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WFD
One thing I noticed while working WFD.... many stations were send their exchange phonetically. It's a waste of time on PSK and certainly inefficient. Kind of a "newbie" thing, I guess. Slows down the number of contacts per hour (rate). The other thing I noticed is at 1900 UTC when contest stopped it got really quiet.. literally could hear a pin drop on 20m , hi ! Jerry n9avy
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Re: Test
Matthew King - AK4MK <kk4cps@...>
All is well - hope you got it fixed! 73 Matt King AK4MK - 070 #1708 PODXS 070 Club Executive Director
On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 2:13 PM, Mike Besemer <mwbesemer@...> wrote: Thanks, Matt. Sorry to flood the group but Cox changed their server settings without telling anyone and suddenly I couldn’t send email. Then I couldn’t send to groups.io or Yahoo. I think I got it fixed now.
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Re: Test
Mike Besemer <mwbesemer@...>
Thanks, Matt. Sorry to flood the group but Cox changed their server settings without telling anyone and suddenly I couldn’t send email. Then I couldn’t send to groups.io or Yahoo. I think I got it fixed now.
Mike WM4B From: 070Club@groups.io [mailto:070Club@groups.io] On Behalf Of Matthew King - AK4MK Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2018 2:11 PM To: 070Club@groups.io Subject: Re: [070Club] Test Mike - your test messages are coming through OK on this end. 73 Matt King AK4MK - 070 #1708 PODXS 070 Club Executive Director On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 2:10 PM, Mike Besemer <mwbesemer@cox.net> wrote: Test
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Re: Test
Matthew King - AK4MK <kk4cps@...>
Mike - your test messages are coming through OK on this end. 73 Matt King AK4MK - 070 #1708 PODXS 070 Club Executive Director
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Re: Winter Field Day
I'm usually up around 6am and I start on 160 and move up as the morning goes and get little on n160 or 80. I don't know. I's nice and quiet and the stations that do turn up are easy to work.
Randy W4RTT
From: 070Club@groups.io <070Club@groups.io> on behalf of Matthew King - AK4MK <kk4cps@...>
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2018 12:47 PM To: 070Club@groups.io Subject: Re: [070Club] Winter Field Day Winter Field Day was a great lot of fun here for W4CVY (Columbus, GA Amateur Radio Club) this year!
We did quite a bit of PSK operation, lots of CW, lots of SSB, and even managed to get a 160m antenna up across the rifle range at the blackpowder facility we were graciously granted access to for our event.
With my whole hear, I'd recommend that y'all get your various clubs to look into it for next year. Last year it had a few hundred people involved after nearly dying out the year before, but a new group of guys have grabbed the bull by the horns and rousted
up several thousand people this year. It should be larger still next year! It was GREAT fun!
Y'all study on it - check out the facebook page for "Winter Field Day".
73
Matt King
AK4MK - 070 #1708
PODXS 070 Club Executive Director
On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 12:38 PM, Jerry N9AVY
<n9avy@...> wrote:
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Re: Winter Field Day
Mike Besemer <mwbesemer@...>
I agree... 80 has been very good for me when I can find someone there to work. Mike WM4B
On January 28, 2018 at 12:38 PM Jerry N9AVY <n9avy@...> wrote:
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Re: Winter Field Day
Geary McDowell
I am not one to contest really. I try to participate in Field Day in the summer in our 100-115 degree heat (116 was our high record a few years ago and the AC in the two EM trailers were not working), but I have been playing with this FT8 stuff. Nice quick and dirty for contest stuff. I do little voice due to major hearing issues. I really like PSK so one may have a conversation if they wish or if contesting it can be quick too. I was encouraged to participate in WFD this year and tried it. I ended up with ONE QSO on simplex from the guy who encouraged me to try it this year. From the opening bell until about midnight I saw four stations and they faded in and out so badly I never saw one complete a full PSK QSO. I tried to log a 4O ORG station, but Scott's software rejected it. I have done a ton of QSOs on 80 and 30 this month, hardly had any luck in the past, all but 40 of my 750 or so QSO have been FT8. I prefer PSK but sure seem to have a lot of trouble decoding it here. Yet for the PSKFEST it was great. Time to spread some PSK around on the bands. Geary, KE5IRK
On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 11:38 AM, Jerry N9AVY <n9avy@...> wrote:
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When all else fails, Amateur Radio works.
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Re: Winter Field Day
Matthew King - AK4MK <kk4cps@...>
Winter Field Day was a great lot of fun here for W4CVY (Columbus, GA Amateur Radio Club) this year! We did quite a bit of PSK operation, lots of CW, lots of SSB, and even managed to get a 160m antenna up across the rifle range at the blackpowder facility we were graciously granted access to for our event. With my whole hear, I'd recommend that y'all get your various clubs to look into it for next year. Last year it had a few hundred people involved after nearly dying out the year before, but a new group of guys have grabbed the bull by the horns and rousted up several thousand people this year. It should be larger still next year! It was GREAT fun! Y'all study on it - check out the facebook page for "Winter Field Day". 73 Matt King AK4MK - 070 #1708 PODXS 070 Club Executive Director
On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 12:38 PM, Jerry N9AVY <n9avy@...> wrote:
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Winter Field Day
Okay ... so I got hooked into this event last night around 0200 UTC on 80m. I was going to stay out of it, but no other bands were open. Haven't that much activity on 80m in a long time. Hung around until 0645 UTC and it was still going, but activity was starting to dwindle. Heard AK4MK and KK4HEG . That was a lot of activity on 80m PSK which begs the question, why isn't 80m is use more ? This would be great if 80 was open because a lot more members could work on their 366. When I worked on mine I operated a lot of 80m. ( On a footnote I noticed in the WFD rules that it was specifically stated "No FT-8 Allowed" !) Heard on 80m last night were just about all the states except for AK & HI , but I saw someone working a KL7 who may have been in AK or stateside. Think that 070 members should explore more 80m contacts before spring arrives. Also worked a station in PA who wanted to work 160m , but was chased off by the contest and told him there was a group of PODXS members looking to operate 160 and he should look for them next weekend. . Next weekend may be good for 160m, keep your fingers crossed. That's my report from Illinois, land of taxes and the best politicians money can buy ! n9avy
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Re: Pass on 160m tonight
Roger that! You pick this time. Rick - N7WE
On 1/27/2018 20:22, bowerjohn41 wrote:
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Re: 80M
AH, winter field day.
Randy W4RTT
From: 070Club@groups.io <070Club@groups.io> on behalf of Randy True <w4rttrandy@...>
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2018 8:26 PM To: 070Club@groups.io Subject: Re: [070Club] 80M There is a contest on 80. Who or what?
Randy W4RTT From: 070Club@groups.io <070Club@groups.io> on behalf of Randy True <w4rttrandy@...>
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2018 8:20 PM To: 070Club@groups.io Subject: [070Club] 80M Man, 80 is hopping tonight.
Randy W4RTT
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Re: 80M
There is a contest on 80. Who or what?
Randy W4RTT
From: 070Club@groups.io <070Club@groups.io> on behalf of Randy True <w4rttrandy@...>
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2018 8:20 PM To: 070Club@groups.io Subject: [070Club] 80M Man, 80 is hopping tonight.
Randy W4RTT
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Re: Pass on 160m tonight
bowerjohn41 <poppajohnbower@...>
Maybe we could choose another weekend when there is no scheduled contest. John KE4JB
On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 8:08 PM Rick - N7WE <n7we1980@...> wrote: I had a look at 160, both 1.807 and 1.838 and the CW from the contest is pretty dense. Even though prop looks pretty good, I'm going to pass on 160 attempts tonight. Just too much QRM. Some of those guys have to be running a full ton and a half.
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80M
Man, 80 is hopping tonight.
Randy W4RTT
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Pass on 160m tonight
I had a look at 160, both 1.807 and 1.838 and the CW from the contest is pretty dense. Even though prop looks pretty good, I'm going to pass on 160 attempts tonight. Just too much QRM. Some of those guys have to be running a full ton and a half.
-- Rick - N7WE 070 - #1602
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WFD & Grids
Just picked up a new grid thanks to Winter FD . Guess these contests serve a purpose. n9avy
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Re: Need a contact for 366
B C <k9wis@...>
what did his QSL card look like??
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Brian K9WIS ---- Joseph Molon <ljl2002@optimum.net> wrote:
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