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Subject: EuCW-Bulletin 2023/2
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2023 19:20:12 -0000 (UTC)
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RM2D
EuCW Chairman
EuCW Bulletin No 2023/02
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1) Thank you all who have contributed material for this Spring bulletin of
EuCW. There seems to be a lot of activity ongoing and several initiatives
to stimulate CW activity all over. Conditions have been gradually
improving, but during this phase of the sunspot cycle, nothing is forever
and lots of sun activity partly challenges us. However, for CW operators
there is still plenty of things to do even if DX propagation temporarily is
affected. I wish you all an active Second Quarter of 2023 and see you on
the CW bands. I am trying to be as active as possible when work/family
commitment allows.
2) The GQRP Club has a large base of valve-enthusiast builders. They will
be on air with their latest creations on the 15th and 16th of April, for
testing and rag-chewing. Most of the stations will be operating CW using
modern homebrew transceivers based on simple technology from yesteryear.
A relaxed activity to spread knowledge and interest about
vintage CW transmitter and receiver technology. More info available by
contacting Colin G3VTT. The GQRP Club will also celebrate the International
QRP Day on the 17th of June 2023 by activating all the regional variations
of the G5LOW club
callsign, i.e., G5LOW (England), GM5LOW (Scotland), GW5LOW (Wales), GI5LOW
(Northern Ireland), GU5LOW (Guernsey), GJ5LOW (Jersey) and GD5LOW (Isle of
Man). The callsigns will be operated on all modes, but a large proportion
of operations will be in CW. Watch out on all the HF/VHF/UHF bands for
those callsigns, as we collectively fly the flag of QRP.
3) NTC (Netherlands Telegraphy Club) is experiencing a nice and healthy
growth. In February the total number of members reached 200, which is an
excellent result after a relatively short time of existence. 56 percent of
the members are Dutch, but also members from 23 countries are represented
in total. The second anniversary was celebrated on January 31st, 2023,
through the anniversary QSO party. 40 participants in the event and the
lucky winner was Enno, PF5X, with 50 contacts. Congratulations! The monthly
QSO party called the NTCQP is now introducing bonus points. For details
see: https://pi4ntc.nl/ntcqp. The February QSO party has set a new record
of 52 incoming logs. NTC also reminds us to participate in the AGCW-NTC
Friendship QSO Party on April 18. From 18:00 to 20:00 UTC. The Rules can be
found at https://pi4ntc.nl/agcw-ntcqp
4) HACWG (The Hungarian CW Group) announces the next "HA3NS Sprint CW
Memorial Contest" to be held on June 2nd. This is a one hour contest: "one
hour CW one hour fun". There are so many contests around but in this case
it is more important to meet as CW friends and strengthen friendship
through CW exchanges. The detailed Rules can be found here:
https://radioamator.honlapepites.hu/?p=1280 The full list of HACWG members
can be found here: https://radioamator.honlapepites.hu/?p=1836
5) SCAG (Scandinavian CW Group) reminds us about the annual EuCW SKD
Straight Key Day on Midsummer Day, June 24th. First session is between
0600-1059 UTC followed by an evening session 1500-1959 UTC. Frequencies
nowadays are limited to 3530-3560 and 7020-7040 (KHz). Full details cannbe
found here: https://www.eucw.org/euskd.html
6) AGCW/EUCW QRS-Week April 24, 00:00 UTC through April 28, 23:59 UTC. The
AGCW/EuCW cordially invites all radio amateurs and SWLs to take part in the
annual EuCW QRS Activity Week. This is not a contest, on the contrary, it
is an invitation to slow down CW speeds and to enjoy plenty of slow Morse
activity for a period of five days. The dates selected are intended to
avoid weekend contest activity. The goal is not self-exposure and
competitiveness but to lower the threshold for newcomers to give CW a try.
The right spirit is to take part in this as a service to potential
newcomers. This won't get YOU closer to any Hall of Fame, this will help
others while your patience might be stretched a little.
7) The AGCW-DL invites all radio amateurs to participate in the annual QRP
CONTEST. The QRP CONTEST is to arouse and to promote the interest in all
aspects of low power amateur radio communication. QRO stations who want to
learn about these activities by contacting QRP stations are therefore also
invited. They will be counted in a separate category. Details can be found
here: https://www.agcw.de/contest/qrp/qrp-c-engl/
8) AGCW-DL Activity Week is taking place May 22nd - 27th.
https://eucw.org/agcw/aw.txt
9) FISTS organizes the Straight 8 (SK8) between May 1st and 8th. Details
here: https://www.fists.co.uk/activitiescalendar.html#fistssk82023
10) HSC Activity Day takes place on the 15th each month:
https://hsc.lima-city.de/en/activityday.html
11) A permanent reminder on our own Snakes and Ladders program:
https://eucw.org/sl3.html and our Associate Club ICWF's excellent activity
Top9 https://internationalcwcouncil.org/top9-activity/ Snakes and Ladders
as well as Top9 is not just another activity. They represent an essential
and crucial activity, ensuring that the upper part of the CW segments are
always activated by CW only! If you notice some DX expeditions announcing
FT8/FT4 activity in the Top 9/10 kHz of the CW bands, please let me know,
and I will initiate a dialogue with such expeditions, to reconsider other
frequencies higher up in the band.
73 de RM2D (SM6LRR) Mats
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