[LCC] CW Open (CW OPS) info

[Mark Ketchell]

Hi Guys,
      I received the following message from 
Bruce, and know that several of you are already 
participating in these short events. They do 
encourage participation, stir the competitive 
juices, and give a chance to buff some of the 
dust off those CW skills. It may not be for 
everybody, but with the sessions being so short, 
it may just be what some need, while not 
requiring the dedication of an entire day or 
weekend. They do allow team competition, so maybe 
we can have some LCC teams?? Give it a try and have fun!

73,
Mark, K5ER
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Bruce Meier (N1LN) has taken on the 
responsibility to assist with the promotion of an 
upcoming worldwide CW event.  He forwarded the 
following information which many club officers 
are sharing with their members.  If you have any 
questions please feel free to email him directly 
at:  <mailto:n1ln at arrl.net>n1ln at arrl.net.

Have you ever heard of the CW Operators 
Club?   If not, it is a global organization that 
was founded in 2010 for the single purpose of 
promoting the use of CW.  There are currently 
1256 members worldwide.  A few of the activities 
include hosting weekly on-the-air activities, 
provides CW training (known as CW Academy) and 
runs an annual CW Open contest.  For more about 
the club please refer 
to:  <http://www.cwops.org/>http://www.cwops.org/ 
     For more information about the CW Open please read on.

The CW Open is made up of (3) separate 4 hour 
events that all occur on the same day.  This year 
the event date is September 3, 2016.

Session 1 is from 0000 - 0400Z.
Session 2 is from 1200 – 1600Z.
Session 3 is from 2000 – 2400Z

All amateurs worldwide are invited to participate 
as you don’t need to be a CWOps club 
member.   There is only one category (Single 
Operator) and one mode (CW of course).   You also 
get to select your power category from QRP, Low 
Power to High Power.    The exchange is also 
quite simple and includes only your QSO number 
and name.   (ie:   25 Bruce)    As the event 
sessions are standalone, please send your 
individual Carbrillo formatted submissions to 
<http://www.b4h/net/cwops/>http://www.b4h/net/cwops/. 
NOTE:  Paper logs are not accepted.    Just a 
couple more facts.   For a list of computer 
logging programs that support the CW Open please 
refer 
to: 
<http://www.cwops.org/cwopen/html>www.cwops.org/cwopen/html. 
Finally, many of us like to participate as a team 
member which is very popular for the CW 
Open.  For more info about team competition, 
including how to register your team, please refer 
to:  <http://www.cwops.org/cwopen.html>www.cwops.org/cwopen.html.

If you have questions please feel free to refer 
to the CW Operators website HOME page at 
<http://www.cwops.org>http://www.cwops.org.   On 
the left side there are numerous buttons that 
will provide additional CW Ops information. One 
of them about mid-way down the list is the CW 
Open.   Should you have additional questions, 
please feel free to email me directly at:  <mailto:n1ln at arrl.net>n1ln at arrl.net.

Finally – I hope to get you in my log for all 3 sessions and for many bands!


73,
Bruce – N1LN
CW Open - IARU Region 2 Coordinator
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