Mike,
You convinced me. Next week when I'm in EL29, I will run as much power as I can to make sure you get that grid, being as it is so rare. Even if other stations want to work me, I will bust through them with my super-rover antenna array just so we can make contact.
Thanks for setting me straight!
/sarcasm off.
73 Clayton
On 10/2/11, Michael Schulz [email protected] wrote:
Clayton,
On Sun, 2011-10-02 at 08:56 -0500, Clayton Coleman W5PFG wrote:
If operators would not treat working a rare grid as if the world is coming to an end immediately after the pass, I believe rover stations would have a much more pleasant time handing out new grids.
If you miss that desired grid today, doesn’t that leave opportunity for you to work it on another day?
You totally miss the point here. This is MY satellite and if I want to work YOU on that pass I will do WHATEVER it takes. I usually run 100W up to AO-51 anyways to make sure everybody hears ME! If that's not sufficient, ok .. let's bring the 1KW brick. No problem. The world is ending, we all know that already so I need to make sure that I get all the grids right now and here. The time YOU spent typing this email you could've already gotten in your friggin car and driven out to a new one for ME to work you. Clayton, Clayton .. we have to work on this slacker attitude of yours. Tsts ...
Just my $23
73 Mike K5TRI
p.s.: For the ironically challenged, this was irony. I don't run 1KW up to any satellite as everybody knows it's not enough.
p.p.s.: Ups, I did it again :)