EuCW QRS ACTIVITY WEEK
The EuCW cordially invites all radio amateurs and SWLs to
take part in the annual EuCW QRS Activity Week. This is not
a contest, on the contrary, it is an invitation to slow
down CW speeds and to enjoy plenty of slow Morse activity
for a period of five days. The dates selected are intended
to avoid weekend contest activity. The goal is not
self-exposure and competitiveness but to lower the
threshold for newcomers to give CW a try. The right spirit
is to take part in this as a service to potential
newcomers. This won't get YOU closer to any Hall of Fame,
this will help others while your patience might be
stretched a little.
Work any station, including members of EuCW clubs, but send
only in QRS. Standard QSOs with non-participating stations
can be included in logs.
The EuCW Week has a history dating back to 2001 when it was
introduced by FISTS. The EuCW thanks FISTS for having this
excellent idea and for doing all the work for an entire
decade. Since 2012 the EuCW QRS work is organized by AGCW.
Recognitions for the most active participants are issued,
Those who wish to indicate distinguished participants may
include up to three votes for the special recognition "Most
Readable Morse Heard" (one vote per station). If you wish
not to execute this right please state this in your log,
too.
DATES/TIMES
From Monday 0000z to Friday 2359z in the week after the 4th
Sunday in April.
Example:
2023: April 24, 00:00 UTC thru April 28, 23:59 UTC
MODE
CW/A1A (No machine decoders allowed)
CLASSES
A - More than 10w input or 5w output power
B - QRP (10w input or 5w output, or less)
C - Short wave listeners.
There is also an invisible class of participating EuCW
clubs. You may dedicate your participation to a EuCW club
of your preference. Add your club name and number to the
log please. You may publicize your club membership in your
QSOs, but there is no obligation to do this. I would not
recommend confusing newcomers with club acronyms and
cryptic 5-digit numbers.
CALL
No targeted call required but "CQ QRS" may be useful to be
detected as participant committed to this activity.
Experienced operaters should call CQ as much as possible
because newcomers tend to be shy, and they prefer to select
stations they can easily read.
Recommended (no obligation) areas of activity: +/- 10 kHz
of the center frequencies below, including WARC bands (see
below).
As always, non-QRP stations should avoid calling CQ on the
popular QRP frequencies (see below). Do not use frequencies
outside the 'CW ONLY' bands as defined by the current band
plan. Since this activity is not a contest there is no need
to stay within the 'contest preferred bands'.
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). If a responding operator
uses slower CW the caller should adapt his speed
accordingly. Users of CQ loops should not discourage their
callers by switching to very personal (hard to read) swing
after the CQ call.
CONTACTS
Minimal duration of a QSO is FIVE minutes. Normal friendly
QSOs, no special requirements. QSOs with any station may be
logged. Work any station in any country, including stations
not taking part in the QRS Party but try to persuade them
to work QRS.
Give realistic RST values, refrain from a stereotype 599.
We follow the principle that all stations are equal no
matter how shiny their prefix or suffix may be. The goal is
to obtain the amount of QRS signals as high as possible, so
please work your QSO partners every day.
LOGS
All logs consist of two parts: a HEADER (traditionally
called summary sheet) and a QSO LIST.
LOG HEADERS
Minimum header data:
1) Own call sign
2) Name and qth (as used in QRS Week)
3) Return address
4) EuCW club of preference (only one, and you have to be a mbr)
5) Class (a=qro or b=qrp or c=swl)
6) Number of valid QSOs
7) Your votes for most distinguished operator: "Most Readable Morse"
Your preference for recognitions: PDF or paper.
You are encouraged to add as much detail as you wish. You
may wish to document details of your transmission such as
alternative QTHs (a station in Chelmsford may have the
habit to identify the town only in UK contacts, while the
op might use "ESSEX" as qth with EU and "NR LONDON" with
DX). Some may vary their handle, e.g. a DL may use
Karl-Heinz locally, Karl inside DL, and Chas for DX. If you
choose to be inconsistent when you identify your club you
may wish to mention this, too. The added-value would be
that additional detail is useful for (potential) SWL logs.
Last but not least you should tell me whether you prefer an
electronic recognition (PDF) or one on paper just in case
you turn out to be one of the most active stations
LOG QSO DATA
Minimum QSO list columns
1) Date (as YYYYMMDD)
2) Time as UTC (as HHMM)
3) Call (other stn)
4) Band
5) Mode (=CW)
6) RST given to other stn
7) RST received fm other stn
Name received fm other stn
9) QTH of other stn given on air
Try to avoid logging software which fills name and qth fields out of
call book or Internet lookups. Instead, log what you hear on the air.
For RST given, RST received, Name, and QTH, the columns
must be included but incorrect or missing values in them
are acceptable. You are encouraged to add as much detail as
you wish, e.g. tx, ant, wx of the other stn
LOG SUBMISSION
LOG SUBMISSION depends on your logging style. One of three
cases apply.
I) You master log is created by a computer.
II) You are logging on paper, but you have Internet access.
III) Paper logging and log submission on paper.
I) Users of logging software export their log as ADIF files
(extension .adi) and verify the presence of the minimum
data. Please do not forget to add the header data and put
them in the text of your email. NOTE: Check the ADIF file
visually for the presence of all elements, some ADIF
creators may omit relevant fields. BEST PRACTICE: Download
the FISTS Log Converter and use it to post-process your log
(See chapter RECOMMENDED SOFTWARE).
II) If you transfer a log manually the best choice is to
pass the data to a logging software and export as ADIF as
above. If you wish to create your files manually from
scratch with an editor or spreadsheet software please
create .txt or .csv files in plain ASCII. If asked for a
delimiter choose semicolon. Don't forget the header data.
III) Manual Logs are quite ok, the least painful procedure
is to go to a copy shop and to draw photocopies from the
original log. Another idea is to ask a relative or friend
to take a picture of the log, verify the readability and
email it.
The predominant idea is that any log is better than no log
at all just as a partial qso is better than no qso. The
EuCW QRS is primarily not a competition but an opportunity
for CW newcomers and CW skeptics to enjoy Morse code
without fear from excessive speeds. If you have a choice,
please send a Log in format II. Some users find it hard not
to use their spreadsheet programs. If you belong to these,
please fill all entries in all records, and please use the
yyyymmdd format.
RECOMMENDED SOFTWARE
fists.co.uk/members/membersflc.html The free FISTS
Log Converter for Windows should be used to create log
submissions for EuCW QRS Week. It can either read QSOs from
an ADIF file exported from most logbook programs, or if you
don't currently use a logbook program, its own logbook
feature can be used to create an electronic log from
scratch. Users of other operating systems may prefer
logging style I.
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Log must arrive not later than 31st May
FREQUENCY ACTIVITY CENTERS
Recommended area of activity +/- 10 kHz from the activity
centers as follows:
2m 144.065 MHz (avoid 144050 because of the E_s season)
6m Use any frequency compatible with the IARU band plan
10m 28.055 MHz (Recommended IARU frequency for QRS)
12m 24.905 MHz
15m 21.055 MHz (Recommended IARU frequency for QRS)
17m 18.085 MHz
20m 14.055 MHz (Recommended IARU frequency for QRS)
30m 10.125 MHz
40m 7.035 MHz (stay in the exclusive CW band 7000-7040 kHz)
80m 3.555 MHz (Recommended IARU frequency for QRS)
160m Use any frequency compatible with the IARU band plan
QRP CW Calling Frequencies to be avoided by non-QRP (cq
calling) stations. 1843; 3560; 7030; 10116; 14060; 18096;
21060; 24906; 28060 kHz.
Under good North America condx 14056.5, 18091.5, 21056.5,
10122.5 are often used as frequencies of the Mobile
Emergency and County Hunters Net where dozens of stations
participate.
These recommendations are given as a help to find other QRS
partners they are not binding. However, decent operators
know and respect the IARU band plan which is established by
the international community of hams. Download a copy of the
band plan at iaru.org before switching on a TX. Try to
avoid the lower end of the CW bands.
New friends of CW who do not yet feel ready to put their CW
on air are invited to read the SWL rules.
RESULT LISTS see eucw.org
The QRS Week is sponsored and organized by AGCW-DL.
Martin
OBS: This is for newcomers but it requires the patience and
good will of *YOU* (yes *you* as experienced ham). Please
provide slow CQ calls around the preferred QRS frequencies.
Forget about scores and rules, just call CQ and give a little
of you time.
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