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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Fellow LCC Members,</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">There are some very good CW operators in the LCC. Please consider being part of the LCC CWO team.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">You do not have to operate in all 3</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">“</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">sessions</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana"> - y</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">ou can operate in any combination of the 3 sessions. You do not have to be a member of CWops.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">So far we have</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">KA5M,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">K1DW, KG5VK, and NO5W registered.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Please join us</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">!</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=4 FACE="Tahoma">CWops - CW OPEN COMPETITION</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><BR>
</B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Tahoma">Note: The 2015 CW Open Will Be Held On September 5, 2015</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">Background</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">: CWops sponsors</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">CWT</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">-- fun, weekly competitions at times thought to be optimum for amateurs in ITU Regions 1, 2, and 3 (</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A HREF="http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Tahoma">http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">).</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">The</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">CW OPEN (CWO)</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">, which is held on the first Saturday in September, is guided by the same principles along with enhancements to make it a serious, annual competitive event.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">Object</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">: </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">Work as many CW stations worldwide as possible within each session. There are three separate competitions at three separate times -- each is called a "</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Tahoma">session</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">." Each station may be worked once per band in each session. Entry can be made to any or all of the sessions. Each session is scored separately. Entry into multiple sessions will be added together for a combined score in a separate, additional aspect to this event.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana"> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">Date</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Tahoma">September 5, 2015</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma"> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Tahoma">Sessions and Times</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> </B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">Session Date Time </FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">1 </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">September 5, 2015 </FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">0000 - 0359z </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">2 </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">September 5, 2015 </FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">1200 - 1559z </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">3 </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">September 5, 2015 </FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">2000 - 2359z </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">Eligibility</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us">:</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">All amateurs are encouraged to participate.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">Exchange</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us">:</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">Sequential</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Tahoma">Serial Number</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma"> and</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Tahoma">Name.</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">Serial numbers start at 001 for each session.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">Complete Rules at</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://www.cwops.org/cwopen.html"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Tahoma">http://www.cwops.org/cwopen.html</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Tahoma">73,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Tahoma">Marsh, KA5M</FONT></SPAN></P>
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