[amsat-bb] Thank you

[Matthew Stevens]

Wow the pace has really picked up even in the past 2 years... mine is #289 from Oct 2016.

- Matthew nj4y

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> On Mar 22, 2019, at 18:55, Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner at mindspring.com> wrote:
> 
> #123, November 22, 2002
> 
> 73, Drew KO4MA
> 
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> 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
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> 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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