From karl at fistsna.org Fri Nov 7 10:07:13 2014 From: karl at fistsna.org (Karl) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 09:07:13 -0600 Subject: [Fists] NA FISTS Upcoming Event Message-ID: <000d01cffa9c$84c3a450$8e4aecf0$@org> Veterans Appreciation Operating Event Date & Time: Nov 10, 11, and Nov 12, 2014 Bands: All bands and around FISTS recognized calling frequencies. QSY, as appropriate and necessary. Time: 0001 UTC Nov 10th to 2400 UTC Nov 12 Exchange: RST, Call, Name, FISTS Nr., Branch of Military Service QSL'ing: QSL via our FISTS QSL Buro, if your contacts use the Buro. (7 cards for one first class stamp) Fists CW Club, NA Chapter, will be conducting a Veterans Appreciation Operating Event commencing at 0001 November 10, 2014 to 2400, November 12, 2014. This three day event is not a contest so feel free to "chew the rag" but as a minimum we ask that you include at least the following information: Signal Report, Call, Name, FISTS Number, and Branch of Military Service, if applicable. Please note that these contacts will be eligible for the Fists Military Award . To apply for this FISTS CW Club award, please follow the instructions on the website awards page for the Military Award submission. If you are not working toward earning your FISTS USA Military Appreciation Award, it is not necessary to submit your log. While this is an event of the NA FISTS Chapter, all FISTS are welcome to take part. 73, Karl, KB1DSB From karl at fistsna.org Thu Nov 13 12:36:38 2014 From: karl at fistsna.org (Karl) Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:36:38 -0600 Subject: [Fists] Get Your Feet Wet Activity Day Message-ID: <002401cfff68$62752600$275f7200$@org> Get Your Feet Wet Activity Day, 0001 GMT through 2400 GMT on Sunday, November 16, 2014. Please check out this link for more info on it. http://fistsna.org/operating.html#feetwet Suggested Frequencies: 3.558, 7.110, 10.110, 14.110, and 21.110. It's a great excuse to get on the air and just have fun. Make new contacts, get reacquainted with FISTS friends and help some our new CW ops get comfortable on the air. I am going to be on the air, late Saturday and the better part of Sunday. I hope you will answer my CQ. 73 Karl, KB1DSB From w2lj at verizon.net Sun Nov 16 18:00:27 2014 From: w2lj at verizon.net (Larry Makoski) Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 18:00:27 -0500 Subject: [Fists] NAQCC Sprint Wednesday Night Message-ID: <573529.13920.bm@smtp120.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> NAQCC Sprint Wednesday night! The November sprint is this coming Wednesday evening local time (November 19th, EST - 8:30-10:30PM, CST - 7:30-9:30PM, MST - 6:30-8:30PM, PST - 5:30-7:30PM), which translates as Thurday November 20th, 0130 to 0330Z in all cases. For all the "official" information, please go to: http://www.naqcc.info/sprint201411.html There you will find all the details as to time, frequencies and other important information. Certificates: SWA (simple wire antennas) certificates by call area, VE and DX for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers (New!). A Certificate for top score in the GAIN antenna category. Prizes: Too many to list!! - check out the prizes page on our website. This is a monthly event that caters to the CW veteran, the CW newcomer, straight key and bug fans. All are welcome to participate (this includes QRO); but you must use QRP power levels to compete for awards. If you've been hesitant to join in our sprints because you hear other sprints running at breakneck speeds, have no fear. Our sprints are geared to the newcomer to CW and/or contesting. Virtually everyone including the many veteran contesters who regularly enter our sprints will slow down to YOUR speed to help you make your contacts. If you are not already a member of NAQCC... membership is FREE! Now is your chance to join the largest QRP CW Club in the world!! We currently have 7100+ members in: All 50 States - 9 VE Provinces - 100 Countries. Sign up on the NAQCC website today (http://naqcc.info/) and receive a handsome certificate, with your membership number on it, which is good for life. Come join us and have a real good time! 72/73 de Larry W2LJ NAQCC #35 for NAQCC http://naqcc.info/ --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com From g3zodna at gmail.com Mon Nov 17 03:55:11 2014 From: g3zodna at gmail.com (Graham Smith) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 08:55:11 -0000 Subject: [Fists] New Version 3.0.8 of FISTS Log Converter awards / activities program for Windows Message-ID: <003c01d00244$32c5f450$9851dcf0$@com> The latest version (3.0.8) of the free FISTS Log Converter program http://fists.co.uk/flc is now available. A minority of logbook programs do not allow you to record a QSO's end time. However, QSO end time is needed for the FISTS Rag Chewers Awards and some EuCW Activities. This new version of FISTS Log Converter allows you to store the QSO end time in your logbook's Comment / Notes / Remarks field by adding "TIMEOFF" followed by a space then the time in UTC as 4 digits (hours and minutes) or 6 digits (hours, minutes, and seconds). Do not include colons or any other characters - just 4 or 6 digits only. For example, QSO end times of 09:29:00 UTC and 21:40:30 UTC can be represented using: TIMEOFF 0929 TIMEOFF 214030 There are also other improvements and bug fixes. The program is available from the download web page http://fists.co.uk/flc . Many thanks to Alex PA1FOX, David G4YVM, Peter G4LHI, and Richard G0ILN for helping with the design & testing. 73 de Graham G3ZOD FISTS #8385 FISTS Membership Secretary (Europe) http://fists.co.uk From karl at fistsna.org Tue Nov 25 07:44:37 2014 From: karl at fistsna.org (Karl) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 06:44:37 -0600 Subject: [Fists] Upcoming KN0WCW Operation Message-ID: <001901d008ad$93f8b9a0$bbea2ce0$@org> 26 November - KC2LSD, "Cody", NJ 73, Karl, KB1DSB From karl at fistsna.org Wed Nov 26 20:27:27 2014 From: karl at fistsna.org (Karl) Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 19:27:27 -0600 Subject: [Fists] Posted on behalf of K3PLS Message-ID: <00fd01d009e1$4f55d0a0$ee0171e0$@org> I just discovered (thanks to a friend) that the entire archive of Popular Electronics and several similar magazines has been posted online at: http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Popular-Electronics-Guide.htm Lots of great historic stuff, but a warning? browsing can be addictive! best -p Paul Saffo k3pls