Not all Proceedings papers will have presentations at the conference, and there will be a few presentations without Proceedings papers. There may be last minute changes in the presentation orders, depending on travel and other considerations. A PDF version may be downloaded here:
2013 AMSAT Symposium Presentation Sked Rev B
2013 AMSAT Symposium Presentations
Friday, 1 November 2013
1:00 PM Introduction and Welcome
1:10-1:35 PM “AMSAT Education and You” E. Michael McCardel, KC8YLD
1:35-2:05 PM “Upcoming Amateur Radio Cubesats: The Flood has Arrived” Bryan Klofas, KF6ZEO
2:05-2:25 PM “W5PFG/P: Observations from a Roving Operator” Clayton Coleman, W5PFG
2:25-2:45 PM “Operating on Satellites from Cruise Ships-Lessons Learned” Allen Mattis, N5AFV
2:45-3:05 PM “If JFK Was A Ham” Nick Pugh, K5QXJ
3:05-3:20 PM Break
3:20-3:40 PM “The Montgomery College Satellite Radio Rotator Project” David Bern, W2LNX
3:40-4:05 PM “AMSAT’s Internet Presence” Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P
4:05-4:30 PM “Overcrowding of the Two Metre Satellite Band” Hans van de Groenendall, ZS6AKV
4:30-4:55 PM “Using Amateur Radio Satellites in Education” Rafael Haag, PY23FF
4:55-5:20 PM “WRAPS Portable Satellite Antenna Rotor” Mark Spencer, WA8SME
Saturday, 2 November 2013
8:00 AM Introduction and Welcome
8:15-8:40 AM “Cubesats in HEO-A Challenging Mission for AMSAT” Daniel Schultz, N8FGV
8:40-9:30 AM “Fox Satellite Program Overview” Tony Monteiro, AA2TX
9:30-10:00 AM “Coding and Modulation Design for AMSAT Fox-1”, Phil Karn, KA9Q
10:00-10:15 AM Break
10:15-10:35 AM “Virginia Tech Cubesat Camera for Fox-1” Zach Leffke, KJ4QLP
10:35-10:55 AM “The Fox-1 IHU and Telemetry Simulator or Making Good Use of Cheap Evaluation Boards” Burns Fisher, W2BFJ
10:55-11:20 AM “Fox Experiments: Attitude Determination” Mark Spencer, WA8SME
11:20-11:50 AM “Distributed Ground Station Network Receive Node Design” Zach Leffke, KJ4QLP
Lunch 11:50-1:00 PM
1:00-1:20 PM “SA AMSAT Turns to Innovation for its Cubesat” Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV
1:20-1:45 PM “FUNcube Dongle and SDR-Radio Console for Schools Support” Hector L. Martinez, CO6CBF
1:45-2:05 PM “Fox Experiments-Exploring the Fox-2 Maximum Power Point Tracking System” Mark Spencer, WA8SME
2:05-2:25 PM “A Brief Overview of the ARISS Program” Dave Jordan, AA4KN
2:25-2:45 PM “Amateur Radio on the ISS (ARISS)-Interesting Times” Dave Taylor, W8AAS
2:45-3:30 PM “Amateur Radio on Human Spaceflight Missions-30 Years” Frank Bauer, KA3HDO
3:30-3:45 Break
3:45-5:15 PM AMSAT Annual Meeting broadcast over Echolink AMSAT Server and AMSAT Recognition