[SECC] Announcement: 2018 CW Open Contest Sessions - 4 weeks off

[John Laney]

See announcement below.  SECC will register team(s).  Please let me know 
if you want to be on a team and whether you expect to be in one, two, or 
three sessions and your power level.



To all CW Ops �



The annual CW Operators Club CW Open event is just over 4 weeks away. 
If you don�t have the dates and times marked on your calendar it would 
time to do so.  Also, if you are interested in either setting up or 
joining a team it is quite easy to do so.   For complete event details 
please refer to the new CW Ops web site at:  https://cwops.org/ as well 
as the overview information below.   If you prefer to go to the web site 
here are the navigation instructions from the HOME page.  Go to the CW 
Open/CWT/Awards drop down, then click on the CW OPEN link.



If you want to register a team there is another link about half way down 
the page CW Open page or click here: 
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/cw-open/#team     All team registrations 
must be completed prior to the beginning of the first session.



NOTE:  This event is open to all operators, not just CW Operators Club 
members!!



Come join us for 1, 2 or all 3 sessions.  I hope to have all of you in 
my log.



73,

Bruce N1LN

CW Open Manager







EVENT OVERVIEW:



You are invited to CW Open�

When? 1 September 2018

             Session 1: 0000-0400 Z

             Session 2: 1200-1600Z

             Session 3: 2000-2400Z

             Each session is separately logged, checked and awarded. 3 
separate contests!

Who? Open to all amateur radio operators, worldwide

Modes? CW only

Operator categories? Single operator

Power categories? HP (more than 100 watts); LP (more than 5 watts up to 
100 watts); QRP (5 watts of less)

Use of spotting? No limitations on spotting but no self spotting.

Exchange? QSO number + given name (e.g.  12 John).

Scoring? 1 point per QSO per band (each session); 1 multiplier for 
callsign the first time it is worked (each session). Scores start at 0 
for each session. Work someone once per band per session.

Reporting? Separate logs for each session. Logs must be in Cabrillo 
format and may be submitted via http://www.b4h.net/cwops/   Paper logs 
are NOT accepted!

Logging? CW Open is supported by many logging programs. See LOGGING 
SOFTWARE section on the CW Open instruction page.

Teams? Team competition is supported with no geography limitations. 
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/cw-open/#team












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