NA1SS very active, be grateful

I don't know how many of you also monitor
http://www.issfanclub.com or http://oscar.dcarr.org/
but Bill McArthur KC5ACR has been very active on amateur radio over the past few days.

Since November 23, NA1SS (the callsign of the (International Space Station) has made over 50 contacts
during brief operating opportunities. On Monday, reports from Turkey, S. Africa, South America and North America indicated he was calling CQ and making contacts.

For those who are still trying, keep it up! For those of you lucky enough to work him, congratulations ,but please give the others a little more time before making another contact since you have yours for Expedition 12. Let's see how many different stations he can work.

Please post your contact to any or all of the sites.
It appears that about 10% of the stations he works
actually report to one of the 3 main info sources (SAREX, ISS Fan Club, OSCAR Status page). Posting gives others get a chance to see the real activity level this crew is providing and can alert others that a chance to talk with him might only be minutes away.

In addition, Bill has been doing 2 school contacts a week when his schedule allows. Not since Expedition 3 has a crew member done this on a regular basis. I think that says a lot about how Bill feels about education and amateur radio.

I fully expect him to continue to work as many ground stations as possible over the next 4 months but remember, he does this on his own time. The fact that only 2 people are on board the ISS means that the amount of free time is less than when ISS is fully staffed.

Please consider saying "Thank you" for all of us if you are fortunate enough to speak with him.

73,
Kenneth - N5VHO