EUROPE-WIDE QTC NET

Fun meetings on air for QTC exchange

Q: WHAT is a 'QTC'?
A: Ham radio messages in CW using a standard format. This is an example:

KA 77 R LXØAAA 13 LUXEMBOURG 1155 APR 13 BT 3AØAAA BT
WELCOME TO OUR FUN NET
STOP WE ARE GLAD YOU
FOUND US EVENTUALLY
BT ROBERT AR

In clear text, it's message #77 from the station LXØAAA with 13 words. The message was created in the town of Luxembourg at 11:55 UTC on April 13 of the current year. The addressee is radio station 3AØAAA. The content is printed using five words per line. This makes it easy to see that the word count is correct. Whenever two letters are depicted with an overscore this means that they are transmitted joint together without the usual pause between letters in Morse code.

Q: WHY?
A: We are doing this for fun. We love to see that it is possible to write down a short message reliably. We listen to each other indeed (as opposed to this game).

Q: CONTENT?
A: Any content suitable for ham radio, this includes greetings, wx reports, or playing a chess game at slow pace. If you are brave try to introduce yourself like this:

KA 1 R DA9ZZZ 18 HIMMELREICH OCT 7 BT LX0AAA BT HI I AM PETER FROM EAST BAVARIA LOC JN69ME MY STN 100 WATTS QSK ANT DIPOLE LIS 2021 BT PETER AR

Q: WHERE?
A: On 3554 kHz (or on the next free channel below this frequency).

Q: WHEN?
A: On Wednesdays at 20:00 UTC.

Q: WHO?
A: YOU are welcome if you feel that you can receive such a message. Come and listen. Please call us, at least to give us a signal report.

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