[amsat-bb] Re: #200 VUCC

[Zachary Beougher]

Congrats Sebastian!  What a coincidence to get that number.  I too am 
surprised at the "lack" of satellite VUCCs....  I am going to be submitting 
my application here very soon.

73!

Zack
KD8KSN

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From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE at UNITED.NET>
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 2:04 PM
To: "'Sebastian'" <w4as at bellsouth.net>; "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: #200 VUCC

> Sebastian,
>
> Congratulations!  I recently spent a few days, off and on, copying my 
> paper
> logs into electronic format.  Reminded me of my spare time job years ago
> doing key punch work.  Anyway, it was fun to see what was there.  I need 
> to
> ping a few people to finish up some awards, which I will do in the winter
> months.  I uploaded to eQSL and LoTW my AO-10 and AO-13 contacts.  I got
> exactly 2 hits out of several hundred.  ;)
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
> Behalf Of Sebastian
> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 12:57 PM
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] #200 VUCC
>
> I guess that waiting around a couple of years or so to finally submit my
> cards for satellite VUCC paid off.
>
> I know there was some talk about this some time ago, as to who would get
> number 200.  Well, the mailman came and that's the number on mine!
>
> Seems strange considering almost all the contacts on the FM birds are a 
> grid
> exchange; guess many are either not collecting the 100 cards, or aren't
> submitting them.
>
> Having amateur satellites available for almost 40 years, and only 200
> satellite VUCC awards, WOW.
>
> 73 de Sebastian, W4AS
>
>
>
>
>
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