[amsat-bb] Re: FD Mess

[Gregg Wonderly]

My club event is usually quite social, but, we use logging software that has the 
name of the operator in it, and logs over the network.  So, it's always visible, 
who's working and who's not.  I sat down on two different bands on two different 
occasions for about 1.5 hours each, calling CQ using phone with W5OK.  I worked 
nearly 400 stations doing that, and if I wanted to put in more time, I could 
have more than doubled that by going to other bands.  I didn't use a keyer and I 
didn't use head phones.

If you want to contest, and want people around you to learn to contest, field 
day is a great time to go out and show people how to do 30 sec or less contacts. 
  If the experienced and capable operators hide in the comfort of the house and 
work as a 1D, then field day will soon just be a contest from the house...

Gregg Wonderly
W5GGW

On 6/27/2011 6:34 PM, John Geiger wrote:
> I wish it was treated like a major contest by my local club-I might attend
> their FD setup then.
>
> 73s John AA5jG
>
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>> I know the ARRL  says it is not a contest.  but if you believe that I
>> have a lovely swamp in Arizona to sell you.
>>
>> I know many clubs that it is a MAJOR contest for them and some it's the
>> onluy one they enter in.
>>
>> Joe WB9SBD
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>> On 6/27/2011 1:21 PM, Nigel Gunn wrote:
>>> A bigger FD problem is that FD is advertised as a chance to demonstrate
>>> your emergency comms ability to Joe Public.
>>> FD is NOT a contest so why are points and bonuses  involved at all?
>>>
>>> On 27/06/11 19:13, Bill Acito W1PA wrote:
>>>> I think we have to let go of the mantra that “any use of the bandwidth
>>>> is good use” with respect to  “encouraging more satellite activity”.
>>>> Wasn’t that the original intent of the “100 point bonus” items? To
>>>> encourage specific activities – traffic handling, promotion, emergency
>>>> power, etc.
>>>>
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