[LCC] CW Open Events

[Mark Ketchell]

Hey, we've got some good CW operators in the LCC. This sounds like a neat 
"event" to play in. Check you calendars and the rules at the link below. If 
we have enough interest, I'd be happy to register a team (or two?) of LCC 
members and others before the start of the event. Some of our members like 
to participate, but don't want to be first to speak up, so lets talk this 
up here on the LCC reflector, and see if we can field at least one 10 man 
team. Yeah, I know, its Summer, school will be about to start, or will have 
just started. We'll have vacations and all sorts of other distractions, but 
that's all OK. If you want to play, just say so, and I'll start making a 
list, maybe two. If you want to be on a team with another particular 
operator, just say so. You don't HAVE to be an LCC member to be on the 
team, but we may try to shame you into joining. Take care and enjoy the 
warm summer.

73,
Mark, K5ER


>Coming
The World'’s First "“CW Open" Event

>What? Three separate 4-hour contests, each separately scored and awarded

>When? August 20, 2011 from 1200-1600Z and 2000-2400Z and August 21 from 
>0400-0800Z

>Mode? CW

>Bands? 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10

>Categories? Single operator (QRP <5w; LP >5 but <100 w; HP >100w); Packet, 
>Skimmer, and Reverse Beacon systems are allowed

>Teams? Yes, teams of 10 or less, no geography restrictions

>Club competiton? Teams (see above)

>Exchange? Serial number + name

>Scoring? Each 4-hour contest starts at 0 points, 0 mults; work someone 
>once per band per event; score 1 point per QSO per band and 1 mult per 
>call sign once per event

>Awards? *Trophy for 1st place in each time period. *Plaque for 1st place 
>in each power level in each time period *Trophy for over all combined 
>score of all three time periods. *Plaque for 1st place for each power 
>level in the combined score group. Note: if the same entrant wins multiple 
>awards, they may be combined. *Certificates for achieving more than 100 
>QSOs in any or all time periods

>Logging software support? N1MM, WriteLog, TR4W, CQ/X, SD, GenLog (more, 
>check "rules” page ­see below)

>Log submission? One log per event; Cabrillo format

>Deadline for Log submission? By 2400Z on September 5, 2011

>Rules? www.cwops.org/cwopen.html