[sarex] Packrats 50-th anniversary, Frank Bauer, ARISS

[Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Last night, with an audience that included the ARRL President, the ARRL 
executive VP,  the Atlantic division director, and other ARRL 
dignitaries as well as a Nobel Laureate (K1JT, VP Packrats) and your VP 
Engineering (immediate past VP Packrats), the Packrats celebrated their 
50-th anniversary year.  Packrats, the nickname for the Mt. Airy VHF 
Society,

http://members.ij.net/packrats/

is one of the oldest amateur radio VHF societies in the world.  Several 
Eagle team members are Packrats and the RF clean room facilities for 
Eagle are located in a business belong to a Packrats member (well know 
EME'er and VHF'er K2UYH).  It is a great privilege to associate with 
such a fine amateur radio group.  There were several charter members 
present and several new young members (some in high school and college) 
and it was a very nice occasion to say the least.

It was especially nice to have a great dinner speaker.  Frank Bauer, 
KA3HDO,  VP Manned Space for AMSAT  and ARISS leader,  gave a wonderful, 
inspirational talk.  I had people coming up to me afterwards when they 
could not get near Frank asking me about talking to ISS,   getting on 
the satellites, and various other topics of interest to ARISS, and 
AMSAT.  I wanted to extend my thanks and congratulations to Frank on 
giving us such a wonderful talk.

Bob
N4HY

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