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This issue of the AMSAT News Service bulletins is being produced at the
AMSAT booth at Hamvetion 2024 in Xenia, Ohio. AMSAT has a major presence at
Hamvention, with booths devoted to teaching satellite basics, membership
recruitment, the AMSAT Store, Engineering, Education, and the Ambassador
program.
Traffic was heavy on Friday morning, May 17, as soon as Hamvention opened
its doors. While some came directly to the AMSAT booth with their
questions, or to make purchases at the Store, many other ham attendees were
attracted by the displays as they wandered through the several Hamvention
venues.
Volunteer members of the AMSAT Engineering team were on hand to show off
models of the GOLF-Tee and Fox Plus satellites currently under
construction. Engineering team members also discussed various projects that
are part of the ASCENT program, developing possible components for future
satellites.
At the Education booth, Cubesat SIM models were transmitting actual
telemetry and slow-scan TV data across the table, demonstrating how these
tools can be assembled and used in classrooms and other settings to provide
hands-on instruction in satellite basics.
At the “Beginners Corner,” experienced satellite operators answered
questions and helped the curious to understand how easy and exciting it is
to get started in this fascinating aspect of the amateur radio hobby. Rain
on Friday morning prevented live satellite demonstrations, but these took
place as satellite passes and Hamvention circumstances permitted on
Saturday and Sunday.
The sixteenth annual joint AMSAT/ TAPR Banquet was held on Friday evening
at the Kohler Presidential Banquet Center in Kettering, Ohio, just south of
Dayton. This years banquet speaker was Bill Reed, NX5R, AMSAT PACSAT
Project Manager, who highlighted the forthcoming PACSAT digital
communications payload. This payload is drawing on lessons learned from
previous digital satellites to provide smoother operations for users in the
future.
The AMSAT Forum was held on Saturday afternoon. Robert Bankston KE4AL,
AMSAT President, highlighted recent activities within AMSAT and discussed
some of our challenges, accomplishments, projects, and late breaking news
(See following story). Jerry Buxton, NØJY, AMSAT Vice President for
Engineering, provided a video status update about upcoming satellite
missions currently in development. Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT Vice
President Education Relations, spoke about opportunities for using the
AMSAT CubeSat Simulator in educational settings. Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA,
Vice President Operations, briefed those attending on the status of current
satellites. And Frank Karnauskas, N1UW, Vice President of AMSAT
Development, reported on the AMSAT Youth Initiative and its features.
Attendance was steady at all AMSAT exhibits throughout the Hamvention
weekend, and satellite operators enjoyed meeting, fact to face, the voices
and callsigns encountered on the satellites.
[ANS thanks Mark Johns, KØJM, ANS Senior Editor, for the above information]
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