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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