[Ground-station] Yasme Foundation Awards Grant to ORI

[Michelle Thompson]

Good news!

https://openresearch.institute/2020/06/10/yasme-foundation-generously-awards-grant-to-ori/

Yasme Foundation Generously Awards a $30,000 Grant to Support the Open
Research Institute (ORI) Amateur Radio Satellite Service Research and
Development Program

ORI, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to open source research and development in
amateur radio, has been awarded a $30,000 grant from the Yasme Foundation.
This grant completes the Phase 1 fundraising campaign and allows ORI’s
communications prototype work for geosynchronous and interplanetary amateur
radio satellites to proceed.

Combined with the ARRL Foundation’s recent maximum grant of $3,000, the
$14,000 in proceeds from ORI’s successful Trans-Ionospheric electronic
badge fundraiser, and many deeply appreciated individual donations, a total
of $51,490 was raised for Phase 1 of the Digital Multiplex Transponder
research and development program.

A project that will directly and immediately benefit from this work
includes the Amateur Radio Exploration (AREx) project, brought to you by
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS).
AREx is devoted to designing and building amateur radio equipment for the
Lunar Orbiting Platform Gateway project. This lunar orbiting station will
have open source broadband microwave amateur equipment and affordable open
source ground stations. AREx is not limited to Gateway, as there are many
other opportunities under consideration that can re-use all of the work.

All work completed by ORI is made available to the general public at no
cost.

The Yasme Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation organized to
support scientific and educational projects related to amateur radio,
including DXing (long distance communication) and the introduction and
promotion of amateur radio in developing countries. Yasme supports various
projects relating to amateur radio, with an emphasis on developing amateur
radio in emerging countries and encouraging youth participation in amateur
radio.

The Yasme Foundation makes supporting grants to individuals and
organizations providing or creating useful services for the amateur radio
community. Regardless of originality or novelty, Yasme supports these
programs in order to further the development of amateur radio around the
world.

The global perspective and commitment to authentic, accessible, and
sustainable amateur radio training and experience puts Yasme Foundation
into the rare category of organizations that provide true and broad public
benefit.

Find out more about the Yasme Foundation here: https://www.yasme.org/

ARISS is the home for AREx. ARISS can be found on the web at
https://www.ariss.org/

JAMSAT supports AREx and has partnered with ORI to work on the Gateway
Ground Station, which also directly benefits from this grant. JAMSAT can be
found on the web at
https://www.jamsat.or.jp

Open Research Institute supports AREx and open source amateur radio
research & development, primarily microwave.
Find ORI on the web at
https://openresearch.institute
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