January 2008 - Amsat-dc (INACTIVE)

Call to Volunteer for AMSAT-DC Meeting 2008
by Pat Kilroy 25 Jan '08

25 Jan '08

Call to Volunteer for AMSAT-DC Meeting WE ARE LOOKING for a few good people to help make our meeting and space seminar on March 15 an outstanding success. We can make it happen. AMSAT members in the past have been great hosts and hostesses. More demos are sought. Do you have a piece of hardware that you built, software you wrote, an article of interest you wrote, any photos you took, or have an activity (done or to propose) that you would share with the group? Please do! OUR NUMBER ONE REQUEST Help boost attendance! Can you help spread the word for us? Bring a friend, tell a teacher, invite others, talk it up on a net, or distribute fliers? Hand out fliers at a club meeting or a hamfest? Can you post the "clip 'n' share" notice to an e-mail list? Could you come an hour early to help set up or stay a few minutes late to clean up? Can you bring some munchies or soft drinks to donate? These items, above and below, are being coordinated on the amsat-dc e-mail list. If you don't make your help known in ADVANCE then we must assume that the task will not get done. Thank you for your support! LIST OF TASKS (persons needed) -- person volunteering 1. Speakers/presenters (6) -- Your name here or below. 2. Demos (6-12) -- Your name here or below. 3. Tour guides (2) -- Your name here. 4. Greeters (3) for registration table, sign-in, name badges, etc. 5. Advertisers (100) -- Every person. 6. Meeting Go-fer (2) -- Your name here. 7. Talk-in (8 AM - 11 AM) -- Gary Chatters, WA9ZZZ 8. Talk-in (11 AM - 1 PM) -- ??? 9. Photographers (2 more) -- Your name here. 10. Video (2) w light, sound & editing as needed -- Your name here. 11. Notes/minutes (2) -- Your name here. 12. Time keeper (1) 13. Food/drink (10) 14. Set up (4) 15. Clean up (4) 16. Refreshment table keeper (1) 17. Lunch planner (1) Please download the AMSAT-DC-2008 flier from the amsat-dc web page, print copies and share them widely. NOTES: Free paved parking is available a short walk from the museum meeting location. Like always, $$ donations will be accepted to help offset the associated seminar costs. Like last year, we'd like to in turn give a portion as a donation for the museum itself. Sincerely, Pat N8PK ================================================================= 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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2008 AMSAT-DC MEETING AND SPACE SEMINAR Invitation
by Pat Kilroy 25 Jan '08

25 Jan '08

AMSAT-DC Meeting Announcement We will meet in Pioneer Hall at the Historical Electronics Museum. Same place as last year, same time as last year, for one more time. Clip and share! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2008 AMSAT-DC MEETING AND SPACE SEMINAR WHO: YOU are invited! Amateur radio operators, students, educators and the public are all invited. WHAT: Talks, demos, tutorials and socializing about amateur satellites and balloon experiments in the greater mid- Atlantic USA area. A full day of activities. WHEN: Saturday, March 15, 2008, starting at 11:00 A.M. local. WHERE: Historical Electronics Museum (HEM) at 1745 West Nursery Road, Linthicum, Maryland 21090 (near BWI airport). In Pioneer Hall. HEM directions at http://www.hem-usa.org/ WHY: Fun, education, public service, cool stuff, and more fun. HOW: Talk-in on 146.760 MHz (107.2 Hz PL on some receiver sites) HOST: Pat Kilroy, n8pk(a)amsat.org or Patrick.L.Kilroy(a)nasa.gov WEB: See http://patkilroy.com/amsat-dc/ for late breaking news. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Download the AMSAT-DC-2008 flier PDF from the N8PK web page to share as widely as you can. Thank you! ================================================================= 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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TIMONIUM
by Martha 23 Jan '08

23 Jan '08

It is that time again. We need volunteers to "man" the AMSAT booth at Timonium. The dates are March 29 and March 30th. *PEOPLE - WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! * Call me at the office (301-589-6062) . -- 73- Martha

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Fwd: Vienna Wireless Balloon experiment
by Pat Kilroy 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

A Local High-Altitude Balloon Experiment YOU MAY ENJOY this link to the Washington Post (below)! For more details you can also check the December 22 link at the club home page at http://www.viennawireless.org/balloon Cheers, Pat Kilroy, N8PK http://www.patkilroy.com/simsat >Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:55:45 -0500 >From: Gary Chatters <gc-ar-l(a)garychatters.com> >To: Pat Kilroy <Patrick.L.Kilroy(a)nasa.gov> >Subject: [Fwd: Vienna Wireless Balloon experiment] > >washingtonpost.com coverage of VWS balloon. > >>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/15/AR200801150… >> >> ================================================================= 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 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

All potential volunteers to the AMSAT Pocomoke Lab, We welcome you on these upcoming Saturdays (9a-5p): Jan 12 (tomorrow) Jan 19 Jan 26 Feb 2 My business travel was delayed to early Feb or later. More dates later. Last week we had Bob McGwier, the AMSAT VP of Engineering, from New Jersey. He will probably join us every other Saturday for a little while. It's great to have him. We also had our regular volunteers: JC, Ray & Kaitlyn. And special volunteers (our secretary's kids): Elissa, Bradley and Jacob. We continued on cleanroom wall joints, doors, Eagle discussions, and ham gear. January will probably close the cleanroom activities. February will be the tower and all the RF. We've started to really think about how to implement U, V, L, S and HF. In another week we'll have available a more final ground station sketch if anyone is interested in seeing "The Plan". After the tower, we will begin work on the engineering unit (practice copy) of the structure for the AMSAT Eagle amateur radio satellite. We want certain parts of it complete in time for the Dayton Hamvention in May. It's about time we built something other than facilities! I haven't uploaded any pics lately, so I will this month. The link is: http://picasaweb.google.com/bob2leo For directions, map to this intersection: Broad St & Pocomoke Belt Pocomoke City, MD 21851 If you have any questions, email me at KF4KSS(a)amsat.org or call my cell 443-783-7794. 73 bob Robert Davis KF4KSS

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FW: [psk31] New Film With Amateur Radio Theme......
by John R. Klim II 13 Jan '08

13 Jan '08

Nice trailer, if you have time watch it. 73 ES CUL =========================================== Mr. John R. Klim II N3KHK ARRL LM-0008416263, AMSAT LM-2187, QRPARCI #10392, FISTS # 5015, MQFD #115, 10-X Life Member # 68135, Springbok Chapter # 1874, Chesapeake Bay Chapter # 549 -----Original Message----- From: psk31(a)yahoogroups.com [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 8:34 PM To: psk31(a)yahoogroups.com Subject: [psk31] New Film With Amateur Radio Theme...... I though this might be of interest to some of you..... link to YouTube trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L81DqSpkz7M Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/psk31/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/psk31/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: psk31-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

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AMSAT Lab volunteers
by Robert Davis 02 Jan '08

02 Jan '08

To all potential volunteers at the AMSAT Lab in Pocomoke, The cleanroom HEPA filters have arrived! It's imperative that we complete the cleanroom walls in the next several weeks. Next is that stupid tower that's still laying on its side! Here's the schedule: Sat Jan 5 - Open Sat Jan 12 - Open Beyond this is TBD as I have potential travel for work. Volunteers are always needed, and even visitors are welcome. If you have any questions, call my cell 443-783-7794 or email me KF4KSS(a)amsat.org. 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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