Hi!
Between John K8YSE/7 and me, we have logged 27 satellite QSOs as W1AW/7 on the satellites from here in Arizona this evening. John worked a VO-52 pass to start the activity, logging 8 QSOs, followed by 9 more QSOs on the FO-29 pass around 0104 UTC. I logged 7 QSOs on the later FO-29 pass at 0248 UTC, and 3 more QSOs for the night owls on AO-73 at 0514 UTC. Not a bad start, in the first few hours of Arizona's week with W1AW/7.
K8YSE/7 plans to put W1AW/7 on satellites during the daytime tomorrow (Wednesday), including SO-50 for those wanting an FM QSO with W1AW/7. I plan on working some passes in the evening. Both of us will be giving out the official exchange - 59 Arizona - along with our grid locators to comply with the instructions for operating as W1AW/7 this week.
We hope to work lots of different stations during this week, in the hopes of making a respectable showing for the satellite community while Arizona has the W1AW/7 call sign. I'll use W1AW/7 for my on-air demonstrations Saturday morning from the Scottsdale AZ "Springfest" hamfest, which should provide many across North America a good shot of logging this call (including SO-50 QSOs, as that satellite passes by the hamfest during Saturday morning).
Time for bed... 73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/