WAS-SAT 38 Years Later!
SAT Operators, I just received my WAS-Satellite Award #341 which ended upcovering 38 years of casual operating! Earlier this year, I was going through my paper QSL's getting readyto make some submissions for various ARRL Awards at the DaytonHamvention. Sorting through the Cards, I made a stack of SatelliteQSL's. I started to notice that I had quite a few States confirmed andwondered if I was finally close to WAS even though I wasn't really inthe hunt very seriously. Would you believe I had them ALL worked but was only missing a QSLfrom Vermont?!! Happily, it was Nick KB1RVT who I KNEW was alwaysgood for a confirmation which he quickly returned. Oldest QSL used - W7LSV in Oregon, 10/13/78 Oscar 8 Mode A CWLast State WKD - North Dakota W0N (Wyatt AC0RA) 11/13/15 SO50 FMLast QSL Rcvd - KB1RVT Nick in Vermont, 1/4/16 SO50 FM 50 States on SAT, 50 Paper QSL's, 38 Years!! WHEW!! Thanks to all who helped & 73, Bob K8BL (AMSAT since 1979)
Congrats, Bob!
I'm sitting at both 49 states confirmed by paper QSL and 49 states confirmed in my LoTW account. I just need someone in Hawaii who can work down to the horizon to try an AO-7 sked (max elevations of no more than 1.5 degrees on each side from within my WAS range).
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 11:02 AM, R.T.Liddy k8bl@ameritech.net wrote:
SAT Operators, I just received my WAS-Satellite Award #341 which ended upcovering 38 years of casual operating! Earlier this year, I was going through my paper QSL's getting readyto make some submissions for various ARRL Awards at the DaytonHamvention. Sorting through the Cards, I made a stack of SatelliteQSL's. I started to notice that I had quite a few States confirmed andwondered if I was finally close to WAS even though I wasn't really inthe hunt very seriously. Would you believe I had them ALL worked but was only missing a QSLfrom Vermont?!! Happily, it was Nick KB1RVT who I KNEW was alwaysgood for a confirmation which he quickly returned. Oldest QSL used - W7LSV in Oregon, 10/13/78 Oscar 8 Mode A CWLast State WKD - North Dakota W0N (Wyatt AC0RA) 11/13/15 SO50 FMLast QSL Rcvd - KB1RVT Nick in Vermont, 1/4/16 SO50 FM 50 States on SAT, 50 Paper QSL's, 38 Years!! WHEW!! Thanks to all who helped & 73, Bob K8BL (AMSAT since 1979) _______________________________________________ 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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Congrats Bob!
I remember finishing my WAS up. Now if the ARRL would find my WAC submission that was lost (along with a few non-replacable QSL cards), I would be even happier.
Jim Walls - K6CCC
---------------------------------------- From: "R.T.Liddy" k8bl@ameritech.net Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 8:03 AM To: "Amsat Bb" amsat-bb@amsat.org, "Star-Com BB" starcom-bb@star-com.net Subject: [amsat-bb] WAS-SAT 38 Years Later! SAT Operators, I just received my WAS-Satellite Award #341 which ended upcovering 38 years of casual operating! Earlier this year, I was going through my paper QSL's getting readyto make some submissions for various ARRL Awards at the DaytonHamvention. Sorting through the Cards, I made a stack of SatelliteQSL's. I started to notice that I had quite a few States confirmed andwondered if I was finally close to WAS even though I wasn't really inthe hunt very seriously. Would you believe I had them ALL worked but was only missing a QSLfrom Vermont?!! Happily, it was Nick KB1RVT who I KNEW was alwaysgood for a confirmation which he quickly returned. Oldest QSL used - W7LSV in Oregon, 10/13/78 Oscar 8 Mode A CWLast State WKD - North Dakota W0N (Wyatt AC0RA) 11/13/15 SO50 FMLast QSL Rcvd - KB1RVT Nick in Vermont, 1/4/16 SO50 FM 50 States on SAT, 50 Paper QSL's, 38 Years!! WHEW!! Thanks to all who helped & 73, Bob K8BL (AMSAT since 1979) _______________________________________________ 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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Wow, Bob, that is a fantastic accomplishment, darned near impossible these days. Congratulations!
73, Bob, WB4SON
On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 11:02 AM, R.T.Liddy k8bl@ameritech.net wrote:
SAT Operators, I just received my WAS-Satellite Award #341 which ended upcovering 38 years of casual operating! Earlier this year, I was going through my paper QSL's getting readyto make some submissions for various ARRL Awards at the DaytonHamvention. Sorting through the Cards, I made a stack of SatelliteQSL's. I started to notice that I had quite a few States confirmed andwondered if I was finally close to WAS even though I wasn't really inthe hunt very seriously. Would you believe I had them ALL worked but was only missing a QSLfrom Vermont?!! Happily, it was Nick KB1RVT who I KNEW was alwaysgood for a confirmation which he quickly returned. Oldest QSL used - W7LSV in Oregon, 10/13/78 Oscar 8 Mode A CWLast State WKD - North Dakota W0N (Wyatt AC0RA) 11/13/15 SO50 FMLast QSL Rcvd - KB1RVT Nick in Vermont, 1/4/16 SO50 FM 50 States on SAT, 50 Paper QSL's, 38 Years!! WHEW!! Thanks to all who helped & 73, Bob K8BL (AMSAT since 1979) _______________________________________________ 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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Congratulations Bob! Very nice accomplishment!
I'm at 45 states confirmed, only needing CT, HI, ME, NH and NY. They are doable from AZ, but haven't had the luck to work ops from those states.
Hope to hear you on the birds soon.
73 amigo
Fernando, NP4JV Wow, Bob, that is a fantastic accomplishment, darned near impossible these days. Congratulations!
73, Bob, WB4SON
On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 11:02 AM, R.T.Liddy k8bl@ameritech.net wrote:
SAT Operators, I just received my WAS-Satellite Award #341 which ended upcovering 38 years of casual operating! Earlier this year, I was going through my paper QSL's getting readyto make some submissions for various ARRL Awards at the DaytonHamvention. Sorting through the Cards, I made a stack of SatelliteQSL's. I started to notice that I had quite a few States confirmed andwondered if I was finally close to WAS even though I wasn't really inthe hunt very seriously. Would you believe I had them ALL worked but was only missing a QSLfrom Vermont?!! Happily, it was Nick KB1RVT who I KNEW was alwaysgood for a confirmation which he quickly returned. Oldest QSL used - W7LSV in Oregon, 10/13/78 Oscar 8 Mode A CWLast State WKD - North Dakota W0N (Wyatt AC0RA) 11/13/15 SO50 FMLast QSL Rcvd -
KB1RVT
Nick in Vermont, 1/4/16 SO50 FM 50 States on SAT, 50 Paper QSL's, 38 Years!! WHEW!! Thanks to all who helped & 73, Bob K8BL (AMSAT since 1979) _______________________________________________ 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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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