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“1 Key Nights”
are back!
THEMATIC EVENINGS ON RADIO DEDICATED, IN ROTATION, TO A SINGLE TYPE OF TELEGRAPH KEY
Program
This activity will take place from 18:00 to 24:00 (Italian Time) on the following dates:
- March 20, 2025: Straight key
- March,27, 2025: Mono Paddle
- April 3, 2025: Bug
- April 10, 2025: Dual Paddle
- April 17, 2025: Side-Sweeper
- April 24, 2025: Mono Paddle
- May 1, 2025: Straight key
- May 8, 2025: Side-Sweeper
- May 15, 2025: Dual Paddle
- May 22, 2025: Bug
Participation
Open to all amateur radio operators.
Bands and Modes
Only C.W. on amateur radio bands of 40m and 80m.
Rules
- Standard calls (“Cq cq de …”).
- Exchange report will include RST and details about the key being used.
- Initial calls should be at a maximum of 20 w.p.m.
- Only bilateral QSOs are valid.
- One QSO per station per day and per band.
- Each QSO with the dedicated key is worth 4 points; others are worth 1 point.
- The score obtained by each QSO is independent of its duration. However, a QSO that begins less than ten minutes after the start of the previous QSO will not obtain any points and will not be counted towards the ranking.
Log
- ADIF format to be uploaded to https://cwqrs.pythonanywhere.com/activity/.
- Partial logs can be uploaded at any time.
Ranking
Real-time updates online at https://cwqrs.pythonanywhere.com/activity/ and on social media.
Deadline for Log Submission
Logs must be uploaded within 7 days after each event.