Re: 2024 Results and post event thoughts; Berryville
Whether or not one gives a hoot about how they add up in a competitive way, the numbers show that we colonials are providing a heck of a lot of our fellow hams with the fun of chasing an award that means something to them.?
The event sure has come a long way from the beginning, when each colony had just 2 operators, who were often unable to cope because they were not sufficiently experienced in this kind of operating. It was so painful to listen to their struggling that I quit chasing the award.?
I enjoy being part of this now and hope to be involved again next year. Special thanks to you, David, for your leadership and coordination work. We’ll keep trying not to make your job too much like herding cats. Or goldfish. 73, Kay N3KN
Here is the report from Ken, KU2US:
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Awesome! We beat last year by 54,923 contacts, and we beat our best year to date which was 2022 by 25,091 contacts. GRAND TOTAL FOR 2024 IS 292,426 total gross contacts. Our Top twenty operator total is 229,289 contacts.?
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Re: 2024 Results and post event thoughts; Berryville
Here is the report from Ken, KU2US:
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Awesome! We beat last year by 54,923 contacts, and we beat our best year to date which was 2022 by 25,091 contacts. GRAND TOTAL FOR 2024 IS 292,426 total gross contacts. Our Top twenty operator total is 229,289 contacts.?
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WINNER of the top 20 operator score and Top 13 Colony SE State is: K2J North Carolina with a top 20 score of 30,27 6ontacts and an over all number of contacts of 30,367.. Below is the event standings for 2024:
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Over all contacts
K2J? ?30,367
K2A? ?27,401
K2B? ?26,506
K2L? ?26,209
K2M? 24,772
K2H? ?20,604
K2D? ?17,552
K2F? ? 16,923
K2E? ? 15,432
K2I? ? 14,563
K2G? ?14,468
K2K? ?14,380
K2C? ? 12,064
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WM3PEN-12,914
GB13COL-8282
TM13COL-9989
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TOTAL-292,426
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Re: 2024 Results and post event thoughts; Berryville
For those who want a mug, or mugs, please send me $20 per mug.
I will place the orders with Randy.
As noted, they will be personalized with your callsign.
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David Wright, K2WPM
PO Box 596
Melfa Va 23410
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of David Wright K2WPM via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, July 9, 2024 5:26 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [K2B-13Colonies2024] 2024 Results and post event thoughts; Berryville
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Again, thanks to all for your efforts this year.? I posted the results on "cumulative" page of the sign-in sheets.
My target was 25,000 QSOs.? We got 26,506, a great surprise to me, given the number of empty slots.? As in the past, I will be commissioning a genuine K2B mug this year, similar in design to last years - see animation, attached (but with this year's QSL card,
of course), personalized with your callsign.? I'll let you know if the $20 pricing remains same as 2023.? I will be buying one each for the top five scores, and one for our great QSL manager, Rhonda, W0MAN.? There may be more little surprises in the envelope
with your certificate.? K2B bling.
On the cumulative sheet, you will also see a summation of top 20 K2B ops, which is 24,875.? This was the idea of Ken KU2US, to level the playing field among colonies.? This will be the score that's used for comparison in the hyper-competitive (ugh) inter-colony
rivalry.? (double ugh)
May I ask for comments / complaints / suggestions?
W2RU had one comment:
I thought the real-time google docs spreadsheet worked very well, with the single exception that it was too easy for me (and others, too, it appears!) to accidentally change the contents of a cell.? I have no idea whether that can be
easily corrected with a special “Enter” key combination, but I wouldn’t give up the “real time” aspect of that shared spreadsheet — it made it very possible to dodge the frequent sporadic lightning alerts we had down here all week and sign up for hour-long
slots at the last minute.
I plan to reserve a table (Horticulture Room - yes they have AC this year) at Berryville Hamfest, August 4, maybe an impromptu K2B meet-up at lunch time?
Also, if you have gear you'd like to sell, I am happy to accommodate.? If there's demand, I will get two tables.? Let me know, off-thread.
Maybe email me off the thread for a casual RSVP, if you would.
Hoping I can snag Bud W2RU and Jeff K0ZR to buy or get autographed a copy of their books.? (also on Amazon)
I am starting to feel like we are family .... in a good way.? Or more aptly, a band of brothers ... having been through an ordeal together.
73,? David, K2WPM
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2024 Results and post event thoughts; Berryville
Again, thanks to all for your efforts this year.? I posted the results on "cumulative" page of the sign-in sheets. My target was 25,000 QSOs.? We got 26,506, a great surprise to me, given the number of empty slots.? As in the past, I will be commissioning a genuine K2B mug this year, similar in design to last years - see animation, attached (but with this year's QSL card, of course), personalized with your callsign.? I'll let you know if the $20 pricing remains same as 2023.? I will be buying one each for the top five scores, and one for our great QSL manager, Rhonda, W0MAN.? There may be more little surprises in the envelope with your certificate.? K2B bling. On the cumulative sheet, you will also see a summation of top 20 K2B ops, which is 24,875.? This was the idea of Ken KU2US, to level the playing field among colonies.? This will be the score that's used for comparison in the hyper-competitive (ugh) inter-colony rivalry.? (double ugh) May I ask for comments / complaints / suggestions? W2RU had one comment:
I thought the real-time google docs spreadsheet worked very well, with the single exception that it was too easy for me (and others, too, it appears!) to accidentally change the contents of a cell.? I have no idea whether that can be easily corrected with a special “Enter” key combination, but I wouldn’t give up the “real time” aspect of that shared spreadsheet — it made it very possible to dodge the frequent sporadic lightning alerts we had down here all week and sign up for hour-long slots at the last minute.
I plan to reserve a table (Horticulture Room - yes they have AC this year) at Berryville Hamfest, August 4, maybe an impromptu K2B meet-up at lunch time?
Also, if you have gear you'd like to sell, I am happy to accommodate.? If there's demand, I will get two tables.? Let me know, off-thread.
Maybe email me off the thread for a casual RSVP, if you would.
Hoping I can snag Bud W2RU and Jeff K0ZR to buy or get autographed a copy of their books.? (also on Amazon)
I am starting to feel like we are family .... in a good way.? Or more aptly, a band of brothers ... having been through an ordeal together.
73,? David, K2WPM
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No, you don’t need to put anything on the spreadsheet, just email me log in adif or cabrillo, please.
Several have asked about dupes; I don’t worry about them, it’s not a contest.
There are always dupes, because there’s no real-time logging among 30 ops. So we have lots of inter-log dupes anyway.
Intra-log dupes no problem either.
Thanks,
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David Wright, K2WPM
PO Box 596
Melfa Va 23410
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On Behalf Of Frank Stapanowich KN4DUF via groups.io
Sent: Monday, July 8, 2024 1:47 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [K2B-13Colonies2024] K2B Spreadsheet
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Question on the totals tab. I don't use N1MM.
Can I just put my own numbers in manually? If so, is it a daily number or the
cumulative as of that day?
Thanks
KN4DUF
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I used RUMLogNG so I had the same problem. The spreadsheet was set up to expect cumulative (running) totals. So if your last QSO on day 1 was #100, put down 100 on that day. If you made 50 more QSOs on day 2 such that your last QSO was #150, put down 150 for day 2. The totals for everyone are on the Jul 7 column, which is why you need to carry things forward to the right for there to be a number at the bottom.
IOW, any given cell should be greater than or equal to the one to the left of it.
Sean N3RTW
On Mon, Jul 8, 2024 at 1:47?PM Frank Stapanowich KN4DUF via <KN4DUF= [email protected]> wrote: Question on the totals tab. I don't use N1MM.
Can I just put my own numbers in manually? If so, is it a daily number or the cumulative as of that day?
Thanks
KN4DUF
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If you happened to do a POTA activation using K2B, Please send that adif log to me ( timboyd@...) and I'll get it uploaded to the POTA data base 73 Tim AA4SS
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Question on the totals tab. I don't use N1MM.
Can I just put my own numbers in manually? If so, is it a daily number or the cumulative as of that day?
Thanks
KN4DUF
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Hey folks, I was adding in my cumulative totals to the tracking spreadsheet and noticed that the formulas expect values every day of the week (except those before your first day).
W4TEA, NT8B, and K0ZR, I filled out your rows by taking your final count and copying it right. Feel free to put in the actuals if you did operate those days. I was just trying to make the totals work as you weren't being counted. Sean N3RTW
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Re: K2B 2024 Log From KN4DUF
I see the last tab on spread sheet is running totals. Is this auto populated by N1MM? Since I don't use N1MM, should I just enter my own numbers?
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attached please find my log. sorry i could not do more but as i am getting older my energy level has dropped.
bob ka3ocs
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Attatched is my 2024 K2B log from KN4DUF. Wasn't sure I'd be in state but caught the last 5 days for 291 FT8/4 contacts. Seemed slow and well under my past 500 to 800 FT8/4 contacts.?
Several years ago there was just a few of us doing FT8. No problem finding open schedule slots on the prime bands and would get slammed with contacts while on. Not so this year, seemed like most of the prime slots were filled well in advance.? **THIS IS A GOOD THING**? I'm happy to see so many more participants.
I kept an eye on the 13 Colonies Facebook page and several spotting pages. Didn't see a single "Where Is K2B" for any mode or band. Shows K2B had a strong team and David desrves credit and thanks for organizing the past few years.?
Frank? KN4DUF
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Thanks, Justin.
Looking forward to post-event thoughts; maybe a new thread.
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David Wright, K2WPM
PO Box 596
Melfa Va 23410
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Justin Colville - K4HXM via groups.io
Sent: Sunday, July 7, 2024 9:03 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [K2B-13Colonies2024] K2B Log Submission
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N1MM visual of my daily operating per band.
I found 30M was my friend later in the week.
I sent my Log directly to David and added my counts to the last page on the spreadsheet.
I had fun all - Justin K4HXM
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N1MM visual of my daily operating per band. I found 30M was my friend later in the week. I sent my Log directly to David and added my counts to the last page on the spreadsheet.
I had fun all - Justin K4HXM
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How should I submit my K2B log? Post it here, or email it directly to David?
--- Mike N4CF
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David,
I feel your pain.??? GB3COL hijacked my frequency on 20m after I had
been on it for 40 minutes and spotted several times. ?? ??
73, George K4GM
On 7/7/2024 3:49 PM, David Wright K2WPM
via groups.io wrote:
Carol, if you get this, I am off 20 meters.
Bounced by a "net."? Could not find an open frequency anywhere on
the band.
David, K2WPM
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George- Price-Right Communications
107B East Davis St.
Culpeper, VA 22701
540-617-1177
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Carol, if you get this, I am off 20 meters.
Bounced by a "net."? Could not find an open frequency anywhere on the band.
David, K2WPM
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Wesley and David,
That's exactly what is happening.? I caught myself doing it at least once.? I realized what I did right away and was able to fix it.
I do have W0AE in my log once, so maybe I did it again and didn't catch it.
It's not a big deal if you're just web browsing during those 2 to 5 minute waits between calls.? It does mess up the spread sheet though.? Sorry if it was me.
Chuck K4QS
On Sunday, July 7, 2024 at 02:08:57 AM EDT, D. Krantz (KO4GNE) <ko4gne@...> wrote:
W0AE was also added which replaced my call sign on 15 meters ft4 10-11am for Saturday July 6.? I believe after talking to Justin K4HXM that if someone has the 13 Colonies sheet and N1MM open at the same time and they are looking at the sheet they may forget to pick back on N1MM to log their next contact so it ends up on the sheet wherever they happen to be on the sheet?? I believe you may be able to check the history of which ever cell that the call sign in question was placed? Hope that helps.? Now W4WDK ? (Wesley) was Ko4gne? On Jul 6, 2024, at 10:55?PM, David Wright K2WPM via groups.io <dwright@...> wrote:
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Anyone know who put?KE8RWP on our sign in sheet tonight?
David, K2WPM
Must have been the same person taking my 20M FT8 slot today.
From: "George Marzloff K4GM" <COUNTRYPOOL2019@...>
To: "K2B-13Colonies2024" < [email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, July 6, 2024 12:19:52 PM
Subject: Re: [K2B-13Colonies2024] Free-for-all Sunday?
I don't have any feelings pro or con on having multiple ops on a band except FT4/8.? But I should say that, on multiple occasions when I had time to operate,? my 1st or 2d choice slot for CW had been taken so I found something else to do.???
I did have a problem with a duplicate op this morning on 15 FT8 although my call was in the 10-11 am cell. ? I have never heard so many weak stations on cw as I have this week...? Upon completion I will send adif files with my call sign for easy reference.
73 de George K4GM
On 7/6/2024 9:24 AM, David Wright K2WPM via groups.io wrote:
First, thank you to all who have been operating tirelessly to field the huge volume of contacts this year.
Special shout-out to Chip, N2YO, who apparently operated all night ... at 35 wpm, last night!? Unbelievable.
Question for the group.
It's a tradition that the final day is a free-for-all, meaning each colony can have more than one op on a band, same mode, at the same time; no rules really.
Except not for digital modes, as that would be too confusing (right, digi ops?)
I don't care for this; other states field many folks and it really clogs the bands, but I have not been able to convince the boss to stop it.
What do K2B team members think?? Would appreciate any thoughts.
I suppose ultimately it will be whatever each individual wants to do.
Also, after the event is over, I'd appreciate if you could email me your log in adif or Cabrillo format, at your earliest convenience.?
I will summarize and circulate K2B results as well as 13 Colonies overall summary.
Then we'll talk about K2B bling.
Many thanks,
David, K2WPM
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George- Price-Right Communications
107B East Davis St.
Culpeper, VA 22701
540-617-1177
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W0AE was also added which replaced my call sign on 15 meters ft4 10-11am for Saturday July 6.? I believe after talking to Justin K4HXM that if someone has the 13 Colonies sheet and N1MM open at the same time and they are looking at the sheet they may forget to pick back on N1MM to log their next contact so it ends up on the sheet wherever they happen to be on the sheet?? I believe you may be able to check the history of which ever cell that the call sign in question was placed? Hope that helps.? Now W4WDK ? (Wesley) was Ko4gne?
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On Jul 6, 2024, at 10:55?PM, David Wright K2WPM via groups.io <dwright@...> wrote:
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Anyone know who put?KE8RWP on our sign in sheet tonight?
David, K2WPM
Must have been the same person taking my 20M FT8 slot today.
From: "George Marzloff K4GM" <COUNTRYPOOL2019@...>
To: "K2B-13Colonies2024" < [email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, July 6, 2024 12:19:52 PM
Subject: Re: [K2B-13Colonies2024] Free-for-all Sunday?
I don't have any feelings pro or con on having multiple ops on a band except FT4/8.? But I should say that, on multiple occasions when I had time to operate,? my 1st or 2d choice slot for CW had been taken so I found something else to do.???
I did have a problem with a duplicate op this morning on 15 FT8 although my call was in the 10-11 am cell. ? I have never heard so many weak stations on cw as I have this week...? Upon completion I will send adif files with my call sign for easy reference.
73 de George K4GM
On 7/6/2024 9:24 AM, David Wright K2WPM via groups.io wrote:
First, thank you to all who have been operating tirelessly to field the huge volume of contacts this year.
Special shout-out to Chip, N2YO, who apparently operated all night ... at 35 wpm, last night!? Unbelievable.
Question for the group.
It's a tradition that the final day is a free-for-all, meaning each colony can have more than one op on a band, same mode, at the same time; no rules really.
Except not for digital modes, as that would be too confusing (right, digi ops?)
I don't care for this; other states field many folks and it really clogs the bands, but I have not been able to convince the boss to stop it.
What do K2B team members think?? Would appreciate any thoughts.
I suppose ultimately it will be whatever each individual wants to do.
Also, after the event is over, I'd appreciate if you could email me your log in adif or Cabrillo format, at your earliest convenience.?
I will summarize and circulate K2B results as well as 13 Colonies overall summary.
Then we'll talk about K2B bling.
Many thanks,
David, K2WPM
--
George- Price-Right Communications
107B East Davis St.
Culpeper, VA 22701
540-617-1177
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Kay N3KN
Sean Walberg N3RTW
Tim Boyd AA4SS
Bob Gebeaux KA3OCS
Mike Dodd N4CF
Chuck K4QS