[SCCC] SCCC Chat

[Steve Harrison]

On 2/21/2023 2:16 PM, Cary Rubenfeld wrote:
> Hi Steve:
> A Slack group / channel would be the answer to what you're looking 
> for.  It's easy to setup.  I can do it for the group (as I'm sure 
> could others).  I just don't think I should be the administrator for 
> that.
> It may even be possible to setup a Slack to SMS forwarder for those 
> that want to opt-in to getting DX text messages.

I'm still stuck in the 20th century, and don't have the vaguest idea 
what a Slack channel is (although I've heard of the term). As for being 
an administrator of such... I'm probly not a good candidate since my 
internet connection is so precarious. I just finally got internet out 
here in the desert but had to dump Boost Mobile and switch to T-Mobile 
as Boost was non-responsive to our requests to unlock my old phone so it 
could be set up as a hotspot. They did, however, release my phone number 
so T-Mobile took that over. However, since Boost wouldn't unlock my 
phone in a timely manner, I was forced into buying a new one from 
T-Mobile, who then set it up. So I've now got a hotspot through my 
phone, and am on internet using my laptop at long last from my new 
spread. Unfortunately, it's not quite like Wifi in that the phone has to 
be on and active in order that it functions as a hotspot. So from time 
to time, it drops out, and that's what I mean about "precarious internet 
access".

Obligatory contest content: Yes, indeed, 10m was chock full of South 
Americans. For awhile on Sunday, while I was running, it seemed as if 
every other caller was a PY of some variety (PU, PT, PW, etc.). Many of 
the PUs were QRP, 5 watts. One said 1 watt; I bet he was ecstatic about 
the QSO 8-). There were also lots of LUs, and even a half dozen or so 
CEs. But I didn't catch any 8Rs and the one HR I heard was run off by an 
extremely unruly pileup. I heard several HKs S&Ping but none ever called me.

The most interesting QSO, to me, was when a V7/KA4 called. No wonder I 
had trouble copying him: he, too, was running very low power.

Fred, K3ZO, who became a Silent Key just a couple weeks ago, always 
scribed a very interesting writeup and propagation analysis after his 
contests, published with his score reports to the PVRC. I certainly wish 
he had experienced this one; his report would have been one for the 
ages, I'm sure. RIP, Fred; we will all miss hearing your moderate and 
steady pacing throughout all the DX contests.

Steve, K0XP