Hello Kevin and group,
>Back to the point, please let me know if you think I
>need any correcting, I would rather help not hinder.
>I really enjoy this HOBBY, but I dont know if there is
>a solution...
At this stage in the game, there really is no solution per say. When there
is 30-40
guys on O
I think part of the problem is that we are victims of our own success.
There have been numerous articles and presentations about how easy it is to
get on the FM satellites with just an HT or dualband FM rig (and mine isn't
even a true dualband, it just receives on UHF), and this has been so
persuas
Not directed at the authors, but in listening to the recording of that
pass, I think it could have easily done without the multiple CQ's along
with the whistling and blowing into the mike...eliminate those bad
habits first and then working on not interrupting quick, 4 transmission
exchanges and
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From: "Roger Kolakowski"
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 3:03:02 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: -={Echo Madness}=-
Not directed at the authors, but in listening to the recording of that
pass, I think it could have easily done without the mul
Personally, if anyone wants to control who uses a satellite, then make
the satellite digital and give each participant a digital code (which
can be filtered later). Include a list of acceptable usage with it. If
that person violates the acceptable usage then revoke his digital code
and he is g
Drew,
Isn't it wonderful that the AO-51 committee responds as well as it does and
STILL gets it's lumps? I read some of the threads and all I can say is
"HUH?"
73,
Dee, NB2F
Keep up the good work while fighting those sharks off with the other
hand
Subject: [amsat-bb] Echo Madness
Having b
At 12:22 AM 3/30/2011 +, you wrote:
>There is only ONE WAY to stop the mess on AO51. Turn it off and let
> Drew turn it on when he wants to make a sked with someone .
LOL, Now that was funny. Made my morning. :-)
Sorry you missed getting the contact though.
73
KB7ADL
Hi Bruce!
> There really is no solution to a satellite that uses a particular uplink
> frequency to keep those that use the simplex frequency or are actually
> trying to make a satellite contact and use poor operating practices.
>
>
> Satellites are no different from rare DX, everyone wants a pie
On 3/30/2011 2:12 PM, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) wrote:
> If the last-minute change is done because someone
> is frustrated with what is being heard, or so someone can try to work a rare
> station or a rare grid, that is wrong.
Let me clear something up here. I didn't change the frequency so
Drew,
> Let me clear something up here. I didn't change the frequency so I could
> work Jim or anyone else, otherwise I'd have called him after the frequency
> change. I worked Jim on the next FO-29 pass. I seriously resent the
> implication that I intervened out of personal greed, especially from
>> Several others have written in support, and
>> I only wish more would have done so publicly.
I'll just say that I was one of the several others that wrote Drew in
support. I think there's sometimes a fine balance between satellite
ease-of-use and avoiding congestion. Drew took action to shift
>>> Several others have written in support, and
>>> I only wish more would have done so publicly.
I wasn't going to reply to this thread when it started because I feel
quite strongly about the subject and didn't want to say something I
would later regret. However as I feel I need to show my suppor
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From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On
Behalf Of P.H.
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 4:30 AM
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: -={Echo Madness}=-
>>> Several others have written in support, and
>>> I only wish more would have done
lame war, just wanting to state there is another
> side to the argument, and there are a few of us on that side.
>
> 73,
> Joe kk0sd
>
> -Original Message-
> From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On
> Behalf Of P.H.
> Sent: Thursday,
Message
> From: "Gary "Joe" Mayfield"
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Thu, March 31, 2011 7:01:50 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: -={Echo Madness}=-
>
[snip]
>
> AO-51 is a zoo at times, so is 20 meters during contests. It is the nature
> of the beas
." in several languages which
I can send to those of you who want to try yourself.
73 OZ1MY/Ib
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At 08:34 AM 4/1/2011, Ib Christoffersen wrote:
>However the only/best way to improve things is to make direct contact with
>the offenders of good operating practice.
>Most often we can find their e-mail addresses on qrz.com.
>I have done that many times - most often with a good result.
My experie
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