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        "address": "tasmac (a) w5pfg.us",
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    "sender_name": "Clayton Coleman W5PFG",
    "subject": "[amsat-bb] FM Birds, New Grids, and Chaos",
    "date": "2019-02-21T15:12:50Z",
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    "content": "I support a laissez-faire approach when it comes to FM transponder use. \nNot everyone chases grids. Not everyone chases DX. There are busy passes \nand there are slow passes. It balances out.\n\nWhen I am out roving, I don't sit and call every station on the pass. I \nnormally give my callsign once and wait for others to call me. On \naverage, if I'm in a desired grid square, I might receive 20 direct \ncalls. If most stations are hearing adequately and adhering to \ngenerally-accepted operating norms, there is plenty of room in a 11-13 \nminute pass for twice that number of QSO's.\n\nLast week, while I was operating from a remote grid in West Texas, \nanother station was operating from desired grids further northwest. \nBetween us there were nearly 40 clean QSO's, with the potential for \nmore. It was amazingly orderly for an FM transponder - on a weekend!\n\nAny transponder is a shared, multi-user resource. Except for emergency \ncommunications I don't believe consensus exists to prioritize use for \nparticular groups (backyard/handheld warriors, rovers, home stations, \nclub demo's, hamfests.) Who would make that determination? It would \nlikely be unpopular. I try to prioritize the young people, Scouts, \ndemos, and new calls but that is MY personal preference. HEARING the \nsatellite is critical but LISTENING(comprehension) to the cadence of the \npass is equally important.\n\nOften I listen to transponders and hear very few stations. Time of day \nand footprint coverage are key elements to determine when a transponder \nwill have activity. If someone new is expecting to make their first-ever \nQSO on a Saturday afternoon pass covering an entire continent, their \nexpectation might not be met.\n\n73\nClayton\nW5PFG\n\n >     On Wednesday, February 20, 2019, 11:30:09 AM EST, Jerry Buxton <\n > n0jy at amsat.org> wrote:\n >\n >  Not to deter grid chasing and awards, does every FM bird have to be that\n > way?  I do miss my start with \"portable stuff\" a decade or so ago, and\n > just having quick QSOs with new contacts on SO-50 from the pizzeria\n > parking lot when I visited Mom and Dad...\n >\n > Jerry Buxton, NØJY\n >\n > On 2/19/2019 21:02, Bob wrote:\n > > I can tell you from personal experience as a satellite mentor, giving\n > > presentations which always excite potential new satellite users, then\n > > having them go into the field to experience the bedlam of a FM \nSatellite,\n > > that they too often become discouraged and give up.  Easysat is a very\n > > deceptive name, especially on weekends.\n > >\n > > 73, Bob, WB4SON\n > > _______________________________________________\n >\n >\n",
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