The Great And Honorable Leo Society, "GAHLEOS" (also know as) THE LEO amateur radio scientific society of ALASKA, was started on Friday, September 15, 2000, at the Thai Kitchen on Tudor Rd. in Anchorage. Our bonding interest at that time focused on the Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) Amateur Radio satellites; therefore the name LEOs. Our founders included AL7KK/Rob, KL1HG/Doris, KL7AR/Mike, KL7JS/Deb, KL7DR/Dan, KL7GO/Gretchen, KL0QQ/Tom, KL0YO/Pat, KL7QZ/John and others. Our special guest was Jerry Schmitt, KK5YY(SK) inventor of the famous Arrow Antenna. John/QZ presented the first paper on LEO antennas specifically on how to build an “eggbeater”. Since then we have had papers on many topics including SETI, Grounding, Moon Bounce, How to Use The LEOs, SWR, digital modes and many other topics. Besides the presentation of papers we enjoy a good lunch and conversation. We meet at a restaurant in Anchorage, Eagle River or Wasilla. We start at 11:30 with lunch, our first paper is presented at 12 Noon followed with questions and a break at 12:50 PM; our second paper is presented at 1 PM. We end at 2 PM.

This site will continually be updated, and is intended to be a compliment or “Mirror Site” for http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gahleos/ Even though The Great And Honorable Leo Society (GAHLEOS) is a group of Alaska amateur radio enthusiasts, who operate the Low Earth Orbiting satellites (LEOs), our interests include all Space-based and all Amateur Radio communications. Most of us are also members of AMSAT http://www.amsat.org/. Our group charges no dues and elects no officers. Occasionally we do call for papers and present them in conjunction with the groups dining experience (The LEO Lunch).
SETI http://www.SETI.org/ enthusiast are welcomed.