AMSAT-NA Microsats - Participants
1994 Introduction The list below was written about 11 months after the launch of the AMSAT Microsats. It was complete at the time, but it doesn't include the large number of people who have become part of the Microsat team over the last several years, such as the DOVE recovery group, and the current spacecraft operations group. It doesn't make note of continuing major contributions, such as the UoSAT team's continued support of the common protocol and file server code. If anyone would like to update the list, please forward comments to
nk6k@amsat.org
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rev 1 11/4/90
This is the first bulletin file loaded to AO-16 and then broadcast.
This file is meant to show the general user community just how
many people are involved in designing, building, and maintaining
an amateur radio spacecraft.
This file is by no means complete. If you have information to
add to it, please forward it to NK6K via UOSAT/MICROSAT, telemail
(HPRICE), or CIS (71635,1174). I apologize to those who have
been left out of this version of the file. We attempted to find
the callsign of all hams who participated, but some of the people
listed without calls are hams. There were many people who helped
out who weren't hams, however.
Most of the people below worked directly for AMSAT. Some worked
for organizations that contributed equipment or services to
AMSAT. Some of the Arianespace people are mentioned below.
While not formal members of the Microsat team, the microsats
could not have been launched without their active support of the
concept of launching small, auxiliary spacecraft on
Ariane.
All listings are alphabetical. Some contributions were large,
others were small, but all were critical to the project.
This file is a collaborative effort. Major contributors include
Weber State, Jeff Zerr, Greg Hine, and Jeff Shields.
Harold Price
NK6K
Sponsoring Organizations:
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AMSAT-NA
PO Box 27
Washington, DC 20044
Sponsor of PACSAT
AMSAT-LU (AMSAT Argentina)
Carlos Huertas - LU4ENQ, President
Arturo Carou - LU1AHC, Vice President
Jose Machao - LU7JCN, Microsat Lab Volunteer
Sponsor of LUSAT
BRAMSAT (AMSAT Brazil)
Junior de Castro PY2BJO - President of National Amateur Radio
Society in Brazil. Sao Paulo, Brazil
Sponsor of DOVE
Weber State College
Center for Aerospace Technology (CAST)
Bob Twiggs, Director
Ogden, UT
Sponsor of WeberSat
Organizations or Companies:
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Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL)
Newington, CT
Support for battery charge regulator (BCR) design.
Arianespace
Evry, France
Contributed an inexpensive launch and technical support.
ARTIC Technologies, Inc.,
Troy, MI
Speech development hardware/software package.
Ball Aerospace - Kent Roller, Tim LeBlanc
Boulder, CO
Supplied thermal control coatings free of charge.
Centre Spatial Guianais (CSG)
Kourou, French Guiana
Provided launch support facilities and services.
CW Electronics
Denver CO
Boulder Lab equipment
Dick Chandler
Boulder, CO
Microsat Project Photographer
Gateway Electronics
Denver CO
Test station equipment
General MicroCircuits Inc. (GMI),
CPU assembly (at cost)
Hand Held Products Inc. (HHP),
Lab space for parts kitting, CMOS ram chips (at cost)
Hubart Metals:
Custom case for launch site battery charging supplies
ICOM
Command station radios
Kenwood
Flight hardware validation test station radios
Martin Marietta
Denver, CO
Contributed Thermal/Vacuum and Vibration testing facilities and
personnel.
MFJ
TNCs for flight hardware validation test station
Quadron Service Corporation
Santa Barbara, CA
Provided spacecraft operating system,
ground software, software development tools,
and lab space.
Qualcomm, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Donated lab space and personnel for check-out and completion of the
the flight computers.
Peter Korba
Boulder, CO
Constructed work benches for Microsat Lab.
Sprague Electric - Frank Allen - KA1QW
Sanford, ME
Capacitors
Stanley Tool
Allentown, PA
Steel Tape Rule Material for Antennas
TAPR
Tucson, AZ
Ground Support Equipment Consultation, Design and Development
Major financial contributor to PACSAT
TRW Amateur Radio Club
Redondo Beach, CA
Command station facilities (included the capability to
monitor multiple microsats in realtime and to record all
passes on tape. Used on launch day and for the next month).
Flight hardware validation interface equipment.
VOTRAX, Inc.
Farmington Hills, MI
DOVE SC-02 speech chip.
Zenith Computers
Flight hardware validation test station computers.
Wives
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This project required extended travel by many participants, to
Boulder and elsewhere. Some traveled weekends, some went for
weeks at a time, those who traveled to thermal vac took a week
and a half, the Kourou trip was two to three weeks, pre-and post
thermal vac prep was one to two weeks. Some microsat builders
were away from home for a total of more than 45 days in 1988-
1989, including 14-21 consecutive days. Many in the Boulder
area, and at other centers, while still 'at home', were gone
every night for weeks at a time.
Therefore, it is a good idea to acknowledge pain and suffering
and moral support from wives and family. Without the major
participants being able to receive the ok for TDY, the microsats
would never have been built.
Individuals Who Volunteered Time, Skill, and Materials:
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NOTES:
'Microsat Lab Volunteer' means the person worked at some time at
the lab in Boulder. This includes people there for a few days
for major integrations as well as those there every weekend for
months. It also includes some people like Jan King and Jeff
Zerr, who played a role in almost every facet of mechanical and
electrical design, construction, and parts procurement.
'Kourou Launch Campaign Participant' denotes a person who was
present at the French Guiana launch site for final test and
integration.
Abbreviations used:
CSVHFS - Central States VHF Society,
NTMS - North Texas Microwave Society,
TAPR - Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Corp.
Antonio, Franklin - N6NKF
San Diego, CA
CPU design check,
Flight CPU construction, testing, and integration.
Barker, Kris
Denver, CO
Solar Panel Consultant
Benton, Malcolm - KE9S
Colorado Springs, CO
S-Band Transmitter Module Layout
Bloom, Jon - KE3Z
Newington, CT
Microsat Battery Charge Regulator (BCR) Design
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Bonsall, Charles
Salt Lake City, UT
WeberSat Team Member
Boschert, Jim
Denver, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Microsat Project Photographer
Kourou Launch Campaign Participant
Brittan, Kent WA5VJB (NTMS),
critical rcvr parts donations
Brock, Mike - WB6HHV
CPU design check,
Flight CPU construction, testing, and integration.
Buelow, Barry - WA0RJT (AMSAT)
critical rcvr parts donations
Capone, John - WA0ADV
Test equipment acquisition
de Castro, Junior PY2BJO
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Kourou Launch Campaign Participant
Champa, John - K8OCL
Detroit, MI
Member of AMSAT Board of Directors
Microsat Publicity
Clapp, Bill
Ogden, UT
WeberSat Team Member
Clark, Bob - KA0GPA
Denver, CO
Mechanical Parts Fabrication
Clark, Tom - W3IWI
Clarksville, MD
Microsat Architecture
Microsat Receiver design
AART design, IR sensor
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Clingerman, David - W6OAL
Denver, CO
Alternate S-Band Antenna Design
Collet, Pierre
Evry, France
Kourou, French Guiana
Arianespace Mission Director
Cowdin, Dave - WD0HHU
Littleton, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Kourou Launch Campaign Participant,
for SIX weeks, including Christmas
Crabtree, Jack - AA0P
Littleton, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Launch Net Participant
Craig, Rex
Boulder, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Magnet Holder Design and Fabrication
Daniels, Dick - W4PUJ
Arlington, VA
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Microsat Photo Archivist
Receiver Module Mechanical Design
Receiver construction
De Arras, Jim WA4ONG
Richmond, VA
Microsat Computer Development
De Arras, Ann WD4IDJ,
HHP
CPU parts kitting for assembly
Dickinson, Greg - WB0WPX
Boulder, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Duncun, Courtney - N5BF
La Canada, CA
Manager, Microsat Operations
Emerson, L.C. 'Doc' - W4ITJ
Oak Ridge, TN
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Ensign, Richard N8IWJ
Dearborn, MI
DOVE School Program Coordinator
Microsat Publicity
Ferreiro, Ruben Omar - LU6DYD
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Participant, AMSAT Argentina
Ford, Leland
Boulder, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Forney, Steve - N0DMT
Lakewood, CO
GSE Cable Construction
Gentile, Carmine (TRW ARC)
Flight hardware validation interface equipment
Gidner, Donna - KA5WET
Boulder, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Green, Chuck - N0ADI (TAPR/AMSAT)
Tucson, AZ
prototype CPU wirewrap
Grimm, Steve - WB6SLR,
Southern California launch video feed
Erik Gustavson, N7CL (TAPR)
Tucson, AZ
receiver design
Hansen, Skip - WB6YMH, AMSAT/TAPR,
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
spacecraft software,
flight CPU test and integration.
Hardman, Gordon - KE3D
Boulder, CO
Original Microsat Concept
Helleckson, Brent
Boulder, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Hine, Greg - WT0M
Boulder, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Kourou Launch Campaign Participant
Jansson, Dick - WD4FAB
Maitland, FL
Microsat Mechanical and Thermal Design
Documentation Control
Johnson, Lyle - WA7GXD
Tucson, AZ
Microsat Computer Design
receiver design
Karn, Phil - KA9Q
Warren, NJ
Microsat Launch Analysis
Kasser, Joe G3ZCZ
Silver Spring, MD
Editor of AMSAT Journal
Microsat Publicity
Kasmeric, Stan
Ottawa, Canada
Microsat Spacecraft Battery Qualification
Kowaliski, Ken - WA6OWA,
QUALCOMM Inc.,
Flight CPU module mechanical rework.
Kayser, Larry - WA3ZIA
Ottawa, Canada
Microsat Spacecraft Battery Qualification
Keller, John - N6JLS (TRW ARC)
Manhatten Beach, CA
West Coast ground station
King, Bill
Logan, UT
WeberSat Team Member
King, Jan A. - W3GEY
Boulder, CO
Microsat Project Manager
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Kourou Launch Campaign Participant
Ladouceur, David
Boulder, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Lafleur, Tom - KA6IQA,
CPU design check,
Flight CPU construction, testing, and integration.
Laumonier, Jean-Francois
Evry, France
Kourou, French Guiana
Arianespace Mission Manager, Customer Service
Lichtenwalner, Byron D. - W1HAB
Boulder, CO
Microsat Operations
Lillard, Jim - WA6FIG
Aurora, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Loughmiller, Doug - KO5I
Paris, TX
President, General Manager AMSAT
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Lund, Don WA0IQN
Boulder, CO
S-Band Antenna Design
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Machao, Jose - LU7JCN
La Plata, Argentina
Microsat Lab Volunteer - Jose spent
almost a year in Boulder working on
the Microsats.
Martens, Greg - N6RRY (TRW ARC)
Hawthorne, CA
West Coast ground station
Mazzitelli, Ignacio
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Participant, AMSAT Argentina
McGwier, Bob - N4HY
East Windsor, NJ
Flight Software
Spacecraft Control
Microsat Lab Volunteer
McIntire, Tom - KB0BGZ
Marshalltown, IA
Fabricated Battery Cradles, Pyro Housing, Other Machined Parts
Nguyen, Quy
QUALCOMM Inc.
Flight CPU circuit board rework.
O'Grady, Ed - KC2ZF
post-launch orbit determination and tracking
Olpin, Dale
Ogden, UT
Weber State University Student
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Owings, Jeff N0IZN
Denver, CO
Flight Soldering
Pett, Hugh VE3FLL
Kanata, ONT, Canada
Microsat Boot Loader (software)
Pfeiffer, Gordon
Boulder, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Price, Harold - NK6K
Redondo Beach, CA
Flight Software
Spacecraft Control
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Kourou Launch Campaign Participant
Puygrenier, Bernard
Kourou, French Guiana
Arianespace Director of Operations
Rheinschmidt, Jerry - WA0BFD
Denver, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Saragovitz, Martha
Silver Spring, MD
Microsat Administrative Support
Sauer, Rich - N6CIZ (TRW ARC)
Culver City, CA
Flight hardware validation interface equipment
West Coast ground station
Shanney, Bill - KJ6GR (TRW ARC)
Torrance, CA
West Coast ground station
Shields, Jeff - N9CZA (TRW ARC)
Torrance, CA
TRW ARC project manager,
Flight hardware validation interface equipment
West Coast ground station,
Initial flight ops
Shirah, Oliver N0JBK
Test equipment acquisition
Shriver, Mark
Denver, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Sieg, Alan - WB5RMG
Denver, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Sjol, Stan - W0KP
Roy, UT
WeberSat Team Member
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Kourou Launch Campaign Participant
Smith, George
Denver, CO
Video Production
Smith, Kevin
Longmont, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Smith, Wayne
Denver, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Soifer, Ray - W2RS
post-launch orbit determination and tracking
Stant, Vern - WB4ORE
HHP, co-designer (w/Jim De Arras) of original
bank memory scheme 'lifted' from HHP design for MicroSat.
Stephen, Doug & Pat
Boulder, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteers
Stevens, Craig
Boulder, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Stevens, Tom & Ruth
Longmont, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteers
Stout, Chuck
Denver, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Kourou Launch Campaign Participant
Strickland, Bob N5BRG
Dallas, TX
Addressable Asynchronous Receiver
Transmitter (AART) Board Design and Fabrication
Struthers, Ron - N0KGP
Denver, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Sullivan, Dan & Bill
Longmont, CO
Conversion Coatings
Sunderland, Dick
Longmont, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Thompson, Terry - KB6CUT (TRW ARC)
San Diego, CA
West Coast ground station
Tolsma, Jerry
Test equipment acquisition
Uberecken, Ray - AA0L
Colorado Springs, CO
S-Band Transmitter Module Layout
Vidmar, Matjaz - YT3MV
Nova Gorica, Yugoslavia
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Microsat Transmitter Design, S-Band Transmitter Design
Vogler, Jim - WA7CJO (CSVHFS)
receiver design.
Vogt, Curt
Boulder, CO
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Wachs, Chris - WA2KDL (TRW ARC)
Gardena, CA
Flight hardware validation interface equipment
West Coast ground station
Wells, Bruce
Bailey, CO
Flight Soldering Consultant
White, Jim - WD0E
Littleton, CO
Groundstation Development
Telemetry Analysis
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Ward, Jeff G0/K8KA, UoSAT,
Guildford, Surrey
microsat/uosat common software, protocol design
White, Max
Royal Greenwich Observatory
post-launch orbit determination and tracking
Wilson, C. Pete K4CAV
Greensboro, NC
Small Machined Parts
Williams, Chris - WA3PSD
Odgen, UT
Webersat Team Member
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Williamson, Paul - KB5MU
CPU design check,
Flight CPU construction, testing, and integration.
Wood, Stan - WA4NFY
Orlando, FL
Drawing checks
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Wright, Jeff
HHP
RAM acquisition
Zagni, Alberto I2KBD, AMSAT-I,ITAMSAT
Early ops MBL telemetry
Zendle, Larry (TRW ARC)
Torrance, CA
West Coast ground station
Zerr, Jeff
Boulder, CO
Microsat Assistant Project Manager
Microsat Lab Volunteer
Kourou Launch Campaign Participant
Zipper, Irv - WA6ZOU (TRW ARC)
Manhatten Beach, CA
Flight hardware validation interface equipment
West Coast ground station
Microsat/WEBERSAT Participants From Weber State College/CAST
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Greg Allen
Robert Argyle, KB7KCL
Lee Badger
Kalli Bangerter
John Barainca
Curtis Barton
Lynn Blake
Charles Bonsall
David Boren
Robert Boyce
Susan Boyce
John Boyer
Todd Bridge
Kent Brown
Ralph Butler
Ron Carter
Zaundra Carter
Keith Christensen
William Clapp
Charles Clark
Michael Colson
Dean Dardis, N70YP
Paul Davis
Tom Davis, KB7HTA
Veloy Dickson
Glenn Dixon
Jeff Frame
Shirene Gibbons
Verne Hansen
Virginia hauser
Mark Hayes
William Hollister
Steve Jackson, WD8QCN/7
Weldon Jenks,KB7HUD
Robert Kafton
Verleen Kafton
Jeff Kida
Kelly Kiesz
Larry Leavitt
Clint Lewis
de loy Lindley
Jeff Livingston
Mike Matthews, KB7HWW
Doug May
Julanne McCulley
Kim Merrit
John Mitchem
J. ward Moody
Steven Nadauld
Howard Noel
Duane Odenwalder
Kaleb Oldfield
Kendel Oldfield
Lynn Olpin
Don Owen
Robert Parker
Spencer Poff,KG7BV
Jeff Raetzke, KA8SNG/7
Kent Randall
Kermit Reister
Mark Ryding
Brian Salmond
Stan Sjol
Mark Slabaugh
Claude Smith, KB7KCN
Gordon Standing
Michael Stenquist
Dee Stevenson
Brett Stucki
Bob Summers
Paul Talaga
Roy Thornock
Bob Twiggs
Jack Walker
Dave Whiteley
Chris Williams, WA3PSD
Del Wilson
Carl Wood
Last modified: January 19, 1995
Harold Price, NK6K