Here is the agenda for the 2007 Symposium. This is a preliminary agenda and is subject to change.
Attendees will be given a final list when they check in at the registration desk. This page will also be
updated to reflect any changes, so check back often.
| Day |
0800 |
0900 |
1000 |
1100 |
1200 |
1300 |
1400 |
1500 |
1600 |
1700 |
1800 |
1900 |
2000 |
2100 |
| Thursday |
AMSAT-NA Board Meeting |
| Friday |
AMSAT-NA Board Meeting |
Space
Symposium
Session 1 |
|
President's Club |
|
N2SPI Ant
Demo Pt 1 |
Intro to
Satellites |
| Saturday |
Space Symposium
Session 2 |
AGM |
|
Space Symposium
Session 3 |
Sy
Libergot
Book
Signing |
Cocktail
Hour |
Annual Banquet |
|
N2SPI Antenna
Demo Pt 2 |
|
| Sunday |
Area
Coordinators |
IARU |
Organized Tour of WPXI Studios |
|
Session 1, Friday, October 26, 2007
| Time |
Presentation Topic |
Minutes |
Presenters |
| 13:00 |
Opening Remarks |
15 |
Rick Hambly, W2GPS and Pat Sanford, KC4WTT |
| 13:15 |
Lindenblad Antenna for 70 cm |
25 |
Anthony Montiero, AA2TX |
| 13:40 |
Receiving & Displaying AO-51 Telemetry |
30 |
Douglas D. Quagliana, KA2UPW |
| 14:10 |
AO-51 Power Generation, Storage, and Transmitter Power |
30 |
Gould Smith, WA4SXM |
| 14:40 |
CANSAT-Educational Hands-On for Student Education/Outreach |
20 |
Ivan Galysh |
| 15:00 |
Break |
| 15:10 |
GENSO: A Global Ground Station Network |
30 |
Graham Shirville, G3VZV |
| 15:40 |
Frequency Spectrum Usage |
15 |
Graham Shirville, G3VZV |
| 15:55 |
ALMASat Microsatellite-Platform for Small Scientific Experiments |
25 |
Giulio Pezzi, IZ4FVW |
| 16:20 |
Using GO-32 for Mobile APRS Satellite Operation |
30 |
Bob Bruninga, WB4APR |
| 16:50 |
70 cm Eagle Receiver Prototype |
30 |
Juan Rivera, WA6HTP |
| 17:20 |
ARISS Contact with the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children |
20 |
David Jordan, AA4KN |
| 17:40 |
The WinCube Project |
20 |
Stefan Wagener, VE4NSA |
| 18:00 |
P-3E: An Updated Overview |
20 |
Harmut Paesler, DL1YDD |
| 18:20 |
Bochum 66' Dish: Refurbishment, AMSAT Use and Achievements |
20 |
Harmut Paesler, DL1YDD |
|
Also ... |
| 17:30 |
Antenna Demonstration for Students, Part 1 (held simultaineously with the presentations) |
90 |
Richard Crow, N2SPI |
| 19:30 |
Introduction to Amateur Satelites |
90 |
Gould Smith, WA4SXM |
Session 2, Saturday Morning, October 27, 2007
| Time |
Topic |
Minutes |
Presenters |
| 08:00 |
Mechanical Status of Eagle |
20 |
Robert Davis, KF4KSS |
| 08:20 |
The New AMSAT Lab in Maryland |
20 |
Robert Davis, KF4KSS |
| 08:40 |
Thermal Design of Eagle Modules |
20 |
Dick Jansson, KD1K |
| 09:00 |
70 cm Receiver Report & Lessons Learned |
20 |
Juan Rivera, WA6HTP |
| 09:20 |
High Efficiency VHF Power Amplifier by N2UO |
20 |
Bob McGwier, N4HY |
| 09:40 |
LVB Tracker Promo |
5 |
Gould Smith, WA4SXM |
| 09:45 |
Break |
| 10:05 |
Advanced Communications Package |
25 |
Matt Ettus, N2MJI |
| 10:30 |
Phase IV Lite |
30 |
Bob McGwier, N4HY |
| 11:00 |
AMSAT Annual Meeting (Echolink Connection) |
60 |
Richard Hambly, W2GPS |
|
Also ... |
| 09:00 |
Antenna Demonstration for Students, Part 2 (held simultaineously with the presentations) |
90 |
Richard Crow, N2SPI |
Session 3, Saturday Afternoon, October 27, 2007
| Time |
Topic |
Minutes |
Presenters |
| 13:00 |
Electronic Scanning Antennas for Amateur Spacecraft |
45 |
Tom Clark, K3IO |
| 13:45 |
Where's the Launch? |
20 |
Lee McLamb, KU4OS |
| 14:05 |
Building a Beacon for 2401 MHz |
20 |
Charlie Heisler, K3VDB |
| 14:25 |
A High Efficiency Broadband GaN Amplifier for Amateur Radio |
20 |
Stephen D. Turner, K3HPA |
| 14:45 |
Owning the Technology: Open Standards and Open Source on Future Spacecraft |
35 |
Bruce Perens, K6BP |
| 15:20 |
Break |
| 15:30 |
SuitSat-2 |
25 |
Lou McFadin, W5DID |
| 15:55 |
Human Spaceflight |
25 |
Frank Baeur, KA3HDO |
| 16:20 |
Taking Amateur Radio into the Classroom |
20 |
Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV |
| 16:40 |
Space & Dinosaurs for Student Educations Outreach |
25 |
Bob Twiggs, KE6QMD |
| 17:05 |
Telling Our Stories |
20 |
Joe Lynch, N6CL |
| 17:25 |
Launching Dreams: The Long-Term Impact of SAREX & ARISS |
25 |
Patricia Palazzolo, KB3NMS |
| 17:50 |
Closing Remarks |
10 |
Richard Hambly, W2GPS |
|
Also ... |
| 18:30 |
Happy Hour preceding the Banquet |
60 |
|
| 19:30 |
Banquet, AMSAT Auction, and Keynote |
|
|
Session 4, Sunday Morning, October 28, 2007
| Time |
Topic |
Minutes |
Presenters |
| 08:00 |
Area Coordinators Meeting |
90 |
Gould Smith, WA4SXM |
| 09:30 |
IARU Meeting* |
120 |
Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS5AKV |
*
The IARU panel discussion will be a forum where attendees
can ask the IARU panel for advice and opinions
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