Agreed, unless you are at a he edge of the pass and don’t hear anyone yet, the. I think it is proper to call your call and grid out, but please, for the love of God, not every 5 -10 secs.
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The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.
On Dec 27, 2018, at 20:17, Andrew Glasbrenner glasbrenner@mindspring.com wrote:
What Dave said. Pick out a station and call them, and you'll do much, much better than the other method.
73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT VP Operations
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org On Behalf Of Dave Webb KB1PVH Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2018 7:49 PM To: Chris Pohlad-Thomas chrispohladthomas@gmail.com Cc: AMSAT -BB amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Newbie Question
Chris,
The best thing to do is listen, listen and listen. If you hear a particular station making contacts go ahead and give him/her a call. By doing that they know you are actually hearing because you have picked out a particular call to try. The incessant call dropping during a pass is typically an indicator that the person isn't hearing the bird and just dropping his call in hopes someone will bite.
Dave-KB1PVH
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On Thu, Dec 27, 2018, 7:44 PM Chris Pohlad-Thomas < chrispohladthomas@gmail.com wrote:
Is it acceptable, when trying to get any QSO on a pass, to call your callsign and your grid?
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