On June 18th, the AMSAT Board of Directors elected Frank Karnauskas, N1UW, Vice President – Development. This position carries the responsibility for fund raising, marketing and public relations for AMSAT programs. In addition to enhancing the AMSAT and ARISS brands within their traditional spheres, this position is expected to broaden the appeal of its activities … Read more
Joe Spier, K6WAO, President For me, the past two months have been fairly intense. I attended the Duke City Hamfest in New Mexico, visited Gordon West in Costa Mesa, drove to Virginia and flew to Heathrow to be at the AMSAT-UK Colloquium in Milton Keynes, England, returned to Maryland for the ARISS-I Conference, spent a … Read more
July/August 2018 Joe Spier, K6WAO, President The main news for AMSAT that came out of Hamvention this year was the announcement of this year’s 36th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting to be held Friday through Sunday, November 2-4, 2018, in Huntsville, Alabama. The location will be at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, … Read more
On the 03:25 UTC pass on January 26, 2018, AMSAT Vice President – Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, announced that AO-92 had been commissioned and formally turned the satellite over to AMSAT Operations. AMSAT Vice President – Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, then declared that AO-92 was now open for amateur use. Audio of the handover and … Read more