ACTIVITY CALENDAR 2008
| 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/rst/time/Fists nr or nm/points scored |
| EXAMPLE | M0BPT rob IO82 30m 579/599 11.48 #5576 or nm 2pts or 1pt |
| SEND TO: | Land mail: R.D.Walker 125, Devereux Road West Bromwich, West Midlands B70 6RQ England. or email 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 FISTS” 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. |
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| LADDER ACTIVITY 2008 | |
| DATES | January 2008 to December 2008.UTC 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 13th/27th - Feb10th /24th - March 9th/23th - April 13th/27th - May 11th/25th - June 8th/22nd – July 13th/27th Aug 10th/24th - Sept 14th/28th - Oct 12th/26th– Nov 9th/23th - Dec 14th/28th |
| 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, 125, Devereux Road, West Bromwich. B70 6RQ. email me All logs are to be received by the 5th of the next month |
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| MIXED KEY WEEK 2008 | |
| DATES | 0001 UTC on 2nd March to 2359 UTC on 8th March 08. UTC |
| FREQUENCY | All licensed amateur bands except the WARC bands. |
| RULES | A station can only be worked once on each band during the week. A multiplier of 2 points for every station Worked on 5 or more bands during the week, can be used against the total weekly 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. |
| GENERAL | PLEASE vacate or pass on the FIST calling frequency after 5 continuous QSO’s or QSY off the calling frequency. TOTALS to show weekly score times the number of stations worked on 5 or more bands during the week. All returns are to be received by the 25th March 07. Any type of key or keyer may be used, but no keyboard sending or pre-programmed messages from computers or keyers allowed. 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 TO: | All entries can be received by post to: R.D.Walker, 125, Devereux Road, West Bromwich. B70 6RQ. Or email m0bpt@blueyonder.co.uk in Excel/csv/tabbed word document format if possible please. |
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| EUCW QRS PARTY 2008 | |
| 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 28th April 2008, 0001 UTC, to Friday 2 nd May 2008, 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 (70 cpm). 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, 125,Devereux Road, West Bromwich, B70 6RQ. England. EMAIL m0bpt@blueyonder.co.uk To be received by surface mail or e-mail not later than 31st May 2008. |
| 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. |
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| STRAIGHT KEY WEEK 2008 | |
| DATE | 0001 UTC on 7th September to 2359 on 13th September 08. 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 22nd September 08. |
| GENERAL | 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, 125, Devereux Road, West Bromwich. B70 6RQ. or by EMAIL m0bpt@blueyonder.co.uk in Excel/csv/tabbed word format if possible please |
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