[CW] Fwd: [MWA] QRS CW Ops Tests Wednesday/Thursday​

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr. via CW]

What a wonderful activity, put away the keyboards, perhaps polish up the
straight key and relive your first QSO at slow speed.

I worked my first QSO with WA3DAK and I had to ask him several times if he
"really could hear me" - I was just overwhelmed that the transmitter - EICO
720 worked after a few months of calling into a shorted coax that unknown
to me (thank you Dad, WA1DRR) when I woke up for another presumably
fruitless page of CQ - No signals heard log entries.  Remember when every
transmission had to be logged?

73
David N1EA


On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 7:46 PM, Radio K0HB via CW <cw at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

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> From: W. S. Mitchell <wsmitchell3 at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 6:35 PM
> Subject: [MWA] QRS CW Ops Tests Wednesday/Thursday
> To: "Minnesota Wireless Association <mwa at w0aa.org>" <mwa at w0aa.org>
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>> Greetings,
>> For those of you interested in doing slower CW (or sending more CW by
>> hand), you should join in this week's CW Ops test, which will be QRS in
>> celebration of the new CW Academy graduates. Details below.
>>
>>
>> ----- Forwarded Message -----
>> *From:* Hank Garretson <w6sx at arrl.net>
>> *To:* CW Operator's Club <cwops at yahoogroups.com>; CQ Contest <
>> cq-contest at contesting.com>; NCCC Reflector <nccc at contesting.com>; SCCC <
>> sccc at contesting.com>; NS <nccc-blue at kkn.net>
>> *Sent:* Sunday, November 9, 2014 1:31 PM
>> *Subject:* [NCCC] Very Special Slow-Speed CWops Tests Wednesday/Thursday
>>
>> Loosen your seat belts everyone--we're going to have some slow-speed CW
>> fun.
>>
>> We will have Very Special Slow-Speed CWops Tests on 12 November. We will
>> again be welcoming enthusiastic CW Academy graduates to the wonderful
>> world
>> of on-the-air CW. These guys and gals are the new blood and future of ham
>> radio. Our job is to make them feel welcome and eager to come back for
>> more. To help the tentative make the jump to full-fledged CW aficionados.
>>
>> CWops Tests rules are at http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html . We will have our
>> normal three sessions, 1300-1400Z Wednesday, 1900-2000Z Wednesday, and
>> 0300-0400Z Thursday (Wednesday night).
>>
>> CWops Tests exchange. Members: Name and CWops Member Number. Nonmembers:
>> Name and State, Province, or DX Country Prefix. CW Academy graduates: Name
>> and CWA.
>>
>> Everyone please limit speed to 20 WPM maximum. CQ at 20 WPM. Even when you
>> are working someone you normally work at 35 WPM, please send no faster
>> than
>> 20 WPM. When you answer someone CQing at less than 20 WPM, answer at his
>> speed. When someone answers your 20 WPM CQ at a slower speed, match his
>> speed.
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>> Thank stations by name. Make the new guys feel welcome.
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>> If appropriate, help stations by explaining CWT exchange.
>>
>> If someone wants to rag chew, rag chew for a bit.
>>
>> Send lots of FBs and other encouragement.
>>
>> Us working us—we do that all the time. Please make a special effort to
>> work
>> the new guys.
>>
>> Send a welcoming QSL card or email to each new station worked.
>>
>> Our Very Special Slow-Speed CWops Tests are not just for CW Academy
>> graduates. Please talk about the event at your local clubs. Encourage
>> CW-tentative hams to get on and have fun. Help, encourage, mentor.
>>
>> Mark your calendars. Very Special CWops Tests 11/12 June. The graduates
>> are
>> our new blood. They are the hams who will carry on the CW tradition. Let's
>> make a very special effort to get on and make the graduates feel welcome.
>> Let's infect them with the CW bug.
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>> *The first rule of CW is to have fun and to share the fun. This week, more
>> than ever let's share the fun with our Very Special Slow-Speed CWops
>> Tests.
>> *
>> Special note. I have it on good authority that W1AW will be active. The
>> Old
>> Man will be sending *W1AW/5 HIRAM MS* at *20 WPM* or less. It will be a
>> thrill for our new guys to work W1AW.
>>
>> CW Exuberantly,
>>
>> Hank, W6SX
>>
>> CWops Tests Manager
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