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Today's Topics:
1. Re: more Fox Delta- G5400 fun (Roy Dean)
2. Re: AO-92: Lack of beacon (Yono Adisoemarta)
3. Radio Amateurs of Canada AMSAT presentation.
(tjschuessler@???????.????
4. Re: Chinese HF satellite (Nico Janssen)
5. feeding CP antennas (mikflathead@???.????
6. Re: feeding CP antennas (Gary)
7. Re: more Fox Delta- G5400 fun (D. Craig Fox)
8. Re: feeding CP antennas (Jim Walls)
9. Board election (Robert McGwier)
10. Re: Board election (Arthur Feller)
11. UT1FG/MM QSL Confirmations (john@??????.????
12. Major Grant for Open Source Amateur Radio Satellite Service
Work (Michelle Thompson)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2020 20:05:33 -0400
From: Roy Dean <royldean@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] more Fox Delta- G5400 fun
Message-ID:
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Craig,
Not sure if this helps, but occasionally when I switch on my serial ST2 +
G5400 rotator, I get the same blank screen. I am able to clear it by
turning off the G-5400B controller, unplugging the ST2 at the USB plug (its
on a prolific serial-usb adapter), and then turning the G5400B controller
back on (I power the ST2 directly from the G5400B). The screen comes
back, and then I plug the USB adapter back in and I can use the system
normally. I suspect you've already tried stuff like this already, but
worth a shot. Good luck.
--Roy
K3RLD
> Hello fellow satops. After thinking I had fixed my Fox Delta ST2
calibration/runaway readout problem (worked for "a while"), the problem
started up again. With much help from Dinesh VU2FD and Frank K7SFN at FD,
the epromm was reprogrammed, thinking maybe some rf got into the ST2.
Unfortunately, now there is no readout on the ST2 display, although it is
illuminated, and I cannot manually bring up the calibration screen (or any
screen). The front buttons on the ST2 are inoperative. The DIN plug
connections between the ST2 and the G5400 are solid. The G5400 controller
and rotors all work as they should using the Yaesu controller box. Not sure
how to go about doing any further troubleshooting except maybe to check
voltages on the wires coming from the G5400 through the DIN plug to the
screw strip on the ST2 board. I've got my money's worth out of this great
little box and don't mind getting a new one (this time, the USB version),
but need to first eliminate the G5400 as the issue.
>
> If anyone happens to have info on what voltages I should be reading on the
cable/ wires from the G5400, that would be very helpful. I assume some of
the voltages will be variable based on rotor positions. I checked the G5400
manual but it does not appear to provide that information without analysis
of the schematic. (beyond my skill set)
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> 73, Craig
> N6RSX
>
>
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2020 08:31:06 +0700
From: Yono Adisoemarta <yono_adisoemarta@?????.???>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-92: Lack of beacon
Message-ID: <A79207D9-9F95-4E81-838B-BF97F78E20CD@?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Mark,
Thanks for the explanation and the path forward to prolong the life of AO-92.
73 de Yono - YD0NXX
Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 19, 2020, at 8:08 PM, Mark Hammond <marklhammond@?????.???> wrote:
>
> ?Hello Yono,
>
> Due to what looks like a failing cell in the battery, if AO-92 is in SAFE
mode (like is AO-95), during eclipse the transmitter coming "ON" to beacon
every couple minutes apparently drops the voltage to a point that a reset
occurs. Then, the satellite is still in SAFE mode, so next orbit in
eclipse, it repeats. That is what the pattern looks like. It seems not
productive and likely to be harmful to that cell and the battery.
>
> So, by turning the transmitter OFF, it looks like that prevents the reset
cycles every orbit. This should be better for the battery, and may extend
our enjoyment of AO-92 in occasional repeater mode--even if that requires us
to manually turning it ON or OFF, for special events or occasions.
>
> Hope that information is helpful.
>
> 73,
>
> Mark N8MH (Command station)
>
>> On 9/19/2020 12:11 AM, Yono Adisoemarta via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>> I guess I should?ve follow-up on that posting as I read and understand
one battery cell is failing .
>>
>> The question is why not treat similar to AO-95 with beacon active while
permanently in Safe Mode, to minimize stress on the remaining good cells .
>>
>> 73 de Yono - YD0NXX
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>>> On Sep 19, 2020, at 10:25 AM, KI7UNJ Tucker <ki7unj@?????.???> wrote:
>>>
>>> ?
>>> This has been answered multiple times via the BB
>>>
>>> https://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2020-September/079702.html
>>>
>>> It is being kept offline UFN, till a plan is worked out.
>>>
>>>> On Fri, Sep 18, 2020 at 8:10 PM P. Suryono Adisoemarta via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
>>>> Dear all,
>>>> why AO-92 is totally quiet in the past couple of days? Can the beacon
be activated so we can keep take a look on its condition, similar with AO-95.
>>>> 73 de Yono - YD0NXXJakarta, Indonesia
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
Opinions expressed
>>>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
of AMSAT-NA.
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program!
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>>>
>>> --
>>> Casey Tucker KI7UNJ
>>> https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
Opinions expressed
>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
AMSAT-NA.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
> --
> Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
>
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2020 20:45:47 -0500
From: <tjschuessler@???????.???>
To: "'AMSAT BB'" <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Radio Amateurs of Canada AMSAT presentation.
Message-ID: <02f201d68eef$c3e5bef0$4bb13cd0$@???????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hi all,
I will be doing a "Getting Started" presentation for the Radio Amateurs of
Canada Annual conference tomorrow, Sunday September 20th. My session will
be at 1PM Eastern, 1800Z. They will be streaming and archiving all their
sessions on the RAC YouTube Channel but you can go to the Radio Amateurs of
Canada web site and register for the Zoom sessions to be able to do Q & A.
I recommend any of our Canadian satellite friends who are on the list to
register if not already, and please join in. They have some other
interesting seminars on various different topics as well as their Annual
Meeting. Not too long a commitment. Only about54 hours from end to end on
Sunday.
Should be another fun outreach for Amateur Radio in Space. Hope to see yo
there.
73
Tom Schuessler, N5HYP
EM12ms
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2020 09:32:37 +0200
From: Nico Janssen <hamsat@??????.??>
To: Hasan N0AN <hbasri.schiers6@?????.???>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Chinese HF satellite
Message-ID: <c899be8b-bf40-67d0-6255-25e4f2abe061@??????.??>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
No new Chinese amateur satellites have been launched.
There are plans to launch CAS 5A, CAS 5B, CAS 7A and CAS 7C
on a Long March 11 rocket 'soon'. As there was a launch of
such a rocket on September 15 rumors appeared that maybe
these CASs could be on this launch. But it appeared that nine
Jilin Earth imaging satellites were launched instead.
There is no new information available on a possible launch
date for the CASs, not even rumors.
73,
Nico PA0DLO
On 19-09-2020 23:45, Hasan N0AN via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Hi Christy
> Can anyone confirm that the SATs were successfully launched? ...and is
> there any updated info?
> 73, N0AN
> Hasan
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 11:57 AM christy hunter via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
>
>> satellites listed for that date show a series(9) OF SATS named JILN-01
>> GAOFEN X,
>>
>> launched from China.
>>
>> 73 Christy KB6LTY
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Did the Chinese launch their HF amateur radio satellite yesterday,
>> September 15th, as scheduled?
>> Thanks.
>> 73
>> Jim Barbre
>> KB7YSY
>>
>>
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2020 19:10:32 +0000 (UTC)
From: mikflathead@???.???
To: "amsat-bb@?????.???? <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] feeding CP antennas
Message-ID: <1920164245.6744473.1600629032566@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
I am looking for ideas on fastening the feed lines for CP antennas. I have a
22 element M2 for 144 and a 435CP30 M2. Running the feed lines out the back
seems to create problems. Are people supporting the cables or letting them
hang. Any ideas will be help full. Thanks Mike
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2020 19:50:08 +0000
From: Gary <gary_mayfield@???????.???>
To: "AMSAT-BB@?????.???? <AMSAT-BB@?????.???>, "mikflathead@???.????
<mikflathead@???.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] feeding CP antennas
Message-ID:
<CH2PR13MB3864FA97483FB66AFE4363EA8A3D0@?????????????.????????.????.???????.??
?>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
I always ran my feedline along the boom of the antenna to the crossboom.
Then along the crossboom back to the AZ/EL rotator with a loop around the
rotator.
There are a couple pictures near the bottom of the page here:
http://www.kk0sd.net/sattower/sattower02.htm
I used a metal crossboom based on information from antenna guru Keith
Britain, wa5vjb. You can see that information here:
http://www.kk0sd.net/metalboom/metalboom.htm
It worked very well.
73,
Joe kk0sd
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???> On Behalf Of WB8PFZ via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2020 2:11 PM
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] feeding CP antennas
I am looking for ideas on fastening the feed lines for CP antennas. I have a
22 element M2 for 144 and a 435CP30 M2. Running the feed lines out the back
seems to create problems. Are people supporting the cables or letting them
hang. Any ideas will be help full. Thanks Mike
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2020 22:53:32 +0000
From: "D. Craig Fox" <DCFox@??????.???>
To: 'Roy Dean' <royldean@?????.???>
Cc: AMSAT BB <Amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] more Fox Delta- G5400 fun
Message-ID: <1d7967896754444b8242a7f389e0bcec@??????.???.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Thanks Roy. I also had that experience early on. I will give it another try
using your specific technique. I had previously noted that the display
ordinarily works even when the usb/serial cable is unplugged. But I will
give it a try. After speaking to Dinesh at FD, I think the epromm is toast.
Thanks again.
73, Craig
N6RSX
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???> On Behalf Of Roy Dean via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2020 5:06 PM
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] more Fox Delta- G5400 fun
Craig,
Not sure if this helps, but occasionally when I switch on my serial ST2 +
G5400 rotator, I get the same blank screen. I am able to clear it by
turning off the G-5400B controller, unplugging the ST2 at the USB plug (its
on a prolific serial-usb adapter), and then turning the G5400B controller
back on (I power the ST2 directly from the G5400B). The screen comes
back, and then I plug the USB adapter back in and I can use the system
normally. I suspect you've already tried stuff like this already, but
worth a shot. Good luck.
--Roy
K3RLD
> Hello fellow satops. After thinking I had fixed my Fox Delta ST2
calibration/runaway readout problem (worked for "a while"), the problem
started up again. With much help from Dinesh VU2FD and Frank K7SFN at FD,
the epromm was reprogrammed, thinking maybe some rf got into the ST2.
Unfortunately, now there is no readout on the ST2 display, although it is
illuminated, and I cannot manually bring up the calibration screen (or any
screen). The front buttons on the ST2 are inoperative. The DIN plug
connections between the ST2 and the G5400 are solid. The G5400 controller
and rotors all work as they should using the Yaesu controller box. Not sure
how to go about doing any further troubleshooting except maybe to check
voltages on the wires coming from the G5400 through the DIN plug to the
screw strip on the ST2 board. I've got my money's worth out of this great
little box and don't mind getting a new one (this time, the USB version),
but need to first eliminate the G5400 as the is!
sue.
>
> If anyone happens to have info on what voltages I should be reading on
> the cable/ wires from the G5400, that would be very helpful. I assume
> some of the voltages will be variable based on rotor positions. I
> checked the G5400 manual but it does not appear to provide that
> information without analysis of the schematic. (beyond my skill set)
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> 73, Craig
> N6RSX
>
>
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2020 17:07:37 -0700
From: Jim Walls <jim@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] feeding CP antennas
Message-ID: <81256a29-ef65-ffb2-1ff7-76aeedf5cc5b@?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
On 09/20/2020 12:50, Gary via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> I always ran my feedline along the boom of the antenna to the crossboom.
Then along the crossboom back to the AZ/EL rotator with a loop around the
rotator.
Same here.
--
73
-------------------------------------
Jim Walls - K6CCC
jim@?????.???
Ofc: 818-548-4804
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/
AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2020 19:36:44 -0500
From: Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier@?????.???>
To: amsat bb <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Cc: Clayton Coleman W5PFG <clayton@?????.??>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Board election
Message-ID:
<CA+K5gze9JmLFST1F6a2Jy1p4exHCxfiaoQLOg5zQGt4T2STr4Q@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Congratulations to those who came in 1-3 and are now board members and
Howie who is first alternate.
I am deeply grateful for all who supported my candidacy.
My place in this notwithstanding, I feel it makes little sense for me to be
second alternate given this seems likely to cause conflict of interest
recusals in my position with ARDC. I would have dealt with he pain of it
had I been elected to the board or been first alternate. Jeff Johns also
ran so this move by me doesn't leave AMSAT without a second alternate.
I wish the organization well in its endeavors.
My life membership continues and I have a new amateur satellite system
under construction at my retirement home in Alabama and I expect to be
active soon since I have constructed the M2 crossed yagis, received the
Yaesu AZ/EL rotator and expect my Q5 to arrive this Fall. My new satellite
tracking software package written in Golang is well underway and I hope I
can get people to try it soon.
73s
Bob
N4HY
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2020 20:50:32 -0400
From: Arthur Feller <afeller@????.???>
To: McGwier Robert <rwmcgwier@?????.???>
Cc: amsat bb <amsat-bb@?????.???>, Clayton Coleman W5PFG
<clayton@?????.??>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Board election
Message-ID: <AFFE566D-DE3D-439C-8C16-D8531334D388@????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Hi, Bob!!
Your voice at the table would give me much more confidence in the quality of
our Board?s decisions. The knowledge, experience, and reasoning you bring
to the table won?t be replaced. Please, reconsider and stay at the table.
73, art?..
W4ART Arlington VA
> On 20-Sep-2020, at 08:36 PM, Robert McGwier via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
>
> Congratulations to those who came in 1-3 and are now board members and
> Howie who is first alternate.
>
> I am deeply grateful for all who supported my candidacy.
>
> My place in this notwithstanding, I feel it makes little sense for me to be
> second alternate given this seems likely to cause conflict of interest
> recusals in my position with ARDC. I would have dealt with he pain of it
> had I been elected to the board or been first alternate. Jeff Johns also
> ran so this move by me doesn't leave AMSAT without a second alternate.
>
> I wish the organization well in its endeavors.
>
> My life membership continues and I have a new amateur satellite system
> under construction at my retirement home in Alabama and I expect to be
> active soon since I have constructed the M2 crossed yagis, received the
> Yaesu AZ/EL rotator and expect my Q5 to arrive this Fall. My new satellite
> tracking software package written in Golang is well underway and I hope I
> can get people to try it soon.
>
> 73s
> Bob
> N4HY
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
expressed
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AMSAT-NA.
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To thrive in life, you need three bones: a wish bone, a back bone, and a
funny bone.
- Reba McEntire
http://afeller.us <http://afeller.us/>
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2020 13:40:51 -0400
From: john@??????.???
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] UT1FG/MM QSL Confirmations
Message-ID: <6c40fc03cfe63af028f2d38803b4aa54@??????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Yuri, UT1FG/MM, is back on the Goldeneye and is sailing from Columbia to
Jacksonville Florida today, September 21, 2020. At Jacksonville he will
have a good opportunity to mail out confirmations from last season as
well as others prior.
Please follow the procedure at papays.com/sat and email your pdf's to
me. I will forward them to Yuri. If you have sent pdf's in the past
and not received an answer, please send them again. As he gets closer
to Jacksonville, he will not be able to work on the confirmations so
please get your requests in now. That way you will have a better chance
at getting the confirmations mailed.
73, John K8YSE
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:57:38 -0700
From: Michelle Thompson <mountain.michelle@?????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Major Grant for Open Source Amateur Radio
Satellite Service Work
Message-ID:
<CACvjz2WV9W8JuC8GHFvsOvnEZWhq3T0F71Q4+x3aZyO07EzoGA@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
I'm very happy to announce that two grants have been made for open source
amateur radio satellite work. This closes out an extraordinarily successful
summer of regulatory progress, published designs, community development,
and fundraising.
All of this work directly benefits AMSAT.
It benefits AMSAT regardless of whether it's ignored in the short term,
attacked, ridiculed, or stolen.
One of the new grants, for $4200, is for AmbaSat-inspired nanosat microwave
designs. These lightweight designs will be useful for high-altitude
balloons as well as space. Intended for University level education, this
project will produce repeatable and manufacturable open source designs.
The other grant is for $507,020. It is for the second phase of engineering
work for the complete digital ground station and payload design.
This grant took 14 months of very hard work to obtain.
All are welcome to participate. All work is published in a way that makes
it accessible to the general public at no cost, with standard licensing and
full compliance with all regulations.
A third grant, for Rent-a-GEO, is still under review. You can look back
through the archives to find out more about that proposal.
AMSAT leaders were informed of these grant applications. AMSAT was informed
and invited to be part of the Commodity Jurisdiction Request, in writing,
multiple times.
AMSAT members were invited to contribute, review, participate, comment, and
critique the grant proposal. Many members did. The process of writing the
grants has been open, with workshops at major amateur events, recruitment
of a committee from a diverse technical background, forum presentations,
paper presentations, hardware experiments, work carried out on a public
mailing list, and so on.
There were at least six significant re-writes based on unflinching feedback
from the community, ARDC technical review board, and committee members.
That is what "very hard work" means.
Before the transponder grant was awarded, ORI board offered a technical
support contract that would share all funds with AMSAT/ARISS/AREx. As long
as the work was mutually beneficial, the funds would be openly available to
AREx.
That contract can be found here:
https://github.com/phase4ground/documents/blob/master/Papers_Articles_Presenta
tions/Articles_and_Announcements/AREx-Support-Contract-July-2020.pdf
This was presented as a starting point draft, open to negotiation and
tailoring.
However, it was declined without an explanation.
This is not the only negative response to fundraising and regulatory work
from AMSAT.
Attacks against the landmark Commodity Jurisdiction Request, personal
attacks by leadership on anyone associated with this grant, and the open
ridicule of the previous YASME, ARRL Foundation, and ARDC grants seem to be
what a bit more than half of members want. That is certainly what AMSAT
leadership is currently providing.
Calling successful engineers that have dozens of projects in space "liars"
and "grifters", and shrieking that this grant is going to be "completely
wasted" by an AMSAT member society while sharing photos of cash on fire on
social media, is not a great look for the Executive Vice President of
AMSAT.
Ridiculing a desperately needed Final Determination letter from the State
Department as a "self-indulgent publicity stunt" is a shockingly stupid
thing for the VP of Engineering to publicly state.
Rejecting written offers of six-figure fundraising support, and rejecting
dozens of competent volunteer recruits' free labor, seems kind of dumb to
me.
AMSAT would be in great shape if it took advantage of the gifts of time,
talent, and treasure that have been consistently and freely offered.
Instead, we have a raft of resignations, continued silence, and ugly memes.
In looking at the low numbers of AMSAT voters, it may seem kind of silly to
keep showing up with seriously needed solutions (ITAR/EAR, several
world's-first technical advancements, major funds) when they are rejected
so clumsily. However, just because it seems silly now, does not mean it is
wrong to keep trying.
Nearly half of voters wanted open source and a return to technical
leadership this year. This is a huge increase looking at the past three
years (from zero!) and is extremely good news.
Unfortunately, this time around, non-technical and litigious leadership
managed to keep their seats. However, the trend is clear, the regulatory
framework has changed, and open source work is rapidly leapfrogging opaque,
authoritarian, and exclusionary mindsets. There is a very bright future
unfolding.
Do you want to make a difference? Consider running for the board. The time
to start preparing for 2021 is now. It's well worth the effort and time. If
I can make the difference that I have in the past year, in terms of
regulatory work, technical work, and fundraising, just imagine what you can
do! There has never been a better time to get into amateur microwave,
digital design, FPGAs, and space.
-Michelle W5NYV
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