August 2009 - Amsat-dc (INACTIVE)

Register Online
by Martha 24 Aug '09

24 Aug '09

You can now register online for the 2009 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting. This year we are celebrating our 40th anniversary so please come and visit with old friends, listen to interesting presentations and enjoy our guest speaker, Dr. Martin Collins. Dr Collins who works at the the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum will talk on "Making the Space Age: The First Fifty Years". Online registration will disappear on October 5th so do not wait too long! -- 73- Martha- AMSAT Mana

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Re: SK: Art Goldman. N3OY (Tom Clark, K3IO)
by Pat Kilroy 21 Aug '09

21 Aug '09

THIS IS SAD NEWS indeed. My heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to Art's family and friends. Many of us in the greater D.C. area recognize Art's selfless support of our local annual AMSAT meetings too. Art was an experimenter. He always seemed to be tweaking and testing some hardware or software thing having to do with Amateur Radio in general or in Amateur Satellites in particular. I could count on Art to offer a top-notch presentation in many a spring time meeting. Sincerely, Pat Kilroy N8PK AMSAT Area Coordinator Greater MDC Area > -----Original Message----- > From: amsat-dc-request(a)amsat.org > Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 03:00 PM > To: amsat-dc(a)amsat.org > Subject: AMSAT-DC Digest, Vol 4, Issue 12 > > Send AMSAT-DC mailing list submissions to > amsat-dc(a)amsat.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-dc > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > amsat-dc-request(a)amsat.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > amsat-dc-owner(a)amsat.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-DC digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. SK: Art Goldman. N3OY (Tom Clark, K3IO) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:28:20 -0400 > From: "Tom Clark, K3IO" <tom.k3io(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [amsat-dc] SK: Art Goldman. N3OY > To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org>, AMSAT-DC <amsat-dc(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <4A8CC2D4.80801(a)verizon.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > It is with great sadness that I learned of the recent passing of Art > Goldman, N3OY (formerly WA3CVG). Art was 67 and succumbed to melanoma. > Information is at > http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bal-md.ob.ci.goldman05aug05,0,7…. > > Art was very active in CARA (Columbia Amateur Radio Association) and was > an AMSAT Life Member. Art often handled the satellite Field Day effort > at W3AO(see http://www.arrl.org/contests/soapbox/?con_id=133&call=W3AO > <http://www.arrl.org/contests/soapbox/?con_id=133&call=W3AO> for 2006 > pictures. W3AO is the 19 xmtr multi-multi joint effort of CARA & PVRC). > > Art lived in Columbia which has severe antenna limits. Despite this, he > managed to get on AO-40 using BBQ dish antennas. He show up frequently > in the AMSAT-BB archives. Art was also very active in the packet radio > world in the 80's & 90's. Art (with NG6Q) developed the TCP/IP driver > for the Eagle Computer card (Zilog 8530) for KA9Q's NOS. . > > A personal remembrance: Rick Hambly (W2GPS), Bob McGwier (N4HY)& I > remember fondly the 8-hour x 2-way "captive audience" trip to/from > Dayton a few years ago. Despite Art's New York Jewish roots, he knew > every country & western song every made. What with McGwier hailing from > redneck Alabama, the trip was hilarious. I particularly remember the two > singing to Toby Keith's hit C&W song "I ain't as good as I once was, but > I'm as good once as I ever was!" (complete lyrics are at > http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/keith-toby/as-good-as-i-once-was-15917.h…). > > 73 Art -- you are missed! > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > AMSAT-DC mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA > AMSAT-DC(a)amsat.org > http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-dc > > > End of AMSAT-DC Digest, Vol 4, Issue 12 > *************************************** > Pat Kilroy pat(a)patkilroy.com

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SK: Art Goldman. N3OY
by Tom Clark, K3IO 20 Aug '09

20 Aug '09

It is with great sadness that I learned of the recent passing of Art Goldman, N3OY (formerly WA3CVG). Art was 67 and succumbed to melanoma. Information is at http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bal-md.ob.ci.goldman05aug05,0,7…. Art was very active in CARA (Columbia Amateur Radio Association) and was an AMSAT Life Member. Art often handled the satellite Field Day effort at W3AO(see http://www.arrl.org/contests/soapbox/?con_id=133&call=W3AO <http://www.arrl.org/contests/soapbox/?con_id=133&call=W3AO> for 2006 pictures. W3AO is the 19 xmtr multi-multi joint effort of CARA & PVRC). Art lived in Columbia which has severe antenna limits. Despite this, he managed to get on AO-40 using BBQ dish antennas. He show up frequently in the AMSAT-BB archives. Art was also very active in the packet radio world in the 80's & 90's. Art (with NG6Q) developed the TCP/IP driver for the Eagle Computer card (Zilog 8530) for KA9Q's NOS. . A personal remembrance: Rick Hambly (W2GPS), Bob McGwier (N4HY)& I remember fondly the 8-hour x 2-way "captive audience" trip to/from Dayton a few years ago. Despite Art's New York Jewish roots, he knew every country & western song every made. What with McGwier hailing from redneck Alabama, the trip was hilarious. I particularly remember the two singing to Toby Keith's hit C&W song "I ain't as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was!" (complete lyrics are at http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/keith-toby/as-good-as-i-once-was-15917.h…). 73 Art -- you are missed!

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SimSat-4 Rescheduled -- http://simsat.net
by Kilroy, Patrick L. (GSFC-5680) 12 Aug '09

12 Aug '09

>> Training Using Simulated Satellites << SIMSAT FLIGHT NEWS BULLETIN The SimSat-4 flight high-altitude balloon experiment has been scheduled for next month, Saturday morning, September 19, 2009. WEB: http://simsat.net click SimSat-4. You may check this link on a regular basis for updates and late breaking news. You are invited to participate with us! WE STILL SEEK VOLUNTEERS ... 1. Net Control Station for our (A) HF or (B) VHF net. See SimSat-4 announcement facts for the frequencies. Or create your own net on a repeater more local to you and your club. 2. Copy and save telemetry during mission from the comfort of your own home/shack. 3. Invite a student (young or old) to participate with you. Show 'em how to listen. That's all. 4. Download and install a CW code reader on your PC. Play with it and let us know how well it works. 5. Many other fun tasks. See the list on the SimSat-4 announcement page. WEB: http://simsat.net click SimSat-4. THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION THERE. Please enjoy it and share it with others. Thank you, Pat Kilroy N8PK SimSat P.I. ----------------------------------------- Mr. Patrick L. Kilroy Flight Systems Integration and Test (I&T) Building 5, Mail Code 568 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 Phone: 301-286-1984 E-mail: Patrick.L.Kilroy(a)nasa.gov ----------------------------------------- LRO Project http://lro.gsfc.nasa.gov "Your writing skills are evidence of your ability to think clearly." - Constance Newman, Director, OPM Outreach: http://patkilroy.com/simsat/4/

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