Re: [amsat-bb] Use your fair share

[K5OE@xxxxxxx]

Seconded!
Besides, he is right.  The FM birds are the closest thing to a contest this 
side of a 20 m pileup on a VO1 during SS.
73,
Jerry, K5OE

> Woah!  Bruce is one of the best operators as far as etiquette is concerned -
>  especially on the FM birds.  I think you should back up and look at the
>  e-mail in its context - not in some kind of "you ought to be ashamed of
>  yourself mess."
>  
>  Joel Black, K2SAT
>  k2sat@amsat.org
>  
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Reggie Gleesen <rgleesen@hotmail.com>
>  To: <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
>  Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 7:19 AM
>  Subject: [amsat-bb] Use your fair share
>  
>  
>  > *** Bruce Paige wrote:
>  >
>  > >why do i like uo-14, so-35 and ao-27? why are they my favorite
>  satellites?
>  > >
>  > >name any other amateur satellite that you can make a contact with 30
>  people
>  > >in a single 15 minute pass?
>  > >
>  >
>  > You should be ashamed to admit this.  Don't you hear
>  > the newbies frustated at not being able to make contacts
>  > because some people hog the satellite?   There are no
>  > novice bands for them to learn satellite operating skills so
>  > with people like you turning the satellites into a perpetual
>  > contest they just give up.
>  >
>  > Do you really think its fair for you to use 20% of the
>  > satellite time ?
>  >
>  > Reggie Gleesen
>  > 
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