Re: Contest on FM satellites?
On FM satellites, the contest is to see if you can complete a full two-way QSO exchange before someone with a stronger signal stomps on you.
Dan N8FGV
------ Original Message ------
On Jun 2, 2022, at 10:49 AM, Paul Stoetzer n8hm@arrl.net wrote:
Since satellites are a shared and limited resource, contesting has long been
prohibited by a gentleman's agreement dating to the 1970s. Field Day, and more recently Winter Field Day are notable exceptions, though for FM satellites, there's a one QSO per participant limit. And, technically, Field Day isn't a contest (though that really is a technicality).
Any contest that encourages participants to make a large number of FM
satellite QSOs within a limited period of time is just asking for trouble. No responsible amateur radio authority or organization would sanction such an event.
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Executive Vice President AMSAT
On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 10:42 AM John Geiger af5cc2@gmail.com wrote: The ARRL Field Day is allowed on them every year.
73 John AF5CC
On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 2:36 PM Ignacio Granados Vega ti3ies@gmail.com
wrote:
To what extent can a competition or contest be allowed on FM satellites?,
already saturated with traffic depending on the time or day of the week.
73 TI3IES.
========================================== Ignacio Granados Vega - TI3IES
Cartago, Costa Rica
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I write this because recently I saw a post on twitter from a group of operators organizing a contest on FM satellites.
Ignacio - TI3IES
El jue, 2 jun 2022 a las 11:02, Daniel Schultz (n8fgv@usa.net) escribió:
On FM satellites, the contest is to see if you can complete a full two-way QSO exchange before someone with a stronger signal stomps on you.
Dan N8FGV
------ Original Message ------
On Jun 2, 2022, at 10:49 AM, Paul Stoetzer n8hm@arrl.net wrote:
Since satellites are a shared and limited resource, contesting has long
been prohibited by a gentleman's agreement dating to the 1970s. Field Day, and more recently Winter Field Day are notable exceptions, though for FM satellites, there's a one QSO per participant limit. And, technically, Field Day isn't a contest (though that really is a technicality).
Any contest that encourages participants to make a large number of FM
satellite QSOs within a limited period of time is just asking for trouble. No responsible amateur radio authority or organization would sanction such an event.
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Executive Vice President AMSAT
On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 10:42 AM John Geiger af5cc2@gmail.com wrote: The ARRL Field Day is allowed on them every year.
73 John AF5CC
On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 2:36 PM Ignacio Granados Vega ti3ies@gmail.com
wrote:
To what extent can a competition or contest be allowed on FM satellites?,
already saturated with traffic depending on the time or day of the week.
73 TI3IES.
========================================== Ignacio Granados Vega - TI3IES
Cartago, Costa Rica
Cuidemos el medio ambiente. Por favor no imprima este correo si no es
necesario.
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I write this because recently I saw a post on twitter from a group of operators organizing a contest on FM satellites.
I hope that group can be convinced just how bad an idea that is.
73 ----- Jim Walls - K6CCC jim@k6ccc.org
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