[amsat-bb] WAS-SAT 38 Years Later!

[Paul Stoetzer]

I agree. However, it would be nice to do it on LEO as well. I know
there have been Washington, DC to Hawaii QSOs on AO-7 in the past
(though I'd likely go to a nice tall, quiet hill in Virginia within 50
miles for a sked).

After a Hawaii QSO, then I'd like a QSO with Siberia on FO-29 or AO-7
to complete a LEO WAC!

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 1:12 PM, Rick Tejera <saguaroastro at cox.net> wrote:
> Hopefully the proposed phase 4 & HEO opportunities will come to fruition snd
> make HI more reslistic.
>
> Rick Tejera K7TEJ
> SaguaroAstro at cox.net
> 623-203-4121
>
>
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net>
> Date: 07/06/2016 08:07 (GMT-07:00)
> To: "R.T.Liddy" <k8bl at ameritech.net>
> Cc: Amsat Bb <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] WAS-SAT 38 Years Later!
>
> Congrats, Bob!
>
> I'm sitting at both 49 states confirmed by paper QSL and 49 states
> confirmed in my LoTW account. I just need someone in Hawaii who can
> work down to the horizon to try an AO-7 sked (max elevations of no
> more than 1.5 degrees on each side from within my WAS range).
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 11:02 AM, R.T.Liddy <k8bl at ameritech.net> wrote:
>> SAT Operators,
>> I just received my WAS-Satellite Award #341 which ended upcovering 38
>> years of casual operating!
>> Earlier this year, I was going through my paper QSL's getting readyto make
>> some submissions for various ARRL Awards at the DaytonHamvention. Sorting
>> through the Cards, I made a stack of SatelliteQSL's. I started to notice
>> that I had quite a few States confirmed andwondered if I was finally close
>> to WAS even though I wasn't really inthe hunt very seriously.
>> Would you believe I had them ALL worked but was only missing a QSLfrom
>> Vermont?!! Happily, it was Nick KB1RVT who I KNEW was alwaysgood for a
>> confirmation which he quickly returned.
>> Oldest QSL used - W7LSV in Oregon, 10/13/78 Oscar 8 Mode A CWLast State
>> WKD - North Dakota W0N (Wyatt AC0RA) 11/13/15 SO50 FMLast QSL Rcvd - KB1RVT
>> Nick in Vermont, 1/4/16 SO50 FM
>> 50 States on SAT, 50 Paper QSL's, 38 Years!!  WHEW!!
>> Thanks to all who helped & 73,    Bob K8BL   (AMSAT since 1979)
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