[WIham] AMSAT SYMPOSIUM THIS WEEK - CHICAGO

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ARISSat-1 will be the presented in detail during the Saturday morning sessions at the AMSAT 2010 Space Symposium and Annual Meeting which will be held on Friday, October 8 through Sunday, October 10.

AMSAT Vice-President of Engineering Tony Montiero, AA2TX and ARISSat Project Manager Gould Smith, WA4SXM along with ARISSat team members will host the Saturday ARRISat-1 sessions including:

    * ARISSat-1 Overview
    * Software Radio Technology
    * BPSK-1000 format for ARISSat-1
    * ARISSatTLM - Software Demodulator and Telemetry Program
    * Calculating Available Power (Examples: ARISSat & Fox)
    * Power System
    * Assembling ARISSat-1
    * ARISSat-1 Vibration Testing

The team plans to have a working ARISSat-1 prototype attending the Symposium.

ARISSat-1 design and operations are discussed in detail in these papers published in the 2010 Symposium Proceedings book:

    * ARISSat-1 Overview by Tony Monteiro AA2TX
    * ARISSat-1 Power System by Tony Monteiro AA2TX
    * Software Radio Technology on ARISSat-1 by Tony Montiero AA2TX
    * ARISSatTLM - A Software Demodulator and Telemetry Display Program for the ARISSat-1 Satellite by Douglas Quagliana KA2UPW
    * BPSK-1000 format for ARISSat-1 by Phil Karn KA9Q

An additional feature presentation and paper will introduce you to AMSAT's next satellite ... AMSAT-FOX Preview by Tony Monteiro, AA2TX.

The AMSAT 2010 Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting will be held at the Chicago/Elk Grove Holiday Inn which is near O'Hare Airport.

On-line registration for the Symposium continues on-line at the AMSAT Store. The registration fee is $45.00 from now through 5 October. Online registration closes 5 October at Midnight. Registration at the door will be $50.00.

73,
John - AG9D
Symposium Host Committee

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