[amsat-bb] Sad Tale of a New Rover

[Don KB2YSI]

A big +1 on both posts.

More arm chair operators should attempt to make QSO's in the field. They
might get an idea of what manual everything entails.

Many times on linear birds I have been complained to about not being 100%
on frequency. It is always a station sitting in a chair maxing out their
level of exertion at pushing a button.

On Tue, Sep 29, 2020, 15:06 Bryan KL7CN via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Thank you for sharing that, Mark!
>
> Anyone who has roved can relate.
>
> Keep (re)learning and keep roving!
>
> > On Sep 29, 2020, at 10:07 AM, Mark Johns, K0JM via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> > So, moral of the story, sometimes getting out of one's comfort zone and
> > trying something different is a good thing. But doing so requires some
> > humility. Some things are harder than they look, whether it's building
> > and launching a satellite, or just working one from a gravel road in
> > Nebraska. My hat is off to the successful rovers across the nation.
> > And I shall work on (re)learning the necessary basic skills before
> > setting out again.
>
> -- bag
>
> Bryan KL7CN/W6
> Location: CM98, usually
> E-Mail: bryan at KL7CN.net
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