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Subj: Updated Hamfest Handouts Now Online
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Updated Hamfest Handouts Now Online
Realizing that the hamfest season runs from January 1st through December
31st every year, AMSAT needed to update its venerable tri-fold handout.
While AMSAT finalizes its plans for reinvigorating its Ambassador program,
it wanted to make immediately available a fresh set of handouts for use at
hamfests, maker-faires, and so on.
Some of the considerations to be factored into an updated program are the
increased costs of printing and shipping small quantities of handouts here
and there. Conversely, the cost of printing and shipping literature has to
be balanced against the inevitable “waste” factor of literature simply
tossed into, at best, a nearby recycling bin by passer-bys who feel
obligated to take a handout offered to them as they walk by a display.
Considerable thought is being given to this situation.
For a few recent hamfests, a few AMSAT Ambassadors have been testing the
concept of displaying a poster with a QR code that interested parties can
scan to download literature. Although it is too soon to say this approach
is a smashing success, AMSAT Ambassadors testing the concept feel positive
about the reaction of hamfest participants visiting their displays. In
tests, a QR code on a small poster can be successfully decoded at up to 20
feet away.
You can view or download the QR code poster at AMSAT Hamfest QR Code
https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Scan-Here-QR-Poster-Hamfest_85x11_240123.pdf
.
The QR code used brings the ham to a “landing” site of the AMSAT website.
The landing site offers the person
- A link to join AMSAT online,
- A two-page summary brochure as to why they should join AMSAT,
- A comprehensive brochure describing AMSAT activities, and
- A link to the AMSAT Store to buy a downloadable copy of “Getting
Started with Amateur Satellites.”
You can view the landing page at
https://www.amsat.org/getting-started-with-amsat/. This page has been
specially formatted for use on smart phones. You can click on each of the
images to view or download each of the documents or links. Since this is a
test period for this approach, these pages are not cataloged on the web
site. After we receive feedback from AMSAT membership and especially AMSAT
Ambassadors, access to these documents and the QR code poster will be open
to general membership.
The AMSAT Ambassador team looks forward to your feedback on how to improve
AMSATs presence at local and regional hamfests, maker-faires and other
events that can boost interest in amateur satellites and AMSAT membership.
Please send your comments and/or questions to info@amsat.org. If you are
interested in becoming an AMSAT Ambassador, please send an email with a
short resume to volunteer@amsat.org.
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]
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