Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you - VUCC
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
_______________________________________________
First satellite QSO was with AC0RA, February 2, 2015, on SO-50.
Received VUCC Satellite #412 on December 18, 2018.
Most contacts were on the FM birds using handhelds and an Arrow antenna.
A few were APRS QSOs via NO-84 and ISS.
(Equipment for linear sats isn't in the budget.)
Steve AI9IN
On 2019-03-23 12:07, R.T.Liddy 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
Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
My first satellite QSO was with Dick, W8DX, on 12 June 1981 via OSCAR-8, Mode A, CW.
-----Original Message----- From: R.T.Liddy Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2019 2:07 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you - VUCC
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?
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
Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
I got in to satellite with AO-10 and AO-13. My first 4 contacts were 75% DX...
06-29-95 11:36 PJ2MI 59 59 FK52NC SSB AO-13 B 07-02-95 16:13 K3EVM 59 59 FM19NL SSB AO-13 B 07-04-95 11:55 PA3GWF 59 59 JO23TE SSB AO-10 B 07-04-95 12:10 ON4CZ 59 59 JO10VL SSB AO-10 B
Mike
On 3/24/2019 9:13 AM, Bob Meyers wrote:
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
Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
First satellite contact was in 2001 with XE1MEX on FO-29. Worked a few stations on F0-29, AO-14 and AO-27 that year but 6 was wide open and I stayed there most of the time. Had an Icom-901 but used it mostly for working 432/144 tropo. Never did really figure out how to use the satellite mode on the 901. Love today's software. I did work AL7QY on AO-14 in 2001 before going permanently back to uhf/vhf/6 meters. Lost my tower and suffering withdrawal pains from from lack of qso's, I picked up a pair of Baofeng toys, rebuilt the Arrow and the Bird Disease attacked with a vengeance!
John
AE5B
Hi!
If we're talking first satellite contacts... I worked two DX stations for my first satellite contacts in March 2000, using the SO-35 "SunSat" FM satellite. The FO0AAA Clipperton DXpedition had mentioned they might work satellites, but they didn't show up. Instead, I worked XE1MEX and XE2YVW (now better known as XE2AT) using a pair of HTs and long whip antennas for my first satellite QSOs. I got QSL cards from both of them, and the QSO with XE1MEX is also confirmed in Logbook of the World. :-)
Other than one UO-14 contact in June 2003 (another DX QSO, with XE2BSS in Baja California), I didn't get the satellite "bug" until late 2005. I tried AO-51, and worked K7RQN who was about 10 miles away from me that December morning - my first non-DX satellite QSO. Still having fun with satellites...
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 2:46 PM Mike Seguin n1jez@burlingtontelecom.net wrote:
I got in to satellite with AO-10 and AO-13. My first 4 contacts were 75% DX...
06-29-95 11:36 PJ2MI 59 59 FK52NC SSB AO-13 B 07-02-95 16:13 K3EVM 59 59 FM19NL SSB AO-13 B 07-04-95 11:55 PA3GWF 59 59 JO23TE SSB AO-10 B 07-04-95 12:10 ON4CZ 59 59 JO10VL SSB AO-10 B
Mike
I was first licensed in June of 1992, and spent almost exactly a year with my Tech Plus license not making many contacts. Local 2m contacts were limited to a few repeaters, as my home location in the foothills was at the bottom of a hill that blocked access to much of anything else. Skywave was the pits without sunspots. So the only way "out", was up.
First contact was with Mel KW7E, on that wonderful bird, RS-10, in June of 1993. Northern California to Arizona. All the credit for the successful contact went to Mel, as doing manual Doppler tracking was not yet a skill that I had. Also to Walt, WA6VNU (SK) who introduced many of us to the mystery of working satellites, and elmered me through getting those pesky "Keps" to work. Equipment was a Yaesu FT-767 and its 10 watt 2 meter module, to a copper pipe J-pole up on the roof. Downlink was through a Radio Shack DX-440 shortwave receiver, BFO turned on, fed by a long wire antenna strung out to a tree in the back yard.
Second contact stretched the continent to Tom KA2WMP in New York, and I was hooked.
Greg KO6TH
R.T.Liddy wrote:
P.S. When did others have their First SAT QSO & details?
participants (8)
-
AE5B -
Bob Meyers -
Glenn Miller - AA5PK -
Greg D -
Mike Seguin -
Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) -
R.T.Liddy -
skristof＠etczone.com