It's time for another College Satellite night! Expect to hear many Oscar capable NA college club stations on the air Thursday evening Oct. 1st-2nd (NA local times) from 22:00 UTC to 0500 UTC for this special event.

College clubs are getting priority on the QRP AO-51 repeater that night (uplink: 145.880 MHz FM. downlink: 435.150 MHz FM). Please work each college station but afford them the ability to take calls and make as many QSOs as possible.

Club stations will also be on other birds so make as many contacts if you can, on each bird. We have encouraged college stations to QSL all the stations they work during the event as we (either through AMSAT or a college group) are planning on creating an award for working college club stations on satellite.

Make sure to e-mail or call as many hams that you know associated with college ham radio clubs so that they will know about this special event and get on the air.usage and NA-wide involvement is important. While we are focusing on North American activity let me know of interest and participation from other parts of the globe, e-mail me off-list at mailto:jgarlitz@ufl.edu jgarlitz@ufl.edu.

73, Dr. Jay Garlitz, AA4FL

Gator ARC Faculty Advisor at UF

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