[Fists] Straight Key Week

[Stan Reas]

FISTS Members:

The following message from Graham, G3ZOD

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Join us in FISTS Straight Key Week, Sun 2nd - Sat 8th December inclusive.
Use your straight (pump) key or a sideswiper and enjoy relaxed QSOs.
One QSO with a station per day and exchange a minimum of RST, name, QTH,
member number (if available) and day number  1, 2, 3....  Logs are welcome
but not essential- the main objective is to enjoy the QSOs.  Hope to hear
you there!
For more information, please see http://fists.co.uk/skw
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Here's the Write-up from FISTS Headquarters

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Straight Key Week 2012 (SKW)

DATE 	0001 UTC Sunday 2nd December to 2359 Saturday 
8th December 2012. UTC 

QRG 	All licensed amateur bands except the WARC bands. 

SCORE
5 points FISTS HQ stations
(GX0IPX, GX3ZQS, MX5IPX, VK2FDU, ZL6FF, JL3YMV, KN0WCW)
 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 a 
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 31st December 2012. 

GENERAL
A station can only be worked once per day! PLEASE vacate or pass on the FIST 
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. 

AMENDMENT TO THE RULES! 
As from 2010 a manual sideswiper may be used as long as no electronic means of 
keying are used. This amendment has been allowed for those who find straight keying 
for a long period of time causing discomfort and aggravating any medical condition. 

AWARDS
Certificates to the three highest placed entrants. 

SEND LOGS TO 	
All entries can be received by post to: 
R.D.Walker M0BPT. FISTS - PO Box 6743, TIPTON, DY4 4AU. 
Or email m0bpt at yahoo.co.uk in Excel/csv/tabbed word document format if possible please. 
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Look forward to working you during the week.

73, Stan - K4UK