You can swat skeeters, but swatting FT-8 stations is considered "malicious interference". The FCC wants to open up the bands to all modes which would cause total chaos. If that happens we might as

That’s what I said the other night, they sound like skeeters!! Steve VA3FLF Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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

Yes, more is better. I also strongly am in favor of ‘include-all-callers’ contests. - 73 and good DX de Mike, K6MKF, Past President - NCDXC

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

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

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:

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

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

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@...>

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

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

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?

Somebody's got to do it. Might as well be me.

I was trying not to go there.

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

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 To: 070Club@groups.io Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 1:57

>>> Since it's St. Paddy's day, how about 4 points for drunken leprechauns? There’s another kind? - 73 and good DX de Mike, K6MKF, Past President - NCDXC

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