September 2009 - Amsat-dc (INACTIVE)

SimSat-4 Launch Status on Monday 9/28
by Kilroy, Patrick L. (GSFC-5680) 28 Sep '09

28 Sep '09

The SimSat-4 high-altitude balloon experiment launch was scrubbed this past Saturday morning due to weather. It was rescheduled to this coming Saturday morning, October 3. You are invited to check it out! For more insight on the mission or the scrub, go to http://simsat.net under SimSat-4. You can participate from either your home QTH, the WA3NAN club station in Greenbelt, Md., one of the remote ground stations (either Laurel, Md. or Bethesda, Md.) or at the launch site. Your choice. There is a list of volunteer positions on the SimSat-4 web page. Contact me for more information. There's room for all! Be sure to at least listen to the WA3NAN repeater on 146.835 MHz between 8:00 and 11:00 A.M. on Saturday to hear the fun. Sincerely, Pat Kilroy, N8PK SimSat flight director and AMSAT Area Coordinator Mr. Patrick L. Kilroy Integration & Test Manager NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Building 5, Mail Code 568 Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 Phone: +1-301-286-1984 E-mail: Patrick.L.Kilroy(a)nasa.gov Web: http://patkilroy.com/simsat/4/ (outreach)

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Symposium Restaurant Locations
by Frank H. Bauer 28 Sep '09

28 Sep '09

All, I had to go on some unexpected travel out of BWI the past couple of weeks. So I did some reconnaissance and developed a couple of maps that depict restaurants near the hotel and airport. You can retrieve these at the AMSAT Symposium Web Site. Go to the food and drink icon and click on the pdf or ppt file. I also included in this package directions to the G&M Restaurant which is close to the hotel. This restaurant just received the WTOP "Best Crab Cake" award through a survey from the radio station's Baltimore/Washington listeners. This restaurant has good food at reasonable prices. We will be including paper copies of these maps in the symposium registration packet. But wanted to give you a heads up, so you can plan out your meals. If you haven't registered for the symposium yet, please do so. We are less than 2 weeks away!! And if you want to volunteer to help in any way before or during the symposium, please contact me directly. 73, Frank, KA3HDO

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Coming Soon: 2009 AMSAT Symposium--40th AMSAT Anniversary Celebration
by Frank H. Bauer 23 Sep '09

23 Sep '09

All, A reminder that the Symposium is quickly approaching!! Don't miss the outstanding papers, camaraderie, and 40th anniversary celebration. And Edgar Allan Poe's 200th birthday celebration in "Charm City", Baltimore, Maryland. The 4 Points Sheraton is an outstanding venue for this year's Symposium. If you haven't looked, the agenda for the symposium and a list of papers are on the AMSAT Web site. So..make your reservations, call Martha, get on the web and get cracking!! See you all in Baltimore. 73, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO and Janet Bauer, Symposium Co-Chairs

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Volunteers needed for symposium poster sessions
by Mark Steiner 21 Sep '09

21 Sep '09

We need your help to have successful poster sessions at the AMSAT symposium. We're looking for people to help set up (1:30 - 2:30 PM on Friday) and tear down (5 - 6 PM on Saturday) as well as help out when the room is open to the public: Friday, Oct. 9: 2:30 - 5 PM Saturday, Oct. 10: 8 - 11:45 AM 1 - 3:30 PM We'll need help running cables, coordinating tables, setting up backdrops, and just generally being helpful to all the display folks as well as keeping an eye on things in general when the public is in the room. Please email me at k3ms(a)amsat.org if you are available and interested. Thanks! Mark Steiner, K3MS

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AMSAT Symposium poster sessions and commercial vendor displays
by Mark Steiner 21 Sep '09

21 Sep '09

Along with all the other exciting happenings at the AMSAT 40th Anniversary Symposium (being held October 9 - 11 at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel at the Baltimore Washington Airport), we'll have a room set up for poster displays and commercial vendor tables. Take advantage of this opportunity to show the rest of the amateur radio satellite community what you are doing in our exciting hobby. The poster session will be open for display to the public as follows: Friday, Oct. 9: 2:30 - 5 PM Saturday, Oct. 10: 8 - 11:45 AM 1 - 3:30 PM Set-up is from 1:30 - 2:30 PM on Friday and tear-down is 5 - 6 PM on Saturday. I need to know the following by Tuesday, Oct. 6 regarding what you will need for your display: Square footage of floor space # of tables (to be provided by hotel) If a power drop is needed Any other special needs Please email me at k3ms(a)amsat.org. Also, please pass this information along to anyone you think may be interested in providing a display or commercial table. Additional information and registration is available online at http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/2009/index.php Thanks, and see you at the Symposium soon! Mark Steiner, K3MS

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