The SETI Institute, a non-profit scientific research organization, recently announced a philanthropic gift of $200m from the estate of Franklin Antonio, N6NKF. The funding will be used to detect signals of life and intelligence in the universe and share that knowledge with the world.

AMSAT members probably know N6NKF best as the author of the Instant Track orbital tracking software that AMSAT sold for many years. Phil Karn, KA9Q, says "Franklin's personal involvement in the SETI institute as an engineering consultant took them a long way in the few years he was involved."

https://www.seti.org/press-release/200m-gift-propels-scientific-research-sea...

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