It was during 2012, and all radio-related words:

Jan

PHONEJACK

 Feb

COAXIALCABLE

 Mar

NOTCHFILTER

Apr

CLOUDWARMER

 May

PHASESHIFTKEYING

 Jun

EYEBALLQSO

Jul

LOGPERIODIC

 Aug

DUMMYLOAD

 Sep

HFSCREWDRIVER

Oct

SWRANALYZER

 Nov

VELOCITYFACTOR

 Dec

GRAYLINE

There was no restriction on using a callsign in multiple months.

Steve

W3HF

-----Original Message-----
From: David Westbrook dwestbrook@... [070] <070@...>
To: 070 <070@...>
Sent: Sat, Aug 19, 2017 6:45 pm
Subject: Re: [070] Work the Heavens

Just remembered about WOTMC (word of the month club) from a few years back...

This WTH is basically identical to that -- there should be info in the group archive if someone searches for WOTMC (on phone,  can't look right now).

-david

KJ4IZW

On Aug 19, 2017 5:37 PM, "n7we1980@... [070]" <070@...> wrote:

 

Roger that David.  FAMILY FIRST!  Watch them grow.  They are all too soon grown and out on their own. Although it never felt like it when my son was growing up!  Now this old man looks back and remembers how quick it went.

I think the main thing different from the WTW would be time period constraint.  And that would add another condition to the logic.  In my mind a Zodiac sign equalled a WTW continent.  That meant that N9AVY could be worked once for each Zodiac having an A....but only during the appropriate time period.

With prop like it is, I think anything that increased activity of the membership is a good thing.  Feels like the old "use it or loose it" just happened to what had been PSK segment on 17m.  All I see there now is FT-8.

Sounds like we should pass on WTH for now.  73, take care, love those little ones....and remember to find time to breath!

Rick - N7WE

070 - #1602

---In 070@..., wrote :

These spelling-type of things really just boil down to working a certain number of A's, certain number of B's, etc.

In this case, the goal would be to work this many of each of these letters (first letter of suffix):

      9 A

      1 B

      6 C

      5 E

      3 G

     11 I

      2 L

      1 M

      3 N

      5 O

      3 P

      1 Q

     10 R

      8 S

      3 T

      5 U

      1 V

Noting to do with words, or DX, or propagation or anything to learn or experiment with -- purely just making any contacts .. personally, for that reason, I don't like WTW or similar as an endorsement series.

If it were in the WTW model, this set of signs is basically a "continent", and the the signs (e.g. LEO) are "countries";  And if by WTW rules then you could only work a callsign  once.  e.g. for North America, if you work Jerry N9AVY, it would apply to CANADA, but you could not work him again to apply towards UNITEDSTATES.   So if you worked him for CANCER, could not work him again for TAURUS.

but it coulud be implemented however anyone wanted.

Rick -- yes, they are keeping we quite busy!   ham time is basically zero :( ...  Probably won't be on the waterfall anytime soon (maybe PSKfest in jan, or next july to chase 13colonies).    I'm pretty slow & behind on support/bugfixes for ham sites (checker, scorer, hamclubs), so don't have any plans for feat-adds unless really trivial (regular endorsement updates). 

not reading the majority of the list anymore either ... caught this thread by chance.

73!

--david

kj4izw

On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 4:54 PM, don@... [070] <070@...> wrote:

 

Opps  77    with correct spelling of PISCES

	No
CAPRICORN	9
AQUARIUS	8
PISCES	6
ARIES	5
TAURUS	6
GEMINI	6
CANCER	6
LEO	3
VIRGO	5
LIBRA	5
SCORPIO	7
SAGITTARIUS	11
	77

 

Roger that David.  FAMILY FIRST!  Watch them grow.  They are all too soon grown and out on their own. Although it never felt like it when my son was growing up!  Now this old man looks back and remembers how quick it went.

I think the main thing different from the WTW would be time period constraint.  And that would add another condition to the logic.  In my mind a Zodiac sign equalled a WTW continent.  That meant that N9AVY could be worked once for each Zodiac having an A....but only during the appropriate time period.

With prop like it is, I think anything that increased activity of the membership is a good thing.  Feels like the old "use it or loose it" just happened to what had been PSK segment on 17m.  All I see there now is FT-8.

Sounds like we should pass on WTH for now.  73, take care, love those little ones....and remember to find time to breath!

Rick - N7WE

070 - #1602

---In 070@..., wrote :

These spelling-type of things really just boil down to working a certain number of A's, certain number of B's, etc.

In this case, the goal would be to work this many of each of these letters (first letter of suffix):

      9 A

      1 B

      6 C

      5 E

      3 G

     11 I

      2 L

      1 M

      3 N

      5 O

      3 P

      1 Q

     10 R

      8 S

      3 T

      5 U

      1 V

Noting to do with words, or DX, or propagation or anything to learn or experiment with -- purely just making any contacts .. personally, for that reason, I don't like WTW or similar as an endorsement series.

If it were in the WTW model, this set of signs is basically a "continent", and the the signs (e.g. LEO) are "countries";  And if by WTW rules then you could only work a callsign  once.  e.g. for North America, if you work Jerry N9AVY, it would apply to CANADA, but you could not work him again to apply towards UNITEDSTATES.   So if you worked him for CANCER, could not work him again for TAURUS.

but it coulud be implemented however anyone wanted.

Rick -- yes, they are keeping we quite busy!   ham time is basically zero :( ...  Probably won't be on the waterfall anytime soon (maybe PSKfest in jan, or next july to chase 13colonies).    I'm pretty slow & behind on support/bugfixes for ham sites (checker, scorer, hamclubs), so don't have any plans for feat-adds unless really trivial (regular endorsement updates). 

not reading the majority of the list anymore either ... caught this thread by chance.

73!

--david

kj4izw

On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 4:54 PM, don@... [070] <070@...> wrote:

 

Opps  77    with correct spelling of PISCES

	No
CAPRICORN	9
AQUARIUS	8
PISCES	6
ARIES	5
TAURUS	6
GEMINI	6
CANCER	6
LEO	3
VIRGO	5
LIBRA	5
SCORPIO	7
SAGITTARIUS	11
	77

 

We could try 40 meters tonight - 

Paula K7PAX

On Aug 19, 2017, at 11:05 AM, Bryon nnegrom@... [070] <070@...> wrote:

 

Is there any YL available today for a contact?

I have 2 of 3.

KC4TIE 20M

WA4EEZ 15M

Thanks,

Bryon, W7RIV

 

Opps  77    with correct spelling of PISCES

	No
CAPRICORN	9
AQUARIUS	8
PISCES	6
ARIES	5
TAURUS	6
GEMINI	6
CANCER	6
LEO	3
VIRGO	5
LIBRA	5
SCORPIO	7
SAGITTARIUS	11
	77

 

Now that sounds like fun. Would we use any letter in calls ignore Suffix? When would we begin, I suggest 12/23.

BTW it is spelled Pisces.

73 Paul nu4c

On Aug 19, 2017 14:52, "n7we1980@... [070]" <070@...> wrote:

 

Someone posted a while back about someone dreaming up the next tough one.  OK...how about this for a new tough one?

Work the Heavens (WTH) - 12 different segments

In the model of Work the World, (except a lot, lot quicker and easier!) work stations to spell out the 12 Signs of the Zodiac. Same rules as WTW with the only difference being the QSO's must take place within the dates for that particular Zodiac sign.

Spell CAPRICORN - Dec 23 thru Jan 19

Spell AQUARIUS - Jan 20 thru Feb 18

Spell PICES - Feb 19 thru Mar 19

Spell ARIES - Mar 20 thru Apr 19

Spell TAURUS - Apr 20 thru May 20

Spell GEMINI - May 21 thru Jun 20

Spell CANCER - Jun 21 thru Jul 22

Spell LEO - Jul 23 thru Aug 22

Spell VIRGO - Aug 23 thru Sept 22

Spell LIBRA - Sept 23 thru Oct 22

Spell SCORPIO - Oct 23 thru Nov 21

Spell SAGITTARIUS - Nov 22 thru Dec 22

Don't know how difficult that would be for David to set up in the Checker, but it sure would be easier to work on than DX what with the really lousy prop that is supposed to hang on for another 2 years or so!  Just my suggestion.

Rick - N7WE

070 - #1602

 

Too many "A's "

Jerry  N9AVY

---

From: "n7we1980@... [070]" <070@...>
To: 070@...
Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2017 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [070] Work the Heavens

 

Reading that over, it sounds like I was saying it was easier for David to work on setting it up than chase DX.  What I meant was it would be easier for members to work on Work the Heavens than chase DX.  David has enough with chasing DTwins!

Rick - N7WE

070 - #1602

 

Someone posted a while back about someone dreaming up the next tough one.  OK...how about this for a new tough one?

Work the Heavens (WTH) - 12 different segments

In the model of Work the World, (except a lot, lot quicker and easier!) work stations to spell out the 12 Signs of the Zodiac. Same rules as WTW with the only difference being the QSO's must take place within the dates for that particular Zodiac sign.

Spell CAPRICORN - Dec 23 thru Jan 19

Spell AQUARIUS - Jan 20 thru Feb 18

Spell PICES - Feb 19 thru Mar 19

Spell ARIES - Mar 20 thru Apr 19

Spell TAURUS - Apr 20 thru May 20

Spell GEMINI - May 21 thru Jun 20

Spell CANCER - Jun 21 thru Jul 22

Spell LEO - Jul 23 thru Aug 22

Spell VIRGO - Aug 23 thru Sept 22

Spell LIBRA - Sept 23 thru Oct 22

Spell SCORPIO - Oct 23 thru Nov 21

Spell SAGITTARIUS - Nov 22 thru Dec 22

Don't know how difficult that would be for David to set up in the Checker, but it sure would be easier to work on than DX what with the really lousy prop that is supposed to hang on for another 2 years or so!  Just my suggestion.

Rick - N7WE

070 - #1602