AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
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* Volunteers are needed to help at the AMSAT booth at Dayton. Gould *
* WA4SXM, is looking for volunteers to help man the AMSAT booth dur- *
* ing the 2012 Hamvention. People are needed all 3 days for 2 hour *
* shifts. Please send the days and times you are available to help *
* as well as how many shifts you are willing to work via e-mail to *
* wa4sxm at amsat.org. *
* Monitor http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2012/Dayton.php *
* for the latest AMSAT at Dayton news and developments *
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In this edition:
* New Features at the AMSAT Booth at Dayton 2012
* Silent Key: Dee Interdonato, NB2F
* April 19 California Flabob Airport ARISS Contact
* UT1FG/MM and K8YSE Enjoy Eyeball QSO Aboard Ship
* NASA-TV Plans Coverage of April 17 Washington DC Shuttle Fly Over
* Mexico Satellite Activation for IARU Celebrating 50 Years in Space
* Satellite Beacon Mission Suggested for Asteroid Apophis
* Russia to Build Nuclear Space Engine by 2017
* India's Atharva Satellite Ground-Station Inauguration
* CubeSat TURKSAT-3USAT in the Press
* Cuba Satellite Group (GROS) Hosts Country-wide Events
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 106.01
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
April 15, 2012
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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New Features at the AMSAT Booth at Dayton 2012
The 2012 Dayton Hamvention, sponsored by the Dayton Amateur Radio
Association will be held this year on May 18-20, 2012. AMSAT will
occupy the same booths (444-449) in Ball Arena, right across from
the ARRL area and just inside the door from the Satellite Demonstra-
tion area. Plan to visit all of the AMSAT activities!
The AMSAT booth will feature AMSAT Engineering, new publications,
new apparel, amateur satellite hardware and software. The AMSAT
Forum will be on Saturday May 19.
All of the latest AMSAT at Dayton information is posted on-line at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2012/Dayton.php
Engineering
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We will have an engineering model of the 1U Cubesat Fox, the opera-
tional ARISSat prototype, Fox telemetry display and the Penn State
student experiment for Fox.
New Publications
2012 Getting Started with Amateur Satellites
2012 Laminated Frequency Card
New Apparel
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White golf shirt with AMSAT Fox logo
White baseball cap with AMSAT Fox logo
Tee shirt with Fox satellite design and Fox logo
Hardware
ELK Antennas and optional covers
LVB Tracker boxes
Software
Latest version of SatPC32
If you renew your AMSAT membership at the AMSAT booth you will
receive an AMSAT insulated stainless steel coffee mug.
AMSAT Hotel
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The cutoff date to book a room with the AMSAT group is April 20. The
hotel is the Country Inn and the cost of the room (with 2 Queen Beds)
is $99. If you are interested in staying with the AMSAT at Dayton,
please call Martha at the AMSAT Office at 301-589-6062.
AMSAT/TAPR Friday Night Banquet
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AMSAT/TAPR Banquet on Friday night, May 18 is one of the main AMSAT
activities during the 2012 Hamvention at Dayton.
AMSAT is pleased to announce that Howard Long, G6LVB will be the fea-
tured speaker for the evening event. Howard will be talking about his
FUNcube Dongle, the 64 - 1700 MHz Software Defined Receiver. This
innovative USB device is the size of a thumbdrive and has an SMA ant-
enna socket. Multiple SDR control and display software programs can
be used with the FUNcube Dongle.
Banquet tickets will not be sold at the AMSAT booth during the Ham-
vention so reservations must be made through the AMSAT Store:
http://www.amsat-na.com/store/item.php?id=100158
Tickets are $30 apiece.
ARISS Mentor Introduction at Dayton 2012
AMSAT and ARRL are teaming up during the 2012 Hamvention to recruit
new ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) Techni-
cal Mentors and Ground Station Operators.
Friday and Saturday (May 18 & 19) at 4pm in the ARRL stage area
AMSAT Vice President for Educational Relations Mark Hammond N8MH
will explain the need for additional ARISS Technical Mentors and
Ground Station Operators and the requirements and responsibilities
needed to help provide a reliable conversation between astronauts
and selected school
