[VHFcontesting] Rover Squared

[Brian McCarthy]

Since the reflector you posted this to was vhfcontesting at contesting.com, 
I would say that very likely no rules were broken or even stretched. A 
control operator cannot exceed the authorizations given via their 
personal license class. If Ed was only transmitting on frequencies 
authorized for Technician licensees, he was in full compliance. If he 
was transmitting within 160m through 15m, then that would be a 
violation, if and only if there was no other control op' of General or 
above present at the control point. I am not certain whether Ed Lu is a 
Tech or Tech+, so I have not made any assertion regarding 10m.

Hmmm, could we add a third dimension to Grid Squares in the manner of 
altitude. I suspect we could have some amazing scores from aeronautical 
mobile and spacecraft stations...

Brian
NX9O

Mike (KA5CVH) Urich wrote:

>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "on4kj" <on4kj at skynet.be>
>
>Hey Rovers,
>
>Space Rovers maybe next century...........
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>Mike wrote
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>Is NA1SS not a space rover?  Now calculate how many grids it covers in a 24
>hour period of time.
>
>Now I do have a serious question.  During FD, astronaut Ed Lu, KC5WKJ, was
>operating from ISS using the call sign NA1SS,   NA1SS is the call asssigned
>to the ISSARC with Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, being the club call trustee.  Frank
>is a Advanced class and 2X2 call signs like NA1SS are reserved for Advanced
>and Extra class operators.  Ed is a technician class operator _WAS_  this a
>violation of the FCC rules?  And no try as we may we were not able to work
>him.  We just didn't have enough horsepower to get over the pile up.
>
>Mike Urich, KA5CVH
>www.ka5cvh.com
>http://www.ka5cvh.com/vhf/vhfindex.htm
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