[SEDXC] Re: [SECC] Weekend contests

[Jay Pryor]

Please note that the correct website address for FISTS is:

www.fists.org

Thanks & 73,

- Jay, K4OGG



At 04:49 PM 2/7/2001, John Laney wrote:
>Hello all:
>
>The big contest this weekend is the North American Sprint.  You can work
>anyone, including DX, but only NA states/provinces/countries count as
>mults (maybe KH6 too).  This runs for four hours from 00 to 04Z Sunday
>UTC -- 7 to 11 PM EDT Saturday.  Exchange is QSO #, Name,
>State/Province/Country/DX for those outside NA.   The station who
>solicits a QSO (CQ) must work only one station and then must QSY at
>least one khz to call someone else and 5 khz to solicit another call.
>It is only on 20, 40, and 80.  Most start on 20 and work down, but some
>will start on 7040 or so to pick up close in QSOs before the band goes
>long on 40 as it sometimes does in the winter.  The contest is supported
>by the NA logging software and I assume TR and Writelog and maybe SD.
>This can be a lot of fun and is certainly different from most other
>contests.  No one can sit on a frequency and hold it for any length of
>time.  QRO is allowed, but QRP stations will have QRO stations to call
>them if they find a clear frequency to call on.  There will be a team
>from SECC and TCG together, including at least K4BAI, NE4S and I think
>W4NTI from SECC.  Please give it a try and give us some QSOs.
>
>On Saturday afternoon, the FISTS CW club will hold one of their 4 time a
>year 4 hour sprint contests.  I think the exchange is RST/SPC/FISTS
>membership # or power.  It is CW and I think on all frequencies, but
>usually up 058.  So 28058, 21058, 14058, 7058 and 3558.  It  runs from
>17 to 21Z (12 noon to 4 PM) so 160 isn't practicaly if allowed.  Watch
>out for the CHN (county hunter's net on 14056.5 and try not to QRM it
>too much).  This is a much lower pressure type of contest and
>non-members are welcome.  Info is on the FISTS webpage at www.FISTS.com
>I think.  There is a contest entry form that can be downloaded.  Logs
>are by mail only to W8FAX.  This club is dedicated to preserving CW and
>their members are at all speeds.  Anyone who likes CW or who wants to
>work on his CW will find this an enjoyable activity.  This club is worth
>joining.  They have a QSL bureau (run by K4UK and his club in Moneta,
>VA) that very efficiently exchanges QSLs among members, including those
>in the same country.  So for those of you who would like to exchange
>QSLs with other US stations without the cost of first class postage for
>each one, this bureau only requires you to mail your cards to them
>alphabeticalized and to keep them supplied with business sized envelopes
>and postage and you will receive US and DX cards from members this way.
>It often beats the Bureau system for DX cards because it involves only a
>one place exchange and sorting rather than multiple places as in the DX
>bureau system.  The club also has a nice newsletter almost monthly and
>sponsors such things as "Code Buddy" programs etc to help beginners.
>
>Hope everyone has a good week and weekend getting ready for the big ARRL
>DX CW contest the next weekend.
>
>73,
>
>John, K4BAI.
>
>
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