Hmmmm - maybe there should be separate categories for mobile & fixed stations, 'eh ? -RM Keith J Morehouse Managing Partner Calmesa Partners G.P. Olathe, CO

True. T'would be a noble effort worthy of a _complement_ award -- Worked FROM All NM Grids 73 Jonesy -- Marvin L Jones | W3DHJ | W3DHJ | https://W3DHJ.net/ Pueblo, Colorado | @

Keith, Maybe #1 will be taken by a pair of mobile stations with HTs. Could be a great way to see the state. There'll be a fight over who gets #1 and who gets #2. This should be fun! Bill W7QQ

...which is how it should be. Difficult and everyone starts at the same place. This may already be baked into the award, but I think something like this should have a special award for #1 - maybe a

OK Phil, we wanted an award that was achievable, but not trivial. The October 1, 2017 start date was decided on so that everyone would start from scratch. W7QQ did the leg work for the award. Not

The NMVHF Society is proud to announce a new award, the Worked All New Mexico Grids award. QSOes must be made on bands above 50 MHz after October 1, 2017. Confirmation must be by QSL cards or LOTW.

No significant openings. Put the 10m beam back up and pray. James Duffey KK6MC Cedar Crest NM

I heard W5ZF calling a couple CQs on 50.125 this morning. Have there been any noteworthy openings lately, or can I retire the 6-mtr yagi for a while and put up the 10-mtr yagi (as if there's anything

Woooo! We won't be able to call this the RF wasteland any more. Nice going folks! Bill W7QQ

Thanks Keith. Yes, we had 18 contributors to our score, which is excellent. For the June contest with diligence, hard work, and good band conditions, I think that we can move up a few spots but the

Top 10 in medium category is really good. That category is probably the most competitive ! Good job for a first effort - now to build on it ! -W9RM Keith J Morehouse Managing Partner Calmesa Partners

From looking at the unofficial results, it appears that we have finished 9th nationally in the Medium Club category. This is a very good result for our first outing and we are in very good company

Oh - DM45 ! Yes, I turned the antenna toward Flagstaff at around 7:15 and called CQ on CW three or four times. We should try again sometime. I need the grid on both 6 & 2. What do you have on 6M

Sorry to miss you Steve. How much power are you running ? When did you hear me ? My last TX in that direction was probably before 7:30. I had everything off and was in the house by 7:35

Oops - sorry Bill. Had everything, including the computer turned off by 7:45 :) -RM Keith J Morehouse Managing Partner Calmesa Partners G.P. Olathe, CO

Correction Keith is 5/5 in DM45EE but, he cannot hear me 200W @ 12 ele

Hear Keith in DM 63 but, he cannot hear me

Keith, I'll be on 144.250 at 8 PM. I'll be working a local net but it might be fin for the locals to see some long distance contact action. Probably not much fun for you but maybe some points for

Jim that's what I decided. Probably a terrible path

Not hearing anything here Mike. Too many high points in between I guess. Jim KC7QY