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CW QRS CONTEST (en)

Details: Written by: ik1hge; Category: News; Published: September 07, 2020; Last Updated: September 07, 2020; Hits: 2777

Even earlier than in the US, someone in Italy thought to organize a slow speed CW contest. Mind that PC, electronic and automathic mechanical keying are not allowed! The prize for the overall first place is a vertical Begali key! I translated the rules from Italian with Google and revised the text a little, it should be enough understandable. I apologize but I have no time to revise it better. Therefore, I decline any responsability concernig the accuracy of the translation. In case of any issue, you can't cite my translation as reference for the contest rules. The only official rules are here: http://www.iv3ehh.it/public/regolamento%20cw%20qrs.pdf The official logging software is in Italian and is here: http://www.iv3ehh.it/win-cw-qrs.htm

Here you are my unofficial translation of the rules:

CW QRS CONTEST

PURPOSE

- encourage telegraphic radio activities and value CW,
- practice in contests,
- improve empathy between radio amateurs.

We hope that the CQ QRS CONTEST can become a gym for those approaching this type of activity. Also for this reason we have introduced the sub-categories YL, UNder 25, OVer 70 and SWL. Keep up to date on the news by following Morse Basic School on Facebook and subscribing to the Telegram group https://t.me/cw_qrs

RULES

PARTICIPANTS: licensed OM or SWL, it is a World Wide contest where everyone can contact everyone else.

DATE: third Sunday in October, for 2020 it will take place on October 18^th.

TIME: from 6.00 UTC to 18.00 UTC

CALL: CQ QRS TEST DE call

EXCHANGE: RST + age, YLs will send 00 "double zero" instead of age - Example 5NN 53 or 5NN 00

MODES: CW (telegraphy only).

BANDS: 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80m - Recommended QRG KHz 3550-3570, 7020-7040, 14030-14050, 21030-21050 and 28030-28050

KEY: vertical or equivalent, i.e. no electronic or mechanical aid for the generation of dits, dahs or spacings.

SPEED: max 20 WPM, however it is mandatory to adapt to the speed of the slowest correspondent.

CATEGORIES: QRP max 5 W and QRO up to the maximum legal power as allowed by your license.

SUBCATEGORIES

K1USN’s New Weekly Slow Speed Test

Details: Written by: ik1hge; Category: News; Published: September 04, 2020; Last Updated: September 04, 2020; Hits: 2218

Announcing the New Slow Way to Go!

Inaugural session Monday, Sept 14, 2020 @ 0000 UTC, (Sunday, Sept 13 @ 8:00 PM EDT)

The CWops Club (CWops) promotes the art of CW for those who wish to expand and improve their on-the-air experiences. CWops’ CW Academy CWA) program has produced thousands of successful graduates who have gone on to become everyday CW operators. Hundreds of CWA grads have become CWops members after demonstrating their ability to understand and communicate in CW at speeds of 25 WPM and higher!

CWops’ three weekly 25 to 40+ WPM CWT sprints are exciting, stimulating and a great way to improve CW copying ability, operating skills, and propagation knowledge. The CWTs create bonds of friendship among CW-loving operators around the world.

Now, for those just getting started in CW contesting and others who prefer a more leisurely pace, several members of both the K1USN Radio Club and CWops are starting a weekly one-hour slow speed CW contest, the SST. Please join us!

K1USN’s new Slow Speed Test is designed to encourage and assist those who signed up for CWA to learn CW or to improve their CW skills but are not yet copying 25 WPM, as well as all others who feel like “taking it slow and easy” once per week both for their own pleasure and to help Others out.

Quagi pictures

Details: Written by: ik1hge; Category: Antennas; Published: August 31, 2020; Last Updated: August 31, 2020; Hits: 1531

ik1hge 8 el. 432 MHz Quagi

In a USB key that was laying since years in a drawer,I found some old pictures of both the design and the construction of the antenna that I described in the article: Quagi 8 elements 432MHz. I though to publish some of them, may be because some are weird, maybe because some are useful and might help or to other U/VHF antenna homemakers.

Hope you'll aprreciate my effort...

Spectrum Software: the simulation software Micro-Cap is now free (alternative download)

Details: Written by: ik1hge; Category: News; Published: October 18, 2019; Last Updated: April 10, 2020; Hits: 4153

The English software house "Spectrum Software" shut down on July 4^th, 2019. Spectrum Software developed since 1981 the wellknown simulation environment Micro-Cap, whose latest and last release is no. 12. As final act, Spectrum Software donated to the engineering and scientific community their powerful software:

New Year's Day curiosity about RufzXP

Details: Written by: ik1hge; Category: News; Published: February 07, 2020; Last Updated: February 13, 2020; Hits: 2320

RufzXP is a software package used in High Speed Telegraphy (HST) championships, very useful also to any radio amateur to practice the recognition of callsigns at increasing CW speed.

Well the New Year's Day RufzXP curiosity is...

100W UHF 400--470MHZ Amplifier Power Amplifier Board For Ham Radio DIY Kits (English version)

Details: Written by: ik1hge; Category: Electronics and radiofrequency; Published: January 08, 2020; Last Updated: April 07, 2020; Hits: 18834

We are now talking about a very interesting mounting kit, cheap but, unfortunately, completely undocumented. There are a few web sites managed by smart radio amateurs that make up for the lack of information while, in my small way, I am publishing some pictures of my assembly, together with some personal comments. This Chinese kit does not suite well to new bees but, if you are quite skilled with SMD components soldering, you can build the amplifier even if you are not an RF electronics specialist.

UHF amplifier: il materiale che ho ricevuto dal venditore — Fig. 1 - UHF amplifier: components supplied by the seller

Where are the application forms for WAIP award?

Details: Written by: ik1hge; Category: News; Published: January 09, 2020; Last Updated: January 31, 2020; Hits: 2585

WAIP1.pdf	WAIP2.pdf
WAIP1.doc	WAIP2.doc

WAIP, Worked All Italian Provinces, is probably the most popular and exciting Italian award for radio amateurs. It was estabilished several years ago by ARI, Associazione Radioamatori Italiani, the Italian amateur radio society, and it is so popular that it survided the abolition of the provinces in Italy.

My hex beam

Details: Written by: ik1hge; Category: News; Published: October 01, 2019; Last Updated: December 12, 2019; Hits: 2484

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Time ago, I told you about my intention to buy a hex beam antenna. Well, I bought it. Here you are my hex beam at sunset...