30m CW QSO Party

Summary:

To encourage 30m CW use!

30m CW QSO Party

VK5EEE 09 Dec 2018 06:02

Dear Friends,

a new initiative. Not a contest, but a QSO party. Call CQ any day, especially on the +30 minutes half hour, and around X kHz above band edge where X is the date.

So for example, today is the 9th December, so 10109, the 31st will be 10131. Always check frequency is clear with QRL?

Please exchange your name, 30CW Nr and QTH on first over, and on the 2nd, your station details including power and antenna and even what Morse Key you are using.

End your QSO with "77" see the meaning here: 77

If you have a positive experience or suggestions or comments, please post them here in the forum or as a reply to this post.

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77 de Lou, VK5EEE

Last edited on 09 Dec 2018 06:53 by VK5EEE Show more

Re: 30m CW QSO Party

VK5EEE 10 Dec 2018 06:40

My report for 9 December: I called CQ for hours though the band was open (30m is open 24 hours a day) although conditions were on the poor side, finally had a weak RST 339 calling me: it was OM Dave VK4YD, we then had a nice QRS QSZ QSO. (QSZ: repeating each word twice).

Today 10th December at time of writing, I put on my auto-CQ beacon (not used it in over a year, got it working without too much headache, twisting wires together) calling CQ on 10110 and called OM Tim VK3IM to ask if he could hear me, as coincidence would have it he was just about to answer my CQ, having come across my signal. Had a long rag chew, and now back to auto CQ while relaxing in the living room until any answers.

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77 de Lou, VK5EEE

Re: 30m CW QSO Party

VK5EEE 10 Dec 2018 18:10

Evening of 10 December: All Asia CW Net (see nets) with HS0ZEA and JL1MUT (30CW12) on 10149 kHz, then a nice time with many more QSO on 30m: LY5A, OU5U, DL5CL, DL4ZM, F5TFW. Including modest barefoot stations with similar set up to mine still RST 559. And HA8VK on 20m as lone signal here on the CW band.

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77 de Lou, VK5EEE

Re: 30m CW QSO Party

VK5EEE 11 Dec 2018 16:47

11NOV 30m QSO TNX: 3W3B (Vietnam), DK6HN, DL8FBH, EA4EPY, HB9AUK, IK7XJA, RX4CD, RX6B, S57V, UR4EZ, VK6RR (30CW2), VK7AD. Many of the European QSO were with modest power (100W) and modest antennas (dipoles). Most QSO 1530-1630Z on 10111.1kHz. Hope CU TMW, look for me around 10112.

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77 de Lou, VK5EEE

Last edited on 11 Dec 2018 16:49 by VK5EEE Show more

Re: 30m CW QSO Party

VK5EEE 12 Dec 2018 16:29

Evening 12 NOV 30m QSOs near 10112 kHz: local static QRN again quite heavy, and very few signals on band. DDK9 weak, also WWVH on 10000 kHz weak and lots of QSB, propagation show conditions as fair. Only 2 QSOs, many thanks to: IT9DQT and IK7XJA (30CW152) Franco, latest member to 30CW!

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77 de Lou, VK5EEE