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CW Practice / Rag Chew Report and Announcement


 

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We had two folks show up at the Saturday morning CW practice / rag chew on 40 Meters.

Date / Time Call Bnd Frequency Mode Power Rec Snt SPC# Name Comments
1/18/2025 13:08 WB9ICH 40 7.037 CW 50 589 569 WI Larry TenTec Trition at watts 50 100 ft slopping doublet
1/18/2025 12:28 K4ABC 40 7.037 CW 70 599 339 NC Jim Ten Tec Triton at 70 watts 100 ft slopping doublet

Conditions were OK. SSN = 149, SFI = 227, A = 21, K = 2. The band was OK.

I will be doing another CW on the air practice session Sunday? 01/19/25 . 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. 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 - Sunday 01/19/25
Time - 8:00 AM Eastern Time / 13:00 UTC
Band - 40 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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We had two folks show up at the Sunday morning CW practice / rag chew on 40 Meters.

Date / Time Call Bnd Frequency Mode Power Rec Snt Name SPC# Comments
1/19/2025 13:37 KA2MLH 40 7.043 CW 50 589 559 Bill IL TenTec TritonIV at 50 watts 100 ft sloper doublet
1/19/2025 13:41 K4WOP 40 7.043 CW 50 589 559 Jim PA TenTec Triton IV at 50 watts 100ft sloper doublet

Conditions were marginal. The band was a little noisy. SSN = 128, SFI = 222, A = 10, K = 3.

I will be doing another CW on the air practice session sometime this week TBD. I will send out a notice when I get a chance.? 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. 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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I will be doing another CW on the air practice session TODAY 21 January at 12:00 PM Eastern Time 17:00 UTC. 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. 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 - 21 January
Time - 12:00 PM Eastern 17:00 UTC
Band - 30 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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We had three folks show up at today's CW practice. It was sure nice to hear from Stan again. The band was OK but there was QSB. I can only do 10 watts on 30 but an amp is on the way.

Date / Time Call Bnd Frequency Power Mode Rec Snt SPC# Name Comments
1/21/2025 17:54 WW8D 30 10.106 10 CW 599 579 VA Tom K3 at 10 watts 100 ft sloping doublet
1/21/2025 17:41 AC8W 30 10.106 10 CW 599 599 MI Stan K3 at 10 watts 100 ft sloping doublet
1/21/2025 16:56 KA8DZU 30 10.106 10 CW 599 579 OH Tim K3 at 10 watts 100 ft slopping doublet


I will be doing another CW on the air practice session later this 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. 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