[amsat-bb] FO-29 and being a good transponder op

[Andrew Glasbrenner]

I fully agree! 

Drew

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> On Sep 11, 2014, at 7:55 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
> 
> Another thought - if you're operating a special event or in a rare grid, announce your frequencies on this board and pick one well out of the way of the center. If people want/need to work you, they'll spin the dial! This also helps those who may have short windows to your location on a particular pass. 
> 
> 73,
> 
> Paul, N8HM
> 
>> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 7:30 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
>> Great point, Drew. 
>> 
>> The middle has been quite clogged the last few nights while zero activity is heard below 840 or above 870. 
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> Paul, N8HM
>> 
>>> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 7:20 PM, Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner at mindspring.com> wrote:
>>> Lots of activity has been happening on FO-29 in the evenings lately. The
>>> pass times are favorable, and there are rovers out and about.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> This evening, there were at least three mobile, portable, or omni antenna
>>> stations all piled up in the very center of the passband calling CQ on top
>>> of each other. None were hearing the others it seems, or willing to move. It
>>> was an ugly, embarrassing mess, completely unnecessary.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Folks, FO-29 has a passband that is 100 kHz wide. There is no reason to all
>>> pile up in the dead center and QRM each other. Spread out a little bit,
>>> ESPECIALLY if your operational plan is to call CQ with omni antennas or
>>> half-duplex and tune around for replies. You'll make more contacts and have
>>> less QRM in the long run.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> The long standing convention on linear transponder satellites has been lower
>>> third CW, middle mixed CW and SSB, and upper third SSB. Let's try to use
>>> this resource in a more responsible and cooperative manner.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 73, Drew KO4MA
>>> 
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