Membership drive and Prize Drawing at Dayton

AMSAT will once again offer a 'membership incentive' at Hamvention in order to encourage new members to join and have current members renew during the Dayton Hamvention. The membership theme is "AMSAT: We ARE Rocket Scientists."

To encourage membership, we will offer a membership prize raffle once again. This year's drawing will feature a SSB UEK-3000 2.4 GHz downconverter with the winner specifying which IF (2 meters or 435 MHz) the downconverter will feature.

For an individual to be eligible for the prize drawing, the following criteria must be met:

a. An individual must cover the cost of a membership to AMSAT-NA. Annual basic cost of US membership is $39.00 while cost to personnel residing in Canada or Mexico is $45.00 and memberships for all others is $50.00.

b. Both new memberships and renewals of existing memberships at the suitable level are eligible for the drawing.

c. New membership/renewals must be done at the AMSAT booth at Dayton Hamvention.

d. Only one membership per individual will qualify. This means an individual who elects for a multi-year membership receives one chance just as an individual who selects a one year membership.

e. Individuals who currently hold a Life Membership may elect to donate to AMSAT the equivalent of one year's membership ($39.00 US).

In addition, AMSAT will continue to offer memberships at various 'premium levels', which qualifies individuals to receive various incentives. For example, the newly updated laminated AMSAT Frequency Chart will be given to those who pay the basic membership fee while SAT PC-32 will be offered to those who pay at the "QRO 75" level ($75.00 in US, $81.00 in Canada/Mexico, and $85.00 elsewhere). Again, each new member or renewal will qualify the new/renewing member for this drawing.

The drawing for the SSB UEK-3000 downconverter will be done at the AMSAT booth at 1200 on Sunday, May 22. The winner does not have to be present to win and AMSAT will cover the cost of shipping the equipment to the member's address as shown on the membership form. If the winner is present at the drawing, the individual may take the equipment home directly (and save AMSAT the shipping costs).

While some may regret that we could not include renewals outside of Dayton, the logistics of such an option makes it impractical to extend the program beyond Dayton. Keep in mind that the primary purpose of this incentive is to encourage new memberships from those who attend our Hamvention Forums and visit the AMSAT booth where they can meet members, obtain information, and be encouraged to join our hobby.

The March-April 2005 issue of the AMSAT Journal (currently being mailed to AMSAT members) includes an announcement that effective June 1, 2005 AMSAT membership dues will increase to $44.00/year for regular membership (with commensurate increases for the other membership categories).

The Dayton Hamvention presents an excellent opportunity to renew prior to the membership dues increase.

[ANS thanks the Barry, WD4ASW for the above information]

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