Looks like my first contact was 9/8/77 on Oscar 7, orbit number 12870A, with W2RV. I had a KLM 2 meter SSB radio, an old Colins receiver, and a transverter for 432 attached to my Swan 500. Rotors were U100 tv rotors.
Bob, WA8FXQ
On Mar 23, 2019, at 2:07 PM, R.T.Liddy k8bl@ameritech.net wrote:
Got my SAT-VUCC #235, Oct 31, 2012
Was lazy and never got around to applying before that - HIHI.
(VUCC for SAT is for QSOs dated 1/1/83 and later)
First SAT QSO was 10/16/77 with W1ECH on AO-7 CW 2M/10M.
73, Bob K8BL (AMSAT #6593, since 1979)
P.S. When did others have their First SAT QSO & details?
On Fri, 3/22/19, Glenn Miller - AA5PK aa5pk@suddenlink.net wrote:
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you To: "Andrew Glasbrenner" glasbrenner@mindspring.com, amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Friday, March 22, 2019, 9:04 PM
#188, November 19, 2009
73 Glenn AA5PK
-----Original Message----- From: Andrew Glasbrenner Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 5:55 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you
#123, November 22, 2002
73, Drew KO4MA
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org On Behalf Of Gerald R Brown via AMSAT-BB Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 6:29 PM To: n1jez@burlingtontelecom.net; amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you
Mike, Were you just lucky to get #73 or did you pay somebody for that honor???
73, Jerry, K5OE #88 in 1998
ps: 95% of my contacts were confirmed by Bruce (below)
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org On Behalf Of Mike Seguin Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 2:50 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you
#73 in 1997 here....
On 3/22/2019 3:17 PM, Bruce wrote:
Oh, my..... I am showing my age
now. I became a ham in 1993 and
immediately went into satellite operations. My VUCC in late 1993 is #17.
For at least a dozen years
after that they increased very rarely.
I am glad to see all the activity on
the satellites and enough
satellites
for everyone to have fun with.
73...bruce
On 3/22/2019 1:54 PM, Paul Stoetzer
wrote:
Congrats!
On another
note, the fact that we're at #427 in VUCCs issued is a
testament to the increase in
popularity of satellite ops and grid
chasing over the past few years. VUCC
Satellite has been around since
either the late 1980s or early 1990s. I received #248 in March 2014.
So, in about 5 years,
about 42% of all satellite VUCCs issued in
about 30
years have been awarded.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 2:50 PM johnv@frontier.com
wrote:
I just got number VUCC
#427 certificate in the mail this morning.
Thank
you to all those who helped me with it. It will be on the
wall Monday after I show
it off tomorrow at the Snohomish County
Hams Club. JohnN7AME
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