ARLA/CLUSTER: Semana Europeia de CW para iniciados;
QRS-14 de 29 de Abril a 3 de Maio de 2013
João Costa > CT1FBF
ct1fbf gmail.com
Quarta-Feira, 6 de Março de 2013 - 20:46:17 WET
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. Now AGCW sponsors all awards. Up
to three awards are given out for each class plus the
special club award and the "Most Readable Morse Award"
Those who wish to indicate distinguished participants
may include up to three votes for the special award
"Most Readable Morse Heard" (one vote per station). If
you wish not to execute this right please state this
in your log, too.
DATES/TIMES
From Monday 0000z to Friday 2359z in the week after
the 4th Sunday in April.
Examples:
2013: April 29, 00:00 UTC thru May 3, 23:59 UTC
2014: April 28, 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.
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.
Give realistic RST values, refrain from a stereotype
599.
We follow the principle that all stations are equal no
matter how shiny their prefix or suffix may be. You
can contact one same station on several bands the
same day. You can contact the same station on the same
band on different days. All other qsos are considered
dupes. If you love to be competitive you may contact
your pal from the other side of town on 11 bands on
5 different days and horde 55 valid QSOs without a
cq call. There's nothing wrong with this. If you can
convince more local hams to do this you will break
records. You are free to arrange QSOs by email, Ekiga,
SSB, skype, eye ball qso, smoke signs, web forums, PSK,
fone, or registered mail, and you may use DX clusters
as much as you wish. This is not a contest and you are
choosing your methods. The more QRS on air the better.
LOGS
All logs consist of two parts: a HEADER (traditionally
called summary sheet) and a QSO LIST.
LOG HEADERS
Minimum header data:
1) Own call sign
2) Name and qth (as used in QRS Week)
3) Return address (for possible awards)
4) EUCW club of preference (only one, and you have to be a mbr)
5) Class (a=qro or b=qrp or c=swl)
6) Number of valid QSOs
7) Your votes for Most Readable Morse Award
8) Your Award preference: PDF or paper.
You are encouraged to add as much detail as you
wish. You may wish to document details of your
transmission such as alternative QTHs (a station in
Chelmsford may have the habit to identify the town
only in UK contacts, while the op might use "ESSEX"
as qth with EU and "NR LONDON" with DX). Some may vary
their handle, e.g. a DL may use Karl-Heinz locally,
Karl inside DL, and Chas for DX. If you choose to
be inconsistent when you identify your club you may
wish to mention this, too. The added-value would be
that additional detail is useful for (potential) SWL
logs. Last but not least you should tell me whether
you prefer an electronic award (PDF) or a paper award,
just in case you turn out to be an award winner.
LOG QSO DATA
Minimum QSO list columns
1) Date (as YYYYMMDD)
2) Time as UTC (as HHMM)
3) Call (other stn)
4) Band
5) Mode (=CW)
6) RST given to other stn
7) RST received fm other stn
8) Name received fm other stn
9) QTH of other stn
You are encouraged to add as much detail as you wish,
e.g. tx, ant, wx of the other stn
LOG SUBMISSION
LOG SUBMISSION depends on your logging style. One of three
cases apply.
I) You are using software for logging.
Click here for example log I
II) You are logging manually but you have Internet access.
Click here for example log II
III) Manual logging and log submission on paper.
Click here for example log III
I) Users of logging software export their log as ADIF
files (extension .adi) and verify the presence of the
minimum data. Please do not forget to add the header
data and put them in the text of your email.
II) If you transfer a log manually the best choice
is to pass the data to a logging software and
export as ADIF as above. If you wish to create
your files manually from scratch with an editor or
spread sheet software please create .txt or .csv
files in plain ASCII code that do not require a
particular software. If asked for a delimiter choose
semicolon. Don't forget the header data.
III) Manual Logs are quite ok, the least painful procedure is to
go to a copy shop and to draw photocopies from the original
log. Another idea is to ask a relative or friend to take a
picture of the log, verify the readability and email it.
The predominant idea is that any log is better than
no log at all just as a partial qso is better than
no qso. The EUCW QRS is primarily not a competition
but an opportunity for CW newcomers and CW skeptics
to enjoy the code without fear from excessive speeds.
SEND LOGS TO
Dr. Martin Zurn
Box 723
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.
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