Congrats, Loren. That's quite an accomplishment for a portable setup. Just as a yardstick, I got SAT VUCC # 64 back in November of 1996 so you are definitely in exalted company ;-) It's actually quite surprising there aren't more VUCCs done in that length of time. I wonder what the League's statistics are for the "regular" VUCC. Moreover, I wonder how many Satellite WAS or WAC awards have been issued since the 90s. I got sat WAS #299 in December 2004.. WAC is dated 1993, but I wonder if it can even be done now with the current crop of satellites. In the Oscar 10 or -13 days you could almost work it in a single pass. Has anyone heard if a sat DXCC has been done any time in the recent past?
BTW, this is your opportunity, guys and gals on the -BB, to beat me up if I owe anyone a QSL card... I am coming out of a long hiatus so I'll put priority on returning those cards that people are really waiting on. Some random, Friday morning musings de Bob W1ICW ( the sat operator formerly known as WE1U ) ________________________________ > From: LOREN RASMUSSEN <lorenrasmus...@msn.com> > To: amsat-bb@amsat.org > Sent: Thu, April 22, 2010 1:48:49 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite VUCC # 194 > > It came in the mail today. It took from > November 2009 through February 2010. > About 600 QSOs. FT-60R and an Arrow. > 36 states confirmed. > Thank you all that returned cards. > Yeah, I'm jazzed. > 73 > Loren > k7cwq > CN94 > > -- "I love the freedoms we got in this country, I appreciate your freedom to burn your flag if you want to, but I really appreciate my right to bear arms so I can shoot you if you try to burn mine." Johnny Cash from "Ragged Old Flag" _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
