I wish it was treated like a major contest by my local club-I might attend their FD setup then.
73s John AA5jG
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe" nss@mwt.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 11:22 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FD Mess
I know the ARRL says it is not a contest. but if you believe that I have a lovely swamp in Arizona to sell you.
I know many clubs that it is a MAJOR contest for them and some it's the onluy one they enter in.
Joe WB9SBD
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On 6/27/2011 1:21 PM, Nigel Gunn wrote:
A bigger FD problem is that FD is advertised as a chance to demonstrate your emergency comms ability to Joe Public. FD is NOT a contest so why are points and bonuses involved at all?
On 27/06/11 19:13, Bill Acito W1PA wrote:
I think we have to let go of the mantra that “any use of the bandwidth is good use” with respect to “encouraging more satellite activity”. Wasn’t that the original intent of the “100 point bonus” items? To encourage specific activities – traffic handling, promotion, emergency power, etc.
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