On Mon, 2010-04-12 at 15:50 +0000, [email protected] wrote: > > > Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the > dstar_digital group: > > The ARRL Field Day introduction states, "Each year tens of thousands > of participants bring an element of fun with them as they combine the > public service aspects of the Amateur Service with the experimental > nature our hobby." In the rules, however, "Remember that Field Day > rules prohibit the use of repeaters." No other type of communicating > is forbidden during Field Day. Should the ARRL should include repeater > (and D-Star) QSO's as part of Field Day since repeaters are an > integral component of public service communications.
I voted no. I look at Field Day as a way to test and practice our ability to communicate with minimal infrastructure. During FD we can control what we need. No power, we can use batteries or generator. Battery dead, we can crank out power with some form of manual generator or solar panels. I have no problem counting D-Star QSOs if they are radio to radio. No repeater and no dongle. This would be the same as counting 146.520 contacts or 446.000 contacts as an example. Having said all that, I think that clubs should have a D-Star station as a way to get more people involved and promote the technology. There are people that don't care about DX on HF but would enjoy "DX" on D-Star. Chris
