[SOC] OT: PSK-31 Worked All States: Is anybody out there?

[Fred Jensen]

Hmmm ... I was informed that for SOC members, it is OK to work all the 
states by chance, but you just can't count them.  I guess the result is 
the same.

Fred K6DGW
Auburn CA CM98lw

Mike Besemer (WM4B) wrote:
> I think it's okay if you have to BEG for contacts.  Working them simply by
> chance is definitely not allowed!
> 
> -- de WM4B
> Mike
> Kathleen, GA
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
> Behalf Of Reicher, James
> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 11:50 AM
> To: Second Class Operators' Club
> Subject: RE: [SOC] OT: PSK-31 Worked All States: Is anybody out there?
> 
> Excuse me, but I don't believe that SOC members can hold PSK-31 WAS.
> Isn't this an automatic disqualification?
> 
> 73 de N8AU, Jim in Raymore, MO
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Mike Besemer (WM4B)
> Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 1:05 PM
> To: soc at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [SOC] OT: PSK-31 Worked All States: Is anybody out there?
> 
> Greetings all,
> 
> I'm trying to finish off my PSK-31 WAS and am missing QSO's with 9
> states
> (plus 5 more worked but unconfirmed).  Several of these states SHOULD be
> easy pickin's, but I just haven't had any luck yet.  Of course, we
> worked
> many of these states on field day (using my call), but I don't feel
> right
> about using field day contacts for my WAS.  
> 
> (Of course I realize that this is a bit OT for SOC, but the fact that
> I'm
> posting an OT post, begging for contacts is pretty much SOC in itself,
> don't
> you think?)
> 
> At any rate, if any of you are out there in the following states that I
> haven't worked and would be willing to set up a sked (20 or 40 meters),
> I
> can be available at pretty much any time of the day (family permitting!)
> 
> 
> Alaska
> Louisiana
> New Mexico
> Oklahoma
> South Carolina
> West Virginia
> Wyoming (We didn't even hear you guys on Field Day!) 
> 
> And, while I'm at it... the following states I have worked but can't
> seem to
> get QSL cards back from (despite the fact that I've sent SASE's TWICE!
> Whatever happened to QSL'ing?  But I digress!)
> 
> Alabama
> Iowa
> Kentucky
> Nevada
> North Carolina
> Oregon
> Utah
> 
> Contact me off list if you're willing to set up a sked.  I had hoped to
> work
> the 070 Firecracker Sprint this weekend to try to fill in the gaps, but
> the
> XYL has other plans for me!
> 
> 73 de WM4B
> Mike
> Kathleen, GA
> mwbesemer at cox.net