I have informed the board and the officers of AMSAT that I am not a candidate for board of directors and cannot retain my VP position. I will continue to work as a technical volunteer and will serve gladly whomever the board chooses to replace me with should they wish my help.
My workload has increased tremendously. When Rick asked me to be VPE, I was essentially retired and starting to doing SDR for fun. I was supported at work to do it because that is the nature of my employment. It has turned into a full time job and will require more and more of my time. This is good for SDR in my estimation, less so for AMSAT except insofar as it needs this SDR work.
I thank all who have worked with me and I look forward to our continued collaboration.
73's Bob N4HY