[amsat-bb] Worked All States over satellites!

[Bruce]

congrats fernando. if you email me a copy of your WAS certificate, i can 
give you credit towards the AMSAT Communication Achievement Award 
(requires 20 states/ve call areas/dxcc entities). only 10 more entities 
and you also earn the AMSAT Sexagesimal Award (60 states/ve call 
areas/dxcc entities).

73...bruce

On 7/17/2016 7:18 AM, Robert Switzer via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>   blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; }  Outstanding Fernando, Congratulations!
> Rob KA2CZU
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> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad
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> On Sunday, July 17, 2016, 1:01 AM, Fernando Ramirez <framirezferrer at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Good evening fellow satelliteers!
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> I would like to share the news and publicly thanks the people that help me make it happen.
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> Today, during the SO-50 pass at 15:46, I made contact with KB1PVH in New Hampshire and completed my Work All States Award requirement. The pass was very challenging since it was only 6 degrees for Arizona and KG4AKV was going to activate Blue Ridge Parkway in NC. I waited for a break, called him and heard his call back a coupe of seconds later.  The QSO took place when the satellite was 3 degrees above the horizon and almost setting behind the Patagonia Mountains in southern Arizona.
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> The WAS application has been submitted to the American Radio Relay League. I used 49 LoTW confirmations and will send a paper QSL from a contact with WH6XM in Hawaii.
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> *Time it took me to work ‘em all: 9 months, 16 days.
> *The hardest states to get: the ones in New England, Hawaii and Alaska.
> *The majority were worked over FM satellites, with only HI, AK and FL worked over FO-29.
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> The list at the bottom shows the stations I worked from each state. To all of them, thank you! Also grateful for the support from colleagues like W1PA, KG5CCI, W5PFG, AC0RA, N6UA, N4UFO, N8HM, KI4RO. A special thank you to WD9EWK for his technical and moral support and encouragement!
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> Now, to keep looking for a FM QSO with my homeland, Puerto Rico!
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> 73!
> Fernando, NP4JV
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> Alabama, KC4LE
> Alaska, KL7R
> Arizona, WD9EWK
> Arkansas, KG5CCI
> California, K6FW
> Colorado, W0DHB
> Connecticut, W1AW
> Delaware, N6UA
> Florida, W4UOO
> Georgia, K4RGK
> Hawaii, WH6XM
> Idaho, KG7EZ
> Illinois, AA9LC
> Indiana, WB9YIG
> Iowa, W5PFG
> Kansas, KG5CCI
> Kentucky, KJ4EU
> Louisiana, KG5FQT
> Maine, N1AIA
> Maryland, N8HM
> Massachusetts, KB1PVH
> Michigan, KD8CAO
> Minnesota, NR0T
> Mississippi, KX9X/5
> Missouri, KG5CCI
> Montana, WC7V
> Nebraska, KE0FJI
> Nevada, N6UA
> New Hampshire, KB1PVH
> New Jersey, W2HRO
> New Mexico, W5PFG
> New York, WU2M
> North Carolina, N4UFO
> North Dakota, W0N
> Ohio, K8YSE
> Oklahoma, AF5CC
> Oregon, KL7CN/W7
> Pennsylvania, NS3L
> Rhode Island, KC1EXK
> South Carolina, KO4MA
> South Dakota, W0LSB
> Tennessee, W4DTA
> Texas, N8RO
> Utah, N6UA
> Vermont, N0VVV
> Virginia, KA4H
> Washington, KE7JIM
> West Virginia, KI4RO
> Wisconsin, W0N
> Wyoming, N6UA
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