[amsat-bb] Re: SAT VUCC

[John W Lee]

I have the Cosmos  (KOCMOC)  Award, 
It's real nice. 

73,
John K6YK

 
On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:03:38 -0700 "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)"
<amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net> writes:
> Hi Bob!
> 
> > I am not sure if they are even available any more, but the USSR 
> used to
> > have something called the COSMOS award, and the JARL had the FUJI
> > award.. also the South Africans had a nice award for 20 QSOs 
> through the
> > LEOs.. no idea where to even begin looking for info on these now 
> or even
> > if they are still awarded.
> 
> Can't speak to the COSMOS award, but the other two you mentioned
> are still available.  The South African award is now handled by 
> AMSAT-NA:
> 
> http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/awards/
> 
> JARL issues the Fuji award, at:
> 
> http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/4_Library/A-4-2_Awards/Award_Main.htm
> 
> I was able to have a JARL card checker take my application and fee
> payment for the award at Dayton last year.  JARL didn't have any of
> those certificates at Dayton, so JARL mailed the certificate to me 
> a
> couple of weeks later.  A nice certificate.
> 
> One of these days, I'll get around to writing out my application for 
> a
> satellite VUCC.  I've got at least 350 grids confirmed at home, and 
> have
> not used my free time to deal with that application.  More time for 
> radio
> and writing out QSL cards.
> 
> 73!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
> http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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