VUCC Awards-Endorsements for May 2018
Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period May 1, 2018 through Jun 1, 2018. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month!
CALL 01 May 2018 01 Jun 2018
KO4MA 1598 1627 KD8CAO 1240 1253 N8HM 1025 1054 N8RO 1040 1051 K4FEG 877 901 K6FW 703 743 N9IP 589 609 N6UK 551 568 K5ND 502 526 WD9EWK 430 441 KE4AL 317 379 NS3L 300 325 VE7CEW 292 304 AA9LC New 299 AA8CH 218 256 G0ABI 124 200 N3GS 130 198 AA4FL 164 181 KE8FZT 100 175 XE1SEW New 130 WU2M New 105 KB2YSI New 101 PU8MRS New 100
If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at <mycall>@<mycall>.com and I'll revise the announcement.
This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for May 1, 2018 and June May 1, 2018. It's a visual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work!
EDITORIAL: Excuse the bandwidth.
I took a little detour from chasing grids to try FT8 on 6 meters. What amazed me was the quickness of QSLs on LoTW, often finding the QSL awaiting when I uploaded my QSO. Why are the FT8-ers so fast compared with my experience on satellites. My guess is that FT8 QSOs are done with computer software with logging capability. But that can't be the entire reason. Most of our wonderful rovers are extremely fast getting their audio recording logs uploaded to LoTW. So motivation has to be part of the solution.
Satellites can be worked without computer assistance, but Doppler control, pass prediction and logging make the activity more enjoyable for me. Some of the rovers should publish their procedure for logging to LoTW. Most logging programs will upload to LoTW. Even the TQSL program for LoTW handles hand-input parameters. And LoTW is the easiest way to apply for ARRL Awards.
Perhaps my disappointment after working a needed grid and not getting an LoTW QSL can be relieved.
73, Ron W5RKN
Ron, Thanks for keeping this updated every month! BTW, many of the FT8 folks are involved in the ARRL Grid Chase and want to keep their monthly and cumulative scores up to date as quickly as possible. That would be why you see the LoTW QSLs coming in so fast. 73, Bob K8BL
________________________________ From: Ronald G. Parsons w5rkn@w5rkn.com To: AMSAT-BB AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Sent: Friday, June 1, 2018 11:51 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] VUCC Awards-Endorsements for May 2018
Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite
Awards issued by the ARRL for the period May 1, 2018
through Jun 1, 2018.
Congratulations to all those who made the list this month!
CALL 01 May 2018 01 Jun 2018
KO4MA 1598 1627
KD8CAO 1240 1253
N8HM 1025 1054
N8RO 1040 1051
K4FEG 877 901
K6FW 703 743
N9IP 589 609
N6UK 551 568
K5ND 502 526
WD9EWK 430 441
KE4AL 317 379
NS3L 300 325
VE7CEW 292 304
AA9LC New 299
AA8CH 218 256
G0ABI 124 200
N3GS 130 198
AA4FL 164 181
KE8FZT 100 175
XE1SEW New 130
WU2M New 105
KB2YSI New 101
PU8MRS New 100
If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list
at <mycall>@<mycall>.com and I'll revise the announcement.
This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf
listings for May 1, 2018 and June May 1, 2018. It's a visual
comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your
call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are
roving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are
doing most of the work!
EDITORIAL: Excuse the bandwidth.
I took a little detour from chasing grids to try FT8 on 6 meters.
What amazed me was the quickness of QSLs on LoTW, often finding
the QSL awaiting when I uploaded my QSO. Why are the FT8-ers so
fast compared with my experience on satellites. My guess is that
FT8 QSOs are done with computer software with logging capability.
But that can't be the entire reason. Most of our wonderful rovers
are extremely fast getting their audio recording logs uploaded to
LoTW. So motivation has to be part of the solution.
Satellites can be worked without computer assistance, but Doppler
control, pass prediction and logging make the activity more
enjoyable for me. Some of the rovers should publish their
procedure for logging to LoTW. Most logging programs will upload
to LoTW. Even the TQSL program for LoTW handles hand-input
parameters. And LoTW is the easiest way to apply for ARRL Awards.
Perhaps my disappointment after working a needed grid and not
getting an LoTW QSL can be relieved.
73,
Ron W5RKN
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