Here another suggestion that everyone will hate: How about one where the grid number is the number of points you receive for each contact ? I'm in EN52 and you should get 52 points for working me.

A lot of good comments and topics (this definitely starts to spread into a lot of different topics/issues)... I think one of the high-level questions is should this even be more like a contest

That makes it official, gang! The "2015 in 2015 celebration event" will kick off in just a couple weeks. The rules are are under active construction, taking all the recent feedback into account, and

Welcome Ralph. A number to remember and celebrate the 2015th member in the year 2015 AD. Congratulations & looking forward to meeting you on the waterfall. John KE4JB

Have heard back from Craig and he advises: "when doing digital I'll be only using PSK31 and listening up 0.5 kHz and never simplex. There may also be a change for North America in the 0000-0200 UTC

PODXS 070 member application 2015 was submitted on 3/25/2015 @ 11:09:01 EDT. P'ease join me in welcoming member 2015 in 2015. 2015 AC0ZF Ralph 73, Jim W5FER

I understand your comments, but want to make something a bit clearer – my choice of using Maine for the overbearing signal was purely a “grab a state name form thin air” comment and in no way

John... Yes I was joking about my 070 number because it's the same backwards or forwards, hi ! As for the ME station, don't think I've heard him. There are many wide signals on the air. Most of

“Sorry to stir the pot by letting the mind indulge in daydreams. I was thinking more of a membership drive to commemorate the achievement rather than a "CONTEST". have a good evening Barry”

well, context is everything Steve. the UNDERLYING discussion has been, yes, about new contests, but primarily about the required exchange in such contests and consideration of why we have closed

Sorry to stir the pot by letting the mind indulge in daydreams. I was thinking more of a membership drive to commemorate the achievement rather than a "CONTEST". have a good evening Barry ---In

Ted - I'm glad to hear that you weren't advocating lowering the "standard." And you're right, some of that "extraneous information" does meet the criterion I quoted--that's not what I was talking

Steve, this is all well and good, but essentially off the subject. We have been talking about 070 events that may require extraneous information (and my opinion, which is just as good as yours, by the

Steve: Good points ! But you forgot to tell everyone I was sending my #070 backwards ! Jerry N9AVY

(Sorry, this one is going to be long.) With all due respect... Admittedly, the purpose of a radio contest is to make contacts. But the devil is in the details, and the "detail" that we need to focus

yep, Barry gets it...why use a rotary dial phone instead of push button! David's scorer works for free...let's make it do the work 60 hear Barry, finally got some rain, but it looks like we get no

I think giving non-members 2 pts would not encourage them to join. Just the opposite would happen... why join PODXS when you would lose a point by joining ??? It seems counterproductive. Not an

Ya know what? I am still thinking about what Ted said before the last "contest" regarding checking member numbers before submitting the log. (bit like a terrier with a bone) I would like to suggest

agree, Joe, but serial number is irrelevant. It is just another hassle to log, like the member number. I think all events should be 'open' with simple basic exchanges. 73, Ted K7TRK On

Good idea to invite non-members into the contest. They will see what fun it is and maybe join. The exchange for non-members could be 599 and a serial number (001,002 etc) in place of a member