Do we have any PODXS members in North Dakota?  
I'm almost to my WAS 40 meter digital endorsement, and I'd rather get ND as a PSK-31 contact than an FT8 entry -- but I never seem to hear a ND station.

Mike W4BZM

Week one had plenty of activity on 7.070 and 3.580 MHZ.  20m was checked, but no activity was observed, so we mainly stuck to 40m and 80m.
Using the Chat (24/7 Endorsement) that Bob/KK6KMU set up made things go quickly and easily. (check an earlier post abt 24/7 for instructions)

Week two, from Monday 10/12 - Sunday 10/18, starts tonight.  This week will cover the 0600Z and 0700Z hour slots.
Look at the Chat to see who is active.  To work both hours with limited sleep loss, we will concentrate on 0645Z - 0715Z.  From 0645-0659 QSO's will fill in the 0600Z slot. From 0700-0715Z the 0700 slot will be taken care of.  (a few earlybirds may be on by 0630)

On Monday 10/12, I will also check 80m and 40m to see if anyone needs 0400Z or 0500Z time slots and may have missed the opportunity on the first run.

WEEK TWO 24/7 endorsement hour slots 0600Z and 0700Z are our targets, pse join in :-)

* stan robinson <robinstan@hotmail.com> [2020-10-10 16:24]:

Breaking news!!!

Rich, W7RTL, of Mesa, AZ has evidently figured out what was going wrong with
his uploads to the Endorsement Checker.

Following his upload yesterday, he qualified for 12 Endorsements and logged
103 QSO's for his LONP!!

Congrats, Rich, and keep up the good work. Hope to see you in the Great
Pumpkin Sprint tonite!

That's great! Glad it finally shook loose. :-)

--
David, K9DWR
#1604 LONP #255
david@graniteweb.com

Had a QSO with Rich W7RT last night on 80 Meters during our 24/7 Endorsement group.
Glad to have you in the club.

Bob KK6KMU

Breaking news!!!

Rich, W7RTL, of Mesa, AZ has evidently figured out what was going wrong with his uploads to the Endorsement Checker.

Following his upload yesterday, he qualified for 12 Endorsements and logged 103 QSO's for his LONP!!

Congrats, Rich, and keep up the good work. Hope to see you in the Great Pumpkin Sprint tonite!

73,
Stan
W9SMR - 070 #1611
PODXS 070 - PR Director

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From: main@070Club.groups.io <main@070Club.groups.io> on behalf of stan robinson <robinstan@hotmail.com>
Sent: Friday, October 2, 2020 4:31 PM
To: main@070Club.groups.io
Subject: [070Club] MONTHLY Endorsement Congrats!

In spite of the lousy propagation conditions recently, we are showing some good gains in member Endorsements. Having several contests has helped also.

LONP - To qualify for LONP, 100 QSOs with fellow members are required. As you are aware, we are struggling with issues on the Endorsement web page that limits our timely approval of Endorsements. Be sure to upload your entire log each time.


Jerry, N9AVY, has been fighting an uphill battle with our balky Endorsement Checker trying to validate and approve candidates for LONP. Here is a most recent list of those who have submitted logbooks containing 100 or more QSOs since January 1, 2020.


Note that these are not yet officially approved:

#2618 KD6TR 180
#2722 N3XL 111
#2727 K4VBM 102
#985 WB4JJJ 102
#577 K6WRJ 118
#2692 YV4YY 100


We also have an excited pack of LONP Seekers in hot pursuit of this traditional first rights award. If you see them, give them a call and spot them on PSKReporter and our reflector:


#2741 WA4RXK 98
#2658 VE3RXO 84
#2703 KD2QAK 73
#471 LW2EIY 61
#2691 K5RWG* 60
#1341 EA3ATJ 59
#2781 WA3LXD 59


*Rich, K5RWG joined 5/31/19. After our QSO on Sept. 23 he agreed to make his first Endorsement Checker upload. Along with his 60 QSOs toward LONP, Rich earned 7 other Endorsements. That included his Ragchewers 3/30. He’s a natural at that skill.


And in close pursuit of the next major Honor Roll level at 500 QSOs are:

#138 W7PSK 496
#2566 KC3EL 474
#1609 KC4OBB 446


And then there are the Super Achievers with more than 1,000 member QSOs:

1 #0025 W3HF 1650
2 #0777 NO8R 1537
3 #0815 K8TOM 1258
4 #0454 N9AVY 1017



Congratulations to all!

Many more Endorsements were earned, far too many to list. But we applaud the continuing efforts of all to reach for the sky!!

Keep up the good work!


Upcoming 070 Contest: Check your HOA rules for loopholes and string out that long-long-wire!

160M GREAT PUMPKIN SPRINT

Saturday October 10 to Sunday October 11

See Rules at:

160M Great Pumpkin Sprint Rules<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.podxs070.com%2Fo7o-club-sponsored-contests%2F160m-great-pumpkin-sprint&;data=02%7C01%7C%7C9c5707c3275e447d2f3e08d8671222b6%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637372674866851616&sdata=mfVKv0Ywm%2BDKDeag8U3C53PosSNRXBkjqp16Yh2u0pQ%3D&reserved=0>

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73,
Stan
W9SMR - 070 #1611
PODXS 070 - PR Director

Please join me in welcoming new member(s):

2797 KO4EJD Darin

Jim K5SP
Executive Director/Membership Director
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Jim,  K5SP #483
Executive Director/Member Services Director

That is an awesome scheme Paul!  Something that I'll bet has never been done.  One of my dreams was to work PSK31 from all 50 states.  Didn't even get close.  Last count was 27 and "that's all folks."  Can't wait for you to get started.  How many do you have so far?  I've worked you in CN97 and CN98, so you can't have more than 13 left!
--
Rick - N7WE
070 - #1602

I’d really like to mount a project where I tag every grid in WA state.  The big problem is that I need to steal the time from other things to do that.

Worked VE9AGG, Allen just a couple of minutes ago. 

73
Dick - KC3EF

Thanks for the update Dick.  I and many others will be watching for you.  Best to Kathy.  I know all about being tired of being home!  Hi hi!
--
Rick - N7WE
070 - #1602

I will be on 30 mtrs for the next little bit.  
--
Dick - KC3EF
070 - 747

Hi Rick,

We are still looking at heading for the TX coast in December if there is not much hurricane damage.  Will be hitting a couple of grids needed by members I think.  Heading North after Thanksgiving, but not going to be in DE for any length of time.  Looks like next year if things get better for a couple of long trips.  The pilot, Kathy, is getting tired of being home, although we just spent two weeks on the beach in SC.  

73
Dick - KC3EF

The Ø7Ø Club 160M GREAT PUMPKIN SPRINT is tomorrow –

 

- See K5SP’s Contest Countdown Timer on our Home Page now showing 1 Day and 5 hours until start.

Saturday October 10 - 2000 UTC (1600 EDT) to Sunday October 11 - 2000 UTC (1600 EDT)

Sprint Rules - your choice of any 6 hour block.  Open to all licensed radio amateurs.

Click here For Rules and details: 160M Great Pumpkin Sprint - RULES

Frequencies / Mode: - 1.807 MHz Dial freq. (1.838 MHz Europe) / PSK-31 only

4 Power Categories:

QRP < 5 W
Low < 25 W
Medium < 50 W
High < 100 W

Exchange: Callsign. RST and State/Province/Country (SPC)  eg: “W9SMR  599  IN”

Call: “CQ 070 160M Sprint”

All entry logs must be received within 1 week after the event ends.

The upload link will be activated after the contest closes. Upload ADIF Contest records only.

Upload Link:  UPLOAD HERE 

This event will test your ingenuity and stealthy antenna talents in order to put up an antenna that will send your signals into the ether. It is not impossible. Check your HOA rules for loop-holes.

And it will be worth it in order to grab that Top Band Endorsement Sticker with 20 QSO’s on 160M.
Only 44 of our 2,794  members have earned this one. (I still need 7 QSO’s)

Last year, only 10 logs were submitted. That’s down from 12 in 2018. This is an excellent opportunity to steal the show!!  Let’s see if we can beat that turnout.

73, See you on 160 M

Stan
W9SMR - 070  #1611
PODXS 070 - PR Director