2010 AMSAT Symposium Presentations

Friday, October 8

1300 – 1315 Symposium Opening Remarks and Introductions
1315 – 1345 Mark Hammond N8MH, AO-51 Battery Capacity & Spin Trends
1345 – 1415 Paul Wiedemeier KE5LKY, Characteristics GEO-Eagle Data Multicast
1415 – 1445 Keith Pugh W5IU, Amateur Radio on the ISS - Operations Update
1445 – 1500 Break
1500 – 1520 Keith Pugh W5IU, Successful Hamfest Satellite Demonstrations
1520 – 1540 Tony Monteiro AA2TX, AMSAT-FOX Preview
1540 – 1600 Nick Pugh K5QXJ, University of Louisiana Satellite Program
1600 – 1620 Tom Clark K3IO, ElmerSat - A Modest Proposal
1620 – 1640 Bob Bruninga WB4APR/Douglas Quagliana KA2UPW, Psat and APRS Space Network
1640 – 1710 Alex Harvilchuck N3NP, NextGen Satellite
1710 – 1715 Closing Remarks


Saturday, October 9
0745 – 0800 Opening Remarks/ Tony Monteiro AA2TX, ARISSat-1 Team Introduction
0800 – 0830 Gould Smith WA4SXM, ARISSat-1 Overview
0830 – 0900 Tony Monteiro AA2TX, ARISSat-1 Software Radio Technology
0900 – 0930 Phil Karn KA9Q, BPSK-1000 format for ARISSat-1
0930 – 1000 Douglas Quagliana KA2UPW, ARISSatTLM - Software Demodulator & Telemetry
1000 – 1010 Break
1010 – 1030 Robert Davis KF4KSS, Calculating Available Power (ARISSat & Fox)
1030 – 1050 Tony Monteiro AA2TX, ARISSat-1 Power System
1050 – 1120 Gould Smith WA4SXM, Assembling ARISSat-1
1120 – 1150 Robert Davis KF4KSS, ARISSat-1 Vibration Testing
1150 – 1200 ARISSat-1 Wrap up

1200 – 1300 Lunch Break – Pizza Buffet at the Hotel – or – on your own

Saturday, October 9
1300 – 1330 Awards Presentations
1330 – 1400 Barry Baines WD4ASW, AMSAT and ITAR: Lessons Learned
1400 – 1420 Bruce Perens K6BP, Codec2 Alpha V0.1 under the LGPL license
1420 – 1440 Mike Stipick KC4RI, Computerized, Low Cost, Satellite Tracking System
1440 – 1500 Bob McGwier N4HY, Flex Radio V/U Module - 2m/70cm Transverter
1500 – 1520 Stephen Turner K3HPA, 100 Watt VHF/UHF Amplifier Design & Construction
1520 – 1530 Break

1530 – 1700 Annual General Meeting

Updated: 03 Oct, 10