[TVARC] ARRL CW Sweepstakes is this weekend

[k2dm at comcast.net]

For those of you who are CW operators, this weekend is one of the bigger
contests.  Complete rules can be found at:  http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes,
but here is a summary.

 

The contest begins at 4:00PM EST today and runs until 10:00PM EST tomorrow
evening.  Single-operator stations are allowed to operate only 24 of the 30
hours.

 

This is a US and Canada competition, and it has the longest exchange in
contesting.  Each station sends a SERIAL NUMBER, a POWER indicator (this is
called the PRECEDENCE), your CALL, two digits indicating the YEAR THEY WERE
FIRST LICENSED (this is called the CHECK), and their ARRL/RAC SECTION.

 

The power indicator is A for low power, 150W max; B for high power, greater
than 150W; Q for QRP, 5W max.

 

So, let's say that I am running 100W, I call CQ, and my CQ is answered by
K2PS.  It would go like this:

CQ SS K2DM SS

K2PS      - note, Pete simply sends his callsign

K2PS 132 A K2DM 59 NFL              - note, I don't send K or BK.  I simply
stop sending.  Then Pete sends his information to me:

247 A K2PS 61 NFL           - note, he simply stops sending.  (I made up
Pete's check!)  Also note that Pete's contact total is WAY ahead of mine!
:-)   I reply:

TU SS K2DM                       - and I am off to the next QSO.

 

Consider getting on and trying to make a few contacts.

73,

George K2DM

 

 

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