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Subj: AMSAT activities in Kansas
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 088.05 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. March 28, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-088.05
On Tuesday March 2nd 2004 Greg Wycoff, N0ZHE of Conway Springs, Ks.,
traveled to Augusta, Ks. to put on a PowerPoint presentation on satellite
operations to the Flinthills Amateur Radio Club. Traveling with Greg was
John Wycoff, KA0OXY and Bill Briles, W0OQC.
Danny Craft, KC0NXF the activities chairman for the Flinthills amateur ra=
dio
club invited Greg to give the presentation.
The presentation lasted about 45min. covering a range of topics including
how simple it could be to get started operating through a satellite.
The presentation started out with a video of John, KA0OXY working
UO-14, and the title above the video read "Amateur radio's best kept
secret".
The trip to Augusta, Ks. was a 120 mile round trip for Greg, he points ou=
t
this is one of the ways that we all can help in getting new/old hams into
the hobby, all we have to do is get them hooked, the other way is to do a
live demo of a satellite contact. Just remember that you don't always hav=
e
to have a large crowd to be affective in getting others started.
CCARC Vhf AMSAT Satellite net:
http://www.havilandtelco.com/~gregwycoff/chat.htm
email: n0zhe@amsat.org
also email me at: GREGWYCOFF@havilandtelco.com
[ANS thanks Greg, N0ZHE for the above information]
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