October 8, 2026 by
Frank Karnauskas
In this edition:
- Watch the Space Symposium Presentations Live
- Symposium Presentation Schedule
Watch the Space Symposium Presentations Live
Streaming for the
44th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting begins Friday 13:00 Eastern Daylight Savings Time.
Satellite enthusiasts can view the presentations live stream on AMSATâs You Tube Channe. Dial in
https://youtube.com/@amsatna and click on the âLiveâ tab to enjoy the presentation. Presentations will also be saved and available for viewing thereafter.
AMSAT would appreciate your small donation to help defray the cost of rental equipment and technician for streaming. Make whatever donation to the general fund that you feel is
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Symposium Presentation Schedule
Friday, October 9
- 1:00PM to
5:00PM Presentations (Education session)
- 1:00PM AMSAT Education and CubeSat Simulator
Project Update 2026 â Alan Johnston, PhD KU2Y
- 1:30PM New CubeSatSim Features:
Pacsat, Simulated Doppler, Dashboard, and Hotspot â Alan Johnston, PhD KU2Y
- 2:00PM Using the CubeSatSim as Command Station Learning Tool â Josh Tate,
KF4EAG
- 2:30PM Teaching Technology to Middle/High
School Students Using An Amateur Radio Foundation & ARISS Competition As The Goal â Gordon L. Gibby, MD
KX4Z
- 3:00PM How to Get 20 High Schools to
LEO â Nick Pugh K5QXJ
- 3:30PM ARISS: Celebrating 25 Years of
Continuous Operations on ISSâand Beyond! â Frank Bauer KA3HDO
Saturday, October 10
- 9:00AM to
12:00PM Presentations (Operating session)
- 9:00AM Satellite Observation Station:
Keeping Track of Radio Amateur Satellites â Joseph A. DiVerdi, PhD, MBA
K0NMR
- 9:30AM
CardSat and OrbitDeck â Paul Stoetzer N8HM
- 10:00AM Introducing
OsTrax â Orbiting Satellite Tracking for the Next Generation â Jim McCullers
WA4CWI
- 10:30AM The Modern OSCARLOCATOR â Paul
Stoetzer N8HM
- 11:00AM AMSAT Operations Update â Mark
Hammond N8MH
- 11:30AM AMSAT Youth Initiative Progress
Report â Frank Karnauskas N1UW
- 1:30PM to
4:00PM Presentations (Engineering session)
- 1:30PM Jovian-1 and FUNcube+ Updates
â David Bowman G0MRF
- 2:00 PM
Amcom 2.0: Modernizing AMSAT Satellite Command and Control â Heimir Thor Sverrisson
W1ANT
- 2:30 PM SDR-Gen2 Status â Ray Roberge and Nick Grabbs
WA1CYB / KI5YNG
- 3:00 PM AMSAT Engineering Update â Jerry Buxton
N0JY
- 4:00PM to
5:00PM AMSAT Annual Meeting
[ANS thanks the AMSAT Symposium Team for the above information.]
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This weekâs ANS Editor, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW.
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