[SOC] ARRL publication no where to be found !

[Doug N3PDT]

We have numbers?

Doug N3PDT

> On Jul 24, 2017, at 08:47, John Bell <f5vhc at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Are you sure you're a 2nd class operator?
> 73 John - forgotten my number
> 
>> On 24 July 2017 at 14:44, Joseph B Cotton <cottonj at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> This is a great question.  What to do when the band is "dead"?
>> 
>> I like to operate the NAQCC Sprints.  As many stations as you can work in a
>> span of two hours.  It is presented as "not a contest" but a friendly way
>> for stations to make contacts.  And so called "dead bands" come alive.
>> 
>> Suggestion: make any excuse and hold an "event".  Hams like "events" for
>> instance -  contests, QSO parties, and so on.  That is primarily because it
>> is no fun not making contacts.  So hold an event or even a Net.
>> 
>> Suggestion: check in to a net. You can find the nets organized by various
>> clubs and such, like traffic nets, and so on.
>> 
>> Suggetion:  If you make a contact, and have a "chat" (I don't particularly
>> like the term "rag-chew") then every few minutes invite anyone listening to
>> "check-in"  (QNI) to your QSO and include the other station in the chat.
>> You never know if the stations in a chat would want a break in station. nor
>> if they would want a tail-ender to call after their chat is over. I would
>> rather be invited to the QSO.
>> 
>> Joe W3TTT
>> 
>> On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 1:54 AM, John Bache G7JMZ <johnpbache at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I guess the real litmus test would be operating on the band when it is
>>> jumping.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> 
>>> John.
>>> 
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on
>> behalf
>>> of Joe Fischer <aa8ta at fischerhome.org>
>>> Sent: 23 July 2017 20:46
>>> To: Second Class Operators' Club
>>> Subject: Re: [SOC] ARRL publication no where to be found !
>>> 
>>> Kind of sick operating on a dead band, although I guess it would not feel
>>> any pain.  Besides that, how would it pay the bill?
>>> 
>>> Maybe if you operated on a live band, it would not die.
>>> 
>>> TU es 73 de Joe AA8TA
>>> 
>>>> On Jul 23, 2017, at 12:16, AL7JK John <al7jk.john at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I've been checking the ARRL web site on a frequent
>>>> basis, but its no longer there. Searching for a copy of
>>>> " Dead Band Operating Techniques "
>>>> 
>>>> 73
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