[sarex] OSCAR Century Award possible using ISS only

["K. G. Ransom" <ransomk@xxxxxxxxx>]

Theoretically, the AMSAT OSCAR Century Award would be
achievable using only ISS for operators in a few ideal
locations.

>From my location in Texas, I should be able to do it
as long as I can work and confirm the following:
48 States in the USA*
 7 Canadian Provinces* 
(Most of the following DXCC entities)
 1      United Nations HQ  	     
 2      Jamaica   		     
 3      Barbados    		     
 4      Trinidad & Tobago 	     
 5      Bahamas      		     
 6      Cuba*  	                 
 7      Sable I. 	                 
 8      St. Paul I. 	           
 9      Guadeloupe 	           
10      Saint Martin    	     
11      Martinique 	           
12      Clipperton I.              
13      St. Pierre & Miquelon      
14      Ecuador                    
15      Galapagos Is.*              
16      Haiti                      
17      Dominican Republic         
18      Colombia                   
19      San Andres & Providencia 	
20      Panama                     
21      Honduras                   
22      Grenada      	           
23      St. Lucia  	           
34      Dominica  	           
25      St. Vincent                
26      Guantanamo Bay             
27      Navassa Is.                 
28      Virgin Is.                 
29      Puerto Rico*                
30      Desecheo I.                
31      Aruba                      
32      Bonaire, Curacao		
33      St. Maarten, Saba, St.	
34      Guatemala*                  
35      Costa Rica*                 
36      Cocos I.                   
37      Antigua & Barbuda          
38      Belize                     
39      St. Kitts & Nevis          
40      Namibia                    
41      Anguilla                   
42      Montserrat                 
43      British Virgin Is.         
44      Turks & Caicos Is.         
45      Bermuda                    
46      Mexico*                     
47      Revillagigedo              
48      Nicaragua                	
49      El Salvador                
50      Venezuela                	
51      Aves I.                    
52      Cayman Is.    
107  TOTAL POSSIBLE CONTACTS             

*Locations known to have had active ISS participation
at one time.
Anybody want to activate one on the above locations?

Can anybody else do it from a different location?
Europe maybe?

Of course, the two biggest problems are (1) getting
someone to operate APRS or Packet via ISS from these
locations and (2) getting the card to confirm the
exchange.
Kenneth - N5VHO



	
		
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