[amsat-bb] Thank you - VUCC

[Bob Meyers]

Looks like my first contact was 9/8/77 on Oscar 7, orbit number 12870A, with W2RV. I had a KLM 2 meter SSB radio, an old Colins receiver, and a transverter for 432 attached to my Swan 500.  Rotors were U100 tv rotors.

Bob, WA8FXQ 

> On Mar 23, 2019, at 2:07 PM, R.T.Liddy <k8bl at ameritech.net> wrote:
> 
> Got my SAT-VUCC #235, Oct 31, 2012
> 
> Was lazy and never got around to applying before that - HIHI.
> 
> (VUCC for SAT is for QSOs dated 1/1/83 and later)
> 
> First SAT QSO was 10/16/77 with W1ECH on AO-7 CW 2M/10M.
> 
> 73,    Bob  K8BL    (AMSAT #6593, since 1979)
> 
> P.S.  When did others have their First SAT QSO & details?
> 
> --------------------------------------------
> On Fri, 3/22/19, Glenn Miller - AA5PK <aa5pk at suddenlink.net> wrote:
> 
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you
> To: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner at mindspring.com>, amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Date: Friday, March 22, 2019, 9:04 PM
> 
> #188, November 19, 2009
> 
> 73
> Glenn 
> AA5PK
> 
> -----Original
> Message----- 
> From: Andrew Glasbrenner 
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 5:55 PM 
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> 
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you 
> 
> #123, November 22, 2002
> 
> 73, Drew KO4MA
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org>
> On Behalf Of Gerald R Brown via
> AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 6:29 PM
> To: n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net;
> amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you
> 
> 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)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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