[Fists] STRAIGHT KEY WEEK 2009

[Stan Reas]

Fellow FISTS members:

Here's the information on a fun event.  Of course you have to use a straight key and 
send Samuel Morse's code.

Starts this Saturday ( 6th ) at 8:01 PM EDT ( 2001 EDT )

Runs until 7:59 PM EDT ( 1959 EDT ) next Saturday ( 12th ) 

73, Stan - K4UK

Here's the rules:

STRAIGHT KEY WEEK 2009 
DATE 0001 UTC on 6th September to 2359 UTC on 12th September 2009.  

FREQUENCY All licensed amateur bands except the WARC bands. 

SCORING 5 points FISTS club stations, 3 points for a FISTS affiliated Club Station, 
2 points for a Fist Member, 1 point for a Non Member. 

EXCHANGE RST / NAME / QTH / FIST No or NM / DAY No. Sunday is Day 1 Monday is 
Day 2 and so on To Saturday as Day 7. All entrants must have used a straight Key 
for all their QSO's but the worked station does not have to use a straight key. 

LOGS To include:
    DATE / CALL / NAME / QTH / QRG / RST / TIME / FIST No or NM / DAY No / POINTS. 

All entries to be received by the 26th September 2009. 

GENERAL A station can only be worked once per day! PLEASE vacate or pass on the FISTS 
calling frequency after 5 continuous QSO's or QSY off the calling frequency. 

PLEASE NOTE, These contests are meant to be fun and friendly as well as competitive. Any 
contact not showing the required return information will be excluded from the total scores.

Send entry to: R.D.Walker 87A Whitehall Road West Bromwich, West Midlands B70 0HG England. 
or by email to <m0bpt at yahoo.co.uk> in excel / csv / tabbed word format.