[amsat-bb] Re: #200 VUCC

[John Geiger]

But remember, we don't have 40 years of QSOs to count towards VUCC.  Only QSOs made January 1, 1983 and later count for VUCC. I was surprised when I got satellite VUCC back in 2003 or so that it was only #129.

73s John AA5JG

--- On Fri, 9/24/10, Zachary Beougher <zack.kd8ksn at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Zachary Beougher <zack.kd8ksn at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: #200 VUCC
> To: APBIDDLE at mailaps.org, "'Sebastian'" <w4as at bellsouth.net>, "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Date: Friday, September 24, 2010, 4:05 PM
> 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
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> 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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