Here are details of a little event which might offer some fun on the
weekend of 10-11 May 1997. CW lives! -- Ted K1BV
>
> RSGB Morse Test Service 11th anniversary QSO Party
>
> Following the successful 10th Anniversary celebrations of the RSGB Morse
> test service, in 1996, when more than 10,000 on-air contacts were made
> by Special Event Stations operated by morse test examiners, many
> hundreds of letters were received requesting that the occasion become an
> annual event.
>
> To satisfy these requests, county Morse testing teams throughout the UK
> will again be on air during the 11th anniversary weekend of the
> 10th-11th May 1997.
>
> For ease of indication the stations will use a Special Event GB0 prefix,
> followed by the RSGB county code suffix. For example, the Isle of Whight
> team will use the callsign GB0IOW and Norfolk GB0NOR. Additional
> stations will be active from RSGB HQ (GB0RS), The Chief Morse Examiner
> GB0CW and Deputy Chief Morse Examiner GB0QSO.
>
> A Morse test 11th Anniversary certificate will be available to any
> amateur who makes contact with 10 of the Special Event Sations. The cost
> of the certificate is £2.00(cheque or postal order made out to RSGB, $5,
> or 6IRC's. Applications with log extracts should be send to the Chief
> Morse Examiner, Roy Clayton G4SSH, 9 Green Island, Irton, Scarborough,
> North Yorkshire YO12 4RN. Qsl cards are not required to claim the award,
> which is also available to listeners.
>
> Activity will be concentrated in the 80 en 40metre bands, and in order
> to encourage newcomers to apply for the reward each team will spend some
> time working QRS in the Novice CW section of the 80metre band. The event
> is not a contest and examiners will be happy to reply at any preferred
> calling speed.
>
> There is no restriction on the type of Morse key used; straight, bug,
> sidewiper, semi-automatic or keyboards will be welcomed; just call in to
> say hello and enjoy the friendship. There will be a minimum of 26 Event
> Stations active.
>
> SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS
>
> GB0
> CW Chief Morse Examiner
> QSO Deputy Chief Morse Examiner
> RS RSGB HQ (Hertfordshire)
> ARM Co Armagh
> ATM Co Antrim
> CNL Cornwall (Poldhu)
> DFD Dyfed
> DHM Co Durham
> GDD Gwynedd
> HLD Highland
> IOW Isle of Wight
> LCN Lincolnshire
> LEC Leicestershire
> LNH Lancashire
> MSY Merseyside
> NOR Norfolk
> SCD Strathclyde
> SFD Staffordshire
> SPE Shropshire
> SRY Surrey
> SXW Sussex West
> TWR Tyne & Wear
> TYS Tayside
> YSE Yorkshire East
> YSN Yorkshire North
> YSW Yorkshire West.
>
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