<div dir="ltr">30 states / 2 provinces / no DX here in 2 hr 15 min, all on 20 meters.  Couldn't get any consistent runs going so doing search and pounce.<div>40 meters should be opening up shortly.</div><div><br></div><div>Keep up the good work.</div><div>73,Randy</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 3:09 PM Mike Williams <<a href="mailto:kb7klt@gmail.com">kb7klt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Barbados  8P5A...I'm hearing some other Caribbean with pileups</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 2:44 PM Mike Williams <<a href="mailto:kb7klt@gmail.com" target="_blank">kb7klt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">ya..i've got all 3rd call area</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 2:23 PM Ray KG7AV <<a href="mailto:kg7av@bunkai.net" target="_blank">kg7av@bunkai.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
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    <p>I got 14 states.  Noise really came up bad about an hour ago. 
      NH, WV, HI.  Tried like heck to make the VY1 but couldn't get
      through the pileup.  Ditto the Cayman Islands operator.  Anyone
      get the guy in Delaware?<br>
    </p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <div>On 1/18/2020 2:04 PM, Mike Williams
      wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type="cite">
      
      <div dir="ltr">no NH here yet but VT & MA...I'm at 22 states
        no VE & nothing south of border</div>
      <br>
      <div class="gmail_quote">
        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 1:44
          PM Max Vaughan <<a href="mailto:maxv@horizonps.com" target="_blank">maxv@horizonps.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Ray
                  just got NH</span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">
                  HiDARG-Members [mailto:<a href="mailto:hidarg-members-bounces@hidarg.org" target="_blank">hidarg-members-bounces@hidarg.org</a>]
                  <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mike Williams<br>
                  <b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 18, 2020 11:26<br>
                  <b>To:</b> HiDARG Members<br>
                  <b>Subject:</b> Re: [HiDARG-MEMBERS] CONTEST THIS
                  WEEKEND......official sanction’s from HIDARG.</span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal">ya make everything ZULU</p>
              </div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
              <div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal">On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 11:00 AM
                    Max Vaughan <<a href="mailto:maxv@horizonps.com" target="_blank">maxv@horizonps.com</a>>
                    wrote:</p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Watch
                          your clock I have 10:58</span></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"> HiDARG-Members
                          [mailto:<a href="mailto:hidarg-members-bounces@hidarg.org" target="_blank">hidarg-members-bounces@hidarg.org</a>]
                          <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mike Darling<br>
                          <b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 18, 2020 10:44<br>
                          <b>To:</b> HiDARG Members<br>
                          <b>Subject:</b> Re: [HiDARG-MEMBERS] CONTEST
                          THIS WEEKEND......official sanction’s from
                          HIDARG.</span></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal">Wahoo! Just made my first
                          contest qso...</p>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal">Mike</p>
                        </div>
                      </div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                      <div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal">On Sat, Jan 18, 2020,
                            10:35 AM Mike Williams <<a href="mailto:kb7klt@gmail.com" target="_blank">kb7klt@gmail.com</a>>
                            wrote:</p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal">ya..entire phone
                              portion is available...you'll find them
                              everywhere....if you wanna camp on a freq,
                              pick a suggested area</p>
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                              <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                            </div>
                          </div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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                            <div>
                              <p class="MsoNormal">On Sat, Jan 18, 2020
                                at 9:54 AM Ray KG7AV <<a href="mailto:kg7av@bunkai.net" target="_blank">kg7av@bunkai.net</a>>
                                wrote:</p>
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                                <p>The rule sheet I have shows the
                                  following recommended</p>
                                <p>1865</p>
                                <p>3850</p>
                                <p>7225</p>
                                <p>14250</p>
                                <p>21300</p>
                                <p>28500</p>
                                <p>and yes, my understanding is that
                                  contacts can be made anywhere within
                                  your legal portion of the bands.</p>
                                <p>/Ray KG7AV</p>
                                <div>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal">On 1/18/2020 9:49
                                    AM, Mike Darling wrote:</p>
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                                    <p class="MsoNormal">Question on
                                      Contest Band Plans... Recommended
                                      freq for this contest for 80m
                                      is 3850. </p>
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                                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="MsoNormal">Isn't there a
                                        recommended band plan for the
                                        bands that include a range of
                                        freqs? such as for 80 m, the
                                        contest is not just 3850, but
                                        the entire segment from 3850 to
                                        4000??</p>
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                                    <div>
                                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="MsoNormal">Mike D.</p>
                                      <div>
                                        <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                      </div>
                                    </div>
                                  </div>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                  <div>
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="MsoNormal">On Sat, Jan
                                        18, 2020 at 9:35 AM Mike Darling
                                        <<a href="mailto:themikedarling@gmail.com" target="_blank">themikedarling@gmail.com</a>>
                                        wrote:</p>
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                                        <div>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal">Got it
                                            thanks.  Yep programmed the
                                            radio to show UTC time on
                                            the radio's dial/face, not
                                            our time zone... </p>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal">Mike D</p>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal">On Sat,
                                            Jan 18, 2020, 8:55 AM Mike
                                            Williams <<a href="mailto:kb7klt@gmail.com" target="_blank">kb7klt@gmail.com</a>>
                                            wrote:</p>
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                                            <p class="MsoNormal">ok,
                                              that'l be fine...here's
                                              the one from their website
                                              (attached)...you need to
                                              log each of those
                                              columns.  those are
                                              required log  info. 
                                              Also,  You'll want to
                                              create a "dupe" sheet. 
                                              not required but way
                                              easier, ask Randy, he
                                              knows a good way to format
                                              it...one for each band </p>
                                            <div>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                            </div>
                                            <div>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal">EVERYBODY....Be
                                                sure to use ZULU time!</p>
                                            </div>
                                            <div>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                            </div>
                                            <div>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                            </div>
                                          </div>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                          <div>
                                            <div>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal">On
                                                Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at
                                                8:36 AM Mike Darling
                                                <<a href="mailto:themikedarling@gmail.com" target="_blank">themikedarling@gmail.com</a>>
                                                wrote:</p>
                                            </div>
                                            <blockquote style="border-style:none none none solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin:5pt 0in 5pt 4.8pt">
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                                                <p class="MsoNormal">FYI,
                                                  I'll be using paper
                                                  log... didn't have
                                                  time to setup logging
                                                  software and learn
                                                  before today... and at
                                                  this point, I don't
                                                  have a computer setup
                                                  next to my HF radio in
                                                  the garage shack...so
                                                  I'll just plunge in
                                                  and keep track of
                                                  contacts today via
                                                  paper... </p>
                                                <div>
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                </div>
                                                <div>
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal">Mike
                                                    D.</p>
                                                </div>
                                                <div>
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal">N7GND</p>
                                                </div>
                                              </div>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                              <div>
                                                <div>
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal">On
                                                    Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at
                                                    8:21 AM Mike
                                                    Williams <<a href="mailto:kb7klt@gmail.com" target="_blank">kb7klt@gmail.com</a>>
                                                    wrote:</p>
                                                </div>
                                                <blockquote style="border-style:none none none solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin:5pt 0in 5pt 4.8pt">
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                                                    <p class="MsoNormal">Sorry
                                                      Max, typo on
                                                      email, all ok on
                                                      registration...it
                                                      was abt midnight
                                                      last night when I
                                                      did it...after
                                                      falling asleep
                                                      watching movie <span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif">🙂</span> </p>
                                                    <div>
                                                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div>
                                                      <p class="MsoNormal">I'm
                                                        hoping my foot
                                                        switch will work
                                                        today...new
                                                        setup, we'll see</p>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div>
                                                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div>
                                                      <p class="MsoNormal">Is
                                                        anybody logging
                                                        on paper?  I
                                                        need to know! 
                                                         It needs to be
                                                        converted
                                                        afterwards and
                                                        we only have 5
                                                        days to submit.</p>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div>
                                                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div>
                                                      <p class="MsoNormal">Make
                                                        sure that you
                                                        have read the
                                                        rules...go to
                                                        their website
                                                        and read them
                                                        carefully.   All
                                                        those Caribian
                                                        and Central
                                                        American
                                                        countries are
                                                        multipliers!
                                                        47?  all 13
                                                        Canadian
                                                        Provinces too!  </p>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div>
                                                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div>
                                                      <p class="MsoNormal">You
                                                        CAN work the
                                                        same station on
                                                        each of the 6
                                                        bands...that
                                                        would be 6 QSO's
                                                        and 6 multiplier
                                                        opportunities.</p>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div>
                                                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div>
                                                      <p class="MsoNormal">That's
                                                        660 possible
                                                        multiplier
                                                        opportunities!</p>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div>
                                                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div>
                                                      <p class="MsoNormal">Go
                                                        to their website
                                                        and look under
                                                        the paper
                                                        logging
                                                        information..you
                                                        can print the
                                                        Multiplier Check
                                                        List.</p>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div>
                                                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div>
                                                      <p class="MsoNormal">Any
                                                        questions?  All
                                                        good <span>👍</span></p>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div>
                                                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div>
                                                      <p class="MsoNormal">I'll
                                                        be available via
                                                        text
                                                        541-280-0226 and
                                                        email..</p>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div>
                                                      <p class="MsoNormal">Also
                                                        6.94
                                                        rptr...(with the
                                                        earphones on, I
                                                        might not hear
                                                        the 2m speaker
                                                        first time..try
                                                        again)</p>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div>
                                                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div>
                                                      <p class="MsoNormal">de
                                                        Mike KB7KLT</p>
                                                    </div>
                                                  </div>
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                  <div>
                                                    <div>
                                                      <p class="MsoNormal">On
                                                        Sat, Jan 18,
                                                        2020, 6:05 AM
                                                        Max Vaughan <<a href="mailto:maxv@horizonps.com" target="_blank">maxv@horizonps.com</a>>
                                                        wrote:</p>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <blockquote style="border-style:none none none solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin:5pt 0in 5pt 4.8pt">
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                                                        <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Hopefully
                                                          KF7MAZ is
                                                          KF7MAX</span></p>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"> HiDARG-Members
                                                          [mailto:<a href="mailto:hidarg-members-bounces@hidarg.org" target="_blank">hidarg-members-bounces@hidarg.org</a>]
                                                          <b>On Behalf
                                                          Of </b>Mike
                                                          Williams<br>
                                                          <b>Sent:</b>
                                                          Friday,
                                                          January 17,
                                                          2020 23:58<br>
                                                          <b>To:</b>
                                                          HiDARG Members<br>
                                                          <b>Subject:</b>
                                                          Re:
                                                          [HiDARG-MEMBERS]
                                                          CONTEST THIS
                                                          WEEKEND......official
                                                          sanction’s
                                                          from HIDARG.</span></p>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">The
                                                          HiDARG Thunder
                                                          Eggs are
                                                          registered</p>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">KB7KLT,
                                                          KG7AV, W1HC,
                                                          KF7MAZ</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">We
                                                          ROCK</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">Let's
                                                          monitor Long
                                                          Butte?</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">de
                                                          Mike KB7KLT</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">On
                                                          Fri, Jan 17,
                                                          2020 at 10:47
                                                          PM Randy Tomer
                                                          <<a href="mailto:w6ra.randy@gmail.com" target="_blank">w6ra.randy@gmail.com</a>>
                                                          wrote:</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <blockquote style="border-style:none none none solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin:5pt 0in 5pt 4.8pt">
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">OK,
                                                          team "The
                                                          Unbeatables"
                                                          is registered
                                                          with the
                                                          National
                                                          Contest
                                                          Journal
                                                          (NAQP).</p>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">K7SQ,
                                                          N7GND and
                                                          myself W6RA
                                                          are
                                                          registered. 
                                                          We can add two
                                                          more hams if
                                                          anyone is
                                                          interested.</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">A
                                                          third team
                                                          would be nice
                                                          also.</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">Pray
                                                          for a new
                                                          sunspot or two
                                                          to show up
                                                          tomorrow.</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">73,
                                                          Randy</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">On
                                                          Fri, Jan 17,
                                                          2020 at 10:14
                                                          PM Randy Tomer
                                                          <<a href="mailto:w6ra.randy@gmail.com" target="_blank">w6ra.randy@gmail.com</a>>
                                                          wrote:</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <blockquote style="border-style:none none none solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin:5pt 0in 5pt 4.8pt">
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">Mike
                                                          D N7GDN will
                                                          be with me Joe
                                                          K7SQ.</p>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">I'll
                                                          get us
                                                          registered
                                                          with the NAQP
                                                          organization.</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">I
                                                          hope HF
                                                          conditions are
                                                          good tomorrow!</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">73,
                                                          Randy</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">On
                                                          Fri, Jan 17,
                                                          2020 at 7:30
                                                          PM Mike
                                                          Williams <<a href="mailto:kb7klt@gmail.com" target="_blank">kb7klt@gmail.com</a>>
                                                          wrote:</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <blockquote style="border-style:none none none solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin:5pt 0in 5pt 4.8pt">
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">I
                                                          believe you're
                                                          to submit your
                                                          own
                                                          separate logs
                                                          under your own
                                                          call
                                                          sign....by
                                                          pre-registering
                                                          each member at
                                                          their site
                                                          Before the
                                                          contest
                                                          starts, they
                                                          will know to
                                                          do the
                                                          combining and
                                                          apply each
                                                          team member's
                                                          scores for the
                                                          correct team
                                                          finals.</p>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">It's
                                                          probably time
                                                          to assign team
                                                          members to a
                                                          specific
                                                          team.   So
                                                          far, I'm
                                                          hearing Randy
                                                          as team
                                                          manager with
                                                          Joe as The
                                                          Unbeatables...I'll
                                                          be another
                                                          team manager..</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">That
                                                          leaves that
                                                          I'm not sure
                                                          of team
                                                          assignment
                                                          status:</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">Mike
                                                          D  N7GDN</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">Ray 
                                                               KG7AV</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">Chuck 
                                                           W1HC</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">Max 
                                                              KF7MAX 
                                                           not sure</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">let's
                                                          get everybody
                                                          signed up to a
                                                          team...and
                                                          then the two
                                                          team managers
                                                          can register
                                                          their teams
                                                          tonite?</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">de
                                                          Mike KB7KLT</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">On
                                                          Fri, Jan 17,
                                                          2020 at 7:00
                                                          PM Randy Tomer
                                                          <<a href="mailto:w6ra.randy@gmail.com" target="_blank">w6ra.randy@gmail.com</a>>
                                                          wrote:</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <blockquote style="border-style:none none none solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin:5pt 0in 5pt 4.8pt">
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">Joe
                                                          and I decided
                                                          to name our
                                                          team "The
                                                          Unbeatables". 
                                                          We will use
                                                          our own calls
                                                          and combine
                                                          our logs.</p>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">Go
                                                          Unbeatables!!</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">73,
                                                          Randy</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">On
                                                          Fri, Jan 17,
                                                          2020 at 2:57
                                                          PM Max Vaughan
                                                          <<a href="mailto:maxv@horizonps.com" target="_blank">maxv@horizonps.com</a>> wrote:</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <blockquote style="border-style:none none none solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin:5pt 0in 5pt 4.8pt">
                                                          <div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">I
                                                          hope to be
                                                          able to do
                                                          this….working
                                                          two jobs is
                                                          not fun.</span></p>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">One
                                                          team will have
                                                          the honor of
                                                          using W7JVO.</span></p>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">NO
                                                          HF RIG….no
                                                          worries….have
                                                          one in the
                                                          Club trailer.</span></p>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">.>Max</span></p>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"> Mike Williams
                                                          [mailto:<a href="mailto:kb7klt@gmail.com" target="_blank">kb7klt@gmail.com</a>] <br>
                                                          <b>Sent:</b>
                                                          Friday,
                                                          January 17,
                                                          2020 10:55<br>
                                                          <b>To:</b> Max
                                                          Vaughan KF7MAX<br>
                                                          <b>Subject:</b>
                                                          Ok, the
                                                          challenge is
                                                          on..pse fwd</span></p>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">In
                                                          spite of our
                                                          winter
                                                          weather, we
                                                          had a good
                                                          turnout last
                                                          night at our
                                                          pizza social. 
                                                           Randy Tomer,
                                                          W6RA, shared 
                                                          some great
                                                          information
                                                          about
                                                          contesting in
                                                          ham radio
                                                          along with
                                                          several of his
                                                          award
                                                          certificates. 
                                                          We all learned
                                                          a few things
                                                          as he talked
                                                          about his
                                                          experiences in
                                                          contesting. 
                                                          Nice job
                                                          Randy.</p>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">We
                                                          continued the
                                                          discussion and
                                                          decided to get
                                                          involved in
                                                          this
                                                          Saturday's
                                                          North American
                                                          QSO Party
                                                          contest. (see
                                                          previous
                                                          thread?) 
                                                           This HF
                                                          contest allows
                                                          for Team
                                                          Competition
                                                          and so far, we
                                                          have two
                                                          partial teams
                                                          started
                                                          up..hoping for
                                                          a third. 
                                                          There seemed
                                                          to be some
                                                          concurrence
                                                          among a few
                                                          Board members
                                                          present that
                                                          there could
                                                          perhaps be
                                                          some Club
                                                          recognition to
                                                          our highest
                                                          scoring team
                                                          and that this
                                                          could be the
                                                          start of many
                                                          future
                                                          contests and
                                                          such within
                                                          the club.   As
                                                          Randy
                                                          explained, not
                                                          all contests
                                                          are HF
                                                          frequencies. 
                                                          Many of his
                                                          favorites were
                                                          VHF.  In fact,
                                                          there are
                                                          several VHF
                                                          contests
                                                          coming up soon
                                                          that we can
                                                          get involved
                                                          in...and, I
                                                          hear of our
                                                          own HiDARG
                                                          contest being
                                                          developed for
                                                          this year..all
                                                          modes, all
                                                          bands, all
                                                          licenses...ask
                                                          me, I'll share
                                                          :)</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">So,
                                                          here's the
                                                          deal:</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">We
                                                          can have up to
                                                          five members
                                                          on a team so
                                                          we're looking
                                                          for some more
                                                          players. 
                                                          Here's who we
                                                          have so far:  </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">Randy
                                                          W6RA</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">Joe
                                                          K7SK</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">Mike
                                                          K7GND</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">Mike
                                                          KB7KLT</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">We'd
                                                          like to have
                                                          at least three
                                                          teams to enter
                                                          with three
                                                          members on
                                                          each team to
                                                          start with. 
                                                           So <b>we
                                                          need some
                                                          players</b>. 
                                                          Each member of
                                                          a team
                                                          operates from
                                                          their own
                                                          station
                                                          (home/mobile/club
trailer/borrowed).   No experience needed, just a willingness to jump in
                                                          and play. 
                                                          Maximum
                                                          allowed
                                                          operating time
                                                          is 10
                                                          hours..but,
                                                          you don't have
                                                          to play all 10
                                                          hrs.   If you
                                                          only have a
                                                          few here
                                                          and/or there,
                                                          that'll work
                                                          just fine. 
                                                          The idea here
                                                          is to just
                                                          have some fun
                                                          while playing
                                                          in a contest. 
                                                           You don't
                                                          have to use a
                                                          special
                                                          computer
                                                          program for
                                                          logging, paper
                                                          logging will
                                                          work (we'll
                                                          easily convert
                                                          it after the
                                                          contest)</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">Each
                                                          team has to
                                                          declare a Team
                                                          Manager and
                                                          their Team
                                                          Name...Randy
                                                          and I are the
                                                          first two Team
                                                          Managers...</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">Names? 
                                                          HiDARG
                                                          Rockchucks?
                                                          HiDARG Thunder
                                                          Eggs?  HiDARG
                                                          Rattlers? 
                                                          Being a rock
                                                          collector, I
                                                          like the
                                                          thunder egg
                                                          one myself,
                                                          but...check
                                                          out last years
                                                          entry names at
                                                          the NCJ site 
                                                          <a href="https://ncjweb.com/naqp/" target="_blank">https://ncjweb.com/naqp/</a>  </p>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> All
                                                          ya gotta do is
                                                          reply to this
                                                          thread and
                                                          you're on. 
                                                           The Team
                                                          Managers need
                                                          to get their
                                                          Team Entry in
                                                          before the
                                                          contest starts
                                                          tomorrow
                                                          morning.   So
                                                          sign up
                                                          today!    </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">de
                                                          Mike KB7KLT</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:kb7klt@gmail.com" target="_blank">kb7klt@gmail.com</a></p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">541-280-0226
                                                          txt ok</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          </div>
                                                          </div>
                                                          </div>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>
                                                          HiDARG-Members
                                                          mailing list<br>
                                                          <a href="mailto:HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org" target="_blank">HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org</a><br>
                                                          <a href="http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org" target="_blank">http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org</a></p>
                                                          </blockquote>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>
                                                          HiDARG-Members
                                                          mailing list<br>
                                                          <a href="mailto:HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org" target="_blank">HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org</a><br>
                                                          <a href="http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org" target="_blank">http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org</a></p>
                                                          </blockquote>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>
                                                          HiDARG-Members
                                                          mailing list<br>
                                                          <a href="mailto:HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org" target="_blank">HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org</a><br>
                                                          <a href="http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org" target="_blank">http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org</a></p>
                                                          </blockquote>
                                                          </div>
                                                          </blockquote>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>
                                                          HiDARG-Members
                                                          mailing list<br>
                                                          <a href="mailto:HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org" target="_blank">HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org</a><br>
                                                          <a href="http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org" target="_blank">http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org</a></p>
                                                          </blockquote>
                                                          </div>
                                                        </div>
                                                      </div>
                                                      <p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>
                                                        HiDARG-Members
                                                        mailing list<br>
                                                        <a href="mailto:HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org" target="_blank">HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org</a><br>
                                                        <a href="http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org" target="_blank">http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org</a></p>
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                                                    HiDARG-Members
                                                    mailing list<br>
                                                    <a href="mailto:HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org" target="_blank">HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org</a><br>
                                                    <a href="http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org" target="_blank">http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org</a></p>
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                                                HiDARG-Members mailing
                                                list<br>
                                                <a href="mailto:HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org" target="_blank">HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org</a><br>
                                                <a href="http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org" target="_blank">http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org</a></p>
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                                            HiDARG-Members mailing list<br>
                                            <a href="mailto:HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org" target="_blank">HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org</a><br>
                                            <a href="http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org" target="_blank">http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org</a></p>
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                                  <pre>_______________________________________________</pre>
                                  <pre>HiDARG-Members mailing list</pre>
                                  <pre><a href="mailto:HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org" target="_blank">HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org</a></pre>
                                  <pre><a href="http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org" target="_blank">http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org</a></pre>
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                              <p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>
                                HiDARG-Members mailing list<br>
                                <a href="mailto:HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org" target="_blank">HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org</a><br>
                                <a href="http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org" target="_blank">http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org</a></p>
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                            HiDARG-Members mailing list<br>
                            <a href="mailto:HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org" target="_blank">HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org</a><br>
                            <a href="http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org" target="_blank">http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org</a></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>
                    HiDARG-Members mailing list<br>
                    <a href="mailto:HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org" target="_blank">HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org</a><br>
                    <a href="http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org" target="_blank">http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org</a></p>
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          _______________________________________________<br>
          HiDARG-Members mailing list<br>
          <a href="mailto:HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org" target="_blank">HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org</a><br>
          <a href="http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org</a><br>
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HiDARG-Members mailing list
<a href="mailto:HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org" target="_blank">HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org</a>
<a href="http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org" target="_blank">http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org</a>
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<a href="http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org</a><br>
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HiDARG-Members mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org" target="_blank">HiDARG-Members@hidarg.org</a><br>
<a href="http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://hidarg.org/mailman/listinfo/hidarg-members_hidarg.org</a><br>
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