From the boss
Hi Managers:
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Well another one bit the dust :) 2022 is history. I know it was BIG! How Big? I will know after Y'all send me.? Also nominate who you think had large enough scores to merit an award. Don't forget to tell me what category too!? Only you can do this so we don't want someone to lose out who is deserving.
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THE Bonus stations: GB13COL had some problems. The 40m antenna atop of the Cherry picker failed! Their absence on 40m was felt. Also on 40m the GB13 stations can not go above 7.200 mhz. Band plans are different in EU countries. AND they are limited to 400 watts output! Hard to hear in bad prop. But they did quite good considering-6,234 total Q's. Now WM3PEN! What can I say!? Bob and His radio animals did it again! 12,225 contacts, +1869 over last year!? Great job Philadelphia.? And Didier and his TM13 French team! Last I heard Didier had some magnificent?numbers!
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I always ask myself why is it when we start operations, propagation decides to take a vacation in the bottom of a toilet bowl? Sun spots, solar storms, et.et. The day after the event ended?? Prop was good!? But ya know what?? Bad prop? didn't matter. I think we all killed it again.?
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L-I-D-s. A ton of them this year. I know a group of hams that are doing the LID thing on purpose. I know who they are, but, the majority are idiots. The disrespectful things that were said about GB13, K2C & K2D, the jammers, The stupid remarks on DXsummit, and the arguments and name calling on the Colony Face Book Page. I guess it comes with the territory. And let's not forget the poor operating practices. But I never heard any one of our Op's lose their cool on the air! I know that I would of?
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There has been some discussion about limiting the number of operators per state. Some states have over 40 operators each!?
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SCREEEEECH!! Time to talk about FT8/4..It appears that this mode is very popular!? I am just concerned that some states over populate their staff with digital operators. There has to be a balance.
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One thing that surprised me! When I spotted myself on DXsummit, and remarked "Slow CW" it was quite popular. I know some states have slow CW op's, even for this year! It is a? good idea to have some 8-10 WPM Op's working for those who feel comfortable at that speed. Maybe a new award category??
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All in all, I think everyone did a great job. Certificate requests are piling in already! One thing, I will NOT entertain Colony log sheets being emailed to me for a reply, except for special circumstances. I will delete them. If I did entertain them, my email would be destroyed! And believe it or not it takes longer to complete.
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So congrats to everyone on a stellar job.
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73'/Ken
13 Colonies SE Coordinator?
K2A Manager.
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