THE EUROPEAN CW ASSOCIATION
EUCW QRS ACTIVITY WEEK
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THE EUROPEAN CW ASSOCIATIONEUCW QRS ACTIVITY WEEK |
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GENERAL
The EUCW cordially invites all radio amateurs and SWLs to take part
in the annual EUCW QRS Activity Week.
This is not a contest, on the contrary, it is an invitation
to slow down CW speeds and to enjoy plenty of slow Morse activity
for a period of five days.
The dates selected are intended to avoid weekend contest activity.
The goal is not self-exposure and competitiveness but to lower
the threshold for newcomers to give CW a try.
Work any station, including members of EUCW clubs, but send only in
QRS. Standard QSOs with non-participating stations can be included
in logs.
The EUCW Week has a history dating back to 2001 when it was introduced
by FISTS. The EUCW thanks FISTS for having this excellent idea and for
doing all the work for an entire decade. Since 2012 the EUCW QRS work
is organized by AGCW.
DATES/TIMES
From Monday 0000z to Friday 2359z in the week after the 4th
Sunday in April.
Examples:
2012: April 23, 00:00 UTC thru April 27, 23:59 UTC
2013: April 28, 00:00 UTC thru May 3, 23:59 UTC
2014: April 27, 00:00 UTC thru May 2, 23:59 UTC
MODE CW/A1A (No machine decoders allowed)
CLASSES
A - More than 10w input or 5w output power
B - QRP (10w input or 5w output, or less)
C - Short wave listeners.
For the sake of SWLs transmitting stations are
requested to repeat name and qth in every logged qso.
There is also an invisible class of participating EUCW
clubs. You may dedicate your participation to a EUCW club
of your preference. Add your club name and number to the log
please. You may publicize your club membership in your
QSOs but there is no obligation to do this. I would not
recommend to confuse newcomers with club acronyms and
cryptic 5 digit numbers.
CALL
No targeted call required but "CQ QRS" may be useful to be
detected as participant committed to this activity.
Stations may be worked/heard once per day, per band.
Recommended (no obligation) areas of activity: +/- 10 kHz of the
center frequencies below, including WARC bands (see below).
As always, non-QRP stations should avoid calling CQ on the popular QRP
frequencies (see below).
Do not use frequencies outside the 'CW ONLY' bands as defined by the
current band plan. Since this activity is not a contest there
is no need to stay within the 'contest preferred bands'.
KEYS/SPEEDS
Use any type of key or keyer. No keyboard sending or
pre-programmed messages from computers or keyers, but
pre-programmed CQ calls or CQ loops are permitted. Maximum speed
14 words per minute (70cpm). If a responding operator uses
slower CW the caller should adapt his speed accordingly.
CONTACTS
Normal friendly QSOs, no special requirements. QSOs
with any station may be logged. Work any station in any country,
including stations not taking part in the QRS Party but try to
persuade them to work QRS.
Every QSO counts one point per band and per day. This means
you can contact one station on several bands the same day.
It also means you can contact the same station on the same band
on different days.
LOGS
Logs should show Date, Time, Call sign, RST, Band, Name, QTH and
additional details (if appropriate) of the stations worked/heard
and may include up to three votes for the special award "Most Readable
Morse Heard" (one vote per station). Don't subscribe to a stereotype
599 exchange. Logs should be handwritten or electronic. Electronic
logs should be a human readable ASCII format such as ASCII, ADIF,
STF, CSV etc. IMPORTANT: If you are a member of a EUCW club (see
eucw.org) please indicate your club (ONLY ONE) in the log.
FEEDBACK
Share your experience... let us know. The best you can hope for
is not a good score but to pass on your love for the code to others.
Awards will be issued for the best.... Any log will be most welcome.
SEND LOGS TO
Dr. Martin Zurn, ik2rmz
Box 203, I-21027 Ispra (VA), Italy.
or preferably to
qrs (at) eucw . org
DEADLINE
Log must arrive not later than 31st May
FREQUENCY ACTIVITY CENTERS
Recommended area of activity +/- 10 kHz from the activity
centers as follows:
2m 144.065 MHz (avoid 144050 because of the E_s season)
6m Use any frequency compatible with the IARU band plan
10m 28.055 MHz
12m 24.905 MHz
15m 21.055 MHz (Recommended IARU frequency for QRS)
17m 18.085 MHz
20m 14.055 MHz
30m 10.125 MHz
40m 7.035 MHz (stay in the exclusive CW band 7000-7040 kHz)
80m 3.555 MHz (Recommended IARU frequency for QRS)
160m Use any frequency compatible with the IARU band plan
QRP CW Calling Frequencies to be avoided by non-QRP (cq calling)
stations. 1843; 3560; 7030; 10116; 14060; 18096; 21060; 24906;
28060 kHz.
Under good North America condx 14056.5, 18091.5, 21056.5, 10122.5
are often used as frequencies of the Mobile Emergency and County
Hunters Net where dozens of stations participate.
These recommendations are given as a help to find other QRS
partners they are not binding. However, decent operators know
and respect the IARU band plan which is established by the
international community of hams. Download a copy of the band plan
at iaru.org before switching on a TX.
New friends of CW who do not yet feel ready to put their CW on air are invited to read the SWL rules.
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