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"Final" Symposium Agenda Posted
by Frank H. Bauer 05 Oct '09

05 Oct '09

All, We have posted the "Final" Agenda for the 2009 AMSAT Symposium, including the presentation schedule. I call it "Final" because everything is subject to change. We are still looking for some volunteers for the following responsibilities: 1) Paper Session Chairs (introduce speaker, time presentation, use the "hook" if paper runs long) for the 5 paper sessions 2) AV table support (1 hour commitment or more during paper presentations) 3) Registration table (1 hour commitment or more) 4) Poster session Chair/security (1 hour commitment or more and only when the poster session is open to the public) If you are interested in supporting any of these, e-mail me directly (ka3hdo(a)comcast.net) and let me know what interests you and what dates/times you would like to support. We can really use your help on this as it is a critical element of making the 2009 symposium a success. And for those who have not done it already..please sign up for the symposium. We have a fantastic program planned. 73, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO 2009 AMSAT Symposium Co-Chair

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SimSat-4 Launch Status on Monday 9/28
by Kilroy, Patrick L. (GSFC-5680) 29 Sep '09

29 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 22 Sep '09

22 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 22 Sep '09

22 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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Register Online
by Martha 25 Aug '09

25 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) 13 Aug '09

13 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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