From holden7471 at msn.com Sat Feb 28 11:19:12 2026 From: holden7471 at msn.com (howard holden) Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:19:12 +0000 Subject: [CrystalSwap] Winter 2026 Classic Exchange CW Message-ID: The Classic Exchange CW will be: Sunday Mar 8 1300Z to Mar 9, 0700Z and Tuesday Mar 10 1300Z to Mar 11 0700Z Objective: Encourage the restoration, operation, and enjoyment of radio equipment that was the pride and joy of our ham shacks decades ago. This includes commercial, home-brew, and military radios. The state of the art radios of yesteryear are now the classic radios of today! Get a cup of coffee, watch the filaments glow, dip the plate and peak the load, and enjoy two weekends of classic radio enjoyment! Entry Categories: There are two categories, categories count for both CW and phone individually: A: Three or fewer receiver-transmitter pairs B: Four or more receiver-transmitter pairs Suggested frequencies up and down: NO WARC bands allowed! 1.810, 3.545, 7.035 and 7.100 ? 7.125, 14.045, 21.045, 28.045, 50.095, 144.100 Listen up and down 5 to 10 Kc for crystal controlled stations. Classic Exchange Spotting Page: http://qsopartyhub.com/classic-exchange-spots.php Complete rules at: https://classicexchange.org/announcments/CX_Rules.pdf Send logs and comments to: logs at classicexchange.org Questions? Email to mark.k3msb at gmail.com or me WB2AWQ at arrl.net