Normally I am able to wait 4-6 weeks before posting a list of AMSAT awards. However, something must have gotten in the water and in the past few days the awards have sky rocketed.
Due to the effort of Matt, N8MS, at the ARRL Teacher's Institute 2, there were 8 hams that worked their first satellite contact. They are included in the list below.
The following have entered into the Satellite Communicators Club for making their first satellite QSO.
Pam Kalafice, KD8MUC George Wheeler, W7LX Thomas Maxwell, AE5QB Jerry Taylor, AC0PF Stephen McClune, KB3FKO Larry Brim, KI6FBT Jackie Smith, KJ4SVQ Larry Kendall, K6NDL Samuel Saladino, NW9T Walter Lemons, AE5IT Stephen Reinen, N8BP Lee Olson, N9LO Thomas Talley, KA9QPG
The following have earned the AMSAT Communications Achievement Award. George Henry, KA3HSW, #540 Brandon Rasmussen, K7BBR, #541
The following have earned the South Africa Satellite Communications Achievement award George Henry, KA3HSW, #US169 Brandon Rasmussen, K7BBR, #US170
To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org or http://www.amsatnet.com
Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards
ARRL Awards Manager (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes