[amsat-bb] Newbie Question

[Don KB2YSI]

As with everything in life / amateur radio, it depends; aka situational
awareness.

Normally on FM birds if there are a lot of other operators on it can be
'bad', doing it over and over makes it worse. On a quiet pass or early in
the pass where there are few operators pass it is okay to let others know
that you are on.

As previously stated, to maximize success fixate on a single call and try
calling them when you think they have finished a QSO. If they do not come
back listen and try calling again.

Listening is key to knowing when is a 'good' time to put your RF into the
mix. People will be patient of new operators, and old ones at times, if
they make a mistake or two.

On Thu, Dec 27, 2018, 19:54 John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com wrote:

> If you mean to just say your callsign and grid without calling someone,
> yes, that is acceptable.
>
> It might be more productive to call someone who has already done that, but
> there is nothing inherently wrong with it.
>
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 27, 2018, 19:44 Chris Pohlad-Thomas <
> chrispohladthomas at gmail.com
> wrote:
>
> > Is it acceptable, when trying to get any QSO on a pass, to call your
> > callsign and your grid?
> >
> > --
> > Chris Pohlad-Thomas
> > KC1E
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