 AMSAT at the Dayton Hamvention 2009
AMSAT Board Member, Gould Smith, WA4SXM tells of AMSAT's plans at the
2009 Dayton Hamvention which will be held this year on
15 - 17 May 2009.
Gould says, "This is the 58th year of the Dayton Hamvention sponsored
by DARA (Dayton Amateur Radio Association).
"As has been the case for
the many years Hamvention will be at the Hara Arena Complex on the
north side of Dayton. Further information on Hamvention 2009, including advance ticket sales and motel accommodations, can be found at
http://www.hamvention.org."
See http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2009/
Dayton.php for all
of the details of AMSAT at Dayton 2009.
AMSAT will occupy the same booths (444-449) in Ball Arena, right across
from the ARRL area and just inside the door from the Satellite Demonstration area. Make your reservations early for all AMSAT activities!
AMSAT has a number of great activities planned during Hamvention. There
will be a number of new offerings at the AMSAT booth.
2009 is the 40th Anniversary of AMSAT and we will have many pieces of
memorabilia on display highlighting 40 years of amateur radio in space.
SuitSat-2 has been making a great deal of progress this past year. We
will have on display all of the modules that will go into the Orlan
space suit later this year, and we will be able to demonstrate most
of them.
Space Traveler Richard Garriott, W5KWQ will be the speaker at the
annual AMSAT/TAPR Banquet. He will also give a short talk during the
Saturday AMSAT Forum and spend some time at the AMSAT booth. Reservations for the AMSAT/TAPR Banquet are now available through the AMSAT
Store. See: http://www.amsat-na.com/store/item.php
?id=100158
AMSAT has a limited block of rooms reserved at the Hampton Inn in
Fairborn, OH.
Please contact Martha at the AMSAT office (301-589-6062)
or by e-mail at martha@amsat.org for room price and availability during
the Hamvention. Priority for rooms will be given to AMSAT members volunteering to work in the AMSAT booth for multiple 2 hour shifts during
the Hamvention.
Gould, WA4SXM
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