[nrv-hams] Bob McGwier - AMSAT & VT

roger bell rrbell at hotmail.com
Thu Jul 30 14:53:23 EDT 2015


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Bob, indeed, a fine catch it will be. Best wishes for a most positive outcome on this matter with USG. 
Looking forward to good news and a club talk on same.  

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>    1. Re: Big announcement (Kenneth Walker)
>    2. Re: Big announcement (Robert McGwier)
>    3. Re: Big announcement (Kenneth Walker)
>    4. P3E: Happy, but urging caution (Robert McGwier)
>    5. Re: P3E: Happy, but urging caution (Robert McGwier)
>    6. Roanoke Hamfest/Antarctica Talk this Saturday, Aug. 1
>       (Nathaniel Frissell)
> 
> 
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 15:47:34 -0400
> From: Kenneth Walker <kjwalk at gmail.com>
> To: "NRV-Hams: A mailing list for members of the New River Valley (VA)
> 	Amateur	Radio Club." <nrv-hams at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [nrv-hams] Big announcement
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> This looks really interesting. Perhaps you could give a talk about this at
> one of our meetings.
> 
> Ken KO4OM
> 
> On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 2:28 PM, Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > http://www.amsat.org/?p=4351
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 16:00:33 -0600
> From: Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier at gmail.com>
> To: "NRV-Hams: A mailing list for members of the New River Valley (VA)
> 	Amateur	Radio Club." <nrv-hams at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [nrv-hams] Big announcement
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> This is a little preliminary.  Once I have the government contract,  yes, I
> will.
> 
> 73s
> Bob
> 
> 
> On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 1:47 PM, Kenneth Walker <kjwalk at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > This looks really interesting. Perhaps you could give a talk about this at
> > one of our meetings.
> >
> > Ken KO4OM
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 2:28 PM, Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > http://www.amsat.org/?p=4351
> > > ______________________________________________________________
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> 
> -- 
> Bob McGwier
> Co-Founder and Technical Director, Federated Wireless, LLC
> Research Professor Virginia Tech
> Senior Member IEEE, Facebook: N4HYBob, ARS: N4HY
> Faculty Advisor Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Assn. (K4KDJ)
> 
> 
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 18:42:47 -0400
> From: Kenneth Walker <kjwalk at gmail.com>
> To: "NRV-Hams: A mailing list for members of the New River Valley (VA)
> 	Amateur	Radio Club." <nrv-hams at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [nrv-hams] Big announcement
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> 
> Thanks - and congratulations.
> 
> On 7/25/15, Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier at gmail.com> wrote:
> > This is a little preliminary.  Once I have the government contract,  yes, I
> > will.
> >
> > 73s
> > Bob
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 1:47 PM, Kenneth Walker <kjwalk at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> This looks really interesting. Perhaps you could give a talk about this
> >> at
> >> one of our meetings.
> >>
> >> Ken KO4OM
> >>
> >> On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 2:28 PM, Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > http://www.amsat.org/?p=4351
> >> > ______________________________________________________________
> >> > nrv-hams mailing list
> >> > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/nrv-hams
> >> > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> >> > Post: mailto:nrv-hams at mailman.qth.net
> >> >
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> >> >
> >> ______________________________________________________________
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> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Bob McGwier
> > Co-Founder and Technical Director, Federated Wireless, LLC
> > Research Professor Virginia Tech
> > Senior Member IEEE, Facebook: N4HYBob, ARS: N4HY
> > Faculty Advisor Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Assn. (K4KDJ)
> > ______________________________________________________________
> > nrv-hams mailing list
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> >
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> >
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 04:45:03 -0500
> From: Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier at gmail.com>
> To: "QRM at listserv.vt.edu" <QRM at listserv.vt.edu>
> Cc: amsat bb <amsat-bb at amsat.org>, NRV-Hams <nrv-hams at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [nrv-hams] P3E: Happy, but urging caution
> Message-ID:
> 	<CA+K5gzeg_6NGfJabDNWwnbEDwziwsyS0DsTr+xwC+Xgup-9zCQ at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> 
> Again, I caution. Until we have a contract, this is an opportunity. The
> most serious we have had since we launched AO-40 but a contract must be let
> to Virginia Tech by the USG to update the electronics and adapt the frame
> and components (remove the rocket and tanks), and get ready to use the VT
> ground station for operations along with AMSAT. I believe we will know
> before the 2017 fiscal year, but AMSAT's are ready to say yes as is VT.
> 
> I love both of these guys Peter and Andrew. Be grateful after I get the USG
> to say yes.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INlUCRmRhRk
> -- 
> Bob McGwier
> Co-Founder and Technical Director, Federated Wireless, LLC
> Research Professor Virginia Tech
> Senior Member IEEE, Facebook: N4HYBob, ARS: N4HY
> Faculty Advisor Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Assn. (K4KDJ)
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 04:45:55 -0500
> From: Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier at gmail.com>
> To: "QRM at listserv.vt.edu" <QRM at listserv.vt.edu>
> Cc: amsat bb <amsat-bb at amsat.org>, NRV-Hams <nrv-hams at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [nrv-hams] P3E: Happy, but urging caution
> Message-ID:
> 	<CA+K5gzcUFsXj3SeoY8bO1zO2oFi3xG5RJ9inacMNhY3TGHUTGQ at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> 
> 2016 Fiscal year TYPO
> 
> On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 4:45 AM, Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Again, I caution. Until we have a contract, this is an opportunity. The
> > most serious we have had since we launched AO-40 but a contract must be let
> > to Virginia Tech by the USG to update the electronics and adapt the frame
> > and components (remove the rocket and tanks), and get ready to use the VT
> > ground station for operations along with AMSAT. I believe we will know
> > before the 2017 fiscal year, but AMSAT's are ready to say yes as is VT.
> >
> > I love both of these guys Peter and Andrew. Be grateful after I get the
> > USG to say yes.
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INlUCRmRhRk
> > --
> > Bob McGwier
> > Co-Founder and Technical Director, Federated Wireless, LLC
> > Research Professor Virginia Tech
> > Senior Member IEEE, Facebook: N4HYBob, ARS: N4HY
> > Faculty Advisor Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Assn. (K4KDJ)
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Bob McGwier
> Co-Founder and Technical Director, Federated Wireless, LLC
> Research Professor Virginia Tech
> Senior Member IEEE, Facebook: N4HYBob, ARS: N4HY
> Faculty Advisor Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Assn. (K4KDJ)
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:00:30 -0400
> From: Nathaniel Frissell <nafrissell at vt.edu>
> To: qrm at listserv.vt.edu, nrv-hams at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [nrv-hams] Roanoke Hamfest/Antarctica Talk this Saturday,
> 	Aug. 1
> Message-ID: <5D353A29-1CA1-403F-A069-4E702AF14D41 at vt.edu>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset=utf-8
> 
> Hi, VTARA and NRVARC.
> 
> Just a reminder that Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club is having their annual hamfest this Saturday from 8 AM to 1 PM!  More details are here:
> 
> http://w4ca.com/page.php?5 <http://w4ca.com/page.php?5>
> 
> I?m going to be giving my talk about Antarctica at 9 AM in the auditorium.  There will be a VE/Ham Radio License exam session at 10 AM.
> 
> I hope to see you there!
> 
> 73,
> Nathaniel
> 
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