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2010
2009
If you need more information or have any questions, please feel free to contact our Activities Manager, Rob M0BPT
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Activities Calendar 2010
The Activity Calendar 2010 contains information on the following activities:
G0HGA VHF/UHF/SHF CW Activity 2010 (discontinued)
FISTS 3 Hour Sprint 2010
Ladder Activity 2010
Exchange Your Age Week 2010 (EYAW)
EUCW QRS Party 2010
Straight Key Week 2010 (SKW)
FISTS 3 Hour Sprint 2010
Ladder Activity 2010
Exchange Your Age Week 2010 (EYAW)
EUCW QRS Party 2010
Straight Key Week 2010 (SKW)
The 2010 GØHGA VHF/UHF/SHF CW Activity
The G0HGA VHF/UHF/SHF CW Activity was discontinued at the end of March 2010, but the details are left here for information.As many of you will know, Angie. GØHGA FISTS #41 became SK earlier in the year. In her memory I've decided to do a One year activity. (If it is successful, I will consider extending the activity) Simple rules, just designed to promote CW activity again on the VHF/UHF/SHF Frequencies. Angie was a staunch advocate of CWon these frequencies, and I feel it would be a fitting tribute to her.
| G0HGA VHF/UHF/SHF CW Activity 2010 | |
| POWER | Up to your countries legal limit |
| DATES | 0001 1st January to 2359 31st December 2010 |
| BANDS | 6M 4M 2M 70CM 23CM 10GHz Bands (Any authorised frequency) |
| SCORING | 1 point Non-members, 2 points FISTS Members, 3 points FISTS affiliated club stations, 5 points FISTS HQ Stations |
| EXCHANGE | FISTS Nr (Or NM)-QTH or LOCATOR-NAME-RPRT |
| LOGS | To include DATE/TIME/CALL/NAME/QRG(Band)/QTH or LOCATOR/FISTS Nr (Or NM)/POINTS |
| SEND TO: | R.D.Walker. 87A Whitehall Road, West Bromwich B7ØØHG ENGLAND Email: m0bpt(at)yahoo.co.uk |
| FORMATS ACCEPTED | Excel, csv, tabbed word format, tabbed txt file format preferred. Or a hard copy of your log with the entries of interest highlighted |
| GENERAL | Monthly returns by the 14th of the next month. The purpose of the activity is to promote CW on the bands specified, it is not a contest!! 2M Activity "Natter nights" 144.058+/- 1930pm onwards Monday Wednesday and Friday evenings local time. Entries in other events scheduled by other organisations during the year are permissable as long as the required information was exchanged. A station cannot be worked more than four times in a month on a specific band. |
| GENERAL#2 | FISTS NA, FISTS DU, and FISTS EA. Seperate awards offered should they wish to join in! |
FISTS 3 Hour Sprint 2010
After being asked for an event by some members involving high speed operation, I've decided on something to be added to the 2010 activity calendar that's a little different.| FISTS 3 HOUR SPRINT 2010 | |
| DATES | Session#1 26th June 2010.0001-2359UTC. Session#2 24th July 2010 0001-2359UTC |
| BANDS | 80m, 40m, & 20m. |
| SCORING | NM=1pt, members=2pts, club calls=3pts, HQ calls=5pts. |
| TIMES | You can choose to operate anytime during the 24 hour period, but can only submit 3 hours of log |
| EXCHANGE | Call, report. (fists number) |
| LOGS | Date, call, time in, time out, fists nr or nm, points. The total time of each QSO must be recorded in your log. Logs to be received no later than the 7 th August 2010, in excel, csv, tabbed word format, tabbed txt file format please! |
| SEND TO | R.D.Walker, 87A Whitehall Road, West Bromwich B7ØØHG. EMAIL: m0bpt(at)yahoo.co.uk |
| GENERAL | Although primarily for high speed operation, members are respectfully reminded to match the speed of your QSO partner throughout. Stations can only be worked ONCE per band per session. |
Ladder Activity 2010
| LADDER ACTIVITY 2010 | |
| DATES | January 2010 to December 2010. To be run on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month. |
| TIMES | TWO, TWO HOUR SESSIONS OPERATING BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 1400-1600 AND 1800-2000. ALL TIMES UTC! NOTE: You can only submit ANY TWO of your two-hour sessions out of a possible four! |
| QRG | All licensed amateur bands except the WARC bands. |
| SCORING | 5 points FISTS HQ station, 3 points for a Fists affiliated Club Station, 2 points for a Fist member, 1 point for a non-member. A station can only count once on each Sunday. |
| LOGS | DATE/CALL/NAME/QTH/QRG/RST/TIME/FIST No or NM/POINTS SCORED. |
| DATES |
Jan 10th/24th - Feb14th /28th - March 14th/28th
- April 11th/25th - May 9th/23rd - June 13th/27th- July 11th/25th Aug 8th/22nd - Sept 12th/26th - Oct 10th/24th- Nov 14th/28th - Dec 12th/26th |
| GENERAL | PLEASE vacate or pass on the FIST calling frequency after 5 continuous QSO's or QSY off the calling frequency. PLEASE NOTE, These activities are meant to be fun and friendly as well as competitive. Any contact not showing the required return information will be excluded from the total scores. |
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SEND TO |
All entries can be received by post or E-mail to; R.D.Walker, 87A Whitehall Road, West Bromwich. B70 0HG. Logs are to be received by the 5th of the next month in Excel, CSV, tabbed word formats or hard copy. E-mail: m0bpt(at)yahoo.co.uk |
Exchange Your Age Week 2010 (EYAW)
| EXCHANGE YOUR AGE WEEK 2010. (EYAW) | |
| DATES | 0001 UTC on 7th March to 2359 UTC on 13th March 2010. UTC |
| QRG | All licensed amateur bands except the WARC bands. |
| RULES | Here's a fun event where our senior members are going to be in demand! Simple rules; usual exchange between members/non-members. BUT Exchange your age with your QSO partner(s) and at the end of the event; total the ages exchanged and add them to your final points score! |
| SCORING | 5 points for a FISTS HQ station, 3 points for a FISTS Affiliated Club Station, 2 points for a Fist Member. 1 point for a Non Member. |
| LOGS | to include CALL/NAME/QTH/QRG/TIME/FIST No or NM/ POINTS. (AGE) |
| GENERAL | PLEASE vacate or pass on the FIST calling frequency after 5 continuous QSO's or QSY off the calling frequency. All logs are to be received by the 22nd March 2010. Any type of key or keyer may be used, but no keyboard sending or pre-programmed messages from computers or keyers allowed. A station can only be worked once per day during the event.. |
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SEND TO |
All entries can be received by post to: R.D.Walker, 87A Whitehall Road, West Bromwich. B70 0HG. Or email m0bpt(at)yahoo.co.uk in Excel/csv/tabbed word document format if possible please. |
EUCW QRS Party 2010
| EUCW QRS PARTY 2010 | |
| GENERAL | FISTS CW Club invites all radio amateurs to take part in the annual EUCW/FISTS QRS Party over five days, Monday-Friday, in April each year. 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. |
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DATES TIMES |
Monday 26th April 2010, 0001 UTC, to Friday 30th April 2010, 2359 UTC. |
| MODE | CW only |
| POWER |
A - More than 10w input or 5w output power B - QRP (10w input or 5w output, or less) C - Short wave listeners. |
| CALL |
CQ QRS. Stations may be worked once per day, per band. |
| QRG's | Recommended areas of activity, +/- 10 kHz of the FISTS calling frequencies, including WARC bands (see below), but contacts can be made on any frequency. Non-QRP stations should avoid calling CQ on the popular QRP frequencies (see below). |
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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). The speed of a QSO should be at the speed of the slower station. |
| CONTACTS | Normal friendly QSO's, no special requirements. QSO's 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. |
| LOGS | Logs should show Date, Time, Call sign, 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). |
| FEEDBACK |
This is not a contest, but logs and feedback will be welcomed in the following classes: A - More than 10w input or 5w output power B - QRP (10w input or 5w output, or less) C - Short wave listeners. |
| AWARDS |
A) A certificate will be awarded to the three participants working/hearing the most
stations in each class. B) 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". C) A "NEWCOMERS AWARD" Will be issued to the person who submits a log and uses the QRS PARTY WEEK for their 1st "On Air" QSO. This must be verified by an EUCW Member. |
| SEND LOGS TO | FISTS/EUCW QRS Party Organizer: Robert Walker M0BPT, 87A Whitehall Road, West Bromwich, B70 0HG. England. EMAIL m0bpt(at)yahoo.co.uk To be received by surface mail or e-mail not later than 31st May 2010. |
| INFO | FISTS calling frequencies : Recommended area of activity +/- 10 kHz 2m 144.058 MHz 6m Use any authorized CW frequency 10m 28.058 MHz 12m 24.918 MHz 15m 21.058 MHz 17m 18.085 MHz 20m 14.058 MHz 30m 10.118/10.128 MHz 40m 7.028 MHz 80m 3.558 MHz 160m 1.818 MHz QRP CW Calling Frequencies to be avoided by non-QRP stations. 1843; 3560; 7030; 10116; 14060; 18096; 21060; 24906; 28060 kHz. |
Straight Key Week 2010 (SKW)
| STRAIGHT KEY WEEK 2010 (SKW) | |
| DATE |
0001 UTC on 5th September to 2359 on 11th September 2010. UTC |
| QRG | All licensed amateur bands except the WARC bands. |
| SCORE |
5 points FISTS HQ stations, 3 points for a FISTS affiliated Club Station, 2 points for a Fist Member, 1 point for a Non Member. |
| EXCHANGE | RST/NAME/QTH/FIST No or NM/DAY No. Sunday is Day 1 Monday is Day 2 and so on To Saturday as Day 7. All entrants must have used a straight Key for all their QSO's but the worked station does not have to use a straight key. |
| LOGS | To include DATE/CALL/NAME/QTH/QRG/RST/TIME/FIST No or NM/DAY No/POINTS. All entries to be received by the 26th September 2010. |
| GENERAL | A station can only be worked once per day! PLEASE vacate or pass on the FIST calling frequency after 5 continuous QSO's or QSY off the calling frequency. PLEASE NOTE, These contests are meant to be fun and friendly as well as competitive. Any contact not showing the required return information will be excluded from the total scores. |
| AMENDMENTS | AMENDMENT TO THE RULES! As from 2010 a manual sideswiper may be used as long as no electronic means of keying are used. This amendment has been allowed for those who find straight keying for a long period of time causing discomfort and aggravating any medical condition. |
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SEND LOGS TO |
All entries can be received by post to; R.D.Walker, 87A Whitehall Road, West Bromwich. B70 0HG. or by EMAIL m0bpt(at)yahoo.co.uk in Excel/csv/tabbed word format if possible please |
Activities Calendar 2009
The Activity Calendar 2009 contains information on the following activities:
WARC Band Challenge 2009 (discontinued)
Ladder Activity 2009
Exchange Your Age Week 2009 (EYAW)
EUCW QRS Party 2009
Straight Key Week 2009 (SKW)
Ladder Activity 2009
Exchange Your Age Week 2009 (EYAW)
EUCW QRS Party 2009
Straight Key Week 2009 (SKW)
WARC Band Challenge 2009
The WARC Challenge was discontinued at the end of June 2009, but the details are left here for information.| G3ZQS | WARC BAND CHALLENGE |
| DATES | 00.01 1st January to 23.59 31st December. UTC |
| BANDS | 30M, 17M &12M |
| SCORING | 1 point non members, 2 points fists members, 3 points Fists club Stations. |
| EXCHANGE | FISTS nr, or NM, and IARU locator square, (Four character format) which can be used as a multiplier for the total number of contacts made during the year. |
| EXAMPLE | #5576 (or) NM IARU Loc IO82. FOR THE LOCATOR SQUARE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A MULTIPLIER, A CLUB MEMBER MUST HAVE BEEN WORKED WITHIN THE SQUARE. i.e. G9XYZ scores 2,400 points and gains 12 different locator squares on a combination of all three WARC Bands. = 2,400 x 12 = 28,800. REPEAT STATIONS: CAN ONLY BE WORKED A MAXIMUM OF FOUR TIMES PER MONTH. |
| AWARDS | Outright winner: The “G3ZQS” Award with your call, year, etc, Engraved. 1st Runner up: certificate 2nd Runner up: Certificate. A certificate will also be awarded to the highest points scored by a QRP entrant. ( Max 5w output at the transmitter) endorsed accordingly. Therefore all entrants must declare their power output. A certificate will also be awarded to the highest scoring “Receiving station” log. |
| LOGS | To include; date/call/name/locator/qrg/time/Fists nr or nm/points scored |
| EXAMPLE | M0BPT rob IO82 30m 11.48 #5576 or nm 2pts or 1pt |
| SEND TO: | Land mail: R.D.Walker 87A Whitehall Road West Bromwich, West Midlands B70 0HG England. or email m0bpt(at)yahoo.co.uk Monthly returns by the14th of the next month By email in excel/csv/tabbed word format if possible please. |
| GENERAL | The purpose of the challenge is to promote activity on the WARC Bands IT IS NOT A CONTEST!. CALL “CQ” on or around the following frequencies; 30m-10.118/10.128 MHz: 17m-18.085 MHz: 12m-24.918 MHz PLEASE NOTE, These activities are meant to be fun and friendly as well as competitive. Any contact not showing the required return information will be excluded from the total scores. |
Ladder Activity 2009
| LADDER ACTIVITY 2009 | |
| DATES | January 2009 to December 2009. To be run on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month. |
| TIMES | TWO, TWO HOUR SESSIONS OPERATING BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 1400-1600 AND 1800-2000. ALL TIMES UTC! NOTE: You can only submit ANY TWO of your two-hour sessions out of a possible four! |
| FREQUENCIES | All licensed amateur bands except the WARC bands. |
| SCORING | 5 points FISTS club station, 3 points for a Fists affiliated Club Station, 2 points for a Fist member, 1 point for a non-member. A station can only count once on each Sunday. |
| LOGS | DATE/CALL/NAME/QTH/QRG/RST/TIME/FIST No or NM/POINTS SCORED. |
| DATES | Jan 11th/25th - Feb8th /22th - March 8th/22nd - April 12th/26th - May 10th/24th - June 14th/28th– July 12th/26th Aug 9th/23rd - Sept 13th/27th - Oct 11th/25th– Nov 8th/22nd - Dec 13th/27th |
| GENERAL | PLEASE vacate or pass on the FIST calling frequency after 5 continuous QSO’s or QSY off the calling frequency. PLEASE NOTE, These activities are meant to be fun and friendly as well as competitive. Any contact not showing the required return information will be excluded from the total scores. |
| SEND TO: | All entries can be received by post or E-mail to; R.D.Walker, 87A Whitehall Road, West Bromwich. B70 0HG. logs are to be received by the 5th of the next month in Excel, CSV, tabbed word formats or hard copy. e-mail: m0bpt(at)yahoo.co.uk |
Exchange Your Age Week 2009 (EYAW)
| EXCHANGE YOUR AGE WEEK 2009. | |
| DATES | 0001 UTC on 1st March to 2359 UTC on 7th March 09. UTC |
| FREQUENCY | All licensed amateur bands except the WARC bands. |
| RULES | Here's a fun event where our senior members are going to be in demand! Simple rules; usual exchange between members/non-members. BUT Exchange your age with your QSO partner(s) and at the end of the event; total the ages exchanged and add them to your final points score! |
| SCORING | 5 points for a FISTS club station, 3 points for a FISTS Affiliated Club Station, 2 points for a Fist Member. 1 point for a Non Member. |
| LOGS | to include CALL/NAME/QTH/QRG/TIME/FIST No or NM/ POINTS. (AGE) |
| GENERAL | PLEASE vacate or pass on the FIST calling frequency after 5 continuous QSO’s or QSY off the calling frequency. All logs are to be received by the 22nd March 09. Any type of key or keyer may be used, but no keyboard sending or pre-programmed messages from computers or keyers allowed. A station can only be worked once per day during the event.. |
| SEND TO: | All entries can be received by post to: R.D.Walker, 87A Whitehall Road, West Bromwich. B70 0HG. Or email m0bpt(at)yahoo.co.uk in Excel/csv/tabbed word document format if possible please. |
EUCW QRS Party 2009
| EUCW QRS PARTY 2009 | |
| GENERAL | FISTS CWClub invites all radio amateurs to take part in the annual EUCW/FISTS QRS Party over five days, Monday-Friday, in April each year. 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. |
| DATES/TIMES | Monday 27th April 2009, 0001 UTC, to Friday 1st May 2009, 2359 UTC. |
| MODE | CW only |
| POWER | A - More than 10w input or 5w output power B - QRP (10w input or 5w output, or less) C - Short wave listeners. |
| CALL | CQ QRS. Stations may be worked once per day, per band. |
| FREQUENCIES | Recommended areas of activity, +/- 10 kHz of the FISTS calling frequencies, including WARC bands (see below), but contacts can be made on any frequency. Non-QRP stations should avoid calling CQ on the popular QRP frequencies (see below). |
| 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). The speed of a QSO should be at the speed of the slower station. |
| CONTACTS | Normal friendly QSO's, no special requirements. QSO's 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. |
| LOGS | Logs should show Date, Time, Call sign, 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). |
| FEEDBACK | This is not a contest, but logs and feedback will be welcomed in the following classes: A - More than 10w input or 5w output power B - QRP (10w input or 5w output, or less) C - Short wave listeners. |
| AWARDS | A) A certificate will be awarded to the three participants working/hearing the most stations in each class. B) 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". C) A “NEWCOMERS AWARD” Will be issued to a person who uses the QRS PARTY WEEK for their 1 st “On Air” QSO. This must be verified by an EUCW Member. |
| SEND LOGS TO: | FISTS/EUCW QRS Party Organizer: Robert Walker M0BPT, 87A Whitehall Road, West Bromwich, B70 0HG. England. EMAIL m0bpt(at)yahoo.co.uk To be received by surface mail or e-mail not later than 31st May 2009. |
| GENERAL INFORMATION | FISTS calling frequencies : Recommended area of activity +/- 10 kHz 2m 144.058 MHz 6m Use any authorized CW frequency 10m 28.058 MHz 12m 24.918 MHz 15m 21.058 MHz 17m 18.085 MHz 20m 14.058 MHz 30m 10.118/10.128 MHz 40m 7.028 MHz 80m 3.558 MHz 160m 1.808 MHz QRP CW Calling Frequencies to be avoided by non-QRP stations. 1843; 3560; 7030; 10116; 14060; 18096; 21060; 24906; 28060 kHz. |
Straight Key Week 2009 (SKW)
| STRAIGHT KEY WEEK 2009 | |
| DATE | 0001 UTC on 6th September to 2359 on 12th September 2009. UTC |
| FREQUENCY | All licensed amateur bands except the WARC bands. |
| SCORING | 5 points FISTS club stations, 3 points for a FISTS affiliated Club Station, 2 points for a Fist Member, 1 point for a Non Member. |
| EXCHANGE | RST/NAME/QTH/FIST No or NM/DAY No. Sunday is Day 1 Monday is Day 2 and so on To Saturday as Day 7. All entrants must have used a straight Key for all their QSO’s but the worked station does not have to use a straight key. |
| LOGS | To include DATE/CALL/NAME/QTH/QRG/RST/TIME/FIST No or NM/DAY No/POINTS. All entries to be received by the 26th September 2009. |
| GENERAL | A station can only be worked once per day! PLEASE vacate or pass on the FIST calling frequency after 5 continuous QSO’s or QSY off the calling frequency. PLEASE NOTE, These contests are meant to be fun and friendly as well as competitive. Any contact not showing the required return information will be excluded from the total scores. |
| SEND LOGS TO: | All entries can be received by post to; R.D.Walker, 87A Whitehall Road, West Bromwich. B70 0HG. or by EMAIL m0bpt(at)yahoo.co.uk in Excel/csv/tabbed word format if possible please |