[amsat-bb] Thank you

[Bruce]

Oh, my..... I am showing my age now. I became a ham in 1993 and 
immediately went into satellite operations. My VUCC in late 1993 is #17. 
For at least a dozen years after that they increased very rarely.

I am glad to see all the activity on the satellites and enough 
satellites for everyone to have fun with.

73...bruce

On 3/22/2019 1:54 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
> Congrats!
>
> On another note, the fact that we're at #427 in VUCCs issued is a
> testament to the increase in popularity of satellite ops and grid
> chasing over the past few years. VUCC Satellite has been around since
> either the late 1980s or early 1990s. I received #248 in March 2014.
> So, in about 5 years, about 42% of all satellite VUCCs issued in about
> 30 years have been awarded.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 2:50 PM johnv at frontier.com <johnv at frontier.com> wrote:
>> I just got number VUCC #427 certificate in the mail this morning.
>>
>> Thank you to all those who helped me with it.    It will be on the wall Monday after I show it off tomorrow at the Snohomish County Hams Club.
>> JohnN7AME
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