[amsat-bb] SO-50

[John Geiger]

Listened to any HF pileups recently?  The same thing constantly happens
there, why would the satellites be any different?

73 John AF5CC

On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 7:49 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:

> No. These people hear the downlink. This was a pileup situation for a
> rare grid. Everyone was just too impatient to let the QSO complete
> before calling. I was clearly called by the DX, and when I attempted
> to give my report, I was crushed by another station calling. Most of
> it did get through, in pieces.
>
> Could have used some more juice to make 100% sure that QSO was complete!
>
> There are a few of us who will just have to wait and see if we did get
> in the log.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
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> On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 8:44 PM, Clint Bradford <clintbradford at mac.com>
> wrote:
> > Are these chit-chatters taking up time? Or possibly someone who does not
> hear the downlink?
> >
> > Or a combination of the two?
> >
> > Clint K6LCS
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