All,
AMSAT India has received 20 submissions till date and the certificates will go for printing and dispatch after we hit 50 numbers. More informtion can be found at the AMSAT India February newsletter at www.amsatindia.org/Newsletter
73's Nitin [VU3TYG] www.amsatindia.org
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Sieg WB5RMG" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 7:24 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VO 52 Certificate
> MM3YCG said : > >> Hi all, Does anyone know or have they heard any more regarding
the
>> special certificate being issued by AMSAT India for having a QSO
on
>> the VO 52 satellite as was mentioned In a previous posting on
this
>> digest as I am unable to find any Information regarding this
anywhere ??
> > Callum, > I am about to send some cards, but haven't heard anything further. > Here is the original AMSAT Bulletin from ANS a few weeks back. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-039.01 > AMSAT India Sponsors VO-52 Operating Certificate > > AMSAT News Service Bulletin 039.01 >>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. > February 8, 2009 > To All RADIO AMATEURS > BID: $ANS-039.01 > > Nitin, VU3TYG announced AMSAT India will issue a certificate for > Amateur Radio operators who establish two way contact thru VO-52 > between January 26, 2009 until May 5, 2009. > > The first fifty certificates have been sponsored by a well-wisher > which includes postage. After the 50 certificates have been issued > a fee will apply. AMSAT India will announce these details when the > information is available. > > Please send your QSL card containing the details of the QSO on VO-52 > AMSAT India at the following address: > > AMSAT India (Regd.) > No. 201, 2nd Main Road, > Mahalakshmi Layout, > Bangalore 560086 > India. > > Also include your mailing address where you would like to have the > certificate sent to. > > [ANS thanks Nitin, VU3TYG for the above information] > > /EX > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > I have only indoor antennas currently, but work VO-52 fairly
reliably.
> (Not enough muscle to get thru on the orbiting repeaters...) > > There was also a report recently about the upcoming launch of ANUSAT. >
http://www.spacemart.com/reports/ISRO_To_Launch_A_Breakthrough_Satellite_999...
> I haven't seen any details, but mention was made of store and
forward...
> Perhaps it will perform as an APRS digipeater as well as a BBS. > That might be useful I would think. > 73 for now /;^) > -- > <- Licensed in 1976, WB5RMG = Alan Sieg * AMSAT#20554 -> > <- http://www.somenet.net * http://wb5rmg.somenet.net -> > <- http://www.linkedin.com/in/alansieg * My 'Day Job' -> > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the
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