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2014 Symposium Commemorative Shirts Available for Order

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2014 Annual Symposium
2014 Annual Symposium Logo

This year AMSAT will again have the popular commemorative polo shirts featuring the 2014 Symposium logo.  These shirts will not be available through the AMSAT Store.  Orders must be received by 10 September in order to have them available at the Symposium.

You may download the order form.

2014 AMSAT Symposium Commemorative Shirt Order.

Note that the order form shows the logo from last year.  These shirts will have the new 2014 logo shown above.  The lettering will be white on blue shirts, blue on white shirts, with the red number on both.

Fox-1 Engineering Unit in Pictures

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 Various photos of RF and general testing going on.

Taking a close look
Taking a close look
On the RF test bench with WB5IDM
On the RF test bench with WB5IDM
Fixin' to run some audio tests
Fixin’ to run some audio tests
Checking the deviation of the high speed telemetry
Checking the deviation of the high speed telemetry
Slow speed telemetry
Slow speed telemetry
Partial stack showing PSU board bottom
Partial stack showing PSU board bottom
IHU board
IHU board
A lot of components and shielding packed into the 8 mm board to board space!
A lot of components and shielding packed into the 8 mm board to board space!
Quick check of the PSU under "solar power"
Quick check of the PSU under “solar power”
The tester needs power, too!
The tester needs power, too!

Fox-1A Engineering Unit Testing Videos

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A couple of short videos showing some of the Fox-1A Engineering Unit testing are now on YouTube.  Each video is a time-lapse condensation of a segment of testing, to give you a look at some of what is going on.  More videos will be added as Fox-1A moves forward.

A 2 1/2 minute video showing about 25 minutes of testing.

A 3 minute video showing about 30 minutes of testing.

Fox-1 Engineering Unit Back on Test Bench

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After a couple of weeks of tweaks and upgrades, the Fox-1 Engineering Unit is back on the test bench in AMSAT VP Engineering NØJY’s shack on July 22, 2014.

A full suite of tests are being performed including on the air use of the transponder. Fox-1 Team members participate in the testing via GoToMeeting and a PTZ IP camera in the NØJY shack, from their homes throughout the U.S.A.

You can read more about the Fox-1 testing process in the July/August 2014 edition of the AMSAT Journal.

Fox-1 Engineering Unit
Fox-1 Engineering Unit
Fox-1 in the Sun
Fox-1 prepares to catch some rays. Just pull the RBF pin!
Fox-1 EU transponder on the air
Fox-1 EU transponder on the air connected to N0JY’s attic antennas. Local hams in Granbury and Hood County TX help with QSOs and signal reports.