[amsat-bb] FD sat contacts

[Jim Jerzycke]

I don't mind the "One and Done" on the FM birds one bit. They're crowded 
enough during "normal" times, and a complete ZOO on Field Day. The only 
time I try and work an FM bird on Field Day is when they're way to the 
West, with most of the footprint over the Pacific. I get my one FM 
contact, and then back to the linear birds.


I don't think putting an official mega-station on an FM bird to dole out 
contacts would work. You'd still have insane uplink contention, and 
people calling, calling, calling anyway. Perhaps the only way to kill 
the crud on Field Day is drop the 100 point bonus entirely, and just let 
satellite contacts count as regular contacts as we're discussing.


I agree 100% that each bird should count as a separate "band", along 
with allowing different modes on each bird to be counted as separate 
contacts, just like they are on HF.


SSB, CW, and digital should get you three points per bird, just like it 
does on 20 Meters.


But then who are we to suggest the league change their rules......


Oh, well....


73, Jim


On 06/23/2017 11:52 PM, Gary Mayfield wrote:
> Jeff,
>        I for one agree. I don't like the single FM rule or the fact that working w1aw on FO-29 and working w1aw on AO-73 is a dupe in the ARRL rules.              I've thought put w1aw and k6kph on the FM birds with some serious punch and have them hand out contacts on the FM birds. And have them be the only contacts that count...Or drop the 100 point bonus eliminating a lot of folks without satellite experience.
>      Don't want to start a flame war just expressing my opinion.
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> 73,Joe kk0sd
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>      On Thursday, June 22, 2017 7:20 PM, Jeff Griffin <jeff_griffin at comcast.net> wrote:
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>   HI Paul, yes I know the rules well after 20 years. What I’m talking about is a total restructure of the sat contact thing. I would like a way to make sat operations a contest, like the rest of the bands. I’m looking for ideas…
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> 73 Jeff kb2m
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> From: Paul Stoetzer [mailto:n8hm at arrl.net]
> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2017 8:03 PM
> To: AMSAT-BB; Jeff Griffin
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FD sat contacts
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> They are fine, though confusing about the meaning of contacting "different satellites." Does that mean that "satellite" is a band and working a station on more than one satellite would be a dupe? I'm not sure. AMSAT rules allow you to work the same station on multiple satellites.
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> On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 19:47 Jeff Griffin <kb2m at arrl.net> wrote:
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> Does anyone have any comments on the current ARRL FD satellite contact
> rules?
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> 73 Jeff kb2m
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