[amsat-bb] Field Day (whew)

[Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)]

Hi Bruce!

Based on the passes I heard and worked, if there was a
station strong enough to get through and complete QSOs,
others hoped that station would stick around and make
more QSOs. Otherwise, why would anyone call a station
just after that station completed a QSO? That was the
case for me on the two passes I mentioned - I complete
one QSO, then others called me. I could have gone silent
and not answered any of them, but I decided to make the
non-scoring QSOs, and one of those non-scoring QSOs
was the bonus-scoring QSO one club was hoping to make.
What I did on the SO-50 and AO-91 passes was, in effect,
the "net control" station you mentioned. When I get my
Field Day report to you, you will see those non-scoring
contacts noted - just as I have done for most of the past
few years.

I'm not saying the scoring should change for FM satellites.
Short of declaring FM satellites off-limits like ARRL does
with the WARC bands and 60m for its Field Day, it seems
like the situation won't change. Or have AO-92 in L-band
all weekend. :-)

73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 4:53 PM, Bruce <kk5do at amsat.org> wrote:

> In the AMSAT rules we do state, because someone asked about it, you can be
> a net control type station and work every station you want. You would only
> be able to score one contact yourself but had given many out to those
> trying to make the 100 point satellite bonus.
>
> We still feel by limiting to one FM contact that if you worked someone and
> both of you leave the bird, two more stations can work each other thereby
> maximazing the number of possible contacts on the satellite during a single
> pass.
>
> 73...bruce
>
>