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RandomGram FAQ: [revised: 29/MAR/24] See the separate Overview for rules and a summary of event operation. (Note: in the discussion below "copy" means "to receive over the air and log".) 1. How do I obtain a list of code groups to transmit? 2. What info is required in order to submit an entry? 3. How should I log and submit the groups I receive over the air? 4. What format is required for logging received groups? 5. How do I earn points by intercepting exchanges between other stations? 6. What if I correctly copy groups that other operators made mistakes in transmitting? 7. If more than one station copies my transmitted group do I receive additional points? 8. Why are more points awarded for transmitting groups than for receiving them? 9. Do the random code groups have any encrypted meaning? 10. How can I make multiple same-band contacts with a station? 11. Can I make multiple contacts with only one or two other stations for the entire event? 12. Are spotting networks and chat pages allowed to be used? 13. I don't really care about a score; should I bother to report the groups I've copied? 14. How are scores determined & displayed? 15. What are "teams"? 16. How do I join a team? 17. What is the origin of RandomGram? 18. What software is used to process the event? 1. How do I obtain a list of code groups to transmit? Email your call sign to [email protected] A batch of groups will be returned to you in the text of an email reply, and also attached as a plain text file. You may want to print your email or the text file attachment and cross off the groups as you transmit them. Or you can simply transmit them from the email or text file attachment displayed on your computer screen. Once a group is transmitted it has no further use and can be discarded. 2. What info is required in order to submit an entry? Please submit your own call sign and the code groups you copy from other stations. QSO details and call signs of other stations are not required. 3. How should I log and submit the groups I receive over the air? All of the following are acceptable. Use whichever is convenient. Submit by email, along with your call sign, to [email protected] ? Logging Program: type your received groups into any text fields (Comments, Notes, Name, etc). Export your contacts as an ADIF file. Submit this file as an email attachment. ? Text File: type any groups you receive over the air into a Notepad or other text file; Submit this file as an email attachment. ? Email Message: type any groups you receive over the air into an email text. 4. What format is required for logging received groups? Almost any typed text is acceptable including email text, ADI logs and spreadsheet CSV. The only required data is the received code groups. Code groups should be separated from each other by spaces, lines, or punctuation. Logging info or other included text will be ignored. Any of the following are acceptable: ? ADI Log File: code groups can be entered into any of the log's text boxes: Comments, Notes, Name, etc. Multiple groups can be entered into one text box. ? Plain Text File: any number of groups per line. Other QSO info is not required and will be ignored; ? Email Message: simply type or copy-&-paste typed groups into an email. No other QSO info needed. 5. How do I earn points by intercepting exchanges between other stations? Simply copy the groups they transmit to each other and submit them along with the groups you log during your own contacts: there is no need to differentiate between the two. Any time you are not engaged in your own contacts you can intercept groups being transmitted between other stations, while waiting to call a working station, etc. 6. What if I correctly copy groups that other operators made mistakes in transmitting? You receive no points. Points are only credited for groups that are accurately conveyed by both operators of a QSO. There is no determination as to which operator may have made an error. 7. If more than one station copies my transmitted group do I receive additional points? No. That would favor stations with higher power output, or locations that have wider coverage. You do however benefit from other monitoring stations copying your groups in case your immediate contact station has not copied you correctly. 8. Why are more points awarded for transmitting groups than for receiving them? Transmitting earns more points because it involves more effort. If transmitting and copying earned the same amount it would be possible for the SWL, who is only monitoring stations, to make as many (or more) points as someone actually engaging in contacts. The current 2:1 transmit/copy points ratio means you can potentially make about 50% higher score engaging in contacts vs monitoring contacts between others. 9. Do the random code groups have any encrypted meaning? No, they are exchange tokens only, not ciphertext. Code groups currently consist of five letters. Each group distributed in an event is unique; there are more than 11 million possible combinations. Alpha-numeric groups may be used in future events if there is demand for it. 10. How can I make multiple same-band contacts with a station? 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 with a different station is not required to be completed but the attempt must be made. 11. Can I make multiple contacts with only one or two other stations for the entire event? You could but generally you will do better to contact many different stations. Otherwise, a large portion of your transmit points will depend on one or few other operators reporting their copied groups. However, new CW operators may prefer initially to stick with one or two stations that they are comfortable working with. 12. Are spotting networks and chat pages allowed to be used? Spotting networks and self-spotting are allowed. Chat pages are also allowed for spotting purposes but should never be used as a back channel assist for conducting QSOs or confirming reception of code groups sent over the air. 13. I don't really care about a score; should I bother to report the groups I've copied? Yes! Always report any groups you have copied during the event. Otherwise, the stations you have worked will not receive credit for the groups they have transmitted to you. 14. How are scores determined & displayed? Scores are determined entirely by the number of code groups successfully transmitted (3 points each) and received (1 point each). The results for each event are displayed as a list of participants' call signs, along with their team affiliation (if any), and TX, RX & Total points. Points totals for up to nine different teams are displayed separately. 15. What are "teams"? Depending on the particular event there can be up to nine teams. Participants are free to join a team effort, or not. As a team member you can operate just as you normally would. Teams might be based upon the key type used during the event (example: straight key vs bug vs cootie); or the geographic location of operators, or club affiliation. A team could also be used to tally combined scores for a multi-operator setup at a specific location. Team descriptions will be posted for each event when in effect. If you have an idea for a team please feel free to suggest it. 16. How do I join a team? If you choose to join a team you can do so at any time during the event or upon submitting your copied groups. Just send an email to RandomGram stating your call sign and team preference. Your score will be combined with other team members for your team's total. 17. What is the origin of RandomGram? The contest was first proposed by AF2Z in Feb. 2009 in the SKCC Forum. It was originally named CQ GX (GX for "groups", as in random coded groups). In recent years a version of the contest was conducted by K2RFP as the CW Fun event. 18. What software is used to process the event? Distribution of code groups, processing of submitted groups, composition of email replies, and compilation of scores is performed with AutoHotkey scripts, AHK is a Windows scripting language.

Following is a summary Overview for RandomGram. See the separate FAQ for additional discussion. If you have any questions please feel free to post them. Rules: Obtain a transmit list of random code groups by emailing your call sign to: [email protected] Call "CQ RG" or answer such calls on non-WARC HF bands; Send real RST and one code group to the other operator; Type code groups received from other operators into an email text, text file or ADIF log. You can contact any participating station multiple times on the same band (see QSO section below). You can also monitor other stations and log the groups they exchange. Email your callsign and your text file or log containing received groups to the above address. TX List (Transmitted Groups): Each RandomGram code group is a unique 5-character random combination. Operators can request additional TX Lists of 25, 50, 75, 100, etc. groups (except during special "limited" events). Transmit one new group from your TX List during each QSO (see QSOs, below). You can choose groups from the TX List in any order. Your TX List is good for the current event only. Don't share your TX List with others. RX List (Copied Groups): Log the code group transmitted by the other operator during each QSO, as follows: If you use an ADIF log... type received groups into any text box: Comments, Notes, Name, etc; If you don't use a log... type received groups into a text file or an email text. Submit received groups in an email or as an email attachment to [email protected] Don't share your received groups with others. Scores: Score processing requires only your call sign (or SWL ID) and the code groups you have received over the air. Operators can submit groups any time and update them throughout the event. You earn 3 points for transmitting a group if it is accurately copied by one or more other participants; You earn 1 point for accurately copying a group transmitted by another operator. Posted results will show TX, RX and Total points for each participant. Team & multi-op scores are displayed separately. Teams: Participants will have the option to join a team (depending on particular event). Teams may represent key types; geographic location; club affiliation; multi-op setups; etc. Team scores are the sum of team members' individual scores. Team membership is generally open to all participants throughout the event. QSO: A QSO is defined as a contact you make either by calling CQ RG or by replying to a CQ RG (see example CQ's below). Transmit only one new group per QSO. You can make multiple same-band contacts with a station as long as you either transmit a CQ RG call after each contact, or attempt to answer a CQ RG transmitted by another station. Example CQ's: CQ RG DE AF2Z K CQ RG AF2Z RG AF2Z Example QSO: The following example shows a typical RG exchange between AF2Z and KB4QQJ. Responses by KB4QQJ are highlighted: CQ RG DE AF2Z K KB4QQJ KB4QQJ DE AF2Z UR 559 RG XMRPL XMRPL <BK> RST 579 RG YYAMQ <BK> R TU 73 73 RG DE AF2Z K ... It's a good idea to alert the other operator by sending "RG" ahead of your group (as shown above). You may want to send your group twice as AF2Z does above. You can ask the other operator to repeat their group by sending "PLS RG?" or just "RG?" Feel free to add greetings and brief comments in your exchanges. If someone sends you their SKCC info, QTH, name, etc please respond in kind. See the posted FAQ for additional details and discussion.

Following are the results for RandomGram event Nr.1 on May, 10, 2023. Your TX score may increase as additional groups are submitted by other participants. You may want to bookmark this page, which will be edited periodically to show updated results. *If you logged any code groups during the event please report them to* *[email protected]* ( [email protected] ) Thanks to all who participated! ------------------------------------------------ *RandomGram Scores (Updated: 202305110114 UTC) Call Team TX RX Tot TXO ------ ------ ---- ---- ----- ---- AC2C 46 73 119 AF2Z TOPSEC 46 34 80 AF8A 2 2 4 DF7TV TOPSEC 32 20 52 K0RO 10 4 14 K2CWM 22 12 34 K2EJT 30 14 44 17 K3QP 34 18 52 19 K7MG TOPSEC 8 4 12 4 KB4QQJ 80 45 125 KC9YL 6 3 9 KD2KUB 20 8 28 12 KD2YMM 2 18 20 1 KD5RSS 12 - 12 KK0I 48 29 77 KN4IXU - 1 1 KO4TFE 2 1 3 1 KU4E 24 12 36 KW2P 18 19 37 N2TNN - 3 3 N3CAA 4 11 15 N3COB 4 - 4 N4IU 2 9 11 1 NC2M 4 2 6 NE5A 12 3 15 VA3FRL 14 7 21 VA3KOT - 13 13 VE3JZT - 1 1 VE3KOT 44 36 80 VE9DCD 6 6 12 VK2GR 4 2 6 2 W3NP 30 13 43 W3SI TOPSEC 18 19 37 W4CMG 22 11 33 14 W9DLN 58 64 122 W9JX - 6 6 WA6DES 10 18 28 WB5MET 4 - 4 WU6P 2 1 3 Team Mbrs Avg Tot ------ ---- ---- ----- TOPSEC 4 45 181 - - - - - - - - TX = Transmit points (2-pts per group) RX = Copy points (1-pt per group) TXO = Nr of own TX groups submitted Mbrs = Nr of members on team Avg = Average score per team member * ------------------------------------------------

Welcome to the first run of RandomGram! The event starts on May 10th at 00:00z (Wed UTC; Tue evening US) and will last for two hours. This will not necessarily be the regular time for future events: other days; longer (or shorter) duration are possibilities. Let's see how it goes... This first event will have no teams in the mix. So, it is everyone for themself! If you haven't done so already make sure to request your TX List of code groups by emailing your callsign to [email protected] Stand by for updates... 73, Drew AF2Z

*Welcome to RandomGram Nr. 2! * This will be a dual-session Fri/Sat UTC event: June 23rd @ 20:00-23:00 UTC and June 24th @ 02:00-05:00 UTC That is Friday afternoon/evening for most of us (Sat morning for the OC/AS region). You can operate during either session, or both sessions. It will be scored as a single event. New this time around... *Score Confirmation.* Whenever you submit logged groups you'll receive email confirmation of your current score: RX, TX and Total Points. You can submit additional groups any time throughout the event. *Teams for Event #2.* You have the option to take part in a team effort in support of your favorite manual key type: Straight Key , Bug or Cootie. Operating as a team member is no different than otherwise. Team scores will equal the sum of individual members' scores. If you plan to use one of these keys for the entire event you can sign up any time prior/during the event. (Future event will focus on key brands/models...). Just email your call sign and choice of key type to [email protected] *Some reminders & operating hints:* - A transmitted group earns 2-points; a received group is 1-point ( if accurately transmitted, copied and submitted ); - For maximum score, make sure to send a new code group with every contact ; - For additional points you can log code groups exchanged between other stations; - You can work the same stations on the same band multiple times and exchange additional code groups. For more details see the FAQ ( /g/RandomGram/message/1 ) New TX Lists (code groups) will be distributed for this event. Code groups from the first event are not valid and will not score. Obtain your registered TX List by emailing your call sign to [email protected] ( [email protected] ) You can see the Event #2 roster of participants, team assignments and results here. ( /g/RandomGram/message/18 ) 73, Drew - AF2Z RandomGram Mgr

Below are the results for *RandomGram Event Nr.2* on June 23 @ 20:00 - 23:00 UTC June 24 @ 02:00 - 05:00 UTC **** IF YOU LOGGED ANY CODE GROUPS DURING THE EVENT PLEASE SUBMIT THEM FOR SCORING. THANKS! *** * You can still "join" one of the *Teams* : If you used a single key type for the event just let me know and I will include your call as a team member. See the event details HERE ( /g/RandomGram/message/17 ) (You may want to link to this message post. It will be updated periodically in the group archive. Your TX points may increase as other operators submit additional code groups they have logged.) ------------------------------------------------ *RandomGram Scores (Updated: 202306281027 UTC) Call Team TX RX Tot TXO ------ ------ ---- ---- ----- ---- AA4AZ StrKey 30 16 46 AC2C Cootie 6 4 10 AF2Z Cootie 84 70 154 AF4QK Bug 4 3 7 AI9IN Cootie 14 17 31 DF7TV StrKey 108 62 170 JJ1FXF A1CLUB 10 5 15 JS2AHG A1CLUB 6 5 11 K0AF 26 15 41 16 K0RO 66 29 95 K2CWM StrKey 46 22 68 K4ARQ 10 5 15 KB4QQJ 42 29 71 KC3TGU 4 11 15 KI5PED StrKey 2 1 3 3 KI5PGL StrKey 10 8 18 KO4TFE 2 - 2 N3CAA 2 7 9 N4IU 6 18 24 N6CUQ Bug 2 7 9 N6EV Bug 124 73 197 N9QU StrKey 4 1 5 NC2M 12 6 18 NJ8L Cootie 80 53 133 VA3KOT 10 14 24 VK2GR 22 10 32 10 W1ZAH 6 - 6 W3SI Cootie 18 10 28 11 W9DLN 38 28 66 W9JX 2 6 8 1 WA6DES 10 61 71 WA8OJR 2 - 2 Team Mbrs Avg Tot ------ ---- ---- ----- StrKey 8 39 310 Bug 3 71 213 Cootie 5 71 356 A1CLUB 2 13 26 TX = Transmit points (2-pts per group) RX = Copy points (1-pt per group) TXO = Nr of own TX groups submitted Mbrs = Nr of members on team Avg = Average score per team member * ------------------------------------------------ -end-

*Welcome to RandomGram Nr. 3! * This will be a single session starting Fri *July 21st @ 20:00 UTC,* ending *July 22nd @ 05:00 UTC*.That is Friday afternoon/evening for most of us; Sat morning for the OC/AS region. *New TX Lists* (code groups) are being distributed for this event. Code groups from previous events are not valid and will not score. Obtain your registered TX List by emailing your call sign to [email protected] ( [email protected] ) *Teams for Event #3 (optional).* We will have STRAIGHT KEY, BUG, SIDESWIPER, A1CLUB, CWops and HOMEBREW teams. Additional teams or multi-op groups may be formed later. Team membership is open to all and is completely optional. Operating on a team is no different than otherwise. Team scores will be compiled from individual members' scores. If you're interested in joining a team just email your call sign and team preference to [email protected] *KPH Enigma Crypto Broadcast.*...late breaking news... We are supporting the KPH Enigma broadcast event on July 22nd; more info HERE ( /g/RandomGram/message/53 ) * Frequencies.* RG ops can be anywhere in the CW band but many will be found 50-60 kHz above the bottom of the band. Also check out the SKCC SkedPage for activity: https://sked.skccgroup.com/ * Some reminders & operating hints:* - A transmitted group earns 2-points; a received group is 1-point ( if accurately transmitted, copied and submitted ); - For maximum score, make sure to send a new code group with every contact ; - For additional points you can log code groups exchanged between other stations; - Work the same stations on the same band multiple times and exchange additional code groups (one group per QSO); - Submit your updated list or log of received code groups anytime during event to obtain your current score. For operating details, rules, entry submissions, etc. see the FAQ ( /g/RandomGram/message/1 ) The Event #3 roster of participants, team assignments and updated results are HERE ( /g/RandomGram/message/32 ) 73, Drew - AF2Z RandomGram Mgr

Has everyone already received their Code groups they will send during the random gram? I just signed up and I haven’t received anything yet. Just wondering. 73 Andy KD9KHA

Hello. I just learned about this group and this weekend's event today. It sounds like fun. I have a couple of questions: 1) How fast is the cw in these events? Like contest speeds or slower? A friend of mine sends 10 wpm with a straight key Could he enjoy this event, maybe by asking for QRS, or would it just leave him dizzy? If he calls CQ at 10 wpm, is he likely to get responses? 2) When you send in your score, do you just send in the "radiograms" you copied and nothing else, or do you include call signs of the senders and bands and times? Thanks and 73! Larry, kf6ncx

Breaking news... On Saturday July 22nd @ 20:00 UTC, historic maritime coast station *KPH* will broadcast an authentic *Enigma* coded crypto message on its commercial CW channels (see link below). By coincidence this broadcast will take place just 24 hours after the start of our RandomGram Event #3. In cooperation with KPH and the *Maritme Radio Historical Society* ( *MRHS* ), we have compiled the KPH Enigma code groups for this broadcast into the RandomGram transmit-list cache, registered to station KPH... What this means is that after the RandomGram event concludes participants will have an additional opportunity to increase their scores by monitoring the KPH broadcast, logging the Enigma code groups and submitting them to RandomGram. Correctly logged code groups will earn additional RX points. We will also compile a separate results table for all who log and submit code groups transmitted by KPH. It will show the number of Enigma groups correctly reported by each participant. You can see those results at /g/RandomGram/message/59. The MRHS webpage includes a link to an online *Enigma crypto machine* simulator, with which the broadcast code groups can be decoded. Certificates will be awarded to those who correctly decode the authentic U-boat message and submit it to MRHS. You can find more info about the KPH Enigma crypto broadcast, time & frequencies, award certificates, and the online Enigma machine simulator, at the Maritime Radio Historical Society page here: https://www.radiomarine.org/mrhs-events Please note: No encrypted text or ciphers are transmitted in the RandomGram event. The crypto groups broadcast by station KPH are transmitted on assigned commercial frequencies outside the amateur bands. We hope RandomGram participants will tune in the KPH Enigma broadcast and support this great event! 73, Drew/AF2Z RandomGram Mgr

It looks like the RandomGram Group has breached the pay limit (100 members) and is now closed to new subscribers. I plan to pay the group fees soon and re-open it for new members. (New subscribers, please try again later if you get turned away.) Meanwhile, if any care to contribute to the group costs you can do so by clicking the *+Sponsor This Group* button on the home page or this link: /g/RandomGram/sponsor The minimum contribution (set by Groups.io) is $5.00. 73, Drew/AF2Z

This archived message post contains the results of the *KPH Enigma broadcast* for those who copy and submit the crypto groups. These results will be updated periodically, You may want to bookmark this page for future reference. *Instructions:* Participants monitored the KPH crypto broadcast at the scheduled time and frequencies. They submitted their logged code groups in the same manner as for the RandomGram event. (It is okay to combine KPH crypto groups with previously logged RandomGram code groups.) Any correctly copied KPH code groups you submit to RandomGram will increase your RX points total for RG Event #3; you can see those results at /g/RandomGram/message/32 *KPH Enigma Broadcast Time and Freqs:* July 22, 2023 @ 20:00 UTC (Saturday) 426 kc/s (following an announcement on 500 kc) 6477.5 8642.0 12808.5 17016.8 22477.5 HF broadcasts were preceded by the KPH CW marker wheel as a tuning aid. Additional info about the *Maritime Radio Historical Society (MRHS)* and the *KPH* event, including award certificates and the online Enigma machine simulator can be found here: https://www.radiomarine.org/mrhs-events Following are the RandomGram scores for the *KPH Crypto Broadcast* :... ------------------------------------------------ *RandomGram Scores (Updated: 202307251506 UTC) Call Team TX RX Tot ------ ----------- ---- ---- ----- AB7MP - 20 20 AF2Z Sideswiper - 19 19 AI9IN Sideswiper - 2 2 DL2KCD - 18 18 K1DJ CWops - 20 20 K3QP Bug - 20 20 KB4QQJ - 19 19 KF6NCX - 20 20 KK0U Homebrew - 20 20 KPH 40 - 40 N0MII Homebrew - 20 20 N1CFO CWops - 16 16 N4IU - 7 7 N6EV Bug - 20 20 NJ8L Sideswiper - 20 20 VK2GR - 12 12 W5LA - 19 19 WA6DES - 20 20 WO7T Sideswiper - 20 20 WX7V - 20 20 Team Mbrs Avg Tot ----------- ---- ---- ----- StraightKey - - - Bug 2 20 40 Sideswiper 4 15 61 A1CLUB - - - CWops 2 18 36 Homebrew 2 20 40 TX = Transmit points (2-pts per group) RX = Copy points (1-pt per group) Mbrs = Nr of members on team Avg = Average score per team member * ------------------------------------------------ -end-

Below are latest results for *RandomGram Event Nr.3* (event details HERE ( /g/RandomGram/message/31 ) ): July 21 @ 20:00 UTC through July 22 @ 05:00 UTC You may want to bookmark this message post. The participant roster and scores will be updated periodically. Your TX points will increase as other operators report groups they have copied from you. *Also, for additional points, be sure to copy the KPH Enigma crypto broadcast Jul 22 at 20:00z. Submit those groups for more RX points. More info at /g/RandomGram/message/59 * ------------------------------------------------ *RandomGram Scores (Updated: 202307311755 UTC) Call Team TX RX Tot ------ ----------- ---- ---- ----- AB7MP 8 25 33 AC2C 16 15 31 AF2Z Sideswiper 66 65 131 AG5ZN StraightKey 2 - 2 AI9IN Sideswiper 16 21 37 CT7AUP 48 70 118 DF7TV A1CLUB 110 70 180 DL2KCD 10 46 56 JA9UKK 4 1 5 JF1JDG A1CLUB 4 4 8 JG1BGT A1CLUB 4 2 6 JI0XWS A1CLUB 2 9 11 JJ1FXF A1CLUB 22 10 32 JK1BVN A1CLUB 12 - 12 JM1LQI A1CLUB 10 7 17 JO1ZZZ A1CLUB 8 5 13 JS2AHG A1CLUB 2 5 7 K0AF Bug 182 109 291 K0RO StraightKey 86 36 122 K1DJ CWops 32 48 80 K3QP Bug 22 30 52 K4ARQ 10 9 19 K4TNE 18 7 25 K5GQ CWops 26 17 43 K5KV Bug 48 25 73 K5VBA 16 18 34 K6NF 2 4 6 K6TOP Bug 26 20 46 K9EI 4 3 7 KB1FGC 4 2 6 KB4QQJ 144 133 277 KB9LLD Homebrew 42 55 97 KD2YMM 4 17 21 KD9KHA 6 4 10 KF6NCX 24 44 68 KF7UFF 2 - 2 KG4UIV StraightKey 2 - 2 KI5PED StraightKey 2 2 4 KK0U Homebrew 100 105 205 KK4ITX 4 - 4 KPH 40 - 40 KQ3Q 2 1 3 KZ2V 4 10 14 KZ5H 10 5 15 N0MII Homebrew 26 66 92 N1CFO CWops 32 30 62 N2TNN - 14 14 N4IU 10 40 50 N5ILQ StraightKey 8 5 13 N6CUQ Bug 4 10 14 N6EV Bug 220 166 386 N8DNA CWops 36 47 83 NC2M 8 5 13 NJ8L Sideswiper 100 99 199 VA3KOT StraightKey 4 9 13 VE3IDS 8 5 13 VE3WH 30 35 65 VK2GR 4 29 33 W0BET 10 - 10 W1SAV 20 21 41 W1ZAH Sideswiper 8 4 12 W3SI Sideswiper 8 - 8 W4CMG 46 24 70 W5LA 18 29 47 W9JX 2 9 11 WA6DES 22 125 147 WA9SWW 2 - 2 WB9RCE 36 30 66 WG9K - 2 2 WO6W 2 - 2 WO7T Sideswiper 20 25 45 WP4SSL Sideswiper 22 10 32 WV3V 2 - 2 WX7V - 20 20 WZ0W CWops 14 10 24 ZL3TK - 1 1 Team Mbrs Avg Tot ----------- ---- ---- ----- StraightKey 6 26 156 Bug 6 144 862 Sideswiper 7 66 464 A1CLUB 9 32 286 CWops 5 58 292 Homebrew 3 131 394 TX = Transmit points (2-pts per group) RX = Copy points (1-pt per group) Mbrs = Nr of members on team Avg = Average score per team member * ------------------------------------------------ -end-

Welcome to *RandomGram Nr. 4!* *Date/Time:* August 25th @ 20:00 UTC through August 26th @ 05:00 UTC. That is Friday afternoon/evening for most; Sat morning for the OC/AS region. *Teams:* StraightKey , Bug and Sideswiper. Additional teams or multi-op groups by request. Current teams are listed in the roster/results post HERE ( /g/RandomGram/message/111 ). 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 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. *Suggested Spotting Page:* Some RG participants use the SKCC SkedPage at https://sked.skccgroup.com/ *Operating Tips* : - A transmitted group earns 2-points; a received group is 1-point (if accurately transmitted, copied and submitted); - Work the same stations on the same band multiple times and exchange additional code groups; - Send a new code group with every contact; - For additional points monitor & submit code groups exchanged between other stations; - Submit your list or log of received code groups any time to obtain your current score. For additional info see the RandomGram FAQ HERE ( /g/RandomGram/message/1 ) *New TX Lists* ( code groups ) are now available 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 [email protected] *Roster & Results.* The current roster of participants, team assignments and updated results are posted at Event #4 - Roster & Results ( /g/RandomGram/message/111 ) Have fun! 73, Drew - AF2Z RandomGram Mgr

*Roster & Results for RG Event Nr.4:* Aug 25 @ 20:00 UTC through Aug 26 @ 05:00 UTC The event description is posted HERE ( /g/RandomGram/message/110 ) Your TX points increase when logs submitted by other participants confirm reception of your transmitted code groups. The scores below are ranked by TX points, secondary sort by RX points. (TX = 2-pts per group; RX = 1-pt per group) ------------------------------------------------ *RandomGram Scores (Updated: 202309010028 UTC) Call Team TX RX Tot ------ ----------- ---- ---- ----- KB4QQJ Sideswiper 170 107 277 N6EV Bug 126 81 207 NJ8L Sideswiper 114 125 239 AF2Z Sideswiper 72 65 137 K3QP Bug 72 48 120 WB9RCE 70 53 123 W3SI Sideswiper 64 121 185 KW4LQ 50 73 123 K5KV Bug 50 53 103 KK0U Homebrew 50 28 78 CT7AUP 48 89 137 N0MII Homebrew 48 66 114 N0HOV 48 21 69 AA0AJ 46 48 94 N0IPA 46 23 69 N2TNN 44 76 120 N8DNA CWops 42 39 81 W5LA CWops 40 39 79 WM4Q 38 29 67 N3KRX 34 68 102 W3NP 34 17 51 W4QDV StraightKey 26 25 51 KD2YMM StraightKey 24 88 112 W1ZAH Sideswiper 24 13 37 KZ5H 24 11 35 WP4SSL 24 8 32 N8HWV 22 30 52 WZ0W CWops 22 13 35 WA6DES 20 92 112 KG0RD 20 17 37 K4TNE 20 6 26 K4ARQ 16 18 34 JJ1FXF A1CLUB 16 11 27 JM1LQI 16 9 25 W4CMG 16 9 25 W4TMW Homebrew 14 9 23 AI9IN Sideswiper 12 23 35 KZ2V 12 5 17 VK2GR 12 5 17 JK1BVN A1CLUB 12 - 12 KC3TGU 10 53 63 KC4HCH 10 46 56 VA3KOT StraightKey 10 45 55 DL2KCD 10 29 39 W1SAV 10 12 22 JA9UKK 10 5 15 KQ3Q StraightKey 10 2 12 K5VBA 8 24 32 N1CFO CWops 8 8 16 KI5PED Homebrew 8 6 14 AC2C Sideswiper 8 4 12 W0MFQ Homebrew 6 16 22 AB0DK 6 2 8 KC9YL 6 2 8 WB2U 6 2 8 K7QB Sideswiper 6 - 6 KE8UEX 6 - 6 JI0XWS A1CLUB 4 46 50 KD9KHA 4 6 10 AC3JX 4 4 8 JS2AHG A1CLUB 4 4 8 KF6NCX 4 4 8 JO1ZZZ A1CLUB 4 2 6 KR2Q 4 2 6 NC2M 2 1 3 ZL3TK 2 1 3 N7WI 2 - 2 KC2PSA - 86 86 N7DLI - 7 7 JG1BGT A1CLUB - 1 1 Team Mbrs Avg Tot ----------- ---- ---- ----- StraightKey 4 58 230 Bug 3 143 430 Sideswiper 8 116 928 A1CLUB 6 17 104 CWops 4 53 211 Homebrew 5 50 251 TX = Transmit points (2-pts per group) RX = Copy points (1-pt per group) Mbrs = Nr of members on team Avg = Average score per team member * ------------------------------------------------ -end-

I'm not sure how to report brags, as I'm new. Do Random Grams count? I can't find this info. Reason I wonder, is that's where I contacted the bonus station WM4Q. Or do I just use the number from the SKCC Skimmer which for me was 13 brags for August. I'm not quite sure if that counts the RG QSOs or not. It might, as I worked a lot of repeats in RG. Sorry for the newbie question, but once I know this, I should be all set. AA0AJ Doreen #27715C

Welcome to *RandomGram Event Nr. 5* ! *Date/Time:* Sep 22nd @ 20:00 UTC through Sep 23rd @ 05:00 UTC. That is Friday afternoon/evening for most; Sat morning for the OC/AS region. *Teams:* Straight Key, Bug and Sideswiper. Additional teams or multi-op groups by request. Current teams are listed in the Roster/Results message post HERE ( /g/RandomGram/message/124 ). 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. *Suggested Spotting Page:* RG participants are invited to use the SKCC SkedPage at https://sked.skccgroup.com/ ( If you post or self-spot on the SkedPage please be prepared to provide an SKCC style exchange for those callers who request it. ) *Operating Tips:* - A transmitted group earns 2-points; a received group is 1-point (if accurately transmitted, copied and submitted); - Work the same stations on the same band multiple times and exchange additional code groups; - Transmit a new code group with every contact; - For additional points monitor & submit code groups exchanged between other stations ( SWL ); - Submit your list or log of received code groups at any time to obtain your current score. For additional info see the RandomGram *FAQ* HERE ( /g/RandomGram/message/1 ) New *TX Lists* (code groups) are now available 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 [email protected] *Roster & Results.* The current roster of participants, team assignments and updated results are posted under message topic Event #5 - Roster & Results HERE ( /g/RandomGram/message/124 ) Have fun! 73, Drew - AF2Z RandomGram Mgr

This archived message post contains the *Roster & Results for RG Event Nr.5* : *Sep 22 20:00 UTC* through *Sep 23 05:00 UTC* The event description is posted HERE ( /g/RandomGram/message/123 ) Scores are ranked by TX Points and RX Points. Your TX score will increase as other stations confirm code groups that you transmitted. Please watch this page for updates. ------------------------------------------------ *RandomGram Scores (Updated: 202310020038 UTC) Call Team TX RX Tot ------ ----------- ---- ---- ----- NJ8L Sideswiper 182 131 313 N6EV Bug 152 105 257 K5KV Bug 148 144 292 AF2Z Sideswiper 142 115 257 KK0I 140 119 259 KK0U Homebrew 100 78 178 N2TNN 100 78 178 K0RO 98 46 144 W4CMG 82 47 129 N8HWV 70 130 200 WA9AQN Bug 58 62 120 K3QP Bug 54 42 96 WB9RCE CWI 52 46 98 CT7AUP 50 24 74 W4QDV StraightKey 48 39 87 N0HOV 48 24 72 KB4QQJ 46 24 70 W1ZAH Sideswiper 42 18 60 W4TMW Homebrew 32 15 47 AI9IN Sideswiper 30 48 78 KG0RD 30 19 49 K7QB Sideswiper 30 14 44 N3KRX 28 131 159 KC2PSA 28 71 99 KZ7A 20 32 52 KB0LF 20 9 29 WM4Q Bug 18 24 42 VK2GR CWops 18 18 36 AB4PP Bug 18 17 35 N5DR 18 9 27 AA4AZ StraightKey 16 8 24 AC2C Sideswiper 14 12 26 JJ1FXF A1CLUB 14 11 25 NE5A 14 5 19 WG9K 14 - 14 WA6DES 12 51 63 N4IU StraightKey 12 38 50 K4DKC 12 33 45 AA0AJ 12 16 28 K9NUD Sideswiper 12 16 28 VE3MGY 12 3 15 W0MFQ Homebrew 10 13 23 KZ5H 10 8 18 AG5ZN StraightKey 10 7 17 WB2U 10 7 17 NC2M 10 6 16 N3CAA 8 15 23 JM1LQI A1CLUB 8 4 12 K4ARQ 8 - 8 DL2KCD 6 60 66 VE3WH 6 21 27 KC6D 6 3 9 JK1BVN A1CLUB 6 - 6 KC3TGU 4 104 108 JS2AHG A1CLUB 4 6 10 KE0ZUW 4 2 6 KR2Q 4 2 6 W4YDL 4 2 6 K7SHR 4 - 4 KF6NCX 2 10 12 W9JX 2 7 9 AB7MP 2 2 4 JO1ZZZ A1CLUB 2 - 2 KE4MAC 2 - 2 KQ4BOU CWI 2 - 2 N1GKE 2 - 2 N3COB StraightKey 2 - 2 WB5MET 2 - 2 KW4LQ - 29 29 JI0XWS A1CLUB - 25 25 JG1BGT A1CLUB - 1 1 KG4UIV StraightKey - 1 1 Team Mbrs Avg Tot ----------- ---- ---- ----- StraightKey 6 30 181 Bug 6 140 840 Sideswiper 7 115 804 A1CLUB 7 12 81 CWops 1 36 36 Homebrew 3 83 248 CWI 2 50 100 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-

Welcome to *RandomGram Event Nr. 6* ! *Date/Time:* Oct 27th @ 20:00 UTC through Oct 28th @ 05:00 UTC. That is Friday afternoon/evening for most; Sat morning for the OC/AS region. *Teams:* Straight Key, Bug and Sideswiper. Additional teams or multi-op groups by request. Current teams are listed in the Roster/Results message post. 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 may prove better depending on your region or due to QRM from other ongoing events. *Suggested Spotting Page:* RG participants are invited to use the SKCC SkedPage at https://sked.skccgroup.com/ ( If you post or self-spot on the SkedPage please be prepared to provide an SKCC style exchange for those callers who request it. ) *Operating Tips:* - A transmitted group earns 2-points; a received group is 1-point (if accurately transmitted, copied and submitted); - Work the same stations on the same band multiple times and exchange additional code groups; - Transmit a new code group with every contact; - If you run out of code groups send for a new TX List; - For additional points, monitor & submit code groups exchanged between other stations ( SWL ); - Submit your updated log or list of received code groups to obtain your current score. For additional info see the RandomGram *FAQ* HERE ( /g/RandomGram/message/1 ) New *TX Lists* (code groups) are now available 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 [email protected] *Roster & Results.* The current roster of participants, team assignments and updated results are posted under message topic Event #6 - Roster & Results HERE ( /g/RandomGram/message/138 ) *Informing others.* If anyone asks you about RandomGram you can just send SEARCH CQ RG or SEE AF2Z ON QRZ. Feel free to mention RandomGram on your own QRZ.COM page. Have fun! 73, Drew - AF2Z RandomGram Mgr