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AO-51 Operations 30 Jun - 20Jul

June 30 - July 20
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM, NO PL Tone
Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM

9k6 Digital L/U BBS and Telemetry
Uplink: 1268.700 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM


July 21 - August 3

FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM, NO PL Tone
Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM

FM Repeater, V/U (May be interrupted for telemetry)
Uplink: 145.880 MHz FM, NO PL Tone
Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM


  2008 AMSAT North America Space Symposium 24-26 October 2008, Atlanta, Georgia - Call for Papers

This is the first call for papers for the 2008 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting to be held October 24-26, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Proposals for papers, symposium presentations, and poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite program. An emphasis for this year is an educational outreach to middle and high school students. Another topic if interest is using amateur satellite tracking systems to monitor deep space network objects.

In particular, papers on the following topics are solicited:

  • Students & Education
  • ARISS
  • AO-51
  • P3E
  • Eagle
  • Deep Space Network monitoring
  • Any additional satellite-related topics.
     
We request a one-page abstract as soon as possible. Camera ready copy on paper or in electronic form will be due by September 1, 2008 for inclusion in the printed symposium proceedings. Papers received after this date may not be included in the printed proceedings.

Abstracts and papers should be sent to n8fgv@amsat.org

Updated: 19 Jul, 08

AO-51 Mode as of 23:17 UTC

Voice Up Voice Dn Beacon Digital Up Digital Dn Up Baud Dn Baud
 145.920 FM   435.300 FM   435.150 FM   1268.700 PBP   435.150 PBP   9600   9600 

Note - Mode changes are approximate and usually occur at ~ 02:00 UTC.
For additional information see AO-51 Full Schedule and News

AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Election

Nominations for the 2008 AMSAT Board of Directors have closed. The list of qualified candidates is:

  • Tom Clark K3IO
  • Lou McFadin W5DID
  • Bill Ress N6GHZ
  • Gould Smith WA4SXM
Three directors' terms are up this year. Directors serve a two year term. Ballots will be mailed in July to AMSAT-NA members. Your ballot package will contain voting instructions and biographical information on each of the candidates. Your vote must be received at AMSAT-NA headquarters in Silver Spring, MD no later than the close of business on September 15th.

Updated: 15 Jul, 08

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