Yep, It just takes a little dedication. I was operating VERY casually this year mostly only on Ao-27 and a little on SO-50. The result for 2011 is: 470 QSOs, 41 states, 175 grids.
Keep trying, folks! And good work Clayton! 73, John, K6YK On Mon, 2 Jan 2012 21:42:10 -0600 Clayton Coleman W5PFG <kayakfis...@gmail.com> writes: > Since becoming active on satellites again in April 2011, I have > managed to work 48 states on the FM transponders with portable > equipment. I did not set out to accomplish this minor feat on FM > alone because I do also operate VO-52, AO-7, and FO-29 /P. Hawaii > is > impossible for me unless AO-7 is used. New Hampshire is the other > state I need but I've got several options to get it confirmed if I > would just sit down and schedule one with friends. Maine is not > common but New Hampshire seems less common in my ~8 month window of > activity. All good award confirmations come to those who wait, > right? > What fun is chasing an award if it's easy? > > There are lots of active grids, states, and countries available for > paper chasers on the birds. More importantly, there are many > genuine > and experienced operators for which the satellite community can be > grateful. Whether a casual operator, a paper chaser, or DX-hound, > the > current operational birds have a lot to offer proportionate to what > you put into working them. > > My suspicion is there is a group of "been there, done that" > experienced operators that don't get on and operate much any more. > Maybe this is because there's not a HEO satellite, maybe they have > all > the wall paper they want, perhaps they get annoyed the LIDs on FM > transponders, or maybe they are just waiting on the "next great > bird" > to get them active again. In any case, I would invite those of you > who have not operated the current satellites in recent times to get > on > the air so that some of us "newcomers" have a chance to be > acquainted > with you. > > Looking forward to contact with you in 2012. > > 73, > Clayton > W5PFG ____________________________________________________________ LifeLock® Official Site Identity Theft Can Happen to Anyone So Get Protection with LifeLock. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f033dbde7d2410f1eeest03vuc
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