You can rest assured that I don’t hold a candle to the grid activations of the all time satellite rover greats, many of them on the list of those who’ve earned the award already. But I did look over the requirements and found a few things to help my cause.
The big one was documenting a grid activation in the AMSAT Journal, titled “Satellite Roving at 104 degrees Longitude” in the January/February 2018 issue. That alone was worth 15 of the required 25 points.
I also picked up another 5 points for advertising my grid activation 24 hours in advance, plus 5 more for providing photos, all on Twitter. Then I needed to fit in a few points from actual on-the-air FM and SSB satellite grid activations.
If you haven’t yet looked at this award, and if you’re interested in picking up another certificate, I encourage you to check it out.
For me, it’s all part of my ham radio adventures and fits with that drive I picked up as a young Scout to earn the next badge. Have fun!
