On Mon, 2010-04-12 at 20:13 +0000, Woodrick, Ed wrote: > > > 6.8. No repeater contacts are allowed. > > > > Personal Observation – ARRL added the no repeaters rule in the late > 70’s as an effort to keep from overwhelming 2M. This was back when > many areas only had two or three repeaters and having a three field > day stations hang out on the same repeater could result in a massacre. > 60, 30, 17, and 12-meter bands were included in the same vein, to keep > a limited use resource from becoming overwhelmed. Since the rules were > implemented, the number of repeaters has blossomed dramatically and > the impact of a field day operation on a repeater has been minimized.
How about RF to RF contacts using repeaters with no link. Many clubs are very competitive when it comes to FD. I would believe chasing down contacts using a 2820 linked to WD4STR linked to REF030C would be a way that these clubs could try to get some large numbers. Especially if you notify the global D-Star community. At some point the desire for points will undermine the whole purpose of Field Day.
