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Event #15 - Fri May 24th
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Welcome to RandomGram Event Nr. 15
Date/Time: May 24th @ 21:00 - 23:00 UTC. That is Friday afternoon for most. Please use the revised procedure for making multiple same-band contacts, in effect since RG#12. Info HERE. New TX Lists (code groups) are available now for this event. Code groups from previous events are not valid and will not score. Obtain a registered TX List by emailing your call sign to the Group Owner email address at? [email protected] Objective: This is a "25 group" event. Each participant is limited to one Tx List of 25 code groups. Your maximum possible TX score will be 50 points (2-pts per group) if all 25 of your transmitted groups are copied and submitted by other operators. You can send each group to more than one station (one group per QSO, please). This will increase your chances that all get confirmed. As always, your RX points and total score are unlimited, so you should log as many groups as you can from other operators in additional QSOs and by SWL/intercept. Teams: Teams are listed in the Roster & Results message post for this event (see below). Additional teams are available by request. Team membership is open to all and is completely optional. Operating on a team is no different than otherwise. Team scores are the sum of individual members' scores. If you're interested in joining a team for this event just email your call sign and team preference to [email protected] Suggested Frequencies: 50-60 kHz above the bottom of non-WARC HF bands, conditions permitting. Other frequencies in the band may prove better depending on your region or QRM from other ongoing events. 7028 kHz is popular in some regions. Suggested Spotting Page: RG participants are invited to use the SKCC SkedPage at (SKCC Members who post or self-spot on the SkedPage-- please be prepared to provide an SKCC style exchange for callers who request it.) Operating Tips: - A transmitted group earns 2-points; a received group is 1-point (if accurately transmitted, copied and reported); - Work the same stations on the same band multiple times and exchange additional code groups (see new procedure here ) - Transmit one new code group with every contact; - For additional points monitor other stations: log and submit code groups they exchange (SWL/intercept); - Submit your log or list of received code groups via email to obtain your current score and abstract of groups. For additional operating and logging guidelines see the RandomGram FAQ? HERE. SWL Intercept: Even if you don't transmit any code groups you can still earn Rx points by submitting groups you have logged while monitoring other stations. Your confirmation of other stations' transmitted groups helps them to earn Tx points. Deadline for submitting your copied groups: the sooner, the better. Other operators depend on your confirmation of their transmitted groups. Roster & Results for this event are posted HERE Have fun! 73, Drew - AF2Z RandomGram Mgr |
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Event #15 - Roster & Results
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Roster & Results for RG Event Nr. 15
Friday May 24th @ 21:00 - 23:00 UTC (2 hours) There is a 25-group limit on the number of transmit groups per operator for this event. Please see the full event description HERE ------------------------------------------------ RandomGram Scores (Updated: 2024/06/02 14:01 UTC) Call ? ? ?Team ? ? ? ? ? ? TX ? ? ?RX ? ? ?Tot ------ ? ?----------- ? ?---- ? ?---- ? ?----- AF2Z ? ? ?Sideswiper ? ? ? 48 ? ? ?35 ? ? ? 83 N0HOV ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?48 ? ? ?34 ? ? ? 82 N6EV ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 48 ? ? ?27 ? ? ? 75 W4QDV ? ? StraightKey ? ? ?34 ? ? ?31 ? ? ? 65 KG0RD ? ? Bug ? ? ? ? ? ? ?34 ? ? ?19 ? ? ? 53 W9DLN ? ? StraightKey ? ? ?32 ? ? ?33 ? ? ? 65 N3KRX ? ? StraightKey ? ? ?14 ? ? ?20 ? ? ? 34 OE3IAK ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 14 ? ? ? 9 ? ? ? 23 W0ENE ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?12 ? ? ?13 ? ? ? 25 OE1WYC ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 12 ? ? ?11 ? ? ? 23 KB0LF ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?12 ? ? ? 5 ? ? ? 17 AB7MP ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 8 ? ? ?16 ? ? ? 24 OE7FTJ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?8 ? ? ? 8 ? ? ? 16 JJ1FXF ? ?A1CLUB ? ? ? ? ? ?6 ? ? ? 3 ? ? ? ?9 ND8MS ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 6 ? ? ? 2 ? ? ? ?8 AI9IN ? ? StraightKey ? ? ? 4 ? ? ? 6 ? ? ? 10 K7SHR ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 4 ? ? ? 3 ? ? ? ?7 KI5PED ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?4 ? ? ? 3 ? ? ? ?7 NC2M ? ? ?StraightKey ? ? ? 4 ? ? ? 2 ? ? ? ?6 N4CDH ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 2 ? ? ?10 ? ? ? 12 WN1Z ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?2 ? ? ? 8 ? ? ? 10 VE3FWF ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?2 ? ? ? 4 ? ? ? ?6 JM1LQI ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?2 ? ? ? 1 ? ? ? ?3 VE4FU ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 2 ? ? ? 1 ? ? ? ?3 ZL3TK ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 2 ? ? ? 1 ? ? ? ?3 KB8QPT ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?2 ? ? ? - ? ? ? ?2 VA3LMI ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?2 ? ? ? - ? ? ? ?2 N5DCH ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - ? ? ? 7 ? ? ? ?7 Team ? ? ? ? ? Mbrs ? ? Avg ? ? ?Tot ----------- ? ?---- ? ?---- ? ?----- StraightKey ? ? ? 5 ? ? ?36 ? ? ?180 Bug ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 ? ? ?53 ? ? ? 53 Sideswiper ? ? ? ?1 ? ? ?83 ? ? ? 83 A1CLUB ? ? ? ? ? ?1 ? ? ? 9 ? ? ? ?9 TX = Transmit points (2-pts per code group) RX = Copy points (1-pt per code group) Mbrs = Nr of members on team Avg = Average score per team member ------------------------------------------------ -end- |
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Re: Event #14 - Tue May 14th
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It was my first event. I knew I wouldn't be home for the event start, but when I fired up about 1620UTC I thought my antenna must have fallen down. It's the first time ever I think I've received zero stations on 20m FT8.? See you next time then :)? 73 |
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Re: Event #14 - Tue May 14th
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I saw it on my bandscope and heard it for a few seconds. ?I was CQ'ing to the wind for the remaining 13 minutes of RG. ?Very interesting. ?Never had a similar experience. ?
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Re: Event #14 - Tue May 14th
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. . .just plodding along in the RG, when at 1648Z all signals disappeared, even the very loud ones.Yup, you were last in my log at 1644. After a few minutes I was checking my clock to see if I missed the 1700Z end when I realized we must have had a solar related event. I hadn't checked yet, so thanks. My big take aways were 1) I can't sustain hand keying very long (hence the bug), and 2) when penciling scratch notes, be sure to strike through zero's and Z's to later distinguish them from O's and 2's. 73 de ke5c op john |
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Re: Event #14 - Tue May 14th
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I was on till the very end. Tried several bands and all were dead after the impact.
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73, Drew/AF2Z On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 02:22 PM, Dan W9DLN wrote:
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Event #14 - Tue May 14th
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. . .just plodding along in the RG, when at 1648Z all signals disappeared, even the very loud ones.
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Re: Event #14 - Tue May 14th
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Reminder to RG Group members...
RG #14 is this morning (Tue May 14th) ?from 15:00 - 17:00 UTC.? The event description, roster & scores sheet are posted at /g/RG/message/285 Good luck! 73, Drew/AF2Z RG Mgr |
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Re: Event #14 - Tue May 14th
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I have sent a tx list to Quint and to everyone who is listed on the current roster & scores table here:
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/g/RandomGram/message/284 You can also check your team selection, if any, there. If you are on the roster you should have received your code groups. If not, my email to you may have ended up in your spam folder. Please check your email account page at your email provider, Yahoo mail, etc. If you think you're having email delivery issues you can PM me on the SkedPage. I will see your PM eventually when I log in there. 73, Drew/AF2Z On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 10:02 AM, Quint W7CQW wrote:
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Re: Event #14 - Tue May 14th
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¿ªÔÆÌåÓýQuint, did you send an email to?[email protected]?with your call sign in the email?Andy?
KD9KHA? On May 9, 2024, at 9:04 AM, Quint W7CQW via groups.io <w7cqw@...> wrote:
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Event #14 - Tue May 14th
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Welcome to RandomGram Event Nr. 14
Date/Time: May 14th @ 15:00 - 17:00 UTC. That is Tuesday morning for most. Please use the revised procedure for making multiple same-band contacts, in effect since RG#12. Info HERE. New TX Lists (code groups) are available now for this event. Code groups from previous events are not valid and will not score. Obtain a registered TX List by emailing your call sign to the Group Owner email address at? [email protected] Objective: This is a 10-group limited event with alpha-numeric groups. The objective is to have all ten of the code groups on your tx list logged and confirmed by other stations, sending one group per QSO. You can make more than ten QSOs and re-send the code groups on your tx list to ensure they all get logged and reported by other stations. Also, log as many different code groups as you can from other stations, both in QSOs and by monitoring other stations' QSOs. Teams: Teams are listed in the Roster & Results message post for this event (see below). Additional teams are available by request. Team membership is open to all and is completely optional. Operating on a team is no different than otherwise. Team scores are the sum of individual members' scores. If you're interested in joining a team for this event just email your call sign and team preference to [email protected] Suggested Frequencies: 50-60 kHz above the bottom of non-WARC HF bands, conditions permitting. Other frequencies in the band may prove better depending on your region or QRM from other ongoing events. 7028 kHz is popular in some regions. Suggested Spotting Page: RG participants are invited to use the SKCC SkedPage at (SKCC Members who post or self-spot on the SkedPage-- please be prepared to provide an SKCC style exchange for callers who request it.) Operating Tips: - A transmitted group earns 2-points; a received group is 1-point (if accurately transmitted, copied and reported); - Work the same stations on the same band multiple times and exchange additional code groups (see new procedure here ) - Transmit one new code group with every contact; - For additional points monitor other stations: log and submit code groups they exchange (SWL/intercept); - Submit your updated log or list of received code groups to obtain your current score. For additional operating guidelines see the RandomGram FAQ? HERE. SWL Entries: Even if you don't transmit any code groups you can still earn Rx points by submitting groups you have logged while monitoring other stations. Your confirmation of other stations' transmitted groups helps them to earn Tx points. Deadline for submitting your copied groups: the sooner, the better. Other operators depend on your confirmation of their transmitted groups. Roster & Results for this event are posted HERE. Have fun! 73, Drew - AF2Z RandomGram Mgr |
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Event #14 - Roster & Results
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Roster & Results for RG Event Nr. 14
Tuesday May 14th @ 15:00 - 17:00 UTC (2 hours) There is a 10-group limit on the number of transmit groups per operator for this event. Please see the full event description posted HERE ------------------------------------------------ RandomGram Scores (Updated: 2024/05/16 15:49 UTC) Call ? ? ?Team ? ? ? ? ? ? TX ? ? ?RX ? ? ?Tot ------ ? ?----------- ? ?---- ? ?---- ? ?----- ND9M ? ? ?Sideswiper ? ? ? 20 ? ? ?33 ? ? ? 53 K0RO ? ? ?StraightKey ? ? ?20 ? ? ?30 ? ? ? 50 AF2Z ? ? ?Sideswiper ? ? ? 20 ? ? ?24 ? ? ? 44 N1CFO ? ? CWops ? ? ? ? ? ?20 ? ? ?23 ? ? ? 43 KE5C ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 20 ? ? ?22 ? ? ? 42 W9DLN ? ? StraightKey ? ? ?20 ? ? ?22 ? ? ? 42 KR2Q ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 20 ? ? ?13 ? ? ? 33 KO4NDP ? ?StraightKey ? ? ?18 ? ? ?20 ? ? ? 38 KK0U ? ? ?Homebrew ? ? ? ? 18 ? ? ?11 ? ? ? 29 KW4LQ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?18 ? ? ?10 ? ? ? 28 KK0I ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 16 ? ? ?17 ? ? ? 33 KB3NSK ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 16 ? ? ?11 ? ? ? 27 W0ENE ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?16 ? ? ?10 ? ? ? 26 WB9RCE ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 16 ? ? ? 8 ? ? ? 24 N3KRX ? ? StraightKey ? ? ?14 ? ? ?18 ? ? ? 32 W5MIG ? ? StraightKey ? ? ?10 ? ? ?17 ? ? ? 27 NC2M ? ? ?StraightKey ? ? ? 8 ? ? ? 4 ? ? ? 12 K3YES ? ? StraightKey ? ? ? 4 ? ? ? 2 ? ? ? ?6 VE4STG ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?2 ? ? ? 4 ? ? ? ?6 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?2 ? ? ? 3 ? ? ? ?5 KF6NCX ? ?CWops ? ? ? ? ? ? 2 ? ? ? 1 ? ? ? ?3 N4CDH ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 2 ? ? ? 1 ? ? ? ?3 VA3FRL ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?2 ? ? ? 1 ? ? ? ?3 K4DKC ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 2 ? ? ? - ? ? ? ?2 NJ8L ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- ? ? ?26 ? ? ? 26 KN4HAQ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- ? ? ?10 ? ? ? 10 Team ? ? ? ? ? Mbrs ? ? Avg ? ? ?Tot ----------- ? ?---- ? ?---- ? ?----- StraightKey ? ? ? 7 ? ? ?30 ? ? ?207 Bug ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - ? ? ? - ? ? ? ?- Sideswiper ? ? ? ?2 ? ? ?49 ? ? ? 97 A1CLUB ? ? ? ? ? ?- ? ? ? - ? ? ? ?- CWops ? ? ? ? ? ? 2 ? ? ?23 ? ? ? 46 Homebrew ? ? ? ? ?1 ? ? ?29 ? ? ? 29 TX = Transmit points (2-pts per code group) RX = Copy points (1-pt per code group) Mbrs = Nr of members on team Avg = Average score per team member ------------------------------------------------ -end- |
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Re: Event #13 - Fri Apr 26th
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20 meters was essentially dead. ?Worked one station, K0RO and heard him working many stations.
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Re: Event #13 - Fri Apr 26th
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Yes, Jim- exactly!
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If you are limited to only a couple of workable stations you can still go pretty much non-stop for the entire event. I'll just remind everyone that RG allows you to make multiple same-band contacts with the same station if you abide by the following requirement: You can contact the same station multiple times on the same band as long as you attempt to work other stations after each such contact. This can be done either by responding to a CQ RG transmitted by another station, or by transmitting your own CQ RG. An actual contact is not required to be completed but the attempt must be made. See the discussion HERE It's a lot of fun but some remain hesitant about contacting? the same station more than once on a band. I guess because the near universal "dup" restriction is so ingrained. Modern receivers with dual VFOs, dual watch, A/B and REV switches are very well suited to monitoring a station while working your own frequency. But even someone with an older rig and a wide receive passband can monitor an adjacent station while calling CQ themself; then slide over to the other station to answer their CQ from time to time. You can also pause your CQ's to "intercept" their QSO activity and add to your Rx points. 73, Drew/AF2Z On Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 12:26 PM, Jim N0IPA wrote: Yeah, the bands were tough, but there were 2-3 stations I could copy, so my strategy was to bounce back and forth between them, exchange then SWL till a pause, roll to the other solid station and do the same. |
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Re: Event #13 - Fri Apr 26th
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Yeah, the bands were tough, but there were 2-3 stations I could copy, so my strategy was to bounce back and forth between them, exchange then SWL till a pause, roll to the other solid station and do the same.
A good exercise in making conditions work for you. Jim N0IPA |
Drew AF2Z
Graham Starkie - VA3LMI
Ralph K0RO
John.KE5C
Andy KD9KHA
Bernie VE3FWF
Jim N0IPA