The next several weeks should be very exciting for satellite users across North and South America as well as Europe.
Starting tomorrow, the CY9C DXpedition will be QRV from St. Paul Island with great footprints across Europe and North America and it was announced last night that the YX0V DXpedition to Aves Island, scheduled for August 31st - September 10th, will include satellite operations as well ( http://www.amsat.org/?p=5436). The Caribbean location and flat island terrain should provide excellent footprints across North and South America.
It's wonderful to see major DXpeditions incorporating satellite activity into their plans with K1N last year and now two back to back this year. Let's hope this trend continues. I would encourage all satellite operators to support these DXpeditions and make it clear in your comments that you are supporting them due to the inclusion of satellite operations. And please be respectful and courteous when they are on the satellites. Let's show them the best of the amateur satellite community with hope that future DXpeditions will see these examples and also incorporate satellite operations.
73,
Paul, N8HM