It's great to see the years of work behind this transition all finally come together! Robert was the key person in getting this system implemented, but, as with anything, it was a team effort involving several people, including:
Clayton Coleman, W5PFG - Our now-President originally proposed a managed membership solution to resolve the problems we ran into for several years while attempting to build our own membership solution using open-source tools. Robert took the ball and ran with it. Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P - Our IT team lead who has provided an immense amount of support and leadership for our IT systems for many years. Matt Alberti, KM4EXS - An invaluable member of our IT team. Martha Saragovitz - Our long-time office manager.
As far as content - I have made all the Journals from 2014-present available for members via the portal. My plan is to get all AMSAT periodicals ever published available from 1969 to the present. However, our archives have a gap. If anyone has copies of The AMSAT Journal, The Amateur Satellite Report, or other AMSAT periodical from 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, or 1992, please let me know. In the short term, you should expect to see other resources made available very soon.
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Executive Vice President AMSAT
On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 9:23 AM Mark L. Hammond via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
Robert, this is fantastic. Thanks for the endless hours you have put into this (and Paul N8HM, too!). The new portal is so nice. It's great having the ability to keep information up to date, and to have access to back issues of the Journal. Renewing or joining is easy.
Bravo! How in the world you made enough time during the what must be the longest tax season on record is beyond me. And you're still on the air, to boot! Thanks for giving of your time and expertise.
73, Mark N8MH AMSAT Director, Command Station
On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 10:53 PM Robert Bankston via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
It’s been 41 days since I first launched AMSAT’s new, online Member Total. In that short time, 1,060 members have logged in, and we added
254
new and previously expired members to our ranks.
A lot of blood, sweat and tears went into transitioning our old dBase4 database into our new online Member Portal. It has been a humbling experience to see everything come together and the expanded services we
can
now offer our Members.
While my original plan was to spend the first couple of months getting
our
members signed up, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, took the initiative to collect, capture and upload all of The AMSAT Journals, dating back to 2014, to
make
them accessible to our members. In addition, Paul also made added
AMSAT’s
latest Amateur Satellite Frequency Guide as a member only benefit. This was a huge effort and added a lot of value for our members. Be sure to thank Paul for making it happen.
To all of the members who have already signed up on the new AMSAT Member Portal and those who I have exchanged emails with, I thank you. I hope
the
level of our service lives up to your expectations.
For those who have not signed up, what are you waiting for? It’s a
fairly
simple process and only takes a few minutes of your time.
It is important that each and every member log in and MAKE SURE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION IS UP TO DATE. While you’re there, take a moment to download the current satellite frequency guide, the stroll on over to The AMSAT Journal Archive.
If you not a member, there is no better time to join. Visit launch.amsat.org
73,
Robert Bankston, KE4AL Vice-President, User Services Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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