I am a member of the Field Hell group and in their contests, a member is worth 3 points and a non-member is worth 1 point. This has helped bring in some new members. I think the group is up to above

I'm a new member, and a new ham (licensed in 2016, General in November 2016). When I discovered the digital modes, I dived right in. By the time I had discovered PODXS, I already had the minimum

naysayer: a person who habitually expresses negative or pessimistic views a naysayers tries to cast gloom and doom despite a general feeling that things are going well and getting better: don't

Joe: have to be in Salem, MA, too. Jerry From: Joseph <ljl2002@...> To: 070Club@groups.io Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 8:00 AM Subject: Re: [070Club] Hex Beam Jerry, That's a

Dilly dilly!!! Joe KA1PPV #1482 On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 10:06 PM, Matthew King - AK4MK wrote:

Jerry, That's a long way off and it's only a rumor. Goblins and a full moon have to be present for it to work properly. If you happen to have a black cat and candy so much the better. Joe KA1PPV

This thread parallels the suggestion I made a couple of years ago about increasing the requirements for LONP. As member #483 (not quite as long as Steve), it was really tough to get those

So, I'm kind of like W3HF - not been on the air much nor on the reflector. I've been sort of following the "I hate FT8" threads, and now this one. 1) "I Hate FT8" discussions- FT8 is not going away

It’s meant to be a challenge Make it a big challenge 50 dx contacts

On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 07:56 pm, Jerry N9AVY wrote: I agree that there is a lot of unnecessary numbered handed out in PSK QSOs as well as other superfluous info like member of local or national

Brian That may indeed be the case in the high density area of the East Coast. I can assure you that 50 PSK contacts from my area is not an easy accomplishment. Have a look at some of my recent scores

On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 01:18 pm, Jerry N9AVY wrote: Don't think so ... was multitasking and it got away from me... think it was a comment on a FB page , which as everyone knows is a highly respected

Steve: Thanks for bringing a little wisdom into this discussion. Ater a lot of thought on this today I can agree with you that 50 contacts should be kept. It's an incentive to get on the air. One

Quite well stated, Steve. Thanks for chiming in! You've said precisely what I was trying to get across in my prior email. We're definitely after ACTIVE members. It may be a little harder now, but 50

Always good to see others points of view .... keeps the gray matter working JEFF WALSH W3WMU #1673 BUBBAWOOD WORLDWIDE HEADQUARTERS STURGIS, MS. On Tuesday, March 13, 2018 9:31 PM, Jerry

I haven't said much on the reflector recently, and have been on the air even less. Work has been busy, with lots of travel (none with a radio), and it's been hard to just keep up with emails. But with

The 50 contacts requirement for membership was and is best for the Club. It's not that hard, most can complete it in a month or so. Even in the doldrums of the solar cycle. IMHO, when solar conditions

Good point From: Sherri Rapp <srapp7@...> To: 070Club@groups.io Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 9:00 PM Subject: Re: [070Club] Open Up Contests - Reduce Membership Requirement

I'm actually going to agree with Milt (and others) on this one. The 50 member requirement is there to keep the "I just want a membership number" crowd away. We want to have ACTIVE operators. I don't

Regarding membership requirement: It took me about a month of concentrated working PSK31 to get my 50 QSOs for membership. That requirement forced me to learn so much more about the various software