[amsat-bb] Thank you

[k5oe at aol.com]

Mike, 
Were you just lucky to get #73 or did you pay somebody for that honor???

73,
Jerry, K5OE
#88 in 1998

ps:  95% of my contacts were confirmed by Bruce (below)

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From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Mike Seguin
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 2:50 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you

#73 in 1997 here....

On 3/22/2019 3:17 PM, Bruce wrote:
> 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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73,
Mike, N1JEZ
"A closed mouth gathers no feet"
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