http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html News items from the FISTS CW Club Eu/UK en-gb http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news392 Year-round Competition 3 Years "new" 40m Band Plan. All CW QSO from 29th March 2012 onwards between 7035 and 7040kHz with a minimum length of 5 minutes count for points. Deadline for logs is the 28th March of the following year. Each completed 5 minutes count 1 point, QSO with AGCW members count twice. To determine AGCW membership the membership list downloadable from http://mgl.agcw.de/Mitglieder.xls can be used. Logs should show the columns Date, UTC start, UTC end, c/s of stn wkd, RST sent, RST rcvd, QTH rcvd, Name rcvd, Frequency accurate to 1kHz, AGCW # or "NM", Points. Logs can be submitted monthly until the 7th day of the following month to agcw-40-3@agcw.de. Intermediate scores will be published in the AGCW bulletin, the mailing list ( agcw@mailman.qth.net ) and on the AGCW home page http://www.agcw.de . The annual winner will receive an activity bowl. (Thanks to Eddi DK3UZ, AGCW #408, FISTS #15596, for sending the details of AGCW-40-3.) Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news392 http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news391 A replica of the Titanic Morse key http://tinyurl.com/ttkey is going to be produced by Kent Morse Keys. For more information and to register for a pre-launch discount, please see the web page http://tinyurl.com/ktitanic Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:55:00 GMT http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news391 http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news390 A very warm welcome to our latest members: Brendon VK4FQRP 14134, Ty AK4LF 15679, Bob KD2UJ 15680, Terry KJ4EZX 15681, Clark KD4NUL 15682, Jonathan K2LEB 15683, Sid W7JSD 15684, Alan KR4AE 15685, Colin AB9YU 15686, Tom K2YEO 15687, Craig WB0OLX 15689, Randy K8HRO 15690, Dan VA3OT 15691, Pat KF7NDH 15692, Roy KC9BPI 15693 and John 2E0MAW 15822. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:45:00 GMT http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news3909 http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news389 There are Morse (MP3) audio files at http://feacw.net/snd/ of articles from the January 2012 newsletter "morsEAsia" provided by FISTS East Asia http://www.feacw.net/ . This includes speeds ranging from 10 to 30wpm. FISTS East Asia was formed in 2004 to provide East Asian members with various services in their native languages. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:35:00 GMT http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news389 http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news388 The first batch of FISTS 25th Anniversary Mugs http://fists.co.uk/mug25 have been manufactured and are awaiting collection and distribution. There will be a second batch produced in April with the aim to dispatch them by the end of April. Be aware that if you order a mug now, it will be for one in the April batch. Depending on the demand for the April batch, we may or may not produce a further batch mid-year. So, to be absolutely sure of getting your mug, please ensure you order in time for the April batch. 73. M0BPT Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news388 http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news387 The FISTS Down Under February 2012 newsletter http://tinyurl.com/fdufeb12 is now available. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:36:00 GMT http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news387 http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news386 It's a pleasure to welcome our latest members: Kunio JE3UOR 15105, Paul KO9U 15671, Tom N3UFJ 15672, Billy AB4RH 15673, Marty W5MRM 15674, Richard SWL 15676, Ronald AD4WG 15677, Richard WA6RIC 15678, Imelda KA0USD 15688, Valery UA9OTW 15812, John 2M1BBY 15813, Martin OK2MR 15814, Simon PA2SQ / M0DCU 15815, Don G0ACK 15816, Tony G1MMI 15817, Dave GW0LUA 15818, Ian G1RVK 15819 and Jon M6BYR 15821. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:35:00 GMT http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news386 http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news385 The next FISTS Ladder sessions http://fists.co.uk/ladder are on Sunday 12th February 14:00-1600 UTC and 18:00-20:00 UTC (FISTS in Europe but members worldwide are welcome). Please submit your January entries for the Ladder by the 5th February to Rob M0BPT activities@fists.co.uk Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:50:00 GMT http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news385 http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news384 We are offering coffee/tea mugs http://fists.co.uk/mug25 in celebration of FISTS 25th Anniversary this year. The mugs start at 4.99 GBP + 3.30 GBP delivery to a UK address. They are available in two colour styles, lilac and black. At a small extra cost, you can have your callsign added under the logo on the front or on the rear of the mug. The standard delivery charge covers up to two mugs to UK addresses, so why not get one for yourself and one as a present for a friend? We can deliver these to the UK, Eu and USA. For more details, please see the FISTS 25th Anniversary Mug web page http://fists.co.uk/mug25 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:15:00 GMT http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news384 http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news383 During 2012, UK individual and club stations can apply to vary their callsigns for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee (5 weeks with a letter Q in place of a regional identifier) and the period of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (7 weeks with a letter O in place of a regional identifer). For more information, please see the RSGB announcement http://tinyurl.com/pfx2012 . This will be very helpful for FISTS members working towards the Prefix Awards http://fists.co.uk/prefix ; you can count the same FISTS member more than once towards the Prefix Awards under their standard and special callsigns. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:35:00 GMT http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news383 http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news382 I need to hear from UK members who could commit to an individual/group day of operation on behalf of the society for the dates 2nd-8th September 2012 inclusive. I will be more specific with my information/criteria needed when I've heard from interested parties. Email me m0bpt (at) yahoo (dot)co (dot)uk. 73 M0BPT Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:35:00 GMT http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news382 http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news381 The FISTS Brasspounder December 2011 newsletter http://tinyurl.com/bpdec11 has just been published by Rob M0BPT. Brasspounder provides news, views and results for FISTS Activities in Europe/UK. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:30:00 GMT http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news381 http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news380 Please note that FISTS Prefix Award applications http://fists.co.uk/prefix must be sent by email to lee-n7nu@comcast.net or by post to Lee Hallin N7NU, 3413 Walton Lane, Eugene, OR, 97408-4673, USA. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:15:00 GMT http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news380 http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news379 The next FISTS Ladder sessions http://fists.co.uk/ladder are on 22nd January 14:00-1600 UTC and 18:00-20:00 UTC. (FISTS in Europe but members worldwide are welcome.) Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:00:00 GMT http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news379 http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news378 The EUCW QRS Activity Week, previously organized by FISTS, is to continue as a permanent event now organized directly by EUCW. The dates for 2012 are April 23, 00:00 UTC to April 27, 23:59 UTC. For more information, please see http://eucw.org/euqrs.html . Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:15:00 GMT http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news378 http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news377 We're delighted to welcome our latest members: Hiro JA3UMK 15103, Jun 9V1JJ 15104, Jim GW0BBO 15809 and Les 2E0LAI 15811. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:35:00 GMT http://www.fists.co.uk/news.html#news377