[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT, ITAR, More AMSAT-NA Volunteers & Such . . .

2009-11-16 Thread Alan P. Biddle
Alex, A good post. We are indeed adapting to the Brave New World of ITAR, and we are not alone in that. At a recent SmallSat meeting I attended, there was even a tutorial for companies large and small, large being the size of Boeing. It was about how to work with and around ITAR if you are invo

[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT, ITAR, More AMSAT-NA Volunteers & Such . . .

2009-11-16 Thread Samudra Haque
Alex et. al, I would like to add in a comment that according to the latest SBIR release from DoD (many organizations), ITAR compliant persons who are not US Citizens can also be included in DoD funded commercial research projects, as long as they are correctly registered and supervised under the IT

[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT, ITAR, More AMSAT-NA Volunteers & Such .

2009-11-16 Thread Alex, N3SQ
For those following what was announced at the AMSAT Symposium, there are two different ways AMSAT is working with the Universities: (a) AMSAT-NA helps a University Satellite Program: This is the case with UCF, AMSAT volunteers are helping a University with their satellites. (b) A University helps

[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT, ITAR, More AMSAT-NA Volunteers & Such .

2009-11-16 Thread Michael Tondee
Interesting stuff Alex. I'm currently working on an FM satellite station as that's all I can afford at present but I hope some of the NextGen birds will carry linear transponders too. At any rate, it all sounds very exciting. 73, Michael W4HIJ Alex, N3SQ wrote: > For those following what was ann

[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT, ITAR, More AMSAT-NA Volunteers & Such .

2009-11-17 Thread Alex, N3SQ
Michael, W4HIJ wrote: >Interesting stuff Alex. > I'm currently working on an FM satellite station as that's all I can >afford at present but I hope some of the NextGen birds will carry linear >transponders too. At any rate, it all sounds very exciting. >73, >Michael W4HIJ > ARISSat-1 is flying a

[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT, ITAR, More AMSAT-NA Volunteers & Such .

2009-11-17 Thread Alan P. Biddle
From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Alex, N3SQ Sent: 17 November, 2009 14:02 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT, ITAR, More AMSAT-NA Volunteers & Such . Michael, W4HIJ wrote: >Interesting stuff Alex. > I'm curren