Vikas,

Welcome to AMSAT, I'm the NY State Area Coordinator for AMSAT, as a volunteer I serve as AMSAT's regional ambassador. We serve in a variety of roles, from making presentations at local meetings to manning booths and conducting demonstrations at pubic schools, hamfests and conventions. Additionally, we act as as local "Elmer's", providing technical and operational help to hams in the area.

We do have AMSAT groups, in the form of mailing lists and local nets that provide information about local activities, you can visit, www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/maillist/maillist.php, to see the groups that exist. In NY I have made presentations at Amateur Radio Clubs, to discuss and learn about amateur satellites. There is an excellent net that you can participate in, the Hudson Valley Satellite Net.

Hudson Valley Satellite Net

The next net #147 will be Thursday August 2nd 2012 at 8PM EST On the KC2DAA Repeater 146.970 -600KHz 100 Hz PL Echolink: N2EYH-L Node Number 429079 (Echolink is only active for the duration of the net)

The following is a list of local and regional groups that are affiliated with AMSAT Project OSCAR (San Francisco Bay Area) The Colorado AMSAT Net AMSAT-DC (Washington DC Area) The Houston AMSAT Net (Texas) The Southeast Michigan AMSAT Net

Vikas, you can visit, www.amsat,org, and review all the activities that AMSAT offers. if you would like me to make a presentation to your group about getting started with the Amateur Satellites or how to become a licensed Amateur Radio Operator to use the Satellites, I would be pleased to arrange a date, thank you.

Best Regards,

Peter WB2OQQ