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Did You Forget Your Morse Code?
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MI QRP Weekly Zoom Chat
开云体育We had ten folks join the MI QRP Zoom Chat on 13 February. Please join us Thursday February 20 (and every Thursday) at 4PM Eastern for the Michigan QRP Club weekly QRP Chat where the main topics will be QRP and other ham interests. New hams are encouraged to participate and ask questions. It's fun, it's easy, and it's free. You only need a computer, a smart phone, or a tablet that can connect to the Internet. OR if you can't be close to any of those you can join by audio with any standard phone. Just follow the directions below. No software needs be loaded or installed. Anyone can join and non members are welcome. Details are here: The topic for Thursday, 20 February will be Stuart M0SGV leading a discussion on a prisoner of war radio. Pete WK8S Ed AB8DF Ernie W3ETE Tom WW8LA Casey KC9IH Larry AC8YE Rick K8BMA Dave N8SBE Stuart M0SGV Yvon AE7YD Pete asked the question. What do you want out of the these zoom meetings? Dave wants to know what is on everybody’s work bench? What is everybody is doing with their radios? What radios we are we all are using? Larry wants to know about equipment and building techniques. Tom wanted to know how to join the group. He is half a builder and half an operator. He enjoys the group interactions. Rick is a? QRPer. He is interested in finding out what other people are doing. He likes knowing what is new in the qrp world and the group seems to know. Stuart wants to know about the various kits that are around. He does some home brew and experiments. Yvon enjoy the group interactions. He wants more discussions on portable operations not just POTA. Ernie enjoys the interactions. He always comes away with something new to investigate. The group has an extensive knowledge base. Casey wants to know what is everyone else is doing. He appreciates discussions on different types of radios. He would like to see more formal presentations. Dave made the observation that just random chatting is not a good in the long term. It gets repetative and folks loose interest and stop showing up. He would like to see more focus on digital stuff. He suggested recording the Zoom chats and then creating a Youtube channel to allow folks to be able to watch in non real time. Everyone thought it was a great idea. Need someone to do it. Ed thought that having two different zoom meetings one technical and one social. Perhaps a Saturday morning coffee clutch Zoom meeting in addition to the Thursday Zoom chat. The agenda for the 20 February Zoom chat will Be:
During the open forum anyone can take the floor. We will go one by one until all have had a chance to have the floor. Files, pictures and presentations can be shared if you have any. Please try to stay muted when someone has the floor. Thanks Ed AB8DF |
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CW Practice / Rag Chew Report
开云体育 I got four QSOs from the Wednesday morning session on 20 meters.The propagation numbers were not that great but I got a large number of spots on RBN maybe because I was runing 100 watts for the first time. SSN=91, SFI=153, A=17, K=3.
I will be doing another CW on the air practice session?Early next week. Anyone is welcome. This practice is intended for operators who are new to CW or they need some practice.?IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW POOR YOUR CW IS. Mistakes are OK. Poor fists are OK. Slow speed is OK. Really slow speed is OK. This practice is meant for you to improve your CW using long, on the air QSOs. I will do my best to adjust to your skill level.?Operate at any power level. If several stations show up, I will operate as a round-table control station. I will do it as a round-table so everyone gets a chance to transmit. Please listen to my directions. Details: Date - TBD Time - TBD Band - TBD How to find me - I will find a clear frequency and call CQ. Go to the Reverse Beacon Network and search for my call sign AB8DF. That will tell you what frequency I am on. Tune your station to that frequency and if you hear me give me a call. If there is a QSO in progress, please wait for a break in the action. Then send your callsign. If I hear you, I will invite you to join the QSO and start a round-table QSO. Reply to this email if you have questions. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW POOR CW IS Ed AB8DF |
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Re: Flying Pigs QRP Club - Run for the Bacon Sprint
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CW Practice / Rag Chew Announcement
开云体育I got no QSOs from the Tuesday morning session on 20 meters.The propagation numbers were not that great but I got a large number of spots on RBN. Let’s try it again. I will be doing another CW on the air practice session?Wednesday, 12 February at 09:00 AM Eastern Time, 14:00 UTC on 20 meters. Anyone is welcome. This practice is intended for operators who are new to CW or they need some practice. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW POOR YOUR CW IS. Mistakes are OK. Poor fists are OK. Slow speed is OK. Really slow speed is OK. This practice is meant for you to improve your CW using long, on the air QSOs. I will do my best to adjust to your skill level.?Operate at any power level. If several stations show up, I will operate as a round-table control station. I will do it as a round-table so everyone gets a chance to transmit. Please listen to my directions. Details: Date - Wednesday, February 12, 2025 Time - 09:00 AM Eastern Time 14:00 UTC Band - 20 Meters How to find me - I will find a clear frequency and call CQ. Go to the Reverse Beacon Network and search for my call sign AB8DF. That will tell you what frequency I am on. Tune your station to that frequency and if you hear me give me a call. If there is a QSO in progress, please wait for a break in the action. Then send your callsign. If I hear you, I will invite you to join the QSO and start a round-table QSO. Reply to this email if you have questions. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW POOR CW IS Ed AB8DF |
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Flying Pigs QRP Club - Run for the Bacon Sprint
开云体育Here are the Sprint events from the Flying Pigs QRP Club we have left for February.Run for the Bacon Sprint Sunday February 16th - Run for the Bacon CW Sprint (2 Hours) 23:00Z to 01:00Z – Use the Auto logger. 20m Walk for the Bacon Slow Code Sprint Evening of Wednesday February 19th at 00:00Z to 01:00Z on 20m 14061 Khz to 14065 Khz. Evening of Thursday February 20th ?at 02:00Z to 03:00Z on 20m 14061 Khz to 14065 Khz. All logging is done at Join us on the Discord channel on Sprint nites! We use for sprint spotting too! -- 72 de KB9BVN |
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Memberlist and FDIM Updated
开云体育I have just finished updating the member/subscriber list through the morning of 02-04-2025.You can check your status at:? I have also updated FDIM registrations through the morning of 02-04-2025 You can check the list at Please make sure I have your name and call correct.? What you see is what will be on your name tag at FDIM.? I have also updated the list of door prize donations.? Please show your appreciation by using these vendors for your pelf purchases. Four-State QRP, Elecraft, CWMorse, Hannes Hiller, K6ARK Portable Radio, 3rd Planet Solar, Etherkits, Iowa QRP Club, DX Engineering and Icom America, plus many more! de KB9BVN Brian -- 72 de KB9BVN |
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Re: Flying Pig Sprints for February
开云体育Bill if I had a nickel for every time I did that myself...Perhaps we'll hear you tonight! de KB9BVN Brian FP -57 On 2/4/2025 10:40 PM, bill K7WXW via
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Re: Flying Pig Sprints for February
oh i am such a dope... i thought today was the 5th and ignored the fact that the Walk always happens on wednesday and thursday... i spent forty minutes on the air tonight calling CQ FP on 7.062. no wonder it was so quiet.? i will wander off now to take down my log, and try again tomorrow. *embarassed shrug*
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Flying Pig Sprints for February
开云体育40m Walk for the Bacon slow code Sprint - THIS WEEK!!!Evening of Wednesday February 5th at 00:00Z to 01:00Z on 40m 7050 Khz to 7065 Khz. Evening of Thursday February 6th at 02:00Z to 03:00Z on 40m 7110 to 7115 Khz . Run for the Bacon Sprint Sunday February 16th - Run for the Bacon CW Sprint (2 Hours) 23:00Z to 01:00Z – Use the Auto logger. 20m Walk for the Bacon Slow Code Sprint Evening of Wednesday February 19th at 00:00Z to 01:00Z on 20m 14061 Khz to 14065 Khz. Evening of Thursday February 20th ?at 02:00Z to 03:00Z on 20m 14061 Khz to 14065 Khz. All logging is done at Join us on the Discord channel on Sprint nites! We use for sprint spotting too! 72 es OO de KB9BVN Brian? FP -57 -- 72 de KB9BVN |
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Re: CW Practice / Rag chew Announcement
开云体育Have a great vacation!Sincerely, Tim DeWitt, N8CNS IMSA, Michigan Section / Carrier & Gable / Lumecon ? On Jan 29, 2025, at 10:38?AM, Ed AB8DF via groups.io <ekwik@...> wrote:
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Monthly Reminder
开云体育Monthly Reminder: The QQ is published in January, April, July, and OctoberJanuary 2025 QQ was mailed about the 18th.? DX addresses can take up to three weeks to arrive. If you wish to submit an article for publication, having it to the editor@... by the 10th of the preceding month will almost guarantee you make the cutoff. The sooner you send it in the better. if you need some extra time, send email to editor@... and work it out. Articles can be in .DOC, .DOCX, .PDF QRPARCI membership is forever, if you are an active member that means you subscribe to the QQ. If you do not subscribe but you have an ARCI number you are considered an inactive member, which means you don't subscribe to the QQ. If your sub expires with the July Issue, you need to renew (pay) by no later than September 10th in order to keep getting issues without missing one. If your sub expires with the October Issue, you need to renew (pay) by no later than December 10th in order to keep getting issues without missing one. If your sub expires with the January Issue, you need to renew (pay) by no later than March 10th in order to keep getting issues without missing one. If your sub expires with the April Issue, you need to renew (pay) by no later than June 10th in order to keep getting issues without missing one. When you renew or subscribe, you get the NEXT FOUR ISSUES. QRPARCI does not fill your subscription with back issues. Back Issues MIGHT be available on a per copy basis for a fee from the Toystore.? QRPARCI doesn't print many more than we have subs for, it's expensive, so if you want a back issue, do not delay in ordering it from the Toystore.? Instead of the back issues, you could buy a QQ DVD with ALL the issues since time began, or with the last 20 years only.? The DVD is updated with every single issue.? So if you missed the last issue, buy the DVD and it'll be on there. QRP-ARCI does not sell or rent our membership email list. You can check your membership status and QRP Quarterly Expiration date at If you have questions about your membership status, address changes, callsign changes, contact membership@... If you have questions about subscription issues, contact president@... If the website is failing you, please send email to webmaster@... The staff at QRPARCI will bend over backwards to get you happy, but keep in mind, they have real jobs, and they do this for you in their spare time, and without compensation.? So if you send in an email, don't be concerned if it takes a few days to hear back from them. If you are interested in being a staff volunteer, please contact president@... Here's to great DX and lots of QRP fun! de KB9BVN Membership Manager Brian Murrey -- 72 de KB9BVN |
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CW Practice / Rag chew Announcement
开云体育We had three folks at the CW practice
session on Tuesday. The band was good and as expected
it was crowded. SSN=146, SFI=162, A=8, K=3.
My next CW practice session
will be a week or so away I am going on vacation for a
week. Anyone is welcome. This practice is intended for
operators who are new to CW or they need some CW
practice. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW POOR YOUR CW IS.
Mistakes are OK. Poor fists are OK. Slow speed is OK.
Really slow speed is OK. This practice is meant for
you to improve your CW. I will do my best to adjust to
your skill level. Operate at any power level. If
several stations show up, I will operate as a
round-table control station. I will do it as a
round-table so everyone gets a chance to transmit.
Please listen to my directions.
Details: Date - TBD Time - TBD Band - TBD How to find me - I will find a clear frequency and call CQ. Go to the Reverse Beacon Network and search for my call sign AB8DF. That will tell you what frequency
I am on. Tune your station to that frequency
and if you hear me give me a call. If there is
a QSO in progress, please wait for a break in
the action. Then send your callsign. If I hear
you, I will invite you to join the QSO and
start a round-table QSO.
Reply to this email if you have questions. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW POOR CW IS Ed AB8DF |
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