[HiDARG-MEMBERS] CONTEST THIS WEEKEND......official sanction’s from HIDARG.

Fri Jan 17 20:52:44 EST 2020

Now you're talkin'...you're in...outstanding

sheesh...i'm just using a little bit of wire hanging off a pole...it'll do
just fine

who's next...step right up :)

de Mike KB7KLT

On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 5:47 PM Chuck Allen <cca at allenz.com> wrote:

> Not too sure how well my HF antenna gets out, but sign me up and I’ll find
> out.
>
> Chuck
> W1HC
>
> Sent from Chuck Allen's iPhone
>
> On Jan 17, 2020, at 17:38, Mike Williams <kb7klt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> So far, Randy and I will be Team Managers for the first two teams..The
> Team Manager registers the team with a list of members of team before
> contest starts.
> Mike D and Joe got in last night ...then you and maybe Max?
>
> team sizes are a minimum of two and a maximum of five
> Right Now, we can enter two teams...one team with three and one with two...
> we need some more players
> I don't know if team members are already agreed on yet..I was waiting to
> see how many signed up..and then decide..
>
> Each team needs a Name....I suggest HiDARG ???it could be anything
> ...checkout the website for previous entries   I'm liking HiDARG Thunder
> Eggs for our team...ideas?
>
> I'm hoping to get a few more to join in before the evening is done and
> it's time to submit teams.
>
> de Mike KB7KLT
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 5:10 PM Ray KG7AV <kg7av at bunkai.net> wrote:
>
>> Okay - looking through NAQP rules and am clear.  Confirming someone has
>> already registered me under team with N7GND as manager, correct?
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jan 17, 2020, at 16:57, Ray KG7AV <kg7av at bunkai.net> wrote:
>>
>> I may be confused.... working from my station under my call.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jan 17, 2020, at 16:41, Mike Darling <themikedarling at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> All, fyi call sign is N7GND,  not K7GND. Want to make sure logs are
>> correct
>>
>> Mike D
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 17, 2020, 2:57 PM Max Vaughan <maxv at horizonps.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I hope to be able to do this….working two jobs is not fun.
>>>
>>> One team will have the honor of using W7JVO.
>>>
>>> NO HF RIG….no worries….have one in the Club trailer.
>>>
>>> .>Max
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* Mike Williams [mailto:kb7klt at gmail.com]
>>> *Sent:* Friday, January 17, 2020 10:55
>>> *To:* Max Vaughan KF7MAX
>>> *Subject:* Ok, the challenge is on..pse fwd
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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 :)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So, here's the deal:
>>>
>>> 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:
>>>
>>> Randy W6RA
>>>
>>> Joe K7SK
>>>
>>> Mike K7GND
>>>
>>> Mike KB7KLT
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We'd like to have at least three teams to enter with three members on
>>> each team to start with.   So *we need some players*.  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)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Each team has to declare a Team Manager and their Team Name...Randy and
>>> I are the first two Team Managers...
>>>
>>> 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  https://ncjweb.com/naqp/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  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!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> de Mike KB7KLT
>>>
>>> kb7klt at gmail.com
>>>
>>> 541-280-0226 txt ok
>>>
>>>
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