[Fists] G0HGA VHF/UHF CW Activity 2010
Stan Reas
stank4uk at rev.net
Fri Oct 16 10:43:38 EDT 2009
Angie, GØHGA FISTS # 41 became Silent Key earlier this year.
In her memory there is a One year activity designed to promote
CW activity on the VHF / UHF Frequencies.
Angie was a staunch advocate of CW on these frequencies and it
is felt the activity is a fitting tribute to her
Here's the details from Rob, M0BPT:
G0HGA VHF / UHF CW Activity 2010
POWER Up to your countries legal limit
DATES 0001 UTC 1st January to 2359 UTC 31st December 2010
BANDS 6M 4M 2M 70CM Bands (Any authorised frequency)
SCORING 1 point Non-members, 2 points FISTS Members,
3 points FISTS affiliated club stations, 5 points FISTS HQ Stations
EXCHANGE FISTS Nr (Or NM) - QTH or LOCATOR - NAME - RST
LOGS To include:
DATE / TIME / CALL / NAME / QRG(Band) / QTH or LOCATOR / FISTS Nr (Or NM) / POINTS
SEND TO R.D.Walker. 87A Whitehall Road, West Bromwich B7Ø ØHG ENGLAND
Email: m0bpt at yahoo.co.uk
FORMATS ACCEPTED Excel, csv, tabbed word format, tabbed txt file format preferred.
Or a hard copy of your log with the entries of interest highlighted
GENERAL Monthly returns by the 14th of the next month. The purpose of the activity is to promote
CW on the VHF/UHF bands specified. It is not a contest!! A station can be worked a
maximum of four times in a month on a specific band.
Members of FISTS NA, FISTS DU, and FISTS EA will get separate awards should they wish to join in!
A couple explantions:
The bands listed: "6M 4M 2M 70CM" may be unique to Europe. Here in North America the
bands are: 6 Meters, 2 Meters, 1.25 Meters (222 MHz), 70cm (420 MHz)
The term "NM" stands for "Non-Member of FISTS"
Locator in lieu of QTH is Grid Square ( 4 character ) - Example:
QTH: Rocky Mount, VA
or
Locator: FM07
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