- problem #2 is about reducing congestion. It was discussed at length
right here last year or so, and the bottom line was to never work a station if you have already worked them before. Let others get a chance.
"Never" is a powerful word. There are plenty of passes that I've worked in the past in which the only operators on the pass are ones that I've worked plenty of times before. Weekday morning passes are typical examples. I would suggest leaving this rule out, or at least modifying it appropriately (however I think Sean's published work already suggests good operating habits that cover this).
--Roy K3RLD
I would not make this one a rule either especially since some rove to multiple grids. It has to be handled by the operator on a case by case basis. Also the called operator does not have to respond either if this is a problem.
Brian Wilkins KO4AQF
On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 8:16 AM Roy Dean via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
- problem #2 is about reducing congestion. It was discussed at length
right here last year or so, and the bottom line was to never work a
station
if you have already worked them before. Let others get a chance.
"Never" is a powerful word. There are plenty of passes that I've worked in the past in which the only operators on the pass are ones that I've worked plenty of times before. Weekday morning passes are typical examples. I would suggest leaving this rule out, or at least modifying it appropriately (however I think Sean's published work already suggests good operating habits that cover this).
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It all depends on the situation. If it is a busy pass and others are trying to make a QSO with a specific station since they are a Rover or DX or rare somehow or New, just step aside if you don't need or want that station. If it is NOT a busy pass, there should be no problem with calling any station for any reason as long as you are not QRMing an existing QSO in progress. How easy is it to just LISTEN and hear what is going on and act accordingly? Just like on other Bands or Modes or Repeaters, DON'T transmit on top of a busy frequency. BTW, if you can't hear other stations or the Beacon on a pass, it would not be good to do a lot of transmitting since you may be causing a lot of QRM to other users. Listening to several passes without hearing other stations probably indicates you have a RX problem. When setting up a station, always make sure you are hearing well before ever trying to transmit.
GL/73/Enjoy, Bob K8BL On Tuesday, March 24, 2020, 07:46:00 PM EDT, Brian Wilkins KO4AQF via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
I would not make this one a rule either especially since some rove to multiple grids. It has to be handled by the operator on a case by case basis. Also the called operator does not have to respond either if this is a problem.
Brian Wilkins KO4AQF
On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 8:16 AM Roy Dean via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
- problem #2 is about reducing congestion. It was discussed at length
right here last year or so, and the bottom line was to never work a
station
if you have already worked them before. Let others get a chance.
"Never" is a powerful word. There are plenty of passes that I've worked in the past in which the only operators on the pass are ones that I've worked plenty of times before. Weekday morning passes are typical examples. I would suggest leaving this rule out, or at least modifying it appropriately (however I think Sean's published work already suggests good operating habits that cover this).
--Roy K3RLD _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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