= NOW 20 WPM = TEXT IS FROM JANUARY 2022 QST PAGE 70 = SPACECRAFT, BANKSTON SAID. AO 91 AND AO 92 ARE LIVING ON BORROWED TIME, SO NEW INITIATIVES ARE IN ORDER. BANKSTON SAID THAT GOING WITH COMMERCIAL SATELLITES COULD SHORTEN DEVELOPMENT TIME. AMSAT PLANS TO PURCHASE A V/U 1U FM CUBESAT, POWERED BY FOUR LITHIUM ION CELLS, BUT THE BOARD SAID THAT 90 OF FUNDING WOULD HAVE TO BE OBTAINED FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES. THIS WOULD NOT BE A PERMANENT APPROACH, HOWEVER. THE ORGANIZATION WILL BE SEEKING ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERS TO PUT ITS PLANS INTO ACTION. ANY EXPANSION OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN WILL NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS, BANKSTON SAID, ADDING THAT CURRENT VOLUNTEERS ARE PRETTY MUCH AT FULL BANDWIDTH. VICE PRESIDENT ENGINEERING JERRY BUXTON, N0JY, REVIEWED SATELLITE PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE. THESE INCLUDE PROVIDING A LINEAR TRANSPONDER MODULE TO THE = END OF 20 WPM TEXT = QST DE W1AW <