* David Rock <david@...> [2017-10-10 14:11]: I'm on 7.071 right now. Anybody around? I can't tell if the band is dead or I'm deaf (or both). -- David, K9DWR #1604 LONP

As I recall it was someone testing a 50,000 watt aeronautical mobile transmitter while airborne or so the story went. Jerry n9avy

Thanks, Rick, for the reminder about the upcoming Great Pumpkin Sprint. Don't forget to check 1.838 periodically as well - our European friends hang out there, it seems. Ya never know! :-) 73 Matt

Or, was it me goofing off in the ships radio shack...... Would I do something like that? JIM K5SP Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S®6 active, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone

Was an SWL during the Viet Nam war and I remember logging something using the ID, "The Voice of the Purple Pumpkin" think it was a clandestine CIA op. Jerry n9avy

Giant Pumpkin Breaks Record at Missouri Festival A giant pumpkin weighing over 1,500 pounds broke the record of the largest pumpkin at the Pumpkin Daze festival in Republic, Missouri. – Fox News

So, run a full gallon and the software actually does all the work. The op can just sit and watch. Gee... that sounds like a real blast. </SARCASM MODE OFF> Mike WM4B

So, I'm a least power to make the QSO type guy. Consider this "devils advocate" since I've seen the discussion several times. Because FT8 can't decode as low of a DB level as JT65 and JT9, plus it

Just had a short QSO with WA7ETE at 18.098 + 500. Started strong but then faded. Sid W7JSD 1513

Just wrkd W7JSD from hear in the PNW sigs were up and down, 18097 +1500 Steve WA7ETE #872

7 Trying to compensate for something. -- 73 de Chris NO7E no7e@... no7e@... 702-292-0880 OMISS #10925 PODXS 070 #2551 Feld Hell #5846

Just got on 17 and don't see any traces, other than some kind of interference. Seems like it moved down from from the other day. Hearing FT8 further up the band. CQing on 18097 +1500. Dick KC3EF

Sorry about the spam... I fat fingered that one. Mike WM4B

I'm back in the window for finishing off my last 5 days... Oct 11, 22, 30 Nov 8, 25 Hope to see someone this evening. :-) -- David, K9DWR #1604 LONP #255 david@...

Not seeing you Randy. I noticed K5VP reported my signal on PSK Reporter at 18.1 Steve Sent from my iPhone

Thanks to everyone for the email congrats. But more importantly a big thank you to all whom I contacted to achieve this goal. I could not have done it without each and everyone of you. This

.98/1500 Randy W4RTT

Where you at on band . I can try and meet you. I called CQ earlier at 18.098. I will drop down there . Sent at 1849z. Steve VA3FLF 2301 Sent from my iPhone

Calling, but nobody home😠😠 Randy W4RTT