[amsat-bb] How many AMSAT awards have been issued?
Scott Davis
scottk5ta at gmail.com
Thu Jul 30 02:51:51 UTC 2020
I think you forgot various Field Day awards....
-Scott K5TA
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> On Jul 29, 2020, at 5:49 PM, Don KB2YSI via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> That is amazing Bruce! So many years of dedication is awe inspiring!
>
>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2020, 19:26 Bruce via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>
>> I was asked by a ham last week how many awards have I issued. You know,
>> I really had no idea. I took over doing the AMSAT awards in May, 2001.
>> Most of the awards I have computer records for. However, the Satellite
>> Communicator Club award, I did not start keeping track of them until 2003.
>>
>> So, you ask, how many awards have you issued?
>>
>> Satellite Communicator 407+ My records only go back to 2003
>> South Africa Satellite Communication Achievement 167
>> AMSAT Satellite Communication Achievement 273
>> Sexagesimal 64
>> Century 24
>> W4AMI 81
>> W4AMI endorsements 66
>> W4AMI 5000 25
>> Rover 55
>> GridMaster 3
>>
>> and if I added correctly, it comes out to 1,165 plus whatever Satellite
>> Communicator awards were issued in 2001 and 2002. That's a lot of
>> certificate paper, a lot of ink and a bunch of envelopes and stiffeners
>> to get them safely to their owners.
>>
>> Do you have one on your wall? If not, maybe you should submit for one or
>> more so that one day I will hit 2,000 or 3,000 who knows. ;-)
>>
>> 73...bruce
>>
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