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* AMSAT Office Closed Until Further Notice
SB SAT @
AMSAT $ANS-083.02
ANS-083.02 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin
AMSAT
News Service Bulletin 083.02
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE March 23,
2020
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-083.02
AMSAT Office Closed
Until Further Notice
Due to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's order closing all
non-essential
businesses in the State of Maryland in response to the COVID-19
pan-
demic, the AMSAT office is closed until further notice, effective
to-
day at 5:00pm EDT.
While the office is closed, AMSAT will continue
to accept new and
renewal memberships. However, membership packets will not
be mailed
until the office reopens. T-shirts, hats, and other items stocked
in
the office will also not be available until the office reopens.
Dig-
ital downloadable content, including SatPC32 and MacDoppler will
re-
main available from the AMSAT store. Antenna, name badge, and
awards
orders will be forwarded for processing.
The March/April issue
of The AMSAT Journal will be produced on time.
However, it may only be
possible to publish it in digital format. Stay
tuned for further
updates.
Any questions about memberships, orders, or office operations
can be
sent to info at amsat.org. Please note that no mail or phone
service
will be available until the office reopens. Vendors billing AMSAT
for
goods or services may email the above address to arrange
payment.
[ANS thanks the AMSAT office for the above
information]
/EX
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT
offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club,
as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive
addi-
tional benefits. Application forms are available from the
AMSAT
Office.
73 and Remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in
Space,
This week's ANS Contributing Editor,
Paul Stoetzer,
N8HM
n8hm at amsat dot
org
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