[amsat-bb] SO-50

[Jim Jerzycke]

The FM birds are *far* worse than any HF pile-up I've ever heard, and 
I've been a Ham since 1964......


On 05/01/2015 02:58 AM, John Geiger wrote:
> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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