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Re: FT-8 signals
Steve VA3FLF/KM4FLF
That’s what I said the other night, they sound like skeeters!!
Steve VA3FLF
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From: Jerry N9AVY
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 6:54 PM To: 070Club@groups.io Subject: [070Club] FT-8 signals
A few minutes ago I was on 14071 and there was a FT-8 signal. So went to 40m and there was another FT-8 sinal on 7070. These things are like roaches , they're all over the place !!! Need some FT-8 spray. It's bad enough they pretty much killed off 18.100 for PSK31 .
n9avy
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FT-8 signals
A few minutes ago I was on 14071 and there was a FT-8 signal. So went to 40m and there was another FT-8 sinal on 7070. These things are like roaches , they're all over the place !!! Need some FT-8 spray. It's bad enough they pretty much killed off 18.100 for PSK31 . n9avy
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Re: St Patrick's Day contest
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From: 070Club@groups.io <070Club@groups.io> On Behalf Of stan robinson
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 3:43 PM To: 070Club@groups.io Cc: scrawford461@... Subject: Re: [070Club] St Patrick's Day contest
I echo Chris' comments. I had a long QSO with a local ham (N3SC) just getting active again and anxious to join the 070. I had to apologize that the big St. Paddy contest was members only and she would be lucky to get many QSOs toward her 50 required.
I vote to open it up.
Stan W9SMR #1611 From: 070Club@groups.io <070Club@groups.io> on behalf of chris g7ogx <claninwood@...>
Matt, Over here it can be very lonely trying to take part in a closed test. I have experience of that test and I have had people trying to join in and, “give me some points”. To then say thanks but it is only for members is in my opinion too elitist and could be construed as unfriendly. I cannot see the benefit of a closed test. Thanks for your work. Chris G7OGX #827
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From: 070Club@groups.io <070Club@groups.io> on behalf of Jerry N9AVY <n9avy@...>
2 points for members and 1 point for non-members has always worked for other groups. (Maybe 3 pts fer YLs !)
Open it up as soon as possible for the word to get out. Don't wait a year.
Jerry n9avy
From: bowerjohn41 <poppajohnbower@...>
Personally I would be happy for it to be open or closed> Open it would be a good marketing tool for the club. Anything we can do to encourage the use of PSK31 is only for the good. I think that at this late stage of the game this year it would be best to leave it as it is and make the change in 2019. If we are going to open it up, and require member numbers we will have to standardize the entry for non members_maybe 0000. Best John KE4JB
On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 2:14 PM, Matthew King - AK4MK <kk4cps@...> wrote:
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Re: St Patrick's Day contest
stan W9SMR
I echo Chris' comments. I had a long QSO with a local ham (N3SC) just getting active again and anxious to join the 070. I had to apologize that the big St. Paddy contest was members only and she would be lucky to get many QSOs toward her 50 required.
I vote to open it up. 73, Stan
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From: 070Club@groups.io <070Club@groups.io> on behalf of chris g7ogx <claninwood@...>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 6:14 PM To: 070Club@groups.io Subject: Re: [070Club] St Patrick's Day contest Matt, Over here it can be very lonely trying to take part in a closed test. I have experience of that test and I have had people trying to join in and, “give me some points”. To then say thanks but it is only for members is in my opinion too elitist and could be construed as unfriendly. I cannot see the benefit of a closed test. Thanks for your work. Chris G7OGX #827
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From: 070Club@groups.io <070Club@groups.io> on behalf of Jerry N9AVY <n9avy@...>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 6:47:42 PM To: 070Club@groups.io Subject: Re: [070Club] St Patrick's Day contest 2 points for members and 1 point for non-members has always worked for other groups. (Maybe 3 pts fer YLs !)
Open it up as soon as possible for the word to get out. Don't wait a year.
Jerry n9avy
From: bowerjohn41 <poppajohnbower@...> To: 070Club@groups.io Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 1:30 PM Subject: Re: [070Club] St Patrick's Day contest
Personally I would be happy for it to be open or closed>
Open it would be a good marketing tool for the club.
Anything we can do to encourage the use of PSK31 is only for the good.
I think that at this late stage of the game this year it would be best to leave it as it is and make the change in 2019.
If we are going to open it up, and require member numbers we will have to standardize the entry for non members_maybe 0000.
Best
John KE4JB
On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 2:14 PM, Matthew King - AK4MK
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Re: St Patrick's Day contest
Matt, Over here it can be very lonely trying to take part in a closed test. I have experience of that test and I have had people trying to join in and, “give me some points”. To then say thanks but it is only for members is in my opinion too elitist and could be construed as unfriendly. I cannot see the benefit of a closed test. Thanks for your work. Chris G7OGX #827
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From: 070Club@groups.io <070Club@groups.io> on behalf of Jerry N9AVY <n9avy@...>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 6:47:42 PM To: 070Club@groups.io Subject: Re: [070Club] St Patrick's Day contest 2 points for members and 1 point for non-members has always worked for other groups. (Maybe 3 pts fer YLs !)
Open it up as soon as possible for the word to get out. Don't wait a year.
Jerry n9avy
From: bowerjohn41 <poppajohnbower@...> To: 070Club@groups.io Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 1:30 PM Subject: Re: [070Club] St Patrick's Day contest
Personally I would be happy for it to be open or closed>
Open it would be a good marketing tool for the club.
Anything we can do to encourage the use of PSK31 is only for the good.
I think that at this late stage of the game this year it would be best to leave it as it is and make the change in 2019.
If we are going to open it up, and require member numbers we will have to standardize the entry for non members_maybe 0000.
Best
John KE4JB
On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 2:14 PM, Matthew King - AK4MK
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Re: It pays to double check Eqsl
If station sends his call a few times, you can usually piece it all together ?
From: David Rock <david@...> To: 070Club@groups.io Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 3:13 PM Subject: Re: [070Club] It pays to double check Eqsl Ahh, but the point is “valid call sign exchange” Without a proper verification that you got the call correctly, it isn’t worth the radio waves it travelled on. — David, K9DWR #1604 LONP #255 david@... > On Mar 12, 2018, at 15:00, Jerry N9AVY <n9avy@...> wrote: > > Any QSO with a valid call sign exchange (signal report doesn't count for much since everyone sends 599) is good enough. Everything else is frosting on the cake. > > n9avy >
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Re: It pays to double check Eqsl
Think the original question was "was there PSK31 in 1983 ???"
From: David Rock <david@...> To: 070Club@groups.io Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 3:13 PM Subject: Re: [070Club] It pays to double check Eqsl Ahh, but the point is “valid call sign exchange” Without a proper verification that you got the call correctly, it isn’t worth the radio waves it travelled on. — David, K9DWR #1604 LONP #255 david@... > On Mar 12, 2018, at 15:00, Jerry N9AVY <n9avy@...> wrote: > > Any QSO with a valid call sign exchange (signal report doesn't count for much since everyone sends 599) is good enough. Everything else is frosting on the cake. > > n9avy >
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Re: It pays to double check Eqsl
David, K9DWR
Ahh, but the point is “valid call sign exchange”
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Without a proper verification that you got the call correctly, it isn’t worth the radio waves it travelled on. — David, K9DWR #1604 LONP #255 david@...
On Mar 12, 2018, at 15:00, Jerry N9AVY <n9avy@...> wrote:
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Re: It pays to double check Eqsl
Any QSO with a valid call sign exchange (signal report doesn't count for much since everyone sends 599) is good enough. Everything else is frosting on the cake. n9avy
From: B C <k9wis@...> To: 070Club@groups.io Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [070Club] It pays to double check Eqsl I get a lot of those from FT8 ops that get one or two fragments of the exchange and think its a 'good contact'. Brian K9WIS ---- Jerry N9AVY <n9avy@...> wrote: ============= Yup, famous words, "I think I worked him " Jerry n9avy From: Joseph <ljl2002@...> To: 070Club@groups.io Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 8:04 AM Subject: Re: [070Club] It pays to double check Eqsl I've seen a few of those. I was operating at the time but no record of the Eqsl contact. Someone probably saw the Q and decided to make it their own. JoeKA1PPV #1482 On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 08:03 AM, Jerry N9AVY wrote: Ran through Eqsl and noticed a suspicious QSL from an EA5 on PSK31 from 1983. Checked against log and there was no sign of that EA5. Didn't get on PSK31 until 2000, so I rejected it. Either it was an honest mistake or someone was trying to pull a fast one. Waiting to see if he comes up with a beter QSL . Jerry n9avy
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Re: St Patrick's Day contest
A few years ago my Daughter was passing by one of those "Medieval Times" castles/restaurant places which ooks like a huge castle. Any her Daughter ( about 5 or 6 yrs) asked her what that place was and she was told she was born there. After that she went around saying she a a Princess born in a castle ! Now she's 20 and denies it ! Jerry
From: Mike Besemer - WM4B #348 <mwbesemer@...> To: 070Club@groups.io Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [070Club] St Patrick's Day contest My wife went to Ireland a few years ago and stayed in a castle. Now she thinks she's a princess. Does that qualify me? On Mar 12, 2018 3:43 PM, Jerry N9AVY <n9avy@...> wrote:
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Re: It pays to double check Eqsl
B C <k9wis@...>
I get a lot of those from FT8 ops that get one or two fragments of the exchange and think its a 'good contact'.
Brian K9WIS ---- Jerry N9AVY <n9avy@...> wrote: ============= Yup, famous words, "I think I worked him " Jerry n9avy From: Joseph <ljl2002@...> To: 070Club@groups.io Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 8:04 AM Subject: Re: [070Club] It pays to double check Eqsl I've seen a few of those. I was operating at the time but no record of the Eqsl contact. Someone probably saw the Q and decided to make it their own. JoeKA1PPV #1482 On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 08:03 AM, Jerry N9AVY wrote: Ran through Eqsl and noticed a suspicious QSL from an EA5 on PSK31 from 1983. Checked against log and there was no sign of that EA5. Didn't get on PSK31 until 2000, so I rejected it. Either it was an honest mistake or someone was trying to pull a fast one. Waiting to see if he comes up with a beter QSL . Jerry n9avy
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Re: St Patrick's Day contest
Mike Besemer - WM4B #348 <mwbesemer@...>
My wife went to Ireland a few years ago and stayed in a castle. Now she thinks she's a princess. Does that qualify me?
On Mar 12, 2018 3:43 PM, Jerry N9AVY <n9avy@...> wrote:
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Re: St Patrick's Day contest
Mike Besemer - WM4B #348 <mwbesemer@...>
Somebody's got to do it. Might as well be me.
On Mar 12, 2018 3:15 PM, Jerry N9AVY <n9avy@...> wrote:
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Re: St Patrick's Day contest
Mike Besemer - WM4B #348 <mwbesemer@...>
I was trying not to go there.
On Mar 12, 2018 3:36 PM, Mike Flowers <mike.flowers@...> wrote:
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Re: It pays to double check Eqsl
B C <k9wis@...>
I can recreate cards if you have one that is filled out...I use GIMP to scrub out any written data on the card and create a blank one..Then I can make a template with 4 up on a sheet that you can print on you printer or take to office max.
Brian K9WIS ---- Rick - N7WE <n7we1980@...> wrote: ============= Jerry- I remember those solicitations from card printers. Think they started arriving about 2 weeks after the license and the address had my call on it! In fact, if memory serves, one of them included 10 "sample cards" all printed up with my call and info! I think I ordered my 100 from them. Sure wish I had saved one of those original cards. -- *Rick - N7WE* *070 - #1602*
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Re: St Patrick's Day contest
Thanks Brian ! I'm more Scot than Irish... Jerry
From: B C <k9wis@...> To: 070Club@groups.io Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 2:39 PM Subject: Re: [070Club] St Patrick's Day contest Jerry is too tall..... Brian K9WIS ---- Jerry N9AVY <n9avy@...> wrote: ============= Are you volunteering ? Jerryn9avy From: Mike Besemer - WM4B #348 <mwbesemer@...> To: 070Club@groups.io Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 1:57 PM Subject: Re: [070Club] St Patrick's Day contest Since it's St. Paddy's day, how about 4 points for drunken leprechauns? MikeWM4BOn Mar 12, 2018 2:47 PM, Jerry N9AVY <n9avy@...> wrote: 2 points for members and 1 point for non-members has always worked for other groups. (Maybe 3 pts fer YLs !) Open it up as soon as possible for the word to get out. Don't wait a year. Jerry n9avy From: bowerjohn41 <poppajohnbower@...> To: 070Club@groups.io Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 1:30 PM Subject: Re: [070Club] St Patrick's Day contest Personally I would be happy for it to be open or closed> Open it would be a good marketing tool for the club. Anything we can do to encourage the use of PSK31 is only for the good. I think that at this late stage of the game this year it would be best to leave it as it is and make the change in 2019. If we are going to open it up, and require member numbers we will have to standardize the entry for non members_maybe 0000. Best John KE4JB On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 2:14 PM, Matthew King - AK4MK <kk4cps@...> wrote: Hey, y'all - I was just chatting with Bruce Horn of WA7BNM Contest Calendar/contestcalendar.com fame about the ST Patrick's Day contest being a closed, member's only contest. Why is it closed? Just because it always has been? Would anybody have any objection to opening up the contest to the masses, unwashed or or not? I'm in favor of the idea, but I'd like to hear any detractor's points of view as well. I didn't just want to "make it so" without some discussion and input from the members on the matter. Please, let's discuss the pros and cons of making it a public contest. 73 Matt KingAK4MK - 070 #1708PODXS 070 Club Executive Director | | Virus-free. www.avg.com |
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Re: St Patrick's Day contest
B C <k9wis@...>
Jerry is too tall.....
Brian K9WIS ---- Jerry N9AVY <n9avy@...> wrote: ============= Are you volunteering ? Jerryn9avy From: Mike Besemer - WM4B #348 <mwbesemer@...> To: 070Club@groups.io Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 1:57 PM Subject: Re: [070Club] St Patrick's Day contest Since it's St. Paddy's day, how about 4 points for drunken leprechauns? MikeWM4BOn Mar 12, 2018 2:47 PM, Jerry N9AVY <n9avy@...> wrote: 2 points for members and 1 point for non-members has always worked for other groups. (Maybe 3 pts fer YLs !) Open it up as soon as possible for the word to get out. Don't wait a year. Jerry n9avy From: bowerjohn41 <poppajohnbower@...> To: 070Club@groups.io Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 1:30 PM Subject: Re: [070Club] St Patrick's Day contest Personally I would be happy for it to be open or closed> Open it would be a good marketing tool for the club. Anything we can do to encourage the use of PSK31 is only for the good. I think that at this late stage of the game this year it would be best to leave it as it is and make the change in 2019. If we are going to open it up, and require member numbers we will have to standardize the entry for non members_maybe 0000. Best John KE4JB On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 2:14 PM, Matthew King - AK4MK <kk4cps@...> wrote: Hey, y'all - I was just chatting with Bruce Horn of WA7BNM Contest Calendar/contestcalendar.com fame about the ST Patrick's Day contest being a closed, member's only contest. Why is it closed? Just because it always has been? Would anybody have any objection to opening up the contest to the masses, unwashed or or not? I'm in favor of the idea, but I'd like to hear any detractor's points of view as well. I didn't just want to "make it so" without some discussion and input from the members on the matter. Please, let's discuss the pros and cons of making it a public contest. 73 Matt KingAK4MK - 070 #1708PODXS 070 Club Executive Director | | Virus-free. www.avg.com |
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Re: St Patrick's Day contest
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From: 070Club@groups.io <070Club@groups.io> On Behalf Of Mike Besemer - WM4B #348
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 11:58 AM To: 070Club@groups.io Subject: Re: [070Club] St Patrick's Day contest
Since it's St. Paddy's day, how about 4 points for drunken leprechauns?
Mike WM4B On Mar 12, 2018 2:47 PM, Jerry N9AVY <n9avy@...> wrote:
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Re: St Patrick's Day contest
Are you volunteering ?  Jerry n9avy
From: Mike Besemer - WM4B #348 <mwbesemer@...> To: 070Club@groups.io Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 1:57 PM Subject: Re: [070Club] St Patrick's Day contest Since it's St. Paddy's day, how about 4 points for drunken leprechauns? Mike WM4B On Mar 12, 2018 2:47 PM, Jerry N9AVY <n9avy@...> wrote:
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Re: St Patrick's Day contest
Mike Besemer - WM4B #348 <mwbesemer@...>
Since it's St. Paddy's day, how about 4 points for drunken leprechauns? Mike WM4B
On Mar 12, 2018 2:47 PM, Jerry N9AVY <n9avy@...> wrote:
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