[amsat-bb] Re: satellite WAS #309

[Sebastian]

Hi Patrick, first like the others, I would like to thank you for  
helping me out tremendously in achieving VUCC on satellites, even  
though I still haven't contacted a card checker to actually get the  
award.

For me though, the way things are, it looks like I'll be able to work  
the 49 states, but Hawaii is impossible at this time due to my  
location in south Florida.

One thing that concerns me is what in the world do you plan to do when  
you retire?  I don't know your age, but at this rate, I think you will  
have seen just about every grid in the states.  I think you once told  
me you knew another language or two, other than Spanish - you might  
have to learn Chinese so you can retire over there.  After all, they  
have a huge country, and a lot of grids!

I'm still waiting to get back on the birds once Yaesu tells me what's  
wrong with my rotors.  It's gone back and forth from Florida to  
California several times already.  Counting the distance of the  
satellite contacts, and the distance the post office has taken that  
thing from coast to coast, could be a new record - someone should  
create the 'MMR Award", most miles rotor award.

73 de W4AS
Sebastian

On Aug 11, 2009, at 1:37 AM, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) wrote:

> Hi!
>
> After over 3 1/2 years working the satellites, getting on the
> air for around 6000 satellite QSOs followed by requesting QSL