Bob, Congrats and keep up the great interest into sats. I came back from a hamfest yesterday after showing our flag at an AMSAT table with several older AMSAT members telling their stories about satellite contacts on the HEO's. They are not presently members and I couldn't convince them to return to our ranks. They said they sold their satellite equipment as they are not around to make a contact when the satellites are overhead. One even said he can't get up at 2am anymore just to talk to the 2 guys on the satellite. Please go to hamfests and club meetings to gloat about your contacts and try and re-excite a new membership or two....no memberships equals no new satellites. Thanks, Dee, NB2F

-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Rich Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 11:21 PM To: Bob Herrell; amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: 5,000th Contact

Bob

What an awesome achievement !

PS - they have invented telephones, you dont have to rely on sats ;-)

----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Herrell" aj5c_bob@yahoo.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 10:39 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] 5,000th Contact

I would like to thank Kerry, WC7V, for my 5,000th Satellite contact today. We made the contact on FO-29 SSB. I have posted a video on YouTube if you are interested. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt6gM7K7Kv0

Would also like to thank all the other hams that have made this possible. Look forward to working you again soon. See ya on the birds!

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