From g3zodna at gmail.com Fri Jul 1 11:16:54 2016 From: g3zodna at gmail.com (Graham Smith) Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2016 16:16:54 +0100 Subject: [Fists] Summer Slow Speed Sprint (max. 13 wpm) 02 July 0000-0400 UTC from FISTS Americas Message-ID: <001901d1d3ab$9a937b40$cfba71c0$@com> The FISTS CW Club Americas Summer Slow Speed Sprint http://fistsna.org/sprint (max. 13 wpm) takes place on Saturday 02 July 0000-0400 UTC on 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m & 10m. Call "CQ FS". The exchange includes: RST, U.S. state or Canadian province or DXCC country, first name, FISTS member number. Non-members send their power output in Watts instead of a member number. Members worldwide are invited to participate. For N1MM contest logger users, a User Defined Contest (UDC) file is available. Go to the N1MM website http://n1mm.hamdocs.com , choose "FILES" then "User Defined Contests (UDC)" and look for the file G3ZQSmem.zip (can be used for Sprints despite the name). A FISTS Call History File http://fists.co.uk/docs/n1mm/fists_call_history.txt is also available. 73 de Graham G3ZOD FISTS #8385 FISTS CW Club Secretary (Europe) http://fists.co.uk From g3zodna at gmail.com Fri Jul 1 19:08:34 2016 From: g3zodna at gmail.com (Graham Smith) Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2016 00:08:34 +0100 Subject: [Fists] New FISTS CW Club Americas KeyNote newsletter Issue 2, 2016 published Message-ID: <010a01d1d3ed$7e9bbaa0$7bd32fe0$@com> The new FISTS CW Club Americas KeyNote newsletter Issue 2, 2016 http://tinyurl.com/kn201602 is ready to download for all current FISTS members. As well as the regular features, this issue includes: - FISTS at Dayton, 2016. - FISTS Cumulatives. - FISTS Awards-The Easy Way. - Home-Brew Keys. - CW Island Hopping Trip to the Gulf of Texas. - The Romance of CW. - FISTS Photos. - FISTS Spring 2016 Sprint Results. 73 de Graham G3ZOD FISTS #8385 http://fistsna.org From g3zodna at gmail.com Fri Jul 1 20:55:31 2016 From: g3zodna at gmail.com (Graham Smith) Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2016 01:55:31 +0100 Subject: [Fists] New Yahoo Group for FISTS CW Club Americas Message-ID: <017701d1d3fc$6f089db0$4d19d910$@com> There is a new FISTS CW Club Americas Yahoo Group http://tinyurl.com/fistscwamericas - FISTS members and non-members are invited to join. Please mention your callsign when signing up. Yahoo Groups provide access by email alone or by the web interface, and in addition to messaging, features include polls and libraries of links, photos, and files. 73 de Graham G3ZOD FISTS #8385 http://fistsna.org From ac5shfistop at gmail.com Mon Jul 4 19:58:25 2016 From: ac5shfistop at gmail.com (Tim O) Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 18:58:25 -0500 Subject: [Fists] Fists Tuesday Message-ID: Fists Tuesday starts at midnight Z. Hope to CU there. 73 Tim, AC5SH http://fistsna.org/operating.html#tuesday From g3zodna at gmail.com Wed Jul 6 09:08:14 2016 From: g3zodna at gmail.com (Graham Smith) Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2016 14:08:14 +0100 Subject: [Fists] Summer Unlimited Sprint 09 July 0000-0400 UTC from FISTS Americas Message-ID: <000601d1d787$75885200$6098f600$@com> The FISTS CW Club Americas Summer Unlimited Sprint http://fistsna.org/sprint takes place on Saturday 09 July 0000-0400 UTC (note: this is Friday evening in the US) on 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m & 10m. Call "CQ FS". The exchange includes: RST, U.S. state or Canadian province or DXCC country, first name, FISTS member number. Non-members send their power output in Watts instead of a member number. Members worldwide are invited to participate. For N1MM contest logger users, a User Defined Contest (UDC) file is available. Go to the N1MM website http://n1mm.hamdocs.com , choose "FILES" then "User Defined Contests (UDC)" and look for the file G3ZQSmem.zip (can be used for Sprints despite the name). A FISTS Call History File /docs/n1mm/fists_call_history.txt is also available. 73 de Graham G3ZOD FISTS #8385 From n1ea at arrl.net Tue Jul 12 17:57:04 2016 From: n1ea at arrl.net (D.J.J. Ring, Jr.) Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 17:57:04 -0400 Subject: [Fists] 2016 Night of Nights In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Two hours from now at 13 July 0000 UTC, (Tonight at 8 P.M. Eastern, 5 P.M. Pacific) the annual "Night of Nights" takes place. http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs149/1109843077277/archive/1125224129682.html Activity both on MF and HF. 73 DR From ac5shfistop at gmail.com Sun Jul 17 10:36:17 2016 From: ac5shfistop at gmail.com (Tim O) Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2016 09:36:17 -0500 Subject: [Fists] Feet Wet! :) Message-ID: GYFW now underway. Come on in, the water's fine :) 73 Tim, AC5SH http://fistsna.org/operating.html#feetwet From w2lj at verizon.net Sun Jul 17 20:53:10 2016 From: w2lj at verizon.net (Larry W2LJ) Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2016 20:53:10 -0400 Subject: [Fists] NAQCC July Sprint this Wednesday Evening Message-ID: The July sprint is this coming Wednesday evening local time (July 20th, EDT - 8:30-10:30PM, CDT - 7:30-9:30PM, MDT - 6:30-8:30PM, PDT - 5:30-7:30PM), which translates as Thursday, July 21st, 0030 to 0230Z in all cases. For all the "official" information, please go to: http://www.naqcc.info/sprint201607.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/