Hello all:
I ran across an operating activity for the whole month of October
sponsored by SPAR, the Society for the Preservation of Amateur Radio. It
is for making contacts on CW and has a multiplier that figures in both
WPX prefixes and the length of the QSO. QSO points are figured on the
type of key used on both ends of the QSO, which is designed to encourage
the use of Straight Keys or Hand Keys. I have been using one of my hand
keys in the monthly North American QRP CW Club Sprints and, while
probably not up to my Novice days (1954-55) standards, my SK fist is
much improved as a result of this monthly use. I have noticed that
W4WXA is using a hand key a lot lately and thought Tom might be
interested in this too.
The website for rules is:
http://www.spar-hams.org/contests/keymonth/index.php.
73/72,
John, K4BAI.
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