Jeff and Paul,
The way I read ARRL FD rule 7.3.7, each satellite is a separate "band," though you can make only one QSO on each FM satellite (unlimited on non-FM sats). Only one 100-point bonus, though.
Look for me from WE7GV on FO-29 and possibly AO-7.
73 Ray W2RS
It took awhile but ARRL came close to duplicating our rules. Those that wish to play satellite do not hog the FM birds as much so that the non-regular satellite players have at least a slight chance for a satellite contact.
73...bruce
On 6/23/2017 9:19 AM, rsoifer1--- via AMSAT-BB wrote:
Jeff and Paul,
The way I read ARRL FD rule 7.3.7, each satellite is a separate "band," though you can make only one QSO on each FM satellite (unlimited on non-FM sats). Only one 100-point bonus, though.
Look for me from WE7GV on FO-29 and possibly AO-7.
73 Ray W2RS
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As a new and part time satellite guy, I do have to say last years Field Day was a little discouraging. I tried two 13 minute SO-50 passes hear in Maryland, and did not have chance. I usually can get on SO-50 with little problems on my 5W HT and Arrow antenna, but FD was a different story. I tried, and listened to both passes. I heard so many people calling on top of each other, I could not make out a single contact being made. I will try again this year, and see what happens. I just really wish I had a second FT-817 to hook up to the SATPC and make contacts easier on the non-FM birds. Good luck to all this weekend and I hope the rain doesn't hamper our efferts.
Jason N3YUG
On 06-23-2017 10:24 AM, Bruce wrote:
It took awhile but ARRL came close to duplicating our rules. Those that wish to play satellite do not hog the FM birds as much so that the non-regular satellite players have at least a slight chance for a satellite contact.
73...bruce
On 6/23/2017 9:19 AM, rsoifer1--- via AMSAT-BB wrote:
Jeff and Paul,
The way I read ARRL FD rule 7.3.7, each satellite is a separate "band," though you can make only one QSO on each FM satellite (unlimited on non-FM sats). Only one 100-point bonus, though.
Look for me from WE7GV on FO-29 and possibly AO-7.
73 Ray W2RS
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A QSO on SO-50 or AO-85 should be easy on the coasts. Work passes under 10 degrees that cover mostly ocean. My SO-50 QSO on Field Day 2014 from here in DC was on a 5 degree pass out over the Atlantic. There were only a couple of stations on and making my one QSO was a piece of cake.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 10:42 AM, jbr13@md.metrocast.net wrote:
As a new and part time satellite guy, I do have to say last years Field Day was a little discouraging. I tried two 13 minute SO-50 passes hear in Maryland, and did not have chance. I usually can get on SO-50 with little problems on my 5W HT and Arrow antenna, but FD was a different story. I tried, and listened to both passes. I heard so many people calling on top of each other, I could not make out a single contact being made. I will try again this year, and see what happens. I just really wish I had a second FT-817 to hook up to the SATPC and make contacts easier on the non-FM birds. Good luck to all this weekend and I hope the rain doesn't hamper our efferts.
Jason N3YUG
On 06-23-2017 10:24 AM, Bruce wrote:
It took awhile but ARRL came close to duplicating our rules. Those that wish to play satellite do not hog the FM birds as much so that the non-regular satellite players have at least a slight chance for a satellite contact.
73...bruce
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Jeff and Paul,
The way I read ARRL FD rule 7.3.7, each satellite is a separate "band," though you can make only one QSO on each FM satellite (unlimited on non-FM sats). Only one 100-point bonus, though.
Look for me from WE7GV on FO-29 and possibly AO-7.
73 Ray W2RS
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Hi all- ARRL Field Day rules lump all satellites together as a single band: "Satellite." While you are limited to one QSO on the FM satellites, there is no limit to the number of QSOs you can make on transponder sats. Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X
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Jeff and Paul,
The way I read ARRL FD rule 7.3.7, each satellite is a separate "band," though you can make only one QSO on each FM satellite (unlimited on non-FM sats). Only one 100-point bonus, though.
Look for me from WE7GV on FO-29 and possibly AO-7.
73 Ray W2RS
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What Sean says, goes. For ARRL purposes, then, all satellites are lumped together as one band. Not for AMSAT FD, though.
73 Ray W2RS
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Hi all-
ARRL Field Day rules lump all satellites together as a single band: "Satellite."
While you are limited to one QSO on the FM satellites, there is no limit to the number of QSOs you can make on transponder sats.
Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X
From: rsoifer1--- via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 10:21 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day
Jeff and Paul,
The way I read ARRL FD rule 7.3.7, each satellite is a separate "band," though you can make only one QSO on each FM satellite (unlimited on non-FM sats). Only one 100-point bonus, though.
Look for me from WE7GV on FO-29 and possibly AO-7.
73 Ray W2RS
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As I always interpreted the ARRL FD sat rules. Before I turn my sat log in to the club for FD I remove any duplicate calls. If I worked W2RS on AO-27, AO-10, and AO-40 I would submit only one contact....
73 Jeff kb2m
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What Sean says, goes. For ARRL purposes, then, all satellites are lumped together as one band. Not for AMSAT FD, though.
73 Ray W2RS
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Hi all-
ARRL Field Day rules lump all satellites together as a single band: "Satellite."
While you are limited to one QSO on the FM satellites, there is no limit to the number of QSOs you can make on transponder sats.
Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X
From: rsoifer1--- via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 10:21 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day
Jeff and Paul,
The way I read ARRL FD rule 7.3.7, each satellite is a separate "band," though you can make only one QSO on each FM satellite (unlimited on non-FM sats). Only one 100-point bonus, though.
Look for me from WE7GV on FO-29 and possibly AO-7.
73 Ray W2RS
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If you work W2RS on AO-27, AO-10, and AO-40 this weekend, you should feel free to submit 1,000 contacts!
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 1:55 PM, Jeff Griffin kb2m@arrl.net wrote:
As I always interpreted the ARRL FD sat rules. Before I turn my sat log in to the club for FD I remove any duplicate calls. If I worked W2RS on AO-27, AO-10, and AO-40 I would submit only one contact....
73 Jeff kb2m
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What Sean says, goes. For ARRL purposes, then, all satellites are lumped together as one band. Not for AMSAT FD, though.
73 Ray W2RS
-----Original Message----- From: Sean K. kx9x@yahoo.com To: rsoifer1 rsoifer1@aol.com; amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Fri, Jun 23, 2017 7:38 am Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day
Hi all-
ARRL Field Day rules lump all satellites together as a single band: "Satellite."
While you are limited to one QSO on the FM satellites, there is no limit to the number of QSOs you can make on transponder sats.
Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X
From: rsoifer1--- via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 10:21 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day
Jeff and Paul,
The way I read ARRL FD rule 7.3.7, each satellite is a separate "band," though you can make only one QSO on each FM satellite (unlimited on non-FM sats). Only one 100-point bonus, though.
Look for me from WE7GV on FO-29 and possibly AO-7.
73 Ray W2RS
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I thought some of you guys would like that one. I remember standing out in the snow with Ray at the Maine symposium in I think 2000 uploading pictures to a PACSAT....
I'm K2BR for FD...
73 Jeff kb2m
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If you work W2RS on AO-27, AO-10, and AO-40 this weekend, you should feel free to submit 1,000 contacts!
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 1:55 PM, Jeff Griffin kb2m@arrl.net wrote:
As I always interpreted the ARRL FD sat rules. Before I turn my sat log in to the club for FD I remove any duplicate calls. If I worked W2RS on AO-27, AO-10, and AO-40 I would submit only one contact....
73 Jeff kb2m
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What Sean says, goes. For ARRL purposes, then, all satellites are lumped together as one band. Not for AMSAT FD, though.
73 Ray W2RS
-----Original Message----- From: Sean K. kx9x@yahoo.com To: rsoifer1 rsoifer1@aol.com; amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Fri, Jun 23, 2017 7:38 am Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day
Hi all-
ARRL Field Day rules lump all satellites together as a single band: "Satellite."
While you are limited to one QSO on the FM satellites, there is no limit to the number of QSOs you can make on transponder sats.
Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X
From: rsoifer1--- via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 10:21 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day
Jeff and Paul,
The way I read ARRL FD rule 7.3.7, each satellite is a separate "band," though you can make only one QSO on each FM satellite (unlimited on non-FM sats). Only one 100-point bonus, though.
Look for me from WE7GV on FO-29 and possibly AO-7.
73 Ray W2RS
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Does this bonus apply to BY70 as well?
73,
Mike Diehl AI6GS
On Jun 23, 2017, at 10:57 AM, Paul Stoetzer n8hm@arrl.net wrote:
If you work W2RS on AO-27, AO-10, and AO-40 this weekend, you should feel free to submit 1,000 contacts!
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 1:55 PM, Jeff Griffin kb2m@arrl.net wrote: As I always interpreted the ARRL FD sat rules. Before I turn my sat log in to the club for FD I remove any duplicate calls. If I worked W2RS on AO-27, AO-10, and AO-40 I would submit only one contact....
73 Jeff kb2m
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What Sean says, goes. For ARRL purposes, then, all satellites are lumped together as one band. Not for AMSAT FD, though.
73 Ray W2RS
-----Original Message----- From: Sean K. kx9x@yahoo.com To: rsoifer1 rsoifer1@aol.com; amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Fri, Jun 23, 2017 7:38 am Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day
Hi all-
ARRL Field Day rules lump all satellites together as a single band: "Satellite."
While you are limited to one QSO on the FM satellites, there is no limit to the number of QSOs you can make on transponder sats.
Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X
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Jeff and Paul,
The way I read ARRL FD rule 7.3.7, each satellite is a separate "band," though you can make only one QSO on each FM satellite (unlimited on non-FM sats). Only one 100-point bonus, though.
Look for me from WE7GV on FO-29 and possibly AO-7.
73 Ray W2RS
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Thanks for confirming my interpretation.
Determining what you can submit for AMSAT and ARRL can be a bit confusing. For example, I made 97 QSOs on satellite last year. 8 of those were dupes of the same station on the same satellite, 6 of those were FM QSOs that were in excess of one FM QSO (there was an AO-85 pass early on Sunday morning where a bunch of stations were just calling, but no one was actually making any QSOs, so I just worked them all). So 83 QSOs counted for AMSAT Field Day. Then I had to remove my dupes of the same station on different satellites, so I was left with a total of 58 QSOs that were countable for ARRL Field Day.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 10:38 AM, Sean K. via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
Hi all- ARRL Field Day rules lump all satellites together as a single band: "Satellite." While you are limited to one QSO on the FM satellites, there is no limit to the number of QSOs you can make on transponder sats. Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X
From: rsoifer1--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@amsat.org>To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 10:21 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day
Jeff and Paul,
The way I read ARRL FD rule 7.3.7, each satellite is a separate "band," though you can make only one QSO on each FM satellite (unlimited on non-FM sats). Only one 100-point bonus, though.
Look for me from WE7GV on FO-29 and possibly AO-7.
73 Ray W2RS
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What Sean says, goes, but as you say, Paul, the language of the ARRL rules is confusing:
"You do not receive an additional bonus for contacting different satellites, though theadditional QSOs may be counted for QSO credit."
I can read that either way, so I suggest that the ARRL rule be reworded next year to eliminate the ambiguity.
73 Ray W2RS
-----Original Message----- From: Paul Stoetzer n8hm@arrl.net To: Sean K. kx9x@yahoo.com Cc: rsoifer1 rsoifer1@aol.com; amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Fri, Jun 23, 2017 7:45 am Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day
Thanks for confirming my interpretation.
Determining what you can submit for AMSAT and ARRL can be a bit confusing. For example, I made 97 QSOs on satellite last year. 8 of those were dupes of the same station on the same satellite, 6 of those were FM QSOs that were in excess of one FM QSO (there was an AO-85 pass early on Sunday morning where a bunch of stations were just calling, but no one was actually making any QSOs, so I just worked them all). So 83 QSOs counted for AMSAT Field Day. Then I had to remove my dupes of the same station on different satellites, so I was left with a total of 58 QSOs that were countable for ARRL Field Day.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 10:38 AM, Sean K. via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
Hi all- ARRL Field Day rules lump all satellites together as a single band: "Satellite." While you are limited to one QSO on the FM satellites, there is no limit to the number of QSOs you can make on transponder sats. Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X
From: rsoifer1--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@amsat.org>To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 10:21 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day
Jeff and Paul,
The way I read ARRL FD rule 7.3.7, each satellite is a separate "band," though you can make only one QSO on each FM satellite (unlimited on non-FM sats). Only one 100-point bonus, though.
Look for me from WE7GV on FO-29 and possibly AO-7.
73 Ray W2RS
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Could maybe be a little clearer, but I understood it to mean all sats count as one band:
Section 7.3.7 - .....Satellite QSOs also count for regular QSO credit. Show them listed separately on the summary sheet ***as a separate "band.***"
73, - Matthew kk4fem
On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 10:52 AM, rsoifer1--- via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
What Sean says, goes, but as you say, Paul, the language of the ARRL rules is confusing:
"You do not receive an additional bonus for contacting different satellites, though theadditional QSOs may be counted for QSO credit."
I can read that either way, so I suggest that the ARRL rule be reworded next year to eliminate the ambiguity.
73 Ray W2RS
-----Original Message----- From: Paul Stoetzer n8hm@arrl.net To: Sean K. kx9x@yahoo.com Cc: rsoifer1 rsoifer1@aol.com; amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Fri, Jun 23, 2017 7:45 am Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day
Thanks for confirming my interpretation.
Determining what you can submit for AMSAT and ARRL can be a bit confusing. For example, I made 97 QSOs on satellite last year. 8 of those were dupes of the same station on the same satellite, 6 of those were FM QSOs that were in excess of one FM QSO (there was an AO-85 pass early on Sunday morning where a bunch of stations were just calling, but no one was actually making any QSOs, so I just worked them all). So 83 QSOs counted for AMSAT Field Day. Then I had to remove my dupes of the same station on different satellites, so I was left with a total of 58 QSOs that were countable for ARRL Field Day.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 10:38 AM, Sean K. via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
Hi all- ARRL Field Day rules lump all satellites together as a single band: "Satellite." While you are limited to one QSO on the FM satellites, there is no limit to the number of QSOs you can make on transponder sats. Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X
From: rsoifer1--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@amsat.org>To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 10:21 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day
Jeff and Paul,
The way I read ARRL FD rule 7.3.7, each satellite is a separate "band," though you can make only one QSO on each FM satellite (unlimited on non-FM sats). Only one 100-point bonus, though.
Look for me from WE7GV on FO-29 and possibly AO-7.
73 Ray W2RS
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Ray - W2RS said (in part):
"You do not receive an additional bonus for contacting different satellites, though theadditional QSOs may be counted for QSO credit."
I can read that either way, so I suggest that the ARRL rule be reworded next year to eliminate the ambiguity.
What is confusing about that? You get the 100 point bonus for making a single satellite contact. Additional contacts via satellite do NOT net you an additional 100 point bonus. Additional contacts DO count for your QSO count (unless prohibited by rule 7.3.7.1). Read section 7 of the Field Day rules and in particular section 7.3 and it's quite self explanatory. [ http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2017/2-2017%20Rules-1a.pdf ]( http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2017/2-2017%20Rules-1a.pdf )
73 ----- Jim Walls - K6CCC jim@k6ccc.org
The issue isn't about the contacts counting, the issue is what constitutes a dupe. Under AMSAT rules, working the same station on different satellites does not result in a dupe. Under ARRL rules, working the same station on different satellites results in a dupe since "satellite" is a single band.
The way that is worded does not make that entirely clear.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 11:27 AM, jim@k6ccc.org jim@k6ccc.org wrote:
Ray - W2RS said (in part):
"You do not receive an additional bonus for contacting different satellites, though theadditional QSOs may be counted for QSO credit."
I can read that either way, so I suggest that the ARRL rule be reworded next year to eliminate the ambiguity.
What is confusing about that? You get the 100 point bonus for making a single satellite contact. Additional contacts via satellite do NOT net you an additional 100 point bonus. Additional contacts DO count for your QSO count (unless prohibited by rule 7.3.7.1). Read section 7 of the Field Day rules and in particular section 7.3 and it's quite self explanatory. [ http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2017/2-2017%20Rules-1a.pdf ]( http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2017/2-2017%20Rules-1a.pdf )
73
Jim Walls - K6CCC jim@k6ccc.org
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I interpret it the same way. Dave, AA4KN LMARS Winter Springs, FL
On Fri, Jun 23, 2017, 10:20 AM rsoifer1--- via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
Jeff and Paul,
The way I read ARRL FD rule 7.3.7, each satellite is a separate "band," though you can make only one QSO on each FM satellite (unlimited on non-FM sats). Only one 100-point bonus, though.
Look for me from WE7GV on FO-29 and possibly AO-7.
73 Ray W2RS
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