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</style><pre style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Boa notícia para os candidatos a high speed CW operator</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Para quem se queixa de falta e oportunidade para praticar o CW a baixa velocidade, eis aqui um excelente janela de oportunidade.</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">BOA SORTE!</span><br>
______________<br>EUCW/FISTS QRS </span></b></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">FISTS CW Club invites all radio amateurs to take part in the annual EUCW/FISTS QRS Party over five days, Monday-Friday, following the 4<sup>th</sup> Sunday in April each year.</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">This is not a contest. Just enjoy plenty of slow Morse activity for a period of five days. The dates selected are intended to avoid weekend contest activity. Work any station, including members of EUCW clubs (see below), but send only in QRS. Standard QSO's with non-participating stations can be included in logs.</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style="color: blue;" lang="EN-GB">DATES/TIMES</span></b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">: From Monday 0000z to Friday 2359z in the week after the 4<sup>th</sup> Sunday in April 2009: </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Monday 27<sup>th</sup> April 2009, 0001 UTC, to Friday 1st May 2009, 2359 UTC </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style="color: blue;" lang="EN-GB">MODE</span></b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">: CW only.</span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style="color: blue;" lang="EN-GB">POWER</span></b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">: Any authorised power.</span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style="color: blue;" lang="EN-GB">CALL</span></b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">: CQ QRS. Stations may be worked once per day, per band.</span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style="color: blue;" lang="EN-GB">FREQUENCIES</span></b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">: Recommended areas of activity, +/- 10 kHz of the FISTS calling frequencies, including WARC bands (see below), but contacts can be made on any frequency. <b style=""><span style="color: red;">Non-QRP stations should avoid calling CQ on the popular QRP frequencies (see below)</span></b>.</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style="color: blue;" lang="EN-GB">KEYS/SPEEDS</span></b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">: Use any type of key or keyer. <b style=""><span style="color: red;">No keyboard sending or pre-programmed messages from computers or keyers</span></b>, but pre-programmed CQ calls or CQ loops are permitted. Maximum speed is 14 words per minute (70 cpm). The speed of a QSO should be at the speed of the slower station.</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style="color: blue;" lang="EN-GB">CONTACTS</span></b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">: Normal friendly QSOs, no special requirements. QSOs with any station count. Work any station in any country, including stations not taking part in the QRS Party but try to persuade them to work QRS.</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style="color: blue;" lang="EN-GB">LOGS/FEEDBACK</span></b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">: This is not a contest, but logs and feedback will be welcomed in the following classes:</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-GB">A</span></b><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> - More than 10w input or 5w output power</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-GB">B</span></b><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> - QRP (10w input or 5w output, or less)</span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-GB">C</span></b><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> - Shortwave listeners.</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Logs should show Date, Time, Callsign, Name, QTH and EUCW Club/Number (if appropriate) of the stations worked/heard, and may include up to three votes for "Most Readable Morse Heard" (one vote per station).</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: blue;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style="color: blue;" lang="EN-GB">AWARDS</span></b><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-GB">:</span></b></pre>
<pre style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style="">a)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="" lang="EN-GB">A certificate will be awarded to the three participants working/hearing the most stations in each class.</span></pre>
<pre style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></pre><pre style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style="">b)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Certificates of Merit will be awarded to the three operators receiving most votes for the "Most Readable Morse Heard", provided the operators nominated have also submitted a log. If the operators receiving the most votes have not submitted a log the certificates of merit will be awarded to the qualifying operators with the next highest number of votes. In the event of a tie in first, second or third places, multiple certificates will be awarded, marked "Shared Award".</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: blue;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style="color: blue;" lang="EN-GB">SEND LOGS TO</span></b><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-GB">:</span></b></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">FISTS/EUCW QRS Party Organiser, Robert Walker M0BPT, 87A Whitehall Road, West Bromwich, B70 0HG. England. </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style="color: blue;" lang="EN-GB">EMAIL</span></b><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> <a href="mailto:m0bpt@yahoo.co.uk">m0bpt@yahoo.co.uk</a></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">To be received by surface mail or e-mail not later than 31st May.</span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;">
<b style=""><span style="color: blue;" lang="EN-GB">NOTES - EUCW (European CW Association) Clubs:</span></b></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">AGCW-DL (Germany); </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="" lang="EN-GB">Benelux-QRPC; </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">BTC (Belgium); </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">CFT (Belgium); </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">CTC (Croatia); </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-family: Arial; color: red;" lang="EN-GB">CT-CWC (Portugal</span></i></b><i style=""><span style="font-family: Arial; color: red;" lang="EN-GB">); </span></i></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">EACW (Spain); </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">EA-QRPC (Spain); </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">EHSC (Extremely High Speed Club); </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">FISTS; </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">FOC (First Class Operators Club);</span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="" lang="EN-GB">G-QRPC; </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">GTC (Greece); </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">HACWG (Hungary); </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">HCC (Spain); </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">HSC (High Speed Club); </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">HTC (Switzerland); </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">INORC (Italy); </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">I-QRPC (Italy); </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">IS QRP (Italy); </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">ITC (Italy); </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">LZCWC (Bulgaria); </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">MCWG (Macedonia); </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">OE-CWG (Austria); </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">OHTC (Finland); </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">OK-QRPC (Czech Republic); </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">RTC (Germany);</span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">RU-QRP (Russia); </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">SCAG (Scandinavia); </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">SHSC (Super High Speed Club);</span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">SP-CWC (Poland); </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="" lang="EN-GB">UCWC (C.I.S.); </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">UFT (France); </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">U-QRQC (C.I.S.); </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">VHSC (Very High Speed Club); </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">YL-CW-GP (Germany); </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="" lang="EN-GB">3A-CW-G (Monaco); </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">9A-CWG (Croatia).</span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style="color: blue;" lang="EN-GB">EUCW Associated Clubs</span></b><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-GB">:</span></b></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">CWAS (Brazil); </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;">GACW (Argentina); </pre><pre style="text-align: justify;">QRP-ARCI (U.S.A).</pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;">
<b style=""><span style="color: blue;" lang="EN-GB">FISTS Overseas Chapters</span></b><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-GB">:</span></b></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">FISTS Down Under (Australia & New Zealand);</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">FISTS East Asia; </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">FISTS USA.</span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style="color: blue;" lang="EN-GB">FISTS calling frequencies</span></b><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-GB">:</span></b></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Recommended area of activity +/- 10 kHz</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">2m<span style=""> </span>144.058 MHz</span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">6m<span style=""> </span>Use any authorised CW frequency</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">10m<span style=""> </span>28.058 MHz</span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">12m<span style=""> </span>24.918 MHz</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">15m<span style=""> </span>21.058 MHz</span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">17m<span style=""> </span>18.085 MHz</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">20m<span style=""> </span>14.058 MHz</span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">30m<span style=""> </span>10.118 MHz</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">40m<span style=""> </span>7.028 MHz</span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">80m<span style=""> </span>3.558 MHz</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">160m<span style=""> </span>1.808 MHz</span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;">
<b style=""><span style="color: blue;" lang="EN-GB">QRP CW Calling Frequencies to be avoided by non-QRP stations</span></b></pre><pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">1843; 3560; 7030; 10116; 14060; 18096; 21060; 24906; 28060 kHz.</span></pre>
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não conhece, veja este link<span style=""> </span></b><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.agcw.org/eucw/euqrs.html"><span style="" lang="PT">http://www.agcw.org/eucw/euqrs.html</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></b></p>
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>António Gamito<br>CT1CZT<br>NRA #001, ARLA #003, REP #308, ARMI #365, MF #1026, EPC #4787, URE #62292, CTC #2148<br>