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Subj: AMSAT 2024 Presidentâ€Ös Club Membership Raise over $36,000
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AMSAT would like to recognize those members whose generous gifts to the
AMSAT 2024 Presidentâ€Ös Club help move its educational and engineering
programs to fulfillment. Presidentâ€Ös Club members have contributed over
$36,000 to-date during the 2024 year. Frank Karnauskas, N1UW, AMSAT
VP-Development comments, “Itâ€Ös really gratifying to see AMSAT membership
continue to support AMSAT projects during what some people consider to be
‘quiet yearsâ€Ö – those years following the retirement of some of our most
popular satellites and the year or so before our next family of satellites
are flight ready.

“In fact, things are far from quiet. AMSAT engineering teams for both
Fox-Plus and the Golf-Tee are moving quickly so the wait for a new family
of birds wonâ€Öt be all that long. The ASCENT engineering team is also
charging ahead with new payloads for packet and SSTV operation. And, to
keep AMSAT in the game as satellite licensing becomes more strict, work on
propulsion systems for CubeSat-class vehicles is benefitting from the
experience of a fresh team of experienced aerospace engineers. A lot is
happening behind the scenes.�

AMSAT is pleased to recognize the following Presidentâ€Ös Club members who
have contributed to date:

*Titanium ($4,800+)*
Barry Baines, WD4ASW
Alan Biddle, WA4SCA
Williamm Brown, K9LF

*Platinum ($2,400+)*
Ray Crafton, KN2K
Quarter Century Wireless Association

*Gold ($1,200+)*
Anonymous
Burns Fisher, WB1FJ
Mark Hammond, N8MH
John Kludt, K7SYS
Glenn Miller, AA5PK

*Silver ($600+)*
Donald Coker, KM6TRZ
Richard Dittmer, KB7SAT
Warren Fugate, W3WE
Mark Johns, K0JM
Joseph, Lynch,N6CL
Bruce Paige, KK5DO
Peter Prendergast, W2PP
Jason Schwarz, N4JJS

*Bronze ($300+)*
Keith Baker, KB1SF
Edward Krome, K9EK
Donald Pettigrew, K9ECT
Dave Taylor, W8AAS

*Core ($120+)*
Oscar Alonzo, N6PAZ
David Batzle, N2VDY
Robert Beatty, WB4SON
Alan Boggs, K7IIV
James Gallagher III, KB3SQS
George Gallis, AL7BX
David Hartrum, WA3YDZ
Steven Husey, KB1UOJ
Doug Papay, K8DP
William Pesci, N4WLP
Martin Shinko, KB3AEV
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Owen Trott, KF5BLK
Stefan Wagener, VE4SW
Wayne Wagner, AG1A

Persons interested in joining this elite group of donors can join either
through the AMSAT Store at
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-presidents-club-donations/ or
by making a donation via the membership portal. Anyone with questions or
comments on joining the Presidentâ€Ös Club or donating in general are asked
to contact Frank at f.karnauskas [at] amsat [dot] org.

[ANS thanks Frank Karnauskas, N1UW, AMSAT VP-Development for the above
information.]


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