[QCWA] QCWA Fall QSO Party--54th year-September 18-19

[George/Frances]

Three weeks from now our 54th year of QSO Parties will be History.
I hope you all take the time to make a few contacts and send
in a log to our teller Bob Buus at w2od at aol.

Several members have applied for Operating awards over the
last few years(worked 50 states-worked 100 members, etc)and
their chief source of QCWA contacts are the QSO Parties.
Those of you who send in copies of your logs really assist us
in x-checking those applications.

All the information, log-forms, summary sheets and rules are
at www.qcwa.org/qso-party.htm

At the request of some of our members who no longer have access
to HF radio facilities we have opened up the contest to users of
QsoNet. This is an internet simulation of HF radio activity
which lets radio amateurs all over the world contact other users
using cw, phone and digital modes. If any of your friends are
using this mode encourage them to look for their QCWA friends
during the QSO Party. All the rules of the QSO Parties apply
except a seperate log must be submitted for the QsoNet contacts.
Read the latest QCWA Party rules for the additions pertaining to
operating in the Party using the CQ100 transceivers.Take a look
in the Journal or at the QCWA website for the result of the last
QSO Parties

If you are interested in this system look up QsoNet on Google.
There is no cost for the first 3 months, so you could try it out
and enter the QSO party at the same time. I have been a
a subscriber for two years. It has certainly added to my 60 some
years of communicating with the world. And the 20 meter beacon
at 14.040 (virtual) is great for code practice.

Cheers

George Roach   VE3BNO
QCWA Operating Activities Manager