Wonder how you get a description as to what constitutes a amateur satellite? I can't imagine what other criteria it would need to meet. Hope to work you again this year Allen on AO-51 mode L. You were my contact last year. You are in the log as 1E TN. I run the K4CQ station for the Lynchburg Amateur Radio Club. I will listen for you this weekend. 73's << John

On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 4:06 PM, Alan P. Biddle APBIDDLE@united.net wrote:

And the definite answer to the question is NO, the ISS is not a satellite, so it doesn't get you the bonus. I recall its status came up before, and is a bit anomalous. I did suggest a slight modification to the Q&A on the FD package next year to clarify what is not necessarily an intuitive situation. Well, there is GO-32 if you want to do 9600 baud, and there is certainly going to be less traffic.

Alan WA4SCA

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Hi Alan -

Thanks for the note. As the ISS is NOT a satellite, this would not qualify for the 100-point bonus. To earn that credit, you will need to make a QSO through one of the recognized Amateur Radio satellites.

Have fun at Field Day this year!

73,

Sean Kutzko KX9X Contest Branch Manager ARRL - The national association of Amateur Radio 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 USA (860) 594-0232 email: kx9x@arrl.org

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