It’s only 8118km to Hilo from your QTH.. and mnt halelakela is only 8147km…and I’ll bet you have a spot in your VUCC circle that has the proper horizon. This distance is 100% doable.. yes timing has to be correct with a good op on both sides… but WAS is 100% doable from your location. 


On Mon, Aug 8, 2022 at 13:48 Wes Baden <badencapecod@gmail.com> wrote:
What ever happened to the idea--I think it was floated in an AMSAT newsletter a few years ago--of linking two satellites with a combined larger footprint?  This would certainly help me achieve WAS from Maine FN54, where the problem is and always be Hawaii.

Speaking of WAS "SAT," a dumb question now--but will the moon ever be considered a "satellite," for the WAS SAT award?  If it is, EME just might be the only way I'll make WAS SAT.  I'm stuck at 49.  But then again, it's "location, location, location" as real estate agents say, and I can't complain, being able to work deep into EU and rack up DXCC entities from there.  DXCC SAT appears to be a realistic goal with MEO sats, given enough time and activation from rarer entities.  (Thank you, K3TRM, DL4EA and 4O4A, among others!).

Wes NA1ME


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