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Subj: AMSAT Prepares for Hamvention 2024
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It's that time again. Time to start making plans to attend Hamvention 2024
from May 17-19, 2024 in Xenia, Ohio. This year's Hamvention theme is
"Expanding our Community" and AMSAT plans to do exactly that by adding new
members and recruiting more volunteers. Led by AMSAT Hamvention Team
Leader, Phil Smith, W1EME, preparations are well under way. AMSAT, one of
the larger Hamvention exhibitors, will again occupy 1,200 square feet of
space at the north end of Building 1, also known as the Maxim building.
This booth area has always been ideal for AMSAT because of the ample fresh
air and easy access to the outdoor satellite ground station. Exhibits will
feature members of the engineering team, CubeSatSim, Beginner's Corner,
merchandise sales, Youth Initiative, software demonstrations and membership
sign-ups. Also featured at this year's booth is information and sign-ups
for the revitalized AMSAT Ambassador program.
AMSAT will host its annual AMSAT Forum on Saturday from 1:10 to 2:10 in
Room 2. Moderated by Phil Smith, W1EME, Robert Bankston KE4AL, AMSAT
President, will highlight recent activities within AMSAT and discuss some
of our challenges, accomplishments, projects, and any late breaking news.
AMSAT Engineering Program: Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President for
Engineering, will talk about the Current and upcoming satellite missions.
AMSAT Education: Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT Vice President Education
Relations will talk about the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator. AMSAT Operations:
Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, Vice President Operations, will discuss current
satellites and operations. AMSAT Development: Frank Karnauskas, N1UW, Vice
President of AMSAT Development, will report on AMSAT Youth Initiative and
its features.
Another attraction will be the 15th annual AMSAT/TAPR Banquet on Friday at
18:30 EDT. This dinner is always a highlight of the TAPR (Tucson Amateur
Packet Radio) and AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corp.) activities during
the Dayton Hamvention. This year's banquet speaker will be Bill Reed, NX5R,
AMSAT Volunteer Engineer, who will highlight the forthcoming PACSAT digital
communications payload.
The 2023 Hamvention attendance was 33,861, which is more than 2,000 greater
than 2022 and even surpassed the previous pre-pandemic attendance record at
the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center of 32,472. This year's
attendance is expected to be another record breaker. As a bonus, this
year's Hamvention will also be the site for the ARRL 2024 National
Convention.
If you are planning on attending this year's Hamvention, please consider
volunteering to help staff the AMSAT booth for an hour or so. Please send
an email to volunteer [at] amsat [dot] org if you think you can help.
For complete information on Hamvention 2024, go to https://hamvention.org/.
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]
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