Since posting this message on the 27th of August, I have received six comments on my blog entry. All six were in support of creating a Satellite IOTA award. I appreciate those that have taken the time to leave the comments however I'd really like to go to the IOTA board with more comments.
I will start drafting a letter this weekend to send to the IOTA board on Monday. If you had planned on submitting a response and hadn't had the time or forgot to do so, please take a few minutes and leave a comment. The blog can been seen at http://eric-sparks.blogspot.com/2007/08/official-iota-satellite-award-petition.html.
73s, Eric Christensen, W4OTN AMSAT Area Coordinator - Southeastern Virginia USA AMSAT Member 35360 http://www.ericsatcom.net
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I have received quite a few responses to my earlier message. What I'd like to do is to publicly document people's comments (like the FCC does before they change anything) on the web so it won't be just me showing interest.
I created a blog entry for this petition. If you would, please go to the entry http://eric-sparks.blogspot.com/2007/08/official-iota-satellite-award-petition .html and leave a comment there stating whether or not you support such a action. Please sign it with your name and callsign.
The comments are moderated but I promise to publish each and every one of them (so long as they don't contain obscenities, or they aren't fishing to get an argument started).
I appreciate it!
73s, Eric Christensen, W4OTN AMSAT Area Coordinator - Southeastern Virginia USA AMSAT Member 35360 http://www.ericsatcom.net
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Eric H Christensen wrote:
I've been considering petitioning the IOTA board to make a special award for
IOTA contacts made via satellite. Right now their rules (http://www.rsgbiota.org/rules/rules.pdf, Para C.3.10) do not allow satellite contacts for any award.
Are there others here that would support such a petition?
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