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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=tahoma-18-bold1><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>CWops - CW OPEN COMPETITION</span></span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'><br></span></b><span class=tahoma-16-boldred1>Note: The 2016 CW Open Will Be Held On September 3, 2015</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span class=tahoma-14-bold1><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Background</span></span><span class=tahoma-141><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>: CWops sponsors </span></span><span class=tahoma-14-bold1><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>CWT </span></span><span class=tahoma-141><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>-- fun, weekly competitions at times thought to be optimum for amateurs in ITU Regions 1, 2, and 3 (<a href="http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html">http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html</a>). </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span class=tahoma-141><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>The </span></span><span class=tahoma-14-bold1><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>CW OPEN (CWO)</span></span><span class=tahoma-141><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>, 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.</span></span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=tahoma-14-bold1><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Object</span></span>: <span class=tahoma-141><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Work as many CW stations worldwide as possible within each session. There are three separate competitions at three separate times -- each is called a "</span></span><span class=tahoma-14-red1><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>session</span></span><span class=tahoma-141><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>." 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.</span></span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=tahoma-14><span class=tahoma-14-bold1>Date</span>: <span class=tahoma-14-boldred1>September 3, 2016</span> <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=400 style='width:300.0pt'><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td colspan=3 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span class=tahoma-14-boldred1><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Sessions and Times</span></span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='background:#FFFF66;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Session<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='background:#FFFF66;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Date<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='background:#FFFF66;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Time<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>September 3, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>0000 - 0359z<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>September 3, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>1200 - 1559z<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>3<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>September 3, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>2000 - 2359z<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span class=tahoma-14-bold1><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Eligibility</span></span>: <span class=tahoma-141><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>All amateurs are encouraged to participate.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span class=tahoma-14-bold1><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Exchange</span></span>: <span class=tahoma-141><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Sequential </span></span><span class=tahoma-14-boldred1><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Serial Number</span></span><span class=tahoma-141><span style='font-size:10.5pt'> and </span></span><span class=tahoma-14-boldred1><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Name.</span></span> <span class=tahoma-141><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Serial numbers start at 001 for each session.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span class=tahoma-141><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Complete Rules at <a href="http://www.cwops.org/cwopen.html">http://www.cwops.org/cwopen.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span class=tahoma-141><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>If anyone is interested on being on a team for any of the 3 Sessions please let me know.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p><span class=tahoma-141><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>73,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span class=tahoma-141><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Marsh, KA5M<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div></body></html>