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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/ULDHXAHID2FDBHWFS2N6O2QDLTJ5JET2/?format=api", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/?format=api", "message_id": "[email protected]", "message_id_hash": "ULDHXAHID2FDBHWFS2N6O2QDLTJ5JET2", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/LO2FOPQACYYXYFVULBDRDQDLKWIMOFBN/?format=api", "sender": { "address": "aa5jg (a) fidmail.com", "mailman_id": null, "emails": null }, "sender_name": "John Geiger", "subject": "[amsat-bb] Re: FD Mess", "date": "2011-06-27T19:11:01Z", "parent": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/2AAVUWBLM2CFIC3V2TSAI5AVWKC3BFLH/?format=api", "children": [ "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/L755GG25GWBL47LXALUTB4APTHTP72UG/?format=api" ], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "Of course it isn't a contest. The best evidence is that they print the\nscores in QST!\n\n73s John AA5JG\n\nOn Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 2:09 PM, STeve Andre' <[email protected]> wrote:\n\n> Well, is IS a contest, no matter what the ARRL says. People see it as\n> such.\n> My first FD before I was a ham, looked like a contest to me and it was only\n> later, reading all the ARRL books I could get ahold of that I realized it\n> really wasn't one.\n>\n> All contests where you go outside are test runs for emergency stuff.\n> Our club in Ann Arbor MI (Arrow Communication Association) does the\n> summer vhf+ contests outside (6m-1296) and those have been a great\n> way to figure out ways of doing stuff.\n>\n> I would argue that the ARRL needs to change the way they talk, and\n> offer FD as both a contest and exercise in communications, and\n> speak of the exercise opportunities at the other contests, especially\n> those of rovers.\n>\n> --STeve Andre'\n> wb8wsf en72\n>\n> On 06/27/11 14:21, Nigel Gunn wrote:\n> > A bigger FD problem is that FD is advertised as a chance to demonstrate\n> > your emergency comms ability to Joe Public.\n> > FD is NOT a contest so why are points and bonuses involved at all?\n> >\n> > On 27/06/11 19:13, Bill Acito W1PA wrote:\n> >> I think we have to let go of the mantra that “any use of the bandwidth\n> is good use” with respect to “encouraging more satellite activity”. Wasn’t\n> that the original intent of the “100 point bonus” items? To encourage\n> specific activities – traffic handling, promotion, emergency power, etc.\n> >>\n> >\n>\n> _______________________________________________\n> Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author.\n> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!\n> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n>\n", "attachments": [] }