[Fists] Towards a FISTS Operations Manual

[goemans]

Well,
  This is kind of an interesting idea. I could see it being an HTML document
on the FISTS website, or a link, so that parts of it which would be usefull
(like a Q-signal "cheat sheet" as an example) could be printed out !
  Having short sections, like "bite-size" lessons, would be good. Talk is
cheap, eh?


Paul R Goemans WA9PWP
Stoughton, WI 53589
FISTS 2153
KN0WCW/9 this week





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Block" <w2sr@trackdata.com>
To: "Fists North America" <Fists@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 10:27 AM
Subject: [Fists] Towards a FISTS Operations Manual


> In 1956, W6DTY wrote a classic article in QST, " Your Novice Accent And
> What To Do About It!".
>
> By now, many of the suggestions are inappropriate for current usage and
> conditions.  Nevertheless, beginners need an authoritative guide on what
> constitutes "good CW operating practice".  The ARRL Operating Manual could
> have been a good source but treatment of CW is largely superficial.
>
> What I'd like to see is an operating manual devoted exclusively to CW.
> Herewith, a proposed organization of topics:
>
> Learning CW
>         Learning to copy code
>         Learning to send code
>         Adjusting your key
>         Choosing a first rig
>         Your first QSO
> CW Procedures
>         Prosigns and Procedures
>         Calling another station
>         Soliciting calls
>         The idiom of CW
>         QSO's long and short
>         Courtesy on the air
>         Deprecated procedures
>         Dealing with common problems
>         Logging and QSLing
> The FISTS Club
>         History
>         Organization
>         Activities
>         QSL Bureau
> Field Guide to the HF Bands
>         Propagation Basics
>         Band characteristics
>         Inhabitants and customs
>         Where to look for a contact
>         Suggestions on setting up a station
> Special Activities
>         DX
>         Nets
>         Contesting
>         QRP
>         VHF
>         Mobile and portable operation
>         Awards
>         CW in many languages
>         Teaching others
>
> Is there a need for such a manual?  Are there any volunteers?   There has
> been a lot of criticism of the ARRL in this forum.  I think it's time to
> get past that and produce the educational material we want and need.
>
> 73,
> W2SR
>
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