[amsat-bb] Southern CA Satellite Presentations

[Chris Spacone]

Agreed. No more.

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> On Jun 27, 2016, at 08:59, Kelly Keeton <kellyrkeeton at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Can we argue in a less public email reflector. 
> 
> We all get it - some people like ford some people like Chevy let's bury it or take it offline. My inbox is tired of this. 
> 
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>> On Jun 27, 2016, at 8:25 AM, Daron Wilson <daron at wilson.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Cliff, unless I'm missing something, you claim below to never say:
>> 
>>> "It is not mandatory to work full-duplex. - PERIOD."
>> 
>> Then you say what you tell your class is:
>> 
>>> Although this
>>> method is preferred, it is not mandatory:
>> 
>> I'm a little confused...
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Jun 26, 2016, at 8:37 PM, Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> 
>>>>> ... you would quit telling people that full duplex is "not mandatory" for working sats.
>>> 
>>> You've never attended one of my sat sessions. I have never uttered the sentence to groups, 
>>> "It is not mandatory to work full-duplex. - PERIOD." My standard mantra for the easy FM birds
>>> is all over the place:
>>> 
>>> "Ideally, we should be working the satellites in full duplex mode, where we can
>>> simultaneously listen to the downlink as we are transmitting. Although this
>>> method is preferred, it is not mandatory: Carefully monitor the downlink, and
>>> wait for a break in the conversations to announce yourself."
>>> 
>>> People you might be hearing stepping on others are not following those instructions.
>>> 
>>> And all my audiences are very graphically shown and told the reasons why working full-
>>> duplex is preferable.
>>> 
>>> I didn't work full-duplex when speaking with Commander Wiseman - who was aboard 
>>> the ISS at the time during Field Day 2014.
>>> 
>>> If you haven't already given a presentation to your club on working the easy birds, 
>>> I am available. Just send me an email message.
>>> 
>>> Clint Bradford K6LCS
>>> (909) 999-SATS
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