DL1CQīs CW Page Continued



So, you got this far. Now youīre expecting some information about how to get into CW, or Morse telegraphy. Well, thereīs an awful lot of websites out there devoted to the subject. And many of them are excellent. However, thereīs one that you MUST see. It has William G. Pierpontīs (N0HFF) fabulous "The Art and Skill of Radio-Telegraphy". In my opinion one of the best documents that has ever been written on the subject.

To read it online or download it go to the title page and check it out. Printed it will be about 150 pages, but believe me - itīs worth every drop of ink... ;-) Those of you who are already seasoned CW operators and have a strong love for Morse, may want to consider joining "The International Morse Preservation Society", better known through its active arm - the "FISTS CW CLUB". You may want to check things out either at the European Head Quarters site or, if youīre on the other side of the pond, at the American FISTS Head Quarters.

Above you see the logo of the FISTS CW Club. I have been a member since 1 July 1999 and my number is 6402. FISTS offers a variety of on-air events and quite a few attractive awards. Being lazy, Iīve only just now applied for the Century Club Award. Iīm sure it will make a nice additional piece of wallpaper in the shack.

UPDATE !!! Just got my CC the other day !!! Now Iīm sporting CC #1036, and you bet Iīve been throwing it around ever since... ;-)

Apart from that, people are just nice. They will not run a newbie into the ground and always adjust their sending speed to yours. So, even if you hear a FIST ripping away at 40wpm - a quick PSE QRS (please slow down) will have him or her adjust to your speed and you will very likely have a nice conversation.



NEW !!! Recently Iīve joined the AGCW-DL and now have #2943. They have a very nice website at www.agcw.de which offers an English version as well. Like FISTS, the AGCW-DL is a member of the EUCW - the European CW Association , an association of European CW clubs and a platform for the exchange of ideas, information of mutual interest and the organisation of CW-related events and activities.

OK then, I promised you a few interesting links. Mind you, theyīre some of the ones I like best but thereīs a whole lot of other stuff out there. Lets start off with a few pages dealing with CW:

To those interested in the history of telegraphy and in collecting keys, the following sites will be very helpful and informative:

And now for the specialists ;-) Before I even got into ham radio I was an ardent SWL. Thatīs about 25 years ago. I still do a lot of listening. Sometimes more than actually working on the air. What interests me most is listening to so-called utility stations. Thatīs stations whose transmissions are not actually intended for the public. Civilian and Army/Airforce aircraft, Navies both military and merchant, and all kinds of weird sounding signals, even spy stations. BUT WATCH OUT !!! In some countries itīs forbidden by law to listen to such stations !!! Again, thereīs loads of web pages out there. The ones I like and frequent most are these:

Ok, I have to get these provisional pages up before my time on qsl.net runs out. After all, the good folks there canīt keep webspace reserved forever... Soon thereīll be a lot more. So please visit again !!! Until then, 73 de Thomas, DL1CQ, FISTS #6402, CC #1036, AGCW #2943.

If you want to write for more information, please write to [email protected].

NEW Like I said, there will be more... I got this nice old bug but canīt identify it. Maybe you can - check it out on the next page. NEW

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