Thanks to the Essex CW Club for supplying details of the following event, set for 15/16 November:
The Essex CW Club Activity Weekend is a friendly non-contest style event to encourage CW operators old and new. QRS operators especially made welcome. Whilst the object is operate as many radio amateurs as possible in a weekend, it is hoped that a QSO goes beyond just an exchange of RST and becomes a CW chat for as long a duration as you wish.
Object: To work as many other radio amateurs as possible on CW (but not a contest).
Date: Third weekend in November each year. The next event is on the 15th and 16th of November 2014
Mode: CW only.
Bands: All bands using the ECWARC preferred club frequencies (+/- QRM)
Our club calling frequencies are: 1822, 3542, 7022, 10122, 14042, 18082, 21042, 24912 and 28022 (KHz)
Exchange: Non Members: RST & name. Members: RST, name & Membership number. (ECWARC members are encouraged to mention Essex CW Club/G1FCW)
Award: To any operator that works at least 25 other stations, the award will be free but only available as a PDF document (stations worked need not be ECWARC members) Awards & rankings will be published on the ECWARC award webpage.
Logs: Logs to be submitted to essexcwclub-at-hotmail.co.uk no later than the end of November each year
Essex CW Club will be operating GX1FCW over the event.
