurring theme of, “Most hams already have most of the necessary equipment … ” Attendees can download a four-page tutorial beforehand at … http://www.work-sat.com … and Clint welcomes pre-presentation questions. Call him at 909-999-SATS (909-999-7287), or send email to clint(a)clintbradford.com . Not in the Southern California region - but would like your club to experience an hour-long educational and entertaining presentation on working the FM birds? Send me an email - I will bring the show to your club! Thursday, September 1, 2016, 7:30 PM Downey Amateur Radio Club First Baptist Church, Room 120, in Downey, California. The church is between 2nd and 3rd streets, at 8348 E. 3rd St. Use 2nd St, East from Downey Ave (one block north of Firestone Blvd.) adjacent to City Hall. Entrance via double glass doors on the north side of 2nd St. Tuesday, September 13, 2016, 7:00 PM Sitting Bull Academy Library, 19445 Sitting Bull Road, Apple Valley. CA. /end/

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Android SDR to FoxTelem
by skristof＠etczone.com 27 Jun '16

27 Jun '16

Anyone putting together a FoxTelem app for Android? Steve AI9IN

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First Demo of ground-based LEILA-2 for the NB transponder
by Peter Guelzow 27 Jun '16

27 Jun '16

First Demo of ground-based LEILA-2 for the NB transponder ==================================================== the first geostationary P4-A satellite Es'hail-2 will carry two amateur radio transponders: - a Narrowband (NB) transponder with 250 kHz bandwidth and - a Wideband (WB) transponder with 8 MHz bandwidth for Digital Amateur Television (DATV, DVB-S2 standard) The NB transponder is a bent-pipe, non-inverting, linear transponder with AGC. A LEILA-2 system, similar to LEILA flown on AMSAT OSCAR-40 (P3-D) will be used for Traffic Control and Telemetry Beacons. The mayor difference is, that this is a ground-based system which will be installed at the Es'hailSat Satellite Control Center (SCC) near Doha in Qatar. LEILA-2 will analyze the downlink power levels in the passband of the NB-transponder and automatically generate a Siren to remark users to decrease their uplink power. LEILA-2 is a joint development of AMSAT-DL's Achim Vollhardt DH2VA and AMSAT-UK's Howard Long G6LVB. LEILA is an german acronym for "LEIstungs Limit Anzeige", which means: Power Limit Indicator The following video gives a first insight to the Es'hail-2 LEILA-2 hardware concept: https://youtu.be/v-9jVw-pK0A 73s Peter DB2OS, AMSAT-DL

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For sale, FT-736r, TE amps, more
by Peter Klein 26 Jun '16

26 Jun '16

*** FOR SALE *** I'm looking for new homes for the following. Asking prices do not include shipping, insurance. Local pickup welcome. Contact is pklein at threshinc dot com. Reasonable offers will be considered. Unless otherwise noted, all this equipment was purchased new in c. 1995-6, I am the original owner. Transceiver and indoor accessories' condition is very good to excellent. ------------- Yaesu FT-736r SSB/CW/FM/Satellite Transceiver. I used it on Oscar 10 and 13, Mir, etc. With original box and manual. Has 2m and 70cm stock modules. With hand mic, Keyer-B, FTS-8 CTCSS tone board, 500 Hz CW filter. Excellent shape, all functions work fine. Internal AC power supply works. Minor issue: The external speaker jack is worn and occasionally mutes the built-in speaker. Tap the rear of the cabinet and it comes back. Rather than mess with it, I just used the headphone jack for an external speaker. --- $650.00 --- Yaesu MD-1 desk mic, works with the 736r and many other Yaesu radios (8-pin plug). This was bought used last year. Great sound. --- $120 --- TE 1406G amp, 144 MHz, 25w in, 100w out. GAsFET preamp. With manual. --- $250.00 --- TE 4412G amp, 430-450 MHz, 30w in, 100w out. GAsFET preamp. With manual. --- $250 --- TIMEWAVE DSP-599zx AM SSB CW digital selectivity filter, noise reduction, heterodyne eliminator. Excellent at reducing noise for weak signal VHF/UHF operation, worked great on satellites. Original box and manual, first version firmware. ---$250 --- Kansas City Tracker board (full-size ISA board, only fits older PCs). It worked last time I used it several years ago. With docs and software. --- $30 --- Landwehr 144 MHz mast-mount GASFET preamp. It works, amplifies weak signals as it should. The N connectors are good. The 5-pin power and control socket has some oxidation and the label on the face has faded due to sunlight. --- $125 --- M2 EB-144 2m "Eggbeater" Antenna. Works, was outdoors since mid-90s, so shows some oxidation. --- $100 --- Advanced Receiver Research 10 meter receiver preamp. Remember Mode A? --- $20 --- -- Peter, KD7MW

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FUNcube-1
by Graham Shirville 26 Jun '16

26 Jun '16

Hi All, Just to confirm that FC1 is now back in autonomous mode for the week. If the spacecraft is in sunlight then you have high power telemetry. If it is in eclipse then low power telemetry and the transponder are available. 73 Graham G3VZV

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K4AMG FD
by Rich/wa4bue 26 Jun '16

26 Jun '16

Thank you everyone for our FO 29 contacts. We were able to work the first 1/2 of our pass. As our antennas turned towards the airport the local radar took over. We were the GOTA station for the RASON club. Rich K4AMG.org

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Android OS apps?
by skristof＠etczone.com 26 Jun '16

26 Jun '16

I finally joined the 21st century and got a smartphone (Samsung with Android OS). Anyone want to recommend their "must-have" apps to put on this thing? I looked at the list of available apps and figured I would just some folks who know about these things. That's you! Thank you! Steve AI9IN

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ANS-178 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by E.Mike McCardel 26 Jun '16

26 Jun '16

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-178 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. In this edition: * Fox-1Clif and Fox-1D Launch Window Update * 2016 AMSAT Symposium Call for Papers * AMSAT-SA Invites SDR Transponder Developers * Sathyabamasat Update * AMSAT P4 Information Published * UKube-1 Transponder Remains Active * Bahamas Satellite Activation * Final Call For Speakers For The AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2016 * CY9C St. Paul Island Expedition June Update * 2016 Candidates for the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Announced * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-178.01 ANS-178 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 178.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. June 26, 2016 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-178.01 Fox-1Clif and Fox-1D Launch Window Update AMSAT has been informed that the launch period for Fox-1Cliff and Fox-1D has been moved and is now commencing on September 1, 2016 and ending on November 30, 2016. Fox-1Cliff and Fox-1D will be integrated onto the Spaceflight SHERPA platform for its maiden flight aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launching into a sun-synchronous orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Fox- 1Cliff and Fox-1D carry university experiments from Pennsylvania State-Erie, Vanderbilt, University of Iowa, cameras provided by Virginia Tech, as well as amateur radio voice repeaters capable of U/V or L/V operation. [ANS thanks AMSAT and Paul N8HM for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 AMSAT Symposium Call for Papers This is the first call for papers for the 2016 AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting and Space Symposium to be held on the weekend of November 10- 14, 2016. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations, and poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative title of your presentation as soon as possible, but no later than September 15th. The final copy must be submitted by October 15th for inclusion in the printed proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz at n8fgv(at)amsat.org The 2016 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting will be held aboard the cruise ship Carnival Liberty departing from the port of Galveston, Texas on November 10, 2016 and returning to port on November 14, 2016. [ANS thanks 2016 Symposium Committee for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-SA Invites SDR Transponder Developers AMSAT SA is accelerating the development of its Kletskous transponder by introducing a parallel development process. Two RF experts have recent joined the team, they are Leon Lessing ZS6LMG and Francois Visser ZS1CED. At its recent strategy meeting the association discussed its long term plans which includes the development of a Software Defined Radio transponder and other digital payloads. Radio Amateurs who have an interest in being part of discussions on these projects are invited to send their contact details including their Skype address to saamsat(a)intekom.com.za. For more information on SDR visit the AMSAT SA website at www.amsatsa.org.za and download the SDR presentation delivered by Deon Coetzee ZR1DE at the recently held space symposium. Join the conversation! {ANS thanks the SARL weekly news in English 2016-6-25 for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sathyabamasat Update Forwarding a message received at the AMSAT Office. Keps sent by the Sathyabamasat team leader: I am Dr. K. Vasanth, team leader for sathyabamasat. Please find the TLE of sathyabamasat that was launched in PSLV c34 on 22 June 2016 by ISRO SATHYABAMASAT 1 99995U 16040Z 16175. 20805119 -.00000069 00000-0 00000+0 0 9993 2 99995 97.5054 234.3601 0013199 239.3342 211.7362 15.18710336 154 Kindly track our satellite and send me the tracked results if possible. E-mail vasanthecek at gmail dot com Thank you for the help regards Dr. K. Vasanth [ANS thanks the Sathyabamasat Team for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT P4 Information Published AMSAT-DL published information on Friday about their P4 mission: http://tinyurl.com/ANS178-amsat-p4-a-es-hail-2 (posted in German but on-line translation services are useful) The AMSAT-DL Phase 4 brochure is available at: http://amsat-dl.org/images/stories/satellites/Eshail-2/P4A_Leaflet.pdf AMSAT-UK covers this news also: https://amsat-uk.org/2016/06/24/phase-4a-transponder-video/ [ANS thanks AMSAT-DL and AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- UKube-1 Transponder Remains Active UKube-1's transponder continues to remain active. Users will find that their signals may disappear during short periods when the satellite's primary beacon is active. Once the primary beacon's transmission is finished, the transponder will go back to normal. The 145.15 MHz telemetry from FUNcube-2 is being copied a bit higher at 145.16 MHz. Users have noted that the transponder uplink is roughly 13-15 KHz high as well. [ANS thanks Clayton W5PFG for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Bahamas Satellite Activation Gabriel Zeifman, KM4RTS, made a successful satellite activation of the Bahamas as C6AGZ on Sunday, June 19. He reports that his Logbook of the World certificate has been approved and he will soon be uploading the contacts. Following his activation of the Bahamas, he activated several grid squares via satellite on a trip to Oklahoma City where he will reside following his recent college graduation. A relative newcomer to satellites, Gabriel has been steadily improving his portable station and now operates all FM and linear SSB transponders with ease using a pair of Yaesu FT-817ND transceivers and an Arrow II satellite antenna. [ANS thanks Clayton W5PFG for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Call For Speakers For The AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2016 Final call for speakers for the AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2016 which will be held from Saturday, July 29 to Sunday, July 31, 2016 at the Holiday Inn, Guildford, GU2 7XZ, United Kingdom: https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/ AMSAT-UK invites speakers, to cover topics about Amateur satellites, CubeSats, Nanosats, space and associated activities, for this event. They are also invited to submit papers for subsequent publishing on the AMSAT-UK web site or Oscar News. Those wishing to participate should contact Dave, G4DPZ, dave at g4dpz dot me dot uk [ANS thanks Dave, G4DPZ for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- CY9C St. Paul Island Expedition June Update CY9C ST. PAUL ISLAND DXPEDITION (Update, dated June 18th). Randy, N0TG, reports: The countdown is on; just 60 days 'til activation. Procurement of final materials and supplies is in process and being shipped to team member K8LEE - Wayne. Wayne and Jay-K4ZLE will rent a cargo van for transport of most of the gear to our staging area in Canada departing their homes around 12 August. Phil, VA3QR, will be driving to the staging area with the generators and several other items. And, lastly Murray, WA4DAN, will also drive to Dingwall, Canada, with several yagi's. Other team members will be flying. The team is excited and looking forward to a very inclusive operation, i.e, satellite, 2 meter EME, RTTY, CW, SSB. We also have plans to include working Tech and General Class. We appreciate the visits to our website and those who have taken the "NEED SURVEY". We are gearing up to assure we meet the band and mode needs expressed, as well as, concentrating on successful contacts on the long and difficult propagation paths to various locations in Oceania, Japan, India, Asiatic Russia, western USA and VE, etc. Our thanks for the financial support; that helps greatly on the upfront cost of the dxpedition. Website: http://www.CY9DXpedition.com [ANS thanks Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1270 for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 Candidates for the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Announced The 2016 candidates, in alphabetical order by last names are: Tom Clark, K3IO Clayton Coleman, W5PFG Mark Hammond, N8MH Bruce Paige, KK5DO Paul Stoetzer, N8HM This year AMSAT-NA will be electing three voting members of the Board of Directors. These will go to the three candidates receiving the highest number of votes. In addition, there will be two alternates chosen, based on the next highest number of votes received. Ballots will be mailed to the AMSAT-NA membership by July 15, 2016 and must be received at the AMSAT office by September 15, 2016 in order to be counted. Those sent outside North America will go by air mail. If you have not received your ballot package in a reasonable time for your location, please contact the AMSAT office. Completed ballots should be returned as promptly as possible, and those from outside North America preferably by air mail. Election of Board members is both an obligation as well as an opportunity by our membership to help shape the future direction of AMSAT. Please take the time to review the candidate statements that will accompany the ballot and determine who you wish to see on the Board. You have the option to vote for up to three candidates. [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA Secretary, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News + A Successful contact was made between Gagarin From Space, "Slavic Commonwealth" Sochi, Russia and Cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka RN3FU using Callsign RS0ISS. The contact began 2016-06-19 09:30 UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was direct via R2Ø16SS. ARISS Mentor was Sergey RV3DR. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka RN3FU Contact is a go for Thu 2016-06-30 07:55 UTC Justus-Knecht-Gymnasium, Bruchsal, Germany, direct via DN1JKG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Contact is a go for: Fri 2016-07-01 08:31:23 UTC [ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above information] Exp. 46 back on earth. Congratulations on a job well done! Tim Kopra KE5UDN Timothy Peake KG5BVI Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP [ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + John 9H5G reports that I'll once again be active in C6 from January. I expect to activate the following grids: FL 05, 15, 14, 24, 23, 22, and possibly 21. Some of these will be /MM as they lack land. Unless I magically come across a pair of 817s or the like I'll only be on the FM birds although I may do some APRS once I get that figured out. [ANS thanks John 9H5G for the aboive information] + Congratulations to Frank Westphal for the Got Grids Award #16 For more info on these free awards go to www.starcommgroup.org These awards are free we only ask that you make a donation to Amsat if you can. [ANS thanks Damon WA4HFN for the above information] + 2016 ARRL / TAPR DCC (Digital Communications Conference ) Hilton Saint Petersburg Bayfront Hotel Tampa, FL September 16 - 19, 2016 DCC Information at: www.tapr.org/dcc [ANS thanks Mark Thompson for the above information] + Satellite presentations in September - So CA Clint Bradford, K6LCS, will be presenting his satellite presentations in two venues in Southern CaliforniaSeptember. Thursday, September 1, 2016, 7:30 PM Downey Amateur Radio Club First Baptist Church, Room 120, in Downey, California. The church is between 2nd and 3rd streets, at 8348 E. 3rd St. Use 2nd St, East from Downey Ave (one block north of Firestone Blvd.) adjacent to City Hall. Entrance via double glass doors on the north side of 2nd St. Tuesday, September 13, 2016, 7:00 PM Sitting Bull Academy Library, 19445 Sitting Bull Road, Apple Valley. CA. [ANS thanks Southgate ARN for the above information] + Free Downloads: Mars Explorers Wanted Posters Mars needs you! In the future, Mars will need all kinds of explorers, farmers, surveyors, teachers … but most of all, YOU! Join NASA on the Journey to Mars as we explore with robots and, one day, send humans there. Download a Mars poster that speaks to you. Each of the eight posters represents a different type of explorer NASA is seeking. You can view them online, print them and share them with your friends. Check out the posters at http://tinyurl.com/ANS178-MoreOnMars And for more information about Mars, visit http://mars.nasa.gov/ [ANS thanks the NASA Education Express Message -- June 23, 2016 for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, EMike McCardel, AA8EM (former KC8YLD) kc8yld at amsat dot org

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