November 2007 - Amsat-dc (INACTIVE)

On Planning AMSAT-DC Meeting 2008
by Pat Kilroy 29 Nov '07

29 Nov '07

FOR OUR NEXT LOCAL MEETING, I've begun to give it some thought, especially since Easter and Passover come early this year -- so we need to likewise plan earlier than normal in order to schedule it well before those dates. For the venue, I was hoping to use the same Pioneer Hall at the HEM as last year. I must check with the manager there soon. (So far they have seemed content with our modest $50 donation.) If you have any other nice venues in mind (for free or no more than $50, and a reasonable guarantee against being bumped) then I am all ears. Checking the new calendar, the date I am looking at now is either Saturday, March 8 or March 15, 2008. An earlier start time? Maybe 10 A.M. instead of 11? (How to we deal better with lunch?) A change in format? Or an added feature? Any ideas or preferences on our meeting? Please call now. Thanks, Pat N8PK Web: http://www.patkilroy.com/amsat-dc in need of a number of updates. P.S. I am sorry I missed you all at Pittsburgh last month. With three teenagers, I have been up to my ears in family activities. It paid off -- EACH one of my daughters became a national champion in each of their extra- curricular fields this month! ================================================================= Patrick L. Kilroy WK Integration & Test (I&T) 301-286-1984 Voice NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 301-286-1673 Fax Building 5, Mail Code 568 Patrick.L.Kilroy(a)nasa.gov Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 http://lro.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ================================================================= "The conquest of air and space, the pursuit of scientific discovery in space, is the toughest business in the world." - Mike Griffin, NASA Administrator, November 19, 2007

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Re: On Planning AMSAT-DC Meeting 2008
by Pat Kilroy 29 Nov '07

29 Nov '07

Wow, a very interesting proposal indeed! Let's share this with everyone and see what they say! Please see all below. Thomas Jefferson High School 6560 Braddock Rd. Alexandria, VA 22312 (Fairfax County) Phone: 703-750-8300 Map: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=internal&addtohistory=&lat… What questions do we need to ask the school to assure that we will have a successful meeting? Cheers, Pat N8PK At Thursday 11/29/2007 04:59 PM, Arthur Feller wrote: >Hi, Pat! > >Would anyone have hearburn meeting in Virginia? >If it's OK, I'll ask the folks at TJHSST if they'll >arrange for us to use the school. Since it's a >premier science and technology high school, they >might go for it. > >What do you think?? > >73, art..... >W4ART Arlington, VA > >PS Congrats on your girls. What did they do?? [See below.] > >At 10:38 AM 29-11-2007, you wrote: >>FOR OUR NEXT LOCAL MEETING, I've begun to >>give it some thought, especially since Easter >>and Passover come early this year -- so we >>need to likewise plan earlier than normal in >>order to schedule it well before those dates. >> >>For the venue, I was hoping to use the same >>Pioneer Hall at the HEM as last year. I must >>check with the manager there soon. (So far >>they have seemed content with our modest $50 >>donation.) >> >>If you have any other nice venues in mind (for >>free or no more than $50, and a reasonable >>guarantee against being bumped) then I am all >>ears. >> >>Checking the new calendar, the date I am >>looking at now is either Saturday, March 8 or >>March 15, 2008. >> >>An earlier start time? Maybe 10 A.M. instead >>of 11? (How to we deal better with lunch?) >> >>A change in format? Or an added feature? >> >>Any ideas or preferences on our meeting? >> >>Please call now. >> >>Thanks, >> >>Pat >>N8PK >> >>Web: http://www.patkilroy.com/amsat-dc >>in need of a number of updates. >> >>P.S. I am sorry I missed you all at Pittsburgh >>last month. With three teenagers, I have been >>up to my ears in family activities. It paid >>off -- EACH one of my daughters became a >>national champion in each of their extra- >>curricular fields this month! From an earlier reply off line: >To answer your questions, first, I'm sorry that I >missed Pittsburgh. I knew it was going to be an >excellent meeting, but I had a load of family action >then and all over November. (The great family news is >that each of my three teenage daughters became national >champions in their field, one in collegiate soccer, >one in percussion and one in color guard. The last >two (the younger two) are in a competitive marching >band [at] Century High School. But I digress.) > ================================================================= Patrick L. Kilroy WK Integration & Test (I&T) 301-286-1984 Voice NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 301-286-1673 Fax Building 5, Mail Code 568 Patrick.L.Kilroy(a)nasa.gov Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 http://lro.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ================================================================= "The conquest of air and space, the pursuit of scientific discovery in space, is the toughest business in the world." - Mike Griffin, NASA Administrator, November 19, 2007

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AMSAT Lab volunteers
by Robert Davis 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

AMSAT-DC volunteers, The 2007 AMSAT Space Symposium in Pittsburgh was a huge success! I presented two papers: "AMSAT Pocomoke Lab Status" "Eagle Mechanical Status" And one of the HISS student interns presented: "The UMES/HISS Hawk HASP" student balloon project. The small Eagle model built with spare solar cells raised $640 in the fundraiser auction at the banquet! I have the following *schedule* for the AMSAT lab in November. Sat Nov 3 Open - cleanroom prep for sprinklers Sat Nov 10 Open Sat Nov 17 Open Sat Nov 24 probably Closed: Thanksgiving travel? My goals for *November*: 1) prep cleanroom for sprinklers. 2) paint cleanroom (everything available to do this) 3) finish lighting, begin wiring. 4) APRS? My goals for *December*: 1) Complete cleanroom (install filters, etc) 2) Machine & deliver new prototype modules (less sheetmetal) 2) Raise tower? If you have any *questions*, call my cell 443-783-7794 or email me. For *directions* to the Pocomoke Lab, map to this: Pocomoke Belt & Broad St Pocomoke City, MD 21851 73 bob Robert Davis KF4KSS

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