1994 Introduction This list 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 ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: ------------------------- 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: --------------------------- 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 ----- 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: ------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------ 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