Maryland - Washington, D.C. Area
The 2008 AMSAT-DC Meeting: An Outstanding Success!
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Results of the Successful
2008 AMSAT-DC Meeting and Space Seminar
AT ONE OF THE MOST INSPIRING annual local meetings to date, we learned how exciting and substantial the coming months will
be as far as participating in experiments using Amateur Radio go in
the stratosphere, in space, in workshops, in the public squares and in
classrooms. Don't miss out on the good opportunities approaching.
The time is NOW for you to start planning and practicing. Come, join
the fun!
In exactly what, you ask? Lots! For now, check out the flury of
message exchanges on the amsat-dc e-mail reflector. (See above how
to subscribe.) Check out the meeting agenda. (Link below). And check
back here too for a recap of the meeting events -- and new things to
come as a spin-off.
This page is maintained by volunteers, so please be patient. We will get
updates here as the material is submitted to me (N8PK). You may also
experience events as they unfold by subscribing to an AMSAT e-mail
list and by joining AMSAT or renewing your membership.
Soon we will post pictures here taken at the meeting by Art W4ART,
Charlie K3VDB, and others as they come in, as well as notes taken by
Bruce WA3SWJ, and various impressions offered by several others
who attended.
The Number One follow up question is: How do we get the invitation
out wider, regarding publicity for our gathering, so that we may increase
attendance next year? Already on the repeaters, well-meaning individuals
have remarked that they would have attended had they heard about it.
Our meeting was SO GOOD and yet we had room for 20 more OR
MORE. Your thoughts and ideas on the subject are welcome.
We will recognize several contributing individuals by name soon, ...
THANK YOU to the presenters, to those who brought hardware for
our hi-tech show 'n' tell, to those who helped publicize the event, to those
who shared Pot Luck or munchie items, and those who helped with the
room set up and strike. It was fun! You made this gathering inspiring
and educational.
You made this gathering one to remember!
Sincerely,
Pat Kilroy, N8PK
AMSAT Area Coordinator
Mid-Atlantic MDC Area
ARCHIVES
AMSAT-DC Meeting Announcement
Released Friday, January 25, 2008We will meet in Pioneer Hall at the Historical Electronics Museum, same
place as last year, same time as last year, for at least one more time!
Clip and share!
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2008 AMSAT-DC MEETING AND SPACE SEMINAR
WHO: YOU are invited! Ham radio operators, students, educators
and the public are all invited.
WHAT: Talks, demos, tutorials and socializing about amateur
satellites and high-altitude balloon experiments in the
greater mid-Atlantic USA area. A full day of activities!
WHEN: Saturday, March 15, 2008, starting at 11:00 A.M. local.
WHERE: Historical Electronics Museum (HEM) at 1745 West Nursery
Road, Linthicum, Maryland 21090 (near BWI airport). In
Pioneer Hall. HEM directions at http://www.hem-usa.org/
WHY: Fun, education, public service, training, cool stuff, and
more fun. No RSVP needed except for speakers and
volunteers.
HOW: Talk-in on 146.760 MHz (107.2 Hz PL on some receiver sites)
HOST: Pat Kilroy, n8pk@amsat.org or Patrick.L.Kilroy@nasa.gov
WEB: Check the AMSAT-DC page http://patkilroy.com/amsat-dc/
for late breaking news.
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The AMSAT-DC-2008 flier is now available here!
The AMSAT-DC 2008 Agenda is now available here!
NOTES:Please download the AMSAT-DC-2008 flier. Please print
copies and share them widely, at a club meeting, at a hamfest,
in a public library, in a school, and other visible places.
This year will feature something new: a Pot Luck luncheon!
You may bring a favorite dish to share. It is not required
of course, but you are welcome to bring a salad, a dessert,
a crock pot, a platter, some munchies, or drink to share.
(Like always, anything you contribute to the meeting can be
considered when we "pass the hat".)
The meeting preparations are being conducted on the amsat-dc
e-mail list. Go to the top of this AMSAT-DC page to subscribe
if you are not already there.
Free paved parking is available a short walk from
the museum front door. Like before, monetary donations will
be accepted to help offset the associated meeting and seminar
costs. In turn like last year, we'd like to donate a portion to
the museum for the use of their facilities.
Call to Volunteer for AMSAT-DC Meeting
We are looking for a few good people to help make our meeting andspace seminar on March 15 an outstanding success. We can make it
happen. AMSAT members in the past have been great hosts and
hostesses.
More demos are sought. Do you have a piece of hardware that
you built, software you wrote, an article of interest you wrote, any
photos you took, or have an activity (done or to propose) that you
would share with the group? Please do!
OUR NUMBER ONE REQUEST
Help boost attendance! Can you help spread the word for us? Bring
a friend, tell a teacher, personally invite someone, talk it up on a net,
or distribute fliers? Hand out fliers at a club meeting and a hamfest?
Can you post the "clip 'n' share" notice (above) to an e-mail list?
Could you come to help at one of the set ups? One set up will be in
the late afternoon on the day before and the other will be about an
hour before the start of the meeting. We wish to start on time!
Can you stay a few minutes late to help clean up?
We will have a POT LUCK luncheon this year! Can you bring a
crock pot, a platter, a salad, a dessert, some munchies, or some
drink to share?
These items, above and below, are being coordinated on the amsat-dc
e-mail list. If you don't make your help known in advance then we must
assume that the task will NOT GET DONE. Thank you for your support!
LIST OF TASKS (persons needed) -- person volunteering
1. Speakers/presenters (6) -- Your name here.
2. Show 'n' Tell Demos (6-12) -- YOUR NAME HERE.
3. Museum tour guides (2) -- Your name here.
4. Greeters (3) for registration table, sign-in, name badges, etc.
5. Advertisers (100) -- Every person.
6. Meeting Go-fer (2) -- Your name here.
7. Talk-in (8 AM - 11 AM) -- YOUR NAME HERE.
8. Talk-in (11 AM - 1 PM) -- YOUR NAME HERE.
9. Photographers (2 more) -- Your name here.
10. Video (2) w light, sound & editing as needed -- Your name here.
11. Notes/minutes (2) -- Your name here.
12. Time keeper (1)
13. Food/drink (40) "Pot Luck" fashion!
14. Set up (4)
15. Clean up (4)
16. Refreshment table keeper (1)
17. Lunch planner (1)
18. Sign maker and poster (2) for parking and welcome.
19. Bring a bright LCD projector (1) -- Your name here.
20. Obtain door prizes and determine ways of winning. -- Your names here.
Results: SUMMER CAMP 2007: Satellite Training Using
High-Altitude Balloons
Our local AMSAT group joined forces with AMSAT members in the Maryland
Eastern Shore area to initiate young students to the excitement of amateur
satellites by flying the kids' home-built electronic modules on balloons. Click
here for the whole
long-winded story.
MORE ARCHIVES . . .
Results: 2007 AMSAT-DC MEETING AND SPACE SEMINAR
We had one of the best meetings to date! Click here for the TBD recap.
Results: 2006 AMSAT-DC SuitSat Activities
WE MADE A BIG SPLASH involving kids with the SuitSat experiment,
even if some say the original SuitSat results were not quite stellar.
Click here for the play by play description.
Results: 2006 AMSAT-DC MEETING AND SPACE SEMINAR
We had a pretty good 2006 meeting! Click here for the TBD results.
Results: 2005 AMSAT-DC MEETING AND SPACE SEMINAR
WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME at the 2005 meeting! Click here for the results.
Follow this link years back, to the 2004 meeting results.
For more information, contact:
Mr. Patrick L. Kilroy
NASA GSFC Code 568
Work: 301-286-1984
E-mail: Patrick.L.Kilroy@nasa.gov
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