Gus, I have no wish to debate with you. You are taking my message out of context and trying to turn it into a HEO versus LEO debate. You are discussing having a QSO and I am talking about folks who DON'T. They simply keep announcing their callsigns over and over and over again, announcing that they are using a handheld and all other sorts of details that they have repeated ad nauseum that have NOTHING to do with initiating a QSO whether it's to exchange grid info or have a pleasant chat.
I would PREFER it if they WOULD talk about their dog, or their recipes, or their favorite beer, but that doesn't really matter because you were just being sarcastic to make a point that has nothing to do with what I was actually saying. So good luck with that. 73
On 02/16/2015 05:01 AM, Kevin M wrote:
You are taking my message out of context and trying to turn it into a HEO versus LEO debate.
You are putting words in my mouth. I made (and make) no comment on satellite orbits, nor wish to imply one. Nor am I against solid procedural principles (full duplex / hearing your own downlink, etc). But if every word of my exchange has to be pared down to the bare minimum to satisfy some OTHER operators specific needs, I don't imagine being much motivated too soon.
I think I'm going to add the "Sushi" procedural to my call from now on. Or "No Sushi" in my case. And if there is anyone who doesn't know what it means, I'll happily explain it to them.
-- Gus 8P6SM / No Sushi The Easternmost Isle
Gus,
You don't have to operate FM! You can have a nice AOS to LOS conversation if you wish on AO-73, FO-29, AO-7, or any other pending linear transponder satellites.
Besides, based on what I hear on SO-50 when South America is in the footprint, you probably could have a nice roundtable discussion until North America gets into the footprint on FM satellites.
I've had some decent conversations on low SO-50 passes to the east, when it's just a couple of us on the East Coast and the fishes in the Atlantic Ocean in the footprint. Being a single channel shared resource, though, when it's busy demands operator courtesy.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 7:36 AM, Gus gus@8p6sm.net wrote:
On 02/16/2015 05:01 AM, Kevin M wrote:
You are taking my message out of context and trying to turn it into a HEO versus LEO debate.
You are putting words in my mouth. I made (and make) no comment on satellite orbits, nor wish to imply one. Nor am I against solid procedural principles (full duplex / hearing your own downlink, etc). But if every word of my exchange has to be pared down to the bare minimum to satisfy some OTHER operators specific needs, I don't imagine being much motivated too soon.
I think I'm going to add the "Sushi" procedural to my call from now on. Or "No Sushi" in my case. And if there is anyone who doesn't know what it means, I'll happily explain it to them.
-- Gus 8P6SM / No Sushi The Easternmost Isle
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