Getting an OO involved would be a waste of time, they have no more authority to do anything than you or I.
As long as we have these self proclaimed Satellite Instructors neglecting the benefit of Full Duplex operation, and the guy that thinks he must talk to every station on the bird, the problem won't go away.
What we need to do is exactly what someone else said, shoot the offending station an e-mail and try to elmer them in operating procedures. Full Duplex would take care of a lot, and its easily done with a couple of $35 dollar Chinese HT's and an Arrow or Elk antenna.
These operating issues have become much more obvious now that there is only one FM Bird left in operation.
Anyway, attempt to educate if at all possible and maybe it will get better.
73, Craig W1MSG
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Bryce Salmi Sent: Monday, September 2, 2013 2:50 PM To: amsat-bb Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: So50
I may be mistaken but wouldn't instances like this be viable candidates to notify an ARRL Official Observer about? They are there to help educate people about proper operating practices and nudge others who are pushing the limits.
Bryce KB1LQC
On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 11:11 AM, B J va6bmj@gmail.com wrote:
On 9/2/13, Andrew Glasbrenner glasbrenner@mindspring.com wrote:
Or just work the transponders (not the FM repeaters) and avoid the lids. That normally means being somewhere other than the exact middle of the passband. I have a few stations that I will absolutely not work until
they
clean up their operating style. Otherwise, I go out of my way to look for new ops.
If I happen to hear a QSO in progress when I'm checking for my downlink on, say, FO-29, I move further up into the band and continue. I might miss some potential contacts but I'm not in anyone's way.
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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