To me this rule:
“7.3.7.1 Stations are limited to one (1) completed QSO on any single channel FM satellite.”
Precludes stations from making more than one QSO on a FM bird.
I suppose that this is subject to interpretation, but to me that the intent of the rule is to make the FM satellites available to more people by rationing QSOes to one per bird. Making more than a single QSO and not scoring them or not entering them into the log does not make the satellite available to more operators and seems to fly in the face of the rule. I understand why people do it, and under some circumstances it may be a good idea, but to me it is against the rule.
Of course someone could ask the ARRL Contest Manager if this practice is OK, but remember the old adage of not asking questions you don’t really want to know the answer to. - Duffey KK6MC
James Duffey KK6MC Cedar Crest NM
On Jun 27, 2018, at 05:26, Matthew Stevens matthew@mrstevens.net wrote:
Neither rule prevents you from making more than one FM contact. Both rules just prohibit you from SCORING more than one FM contact.
73
- Matthew nj4y
On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 12:21 AM, George Henry ka3hsw@att.net wrote: To have an AMSAT rule that directly conflicts with the ARRL one-and-done rule is ridiculous.
George, KA3HSW
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Sent: Monday, June 25, 2018 11:53 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Field Day (whew)
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
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