Especially the water bucket thing.
Dan/W4NTI
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Montgomery" <RadioIR at charter.net>
To: <secc at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: [SECC] Extreme CW World-Wide Challenge
> Sounds like Field Day.
>
>
>
> Dan/W4NTI wrote:
>
>>Check this out guys.
>>
>>http://www.ok1rr.com/
>>
>>
>> The eXtreme CW World-Wide Challenge
>>Published on 31. 07. 2005 (352 x viewed)
>>
>>
>>Here is a new CW contest to promote contacts between radio operators
>>interested in improving their morse code skills when sending and receiving
>>messages under difficult operating conditions.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>1. OBJECTIVE
>>To promote contacts between radio operators interested in improving their
>>morse code skills when sending and receiving messages under difficult
>>operating conditions.
>>
>>1.1 Background
>>Wireless telegraphy has been in use for over one hundred years. During
>>this period, telegraphers have often been required to send and receive
>>important messages in emergency circumstances - on land, at sea, and in
>>the air. Such circumstances have often involved operating their station
>>under life threatening situations, and in extremes of temperature and
>>physical discomfort. Examples being: operating with cold hands or
>>water-logged message pads and copying weak signals through high levels of
>>QRM and QRN.
>>
>>This operating event is an opportunity to remember the bravery and
>>dedication of the countless unsung heroes who, over the years, have manned
>>their radio stations for as long as it took to ensure that important morse
>>code messages reached their destination. Central to the objective of this
>>operating event is gaining an appreciation of what it's like to maintain
>>effective morse communication under stressful and difficult circumstances
>>for long periods of time.
>>
>>It is hoped that this event will appeal to both beginners and experienced
>>operators, including SWLs-especially those who would like to try
>>simulating their own idea of what, for them, constitutes difficult
>>operating circumstances. Ideas for typical eXtreme CW (XCW) operating
>>conditions include:
>>
>>using a simple straight key and paper logging throughout the event;
>>operating from a cold, unheated shack;
>>using a morse key strapped to your leg;
>>using an unusual source of power;
>>taking part in this event despite, perhaps, high levels of QRM, or
>>restricted antenna space;
>>using vintage station equipment typical of an earlier period; or, perhaps,
>>having someone soak you with a bucket of water at regular periods
>>throughout the event!
>>The choice is yours-but do have fun! Above all-do it safely.
>>
>>2. WHEN
>>From: 0000 UTC on Saturday 29th October 2005
>>To: 2359 UTC on Sunday 30 October 2005
>>
>>3. BAND & MODE
>>This is a 40 m, single band event for conventional CW operators. Operation
>>is limited to 7.005-7.035 MHz only.
>>
>>4. CATEGORIES
>>4.1 Operator Categories
>>
>>MULTI-OP Multi-operator
>>SINGLE-OP Single operator
>>SWL Single-operator receiving station
>>
>>
>>
>>4.2 Power Categories
>>
>>HIGH Transmitter output power greater than 100 watts
>>LOW Maximum transmitter output power of 100 watts
>>QRP Maximum transmitter output power of 5 watts
>>
>>
>>5. OPERATING TIME
>>Single and Multi-Operator stations operate for a maximum of 24 operating
>>hours. The duration of each break must be at least 2 hours.
>>
>>6. CQ CALLS
>>Participants call 'CQ XCW'; 'CQ TEST'; or 'CQ XCW TEST'.
>>
>>7. CONTACTS
>>A station may be worked once only for points. But don't let that stop you
>>having more QSOs with a fellow XCW operator later on-especially if things
>>get a bit quiet!
>>
>>8. EXCHANGE
>>Minimum exchange is <RST> <TX Power>W (e.g. 599 5W; or 599 50W; or 599
>>500W).
>>Entrants are requested to send meaningful RST reports. Please, no
>>automatic '599' senders!
>>
>>Naturally, participants are welcome to send additional operator/station
>>information too-such as name; age, etc.. Additional information does not
>>need to be recorded to count for QSO credit.
>>
>>9. SCORING
>>Score one point for each scoring contact. (Remember that a station may be
>>worked once only for points!)
>>
>>10. LOGS
>>10.1 Deadline
>>To be included in the results, all logs must arrive by 19th December 2005.
>>
>>10.2 Information Required
>>To keep things simple, you do not have to submit a list of all the
>>contacts made. Only the following details must be supplied:
>>
>>1) Station Callsign
>>2) Name of entrant
>>3) Address of entrant
>>4) Operator category entered
>>5) Power category entered
>>6) List of callsigns of all operators
>>7) Total score
>>8) Maximum transmitter power used
>>
>>In addition, you are welcome to include station details; photographs; and
>>comments about the event with your log. Only include information that you
>>would be happy to see included in the results. The results will be
>>published on the world wide web.
>>
>>10.3 Email Submission
>>Send your entry either as plain text in the body of the email, or as a
>>text file attachment. Receipt will be acknowledged within 10 days.
>>
>>Entries are to be emailed to xcw at alg.demon.co.uk. In the 'Subject' line of
>>your e-mail message, please include the station callsign used.
>>
>>The entrant is welcome to send entries in Cabrillo format (with or without
>>a full list of the QSOs made). The following header fields are suggested:
>>
>>
>>
>>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>No virus found in this outgoing message.
>>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
>>Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/146 - Release Date: 10/21/2005
>>
>>
>>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>_______________________________________________
>>SECC mailing list
>>SECC at contesting.com
>>http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/secc
>>
>>
> _______________________________________________
> SECC mailing list
> SECC at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/secc
>
>
> --
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
> Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/146 - Release Date: 10/21/2005
>
>
--
No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/146 - Release Date: 10/21/2005
|