Amsat-dc (INACTIVE) July 2007

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SimSat-3 Balloon Announcement & Invitation
by Pat Kilroy 30 Jul '07

30 Jul '07

I AM LOOKING FOR AN AMSAT MEMBER to help set up and operate a ground station at the AMSAT Lab in Pocomoke City, Md. The task is to receive simple telemetry and to participate in the radio net covering one or both high-altitude balloon missions carrying Amateur Radio on Tuesday, July 24 and on Wednesday, July 25. For lots of background information about the SimSat-3A and SimSat-3B flights please go to The SimSat Announcement Page at: http://www.patkilroy.com/simsat See also the complete Task List for operators to participate either from home or at our launch site on the eastern shore. What do you think? A ground station at the AMSAT Lab supporting a SimSat flight would provide good, positive visibility to AMSAT. Please give me a call and I'd be glad to explain what can be done at the lab, however simple. The event will be quite educational. Could be quite a lot of fun too! 73 de Pat N8PK for SimSat ================================================================= 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/ ================================================================= "Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein

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Mark Your Calendars for Exciting Fall PVRC Presentations
by Eric Rosenberg 14 Jul '07

14 Jul '07

We've been working on putting together interesting programs in the Central region of the PVRC that we hope will be of interest to all our members and the amateur radio community at large. Pencil in the following following speakers/presentations: * Mid-or late September: - Paul Dickson, (locally based) author of "Sputnik, The Shock of the Century." This book, originally published in 2001 and being reissued in time for the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik (October 4), is a great discussion of the events leading up to and the aftermath of the launch of Sputnik and the beginning of the space race. * Early October: - Jim Brown, K9YC, renowned expert in audio reinforcement and author of publications on RFI and amateur radio (www.audiosystemsgroup.com/publish.htm). We have been talking to Jim with the expectation that he will be able to swing through the area in conjunction with the Audio Engineering Society's annual meeting in New York during the first week of October. * October 18 (Thursday) PVRC Downtown lunch - Kristen Haring, author of "Ham Radio's Technical Culture," a fascinating look at ham radio and the technical 'societies' and clubs that sprang up in the post World War I era. Dr. Haring's book has stirred up some controversy in traditional amateur radio circles (see the review in the March 2007 QST) and is well worth reading. More details as they develop. Eric W3DQ Washington, DC

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Amsat-dc (INACTIVE) July 2007