Re: [amsat-bb] First Satellite Contacts

["Bruce Paige" <kk5do@xxxxxxxx>]

Congrats. Don't forget, you can get a Satellite Communicators Certificate from 
AMSAT for making your first satellite contact. See the insturctions at 
http://www.amsat.org under awards. You can also pay for it online. 

73...bruce


Date sent:      	Sun, 19 Dec 2004 01:35:50 -0800 (PST)
From:           	Matt Bennett <kaisermuche@yahoo.com>
Subject:        	[amsat-bb] First Satellite Contacts
To:             	amsat-bb@amsat.org

> Hello everyone,
> 
> I made my first satellite contacts tonight on AO-27 and AO-51 at 01:27 and 05:25
> respectively (UTC for 12/19/04). I believe the calls I heard were VE7WFG and
> W7JTI. I was curious if you two could confirm those callsigns. I was operating a
> Kenwood TH-G71A handheld behind my work building (next to a freeway) so it was
> very difficult to hear.
> 
> Thank you both for the contacts.
> 
> 73,
> Matt
> KF6RTB
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