I guess I don't consider D-Star an educational activity, but in any event the entire purpose of stating that I understood that D-Star contacts didn't count was to avoid a string of 100 people telling me that we couldn't use D-Star on field day.
If others consider D-Star an educational activity I certainly won't argue, that makes there even more reason to discuses my question. -Mike John Hays wrote: > > > > Field Day Rule # 7.3.10. Educational activity bonus: One (1) 100-point > bonus may be claimed if your Field Day operation includes a specific > educational-related activity. The activity can be diverse and must be > related to amateur radio. It must be some type of formal activity. It > can be repeated during the Field Day period but only one bonus is > earned. For more information consult the FAQ in the complete Field Day > packet. Available to Classes A & F entries and available clubs or > groups operating from a club station in class D and E with 3 or more > participants. > > On Jun 24, 2009, at 8:28 AM, Michael A. Waldron wrote: > > > > > > > With full understanding that D-Star contacts via repeaters/ > > reflectors DO NOT COUNT for anything, I still think there may be > > significant value in having a D-Star demonstration at our field day > > site this weekend. > > > > Has anyone else considered this, and if so could we set up a common > > Field Day reflector for everyone to connect to and chit-chat? > > > > -Mike -- Michael A. Waldron, AE0MW http://www.mikew.org PGP: http://www.mikew.org/mypgpkey.txt
