On FM satellites, the contest is to see if you can complete a full two-way QSO exchange before someone with a stronger signal stomps on you.

Dan N8FGV

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On Jun 2, 2022, at 10:49 AM, Paul Stoetzer n8hm@arrl.net wrote:

Since satellites are a shared and limited resource, contesting has long been

prohibited by a gentleman's agreement dating to the 1970s. Field Day, and more recently Winter Field Day are notable exceptions, though for FM satellites, there's a one QSO per participant limit. And, technically, Field Day isn't a contest (though that really is a technicality).

Any contest that encourages participants to make a large number of FM

satellite QSOs within a limited period of time is just asking for trouble. No responsible amateur radio authority or organization would sanction such an event.

73,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Executive Vice President AMSAT

On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 10:42 AM John Geiger af5cc2@gmail.com wrote: The ARRL Field Day is allowed on them every year.

73 John AF5CC

On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 2:36 PM Ignacio Granados Vega ti3ies@gmail.com

wrote:

To what extent can a competition or contest be allowed on FM satellites?,

already saturated with traffic depending on the time or day of the week.

73 TI3IES.

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