[CW] New Club for Morse Code Enthusiasts

[George Allgood]

Hi David,

I may have jumped too quickly!  I saw your initial E Mail about paying the $12 bucks to become a charter member of CWOPS.   Then I sent the money via Paypal (Master Card).   If there is a problem, I'll go
and stand in the corner?

George
W4GFA
Walhalla, SC
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David Ring 
  To: Kate Hutton 
  Cc: CW Reflector 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 3:58 PM
  Subject: Re: [CW] New Club for Morse Code Enthusiasts


  I just checked - and I was WRONG.  The club is open by invitation only - but for the first 30 days the regular nomination procedure is NOT implemented.


  When we set up the by-laws, they put the speed at 25 wpm - which means that either you have to be an expert's expert on the hand key, or you have to use a speed key (bug, sideswiper, or electronic keyer or keyboard).  I was one of the minority that wanted the speed to be 17 wpm which is what FOC was (and perhaps still is).


  The beginning of the club had it's rocky moments - unintentionally some of the founders of the club (including myself) were dropped from the email that sent out the notice.  Also unfortunately we were not added to the names on the invitation, but we will be added in short order to the list of the founders.


  For those who have been invited, we can always change the by laws to make an excellent hand key operator able to join.   When I was younger, I thought "faster was better" until I saw some of the fabulous operators who used just a hand key.  There was one fellow who worked for TRT's Slidell, Louisiana Radio (WNU) who month after month beat the fellows with the keyboards and electronic keyers in earning money for the station by passing traffic.  He changed my opinion about hand key operators right away!


  73


  David N1EA
  -30-






  On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 3:43 PM, Kate Hutton <katehutton at gmail.com> wrote:

    Yes, but what are the minimum standards?  Is there a skill level that they are looking for?

    Kate KD6HTN



    On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 12:39 PM, David Ring <djringjr at gmail.com> wrote:

      For those who become members of CWops - for the first 30 days all you have to do to become a member is pay your dues there is no sponsoring for these "Charter Members" (those within the first 30 days).


      Join http://www.cwops.org/membership.html


      Paypal for $12.00 is the fastest way to do this.


      73


      David N1EA
      -30-


      On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 5:21 PM, K0HB <kzerohb at gmail.com> wrote:



        A new club has been formed among Amateur Radio operators who are Morse Code
        (CW) enthusiasts.  It is called The CW Operators' Club (CWops).  CWops
        encourages the use of CW in Amateur communications, and it promotes goodwill
        among Amateurs around the world by planned CW activities.
        CWops is international in scope, membership and management.  Its focus is
        the use of CW, whether for contesting, DXing or ragchewing.  Moreover, it
        promotes every form of sending -- if it's CW, CWops supports it!
        For further information, go to www.cwops.org.  There you will find
        everything that you might want to know about CWops, including our bylaws and
        articles of incorporation, our planned activities, an explanation of how to
        become a member, and a list of current members.

        Jim Talens, N3JT
        Secretary, CWops

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