Personally, and with all due respect, I think that even suggesting the use

of any single or dual channel voice satellite during FD is fundamentally flawed, on

equal status with suggesting next year FD be held on 60M alone.

You can put a glass of water on a table in front of 5 people, and they know there

is a reasonable expectation they will get a sip, and act accordingly to each other.

Put the same glass in front of 100, and they know there is reasonable expectation

they will not, and their management of the situation will change accordingly. Regardless

of the "rules".

I acknowledge the importance of a satellite presence during FD, but I question the benefit to

AMSAT and to the rest of the satellite community by openly advertising and offering

"100 people a sip from a glass of water", and letting the rest of the ham community at

FD watch what ensues. Think for a moment.... what did the non-satellite ops at

your site think?

Does anyone really believe that a tweak or a clarification of the rules will improve

the situation next year?

Bill W1PA

(whose last satellite FD was on AO40; patiently waiting for the next HEO bird)