Congratulations, Don - and welcome to orbit!

Here, the excitement hasn't gotten old after almost two years. Working the satellites is the most fun and satisfying thing I've ever done in amateur radio. I wish you all the best as you continue working passes and making lots more contacts.

73 and God Bless,

Tim - N3TL

________________________________ From: Don don1018@comcast.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Mon, June 7, 2010 12:21:54 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] First QSO

Finally did it made first contact via satellite (SO-50_ today 6/7/10 at 15:18U with K8YSE . Thanks John for coming back to me.

Don WB8ZOM

It is quite a learning curve but if you can hang in long enough you can do it.

The bug has now put a big bite on me

Don WB8Z)M

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Congrats, Don. I hope to soon be posting a message like this myself.

73, KC8LPZ

On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Don don1018@comcast.net wrote:

Finally did it made first contact via satellite (SO-50_ today 6/7/10 at 15:18U with K8YSE . Thanks John for coming back to me.

Don WB8ZOM

It is quite a learning curve but if you can hang in long enough you can do it.

The bug has now put a big bite on me

Don WB8Z)M

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Congrats, Don!

That bug bit me about 17 years ago. It still hasn't let go.

Greg KO6TH

(RS-10, with a QSO from California to New York on 10 watts to a copper pipe J-pole for the 2m uplink, and a wire strung out to a tree in the back yard hooked to a Radio Shack shortwave receiver for the 10 meter downlink)

From: don1018@comcast.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 12:21:54 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] First QSO

Finally did it made first contact via satellite (SO-50_ today 6/7/10 at 15:18U with K8YSE . Thanks John for coming back to me.

Don WB8ZOM

It is quite a learning curve but if you can hang in long enough you can do it.

The bug has now put a big bite on me

Don WB8Z)M

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