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Subj: AMSAT Thanks First Quarter 2024 Presidentâ€Ös Club Members
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Frank Karnauskas, N1UW, AMSAT VP – Development happily reports, “Each year for the past four years of its re-incarnation, t
he AMSAT Presidentâ€Ös Club has picked up speed and becomes a more important factor in AMSATâ€Ös annual fund raising efforts. T
he first quarter of the 2024 the Presidentâ€Ös Club is off to a great start. With our regular dedicated contributors plus many 
first-time members, contributions have already raised almost $16,000 in the first three months of 2024.

“So often, our members think about AMSATâ€Ös having to raise funds for satellite hardware – the costs for electronic compon
ents, solar panels, batteries and so on. But, there are many background costs. A good example is software licenses needed for a
ctual satellite development. The volunteer engineers can often swap licenses so they can limit the number of licenses needed. B
ut, as they draw closer to finalizing drawings for circuit boards, spaceframes and deployable solar panels, the team can stretc
h software licenses only so far before work flow becomes handicapped. Some software licenses, even with the best educational or
 non-profit discounts, easily exceed the $1,000 mark. And, those licenses need to be renewed on an annual basis.

“The engineering team can always use more electrical and mechanical engineers to move the FOX-PLUS and GOLF programs along. B
ut, being able to leverage the efforts of our current volunteers with enough software licenses would be a huge plus. Contributi
ons from members of the Presidentâ€Ös Club make a big difference in giving the engineering team the tools they need.â€�

To date, the generous donors members of the 2024 AMSAT Presidentâ€Ös Club include:

  *   Titanium ($4,800 )
Barry Baines, WD4ASW
William Brown, K9LF
  *   Gold ($1,200 )
Anonymous
Burns Fisher, WB1FJ
John Kludt, K7SYS
Glenn Miller, AA5PK
  *   Silver ($600 )
Donald Coker, KM6TRZ
Richard Dittmer, KB7SAT
Mark Johns, K0JM
Joseph, Lynch,N6CL
Bruce Paige, KK5DO
Jason Schwarz, N4JJS
  *   Bronze ($300 )
Donald Pettigrew, K9ECT
Dave Taylor, W8AAS
  *   Core ($120 )
David Batzle, N2VDY
Robert Beatty, WB4SON
Alan Boggs, K7IIV
James Gallagher III, KB3SQS
David Hartrum, WA3YDZ
Steven Husey, KB1UOJ
William Pesci, N4WLP
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Stefan Wagener, VE4SW
Wayne Wagner, AG1A

Members can learn more about joining the Presidentâ€Ös Club at https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/.

[ANS thanks Frank Karnauskas, N1UW, AMSAT VP – Development for the above information



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