[SFDXA] K1USN Radio Club Announces New Weekly Slow-Speed CW Contest

[Bill]

K1USN Radio Club Announces New Weekly Slow-Speed CW Contest

The K1USN Radio Club in Massachusetts is launching a new weekly, 
hour-long, slow-speed contest, the K1USN SST <http://www.k1usn.com/sst>. 
The inaugural session will be on Monday, September 14, from 0000 - 0100 
UTC (Sunday, September 13, in North American time zones). K1USN trustee 
Pi Pugh, K1RV, said the decision to embark on sponsorship of a new 
operating event involved surveying some 2,000 radio amateurs to gauge 
their enthusiasm for such an event. Pugh said the club worked with a 
group of CWops <https://cwops.org/> members within the club, with the 
blessing of the CWops CW Academy Advisor Group. CWops is not involved in 
sponsoring the K1USN SST.

The 800 who responded indicated an overwhelming need for some sort of 
slow-speed activity as a follow-up to CW Academy, Pugh told ARRL. "It 
was a lot of work, but we hope this will prove to be a valuable tool 
within the CW community," Pugh said.

Although predicated on the desires of the CW Academy community, Pugh 
stressed that the weekly activity will be open to all looking to improve 
their CW skills. It can also provide a more comfortable entry point for 
those just getting started in CW contesting.

"The weekly 20 WPM or slower SSTs can build confidence to find open 
frequencies and begin calling CQ," Pugh suggested. Participants are 
advised to be patient, supportive, and willing to slow down as necessary.

Suggested frequencies are 3.532 - 3.539 on 80 meters; 7.032 - 7.039 MHz 
on 40 meters, and 14.032 - 14.039 MHz on 20 meters. Stations exchange 
name and state/province/country. Read more 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/k1usn-radio-club-announces-new-weekly-slow-speed-cw-contest>.