Good evening fellow satelliteers!
I would like to share the news and publicly thanks the people that help me make it happen.
Today, during the SO-50 pass at 15:46, I made contact with KB1PVH in New Hampshire and completed my Work All States Award requirement. The pass was very challenging since it was only 6 degrees for Arizona and KG4AKV was going to activate Blue Ridge Parkway in NC. I waited for a break, called him and heard his call back a coupe of seconds later. The QSO took place when the satellite was 3 degrees above the horizon and almost setting behind the Patagonia Mountains in southern Arizona.
The WAS application has been submitted to the American Radio Relay League. I used 49 LoTW confirmations and will send a paper QSL from a contact with WH6XM in Hawaii.
*Time it took me to work ‘em all: 9 months, 16 days. *The hardest states to get: the ones in New England, Hawaii and Alaska. *The majority were worked over FM satellites, with only HI, AK and FL worked over FO-29.
The list at the bottom shows the stations I worked from each state. To all of them, thank you! Also grateful for the support from colleagues like W1PA, KG5CCI, W5PFG, AC0RA, N6UA, N4UFO, N8HM, KI4RO. A special thank you to WD9EWK for his technical and moral support and encouragement!
Now, to keep looking for a FM QSO with my homeland, Puerto Rico!
73! Fernando, NP4JV
--------------------------------- Alabama, KC4LE Alaska, KL7R Arizona, WD9EWK Arkansas, KG5CCI California, K6FW Colorado, W0DHB Connecticut, W1AW Delaware, N6UA Florida, W4UOO Georgia, K4RGK Hawaii, WH6XM Idaho, KG7EZ Illinois, AA9LC Indiana, WB9YIG Iowa, W5PFG Kansas, KG5CCI Kentucky, KJ4EU Louisiana, KG5FQT Maine, N1AIA Maryland, N8HM Massachusetts, KB1PVH Michigan, KD8CAO Minnesota, NR0T Mississippi, KX9X/5 Missouri, KG5CCI Montana, WC7V Nebraska, KE0FJI Nevada, N6UA New Hampshire, KB1PVH New Jersey, W2HRO New Mexico, W5PFG New York, WU2M North Carolina, N4UFO North Dakota, W0N Ohio, K8YSE Oklahoma, AF5CC Oregon, KL7CN/W7 Pennsylvania, NS3L Rhode Island, KC1EXK South Carolina, KO4MA South Dakota, W0LSB Tennessee, W4DTA Texas, N8RO Utah, N6UA Vermont, N0VVV Virginia, KA4H Washington, KE7JIM West Virginia, KI4RO Wisconsin, W0N Wyoming, N6UA