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Subj: Membership Drive and Prize Drawing at Dayton
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 128.03
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
May 8, 2005
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-128.03
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 Barry, WD4ASW for the above information]
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