AMSAT Elect Vice-President of User Services

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AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO recently forwarded the name of Robert Bankston, KE4AL of Dothan, AL, to the AMSAT Board of Directors. Robert, who was this year's AMSAT Symposium Chairman, has an MBA from Troy University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

On Tuesday 20th November 2018, Robert was elected by the Board as Vice-President of User Services.

“I want to welcome Robert to the Executive Team in filling a position that has been vacant for far too long. Robert has taken on the task of essentially providing the AMSAT membership with the services that our members expect in the 21st century. I look forward to working with him.”
— Joe Spier, K6WAO AMSAT President

The AMSAT Vice-President of User Services is the team leader for the AMSAT News Service (ANS), the AMSAT Journal, Dayton Hamvention, Contests and Awards, AMSAT Ambassadors, AMSAT Nets, AMSAT Website, and Electronic Communications.

CT1BAT New Vice-President of EURAO

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José Machado, CT1BAT, has just been elected unanimously new Vice-president of EURAO by its Board of Directors, after the resignation of David, F1SXC before the summer.

José has extensive experience in the field of amateur radio and associationism. Since 2008 he is president of Tertúlia Radioamadorística Guglielmo Marconi, CS5TRGM, and very committed with the EuroBureauQSL project in Portugal from the beginning.

NP2J from U.S. Virgin Islands

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Dan Flaig, K8RF, will be active full-time as NP2J from St. Croix upto and during the CQWW DX CW Contest (24-25th November 2018) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (160m) entry.

“Mainly working 160 meters now, will have a 40 meter antenna working soon that can be used with antenna tuner to get on 30 and 17 Meters. Planning on putting up Tribander for higher bands by end of year.

Will be on 160 meters for most DX contests this year, but may do all band effort for ARRL contests. I work 90% CW, 10% SSB and 0% Digital. ”
— Dan Flaig, K8RF

Dan has been very active on Six meters CW earlier this year with a six element Yagi, conditions were excellent but CW activity diminished to almost nothing by the end of the season.

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