Re: Stop Your Whining Already! Re: [amsat-bb] Satellite FIeldDay!

[Jon Ogden <jono@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 7/6/00 7:12 AM, Dennis Morris at denmorr@bellsouth.net wrote:

> I share KK5YY's sentiments - several groups - 2 in particular, including a
> group using the call of an AMSAT officer - assembled mega-stations for Field
> Day with hundreds of watts and huge antennas. They then dominated UO-14 and
> AO-27 every pass, preventing many groups (including mine) from making any
> contacts.  I thought the intent of the satellite bonus was to encourage
> satellite exposure, not to pile up points.
> 
> Until the rules are changed, my group is planning a mega-station for next
> year - guess we'll just add to the problem.

That's just my point!  If you assemble a mega station why WASTE it on the FM
birds!

There's more to satellites than FM!

73,

Jon
NA9D

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Jon Ogden
NA9D (ex: KE9NA)

Member:  ARRL, AMSAT, DXCC, NRA

http://www.qsl.net/ke9na

"A life lived in fear is a life half lived."

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