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Even earlier than in the US, someone in Italy thought to organize a slow speed CW contest. Mind that PC, electronic and automathic mechanical keying are not allowed! The prize for the overall first place is a vertical Begali key! I translated the rules from Italian with Google and revised the text a little, it should be enough understandable. I apologize but I have no time to revise it better. Therefore, I decline any responsability concernig the accuracy of the translation. In case of any issue, you can't cite my translation as reference for the contest rules. The only official rules are here: http://www.iv3ehh.it/public/regolamento%20cw%20qrs.pdf The official logging software is in Italian and is here: http://www.iv3ehh.it/win-cw-qrs.htm
Here you are my unofficial translation of the rules:
CW QRS CONTEST
- encourage telegraphic radio activities and value CW,
- practice in contests,
- improve empathy between radio amateurs.
We hope that the CQ QRS CONTEST can become a gym for those approaching this type of activity. Also for this reason we have introduced the sub-categories YL, UNder 25, OVer 70 and SWL. Keep up to date on the news by following Morse Basic School on Facebook and subscribing to the Telegram group https://t.me/cw_qrs
PARTICIPANTS: licensed OM or SWL, it is a World Wide contest where everyone can contact everyone else.
DATE: third Sunday in October, for 2020 it will take place on October 18th.
TIME: from 6.00 UTC to 18.00 UTC
CALL: CQ QRS TEST DE call
EXCHANGE: RST + age, YLs will send 00 "double zero" instead of age - Example 5NN 53 or 5NN 00
MODES: CW (telegraphy only).
BANDS: 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80m - Recommended QRG KHz 3550-3570, 7020-7040, 14030-14050, 21030-21050 and 28030-28050
KEY: vertical or equivalent, i.e. no electronic or mechanical aid for the generation of dits, dahs or spacings.
SPEED: max 20 WPM, however it is mandatory to adapt to the speed of the slowest correspondent.
CATEGORIES: QRP max 5 W and QRO up to the maximum legal power as allowed by your license.
SUBCATEGORIES
![Weekly CW Slow Speed [con]Test](/images/eventi/K1USN-SST_CQ_Test_smallREv3.jpg "Weekly CW Slow Speed [con]Test")
Announcing the New Slow Way to Go!
Inaugural session Monday, Sept 14, 2020 @ 0000 UTC, (Sunday, Sept 13 @ 8:00 PM EDT)
The CWops Club (CWops) promotes the art of CW for those who wish to expand and improve their on-the-air experiences. CWops’ CW Academy CWA) program has produced thousands of successful graduates who have gone on to become everyday CW operators. Hundreds of CWA grads have become CWops members after demonstrating their ability to understand and communicate in CW at speeds of 25 WPM and higher!
CWops’ three weekly 25 to 40+ WPM CWT sprints are exciting, stimulating and a great way to improve CW copying ability, operating skills, and propagation knowledge. The CWTs create bonds of friendship among CW-loving operators around the world.
Now, for those just getting started in CW contesting and others who prefer a more leisurely pace, several members of both the K1USN Radio Club and CWops are starting a weekly one-hour slow speed CW contest, the SST. Please join us!
K1USN’s new Slow Speed Test is designed to encourage and assist those who signed up for CWA to learn CW or to improve their CW skills but are not yet copying 25 WPM, as well as all others who feel like “taking it slow and easy” once per week both for their own pleasure and to help Others out.
The Italian special contest callsign IB1I was recently granted to me. I can use it only in the contests listed here below, as per Italian amateur radio regulations.
My maidenhead locator is JN35QC and, for ARI DX contest, my province is TO (Turin).
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RufzXP is a software package used in High Speed Telegraphy (HST) championships, very useful also to any radio amateur to practice the recognition of callsigns at increasing CW speed.
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