So if there are three stations operating, only two can make a contact because the once two make contact with each other neither can contact the third.
John WA4WDL -------------------------------------------------- From: "Tom Schaefer, NY4I" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 11:36 AM To: <[email protected]> Cc: "AMSAT" <[email protected]> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FD Mess > My game plan was to listen to the zoo on the FM birds just for kicks but > use the linear birds for real contacts. After missing out last year as I > was a complete SAT newbie, I snagged a contact with first pass on FO-29 > with W3AO (25A MDC). I got a few more contacts on VO-52 before our washout > send us packing. > > All it took this year was an IC 9100, 2m/440 SAT beam, MacDoppler and a > rotator. Next year it is back to the Arrow and the tripod but it was fun > getting that one contact this year versus missing out last year. > > One suggestion on the multiple FM contacts…if you know any calls that were > making multiple contacts, call them out here. Granted, the call may be the > field day call, but I did hear guys that were 1D (at home) making more > than one contact. I just don't remember the calls. Peer pressure is a > wonderful thing to correct bad behavior. We should single operators that > don't play by the rules just as I would hope someone would let me know if > I was doing something stupid on a pass. > > BTW, I was W4TA 5A West Central Florida this year. > > 73, > > > Tom Schaefer, NY4I > [email protected] > EL88pb > Monitoring EchoLink node KJ4FEC-L 489389 > DSTAR Capable APRS: NY4I-15 > > > > On Jun 27, 2011, at 11:13 AM, [email protected] wrote: > >> It took me 5 satellite passes before I could make 1 contact There were >> too many ops making what sounded like HI POWER multi contacts .This >> should not have happened. Maybe someone with good writting skills could >> send the ARRL world above 50 an artical on how to work the birds during >> FD >> WA4HFN em55 Damon >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite >> program! >> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
