SB SAT @ AMSAT  $ANS-070.01
AMSAT FEATURED ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 070.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD MARCH 10, 1996
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-070.01

AMSAT TO BE FEATURED ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL
(FOLLOW-UP REMINDER)

Members of the Phase 3-D International Satellite Project Team are
now set to be a part of an upcoming Discovery Channel TV Network
program called "Eyes in the Sky".

At last report, the 2 hour long program was still slated to be 
broadcast on the Discovery  Channel Network in the US beginning 
on Sunday, March 10th at 9 PM (Eastern Time) and again on Sunday,
March 17th at 3 PM (EasternTime).  Another airing of the program is set for
Wednesday, March 20th at 1 AM and again on March 20th at 9 PM
(both Eastern Times).

The two hour long segment is expected to include brief shots of AMSAT-NA
Executive Vice President  Keith Baker, KB1SF, as well as Dick Jansson, 
WD4FAB, AMSAT-NA VP Engineering, and Stan Wood, WA4NFY, 
AMSAT-NA assistant VP Engineering,  all shopping for "satellite parts" 
at a local Orlando, Florida surplus house.  Next, Dick is featured
searching for "antenna parts" in the housewares section of a local
department store, followed by various views and on-camera comments
from all three individuals along with shots of  other people actually 
working on the new satellite in the P3-D Lab at the Orlando
International Airport.

On-location filming for AMSAT's portion of the segment was
completed last October just after AMSAT-NA's 1995 Space 
Symposium, also held in Orlando.

According to Paul Gasek, the program's producer/director at
Stony Brook Films in Brewster, Massachusetts, the main theme of the 
AMSAT segment emphasizes that "high tech doesn't need to be high 
cost."  Paul went on to note that the part of the program containing the
AMSAT footage runs for about 6 minutes and also features narration
by Barry Corbin, the gentleman who plays the part of an ex-NASA
astronaut on the television network program "Northern Exposure". 

AMSAT officers encourage all who are able to tune in and watch
this program.  It's expected to provide yet another opportunity for us
to show a national television audience what AMSAT and the Phase 
3-D project are doing for the future of Amateur Radio.

[ANS thanks Keith Baker, KB1SF and Paul Gasek of Stony Brook Films
for the information that went into this bulletin item.] 
/EX