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FISTS Down Under - Latest UpdatesHere are new and interesting item, updates and others topics which may be of interest to you.  The Club Committee are pleased to announce a new type of contest come event which we hope will become an annual attraction. The inaugural running of the Flight of the Galahs will take place on Sunday, 22nd September, 2019. Full details of this event can be viewed HERE (posted 11 Aug 2019) CW Ops Club Presents PlaqueFISTS CW Club was awarded a plaque from the CW Ops Club at their club dinner the evening before the Dayton Hamvention. This was plaque was awarded to FISTS Clubs in general which includes all four chapters.  For further information on the award, please click HERE (posted 10 Jun 2019) Members Morse KeysThe following email was receied from Simon VK2FK #15233 which included a picture of a couple of his Keys.Have a look HERE Hi Garry
Attached a photo of 2 of my keys for the website as requested.
Hope it’s OK
73 de Simon VK2FK FDU # 15233 SKCC # 19444 The following email was receied from Brian VK4BOW #14196 which included a picture of a few of his Keys. Have a look HERE Hi Gary, My keys from the most used to the least. Right to Left: RHS Home Brew Paddle K6RA P4 Vibroplex presentation model, I bought in 1979. Kent Pumper, Birthday Gift Bencher ex USA RO. I must admit I now favour the big brass paddle over my once favourite Vibroplex. Devices of great joy! Brian VK4BOW (posted 25 Apr 2019) The following email was received from Phil VK6GX #15201 offering three of his favorite keys to be included in the members Key Slideshow. Have a look HERE G'day Garry, Re your request for key pix, attached are a few of my favorite keys. The GHD Telegraph GT-501A has an inbuilt Mitutoyo micrometer, to
set the contact gap! Great if you like a very small contact gap. The I1QOD Deluxe Swedish key was custom made for me by Alberto
Frattini, a master craftsman. The key visible behind the Kent KT-1 Pro is a Danish navy Amplidan 50713/121, a real beauty too. All the knobs on my keys are the same, supplied by Morse Express. The key covers were custom made by Pete, G0PNM, from dimensions supplied by me. He has many other templates for popular keys and makes customised multi-colour LED illuminated signs too. See my QRZ.com page for an example, (The larger LED sign). I'm sure Pete will appreciate more key cover and sign orders from down under, he is a FISTS member too. His website is:- http://www.g0pnm.uk/ Vy 73, Phil VK6GX(posted 24 Apr 2019) FISTS Gold AwardsThe first of the FISTS Down Under Inc. Gold 25 Award has been issued. We are very pleased to have received applications from: Peter Rosamond G4LHI #2219Richard Putnam G0ILN #398  An example of the current award certificate. (posted 12 Apr 2019) New Zealand DX TimesWelcome to DXing Kiwi Style! The New Zealand Radio DX League Inc. Founded in 1948, and with roots stretching back to the early 1930′s, the club continues to surf the ever changing radio waves and challenges of radio’s second century. The February, 2019 issue of New Zealand Dx Times Volume 71 No. 4 can be viewed HERE. For those that use the CW Club RBN Spotter, please note the address change from Frank, PA4NHello, As you might know, for the last 5 years I have been running an RBN bandmap web site showing CW Club member activity, at the address http://pa4n.xs4all.nl . I would like to inform you that the web site has recently moved to a different location. Would you please be so kind to inform your club members of the new location of the web site: http://rbn.telegraphy.de . The old location will be dismantled. The web site is now being maintained by the same person who came up with the original idea for the RBN bandmap web site, Fabian, DJ1YFK. If you have any questions regarding the web site, including issues regarding membership list updates for the web site, please contact Fabian at fabian@fkurz.net . I am glad that the web site has found a new home, and hope many CW enthousiasts will continue to use the RBN bandmap web site. (posted 27 Nov, 2018) NEW - FISTS GOLD AWARDS Commencing 1st October, 2018 there is a new FISTS award available to ALL FISTS members.
(posted 29 Sep, 2018) Letter Chase September, 2018 The list of words for September, 2018 were:- FREQUENCY, MORSE CODE, KEY, STRAIGHT KEY Those who completed the "Letter Chase" for September, 2018 are: Steve VK7CW #14164 Ian ZL2AIM #9683 Attempted but missed by that much!! Garry VK2GAZ #14151 - my log is HERE Why
don't you have a go and see if you can complete the Letter chase
or, see how close you can come to completing the Chase. VK2CCW Code Files Michael VK2CCW has been providing as fantistic service to Amateur Radio operators who have a desire to learn CW and also to those who wish to improve their CW skills. Expanding this service Michael VK2CCW is now providing MP3 CW files of his CW practice sessions. The first of which can be listened to HERE.(posted 20 May, 2018) QUALIFYING RUN Alan VK4AAN will be running the first monthly Qualifying Run on Saturday evening 5th May 2018 using the Club call VK2FDU/4. The broadcast sessions will be transmitted on: 5-minute segments of plain-language will be sent at the following speeds: 10wpm Listeners are to take down the text sent and mark the best 1-minute period recorded. The pass mark is 100% for a 1-minute period of text. Participants can send their copied text to Alan VK4AAN via email at vk4aan@outlook.com.au or to the postal address at: 57 Nielsens Road STANTHORPE, QLD 4380 within 10 days of the broadcast for evaluation. All participants who send in their copied text within the prescribed time and attain the pass mark will receive a certificate detailing their results. This will be sent FREE via email in either PDF or JPEG format. (posted 30 Apr 2018) The Raven Contest The monthly FDU contest was run on Saturday, 14th April, 2018, this time it was called The Raven Contest. There were three stations who participated in the contest and sent in their logs. They were Karen VK2AKB #15221, Tony VK3TP #15204 and Garry VK2GAZ #14151 There were others who took part in the contest however, did not submit a log. It is my great pleasure to announce the winner of The Raven Contest is Karen VK2AKB #15221...... congratulations!!
(posted 20 Apr 2018) CW Qualifying Run (posted 19 Apr 2018) FDU Nightmare Alpha-Numeric Award Another FISTS Down Under member has successfully completed the Nightmare Award. Congratulation to IAN MACQUILLAN ZL2AIM #9683 who completed the award on the 01st April, 2018.
FDU Nightmare Alpha-Numeric Award This award was instigated on the 01st January, 2018 and because of the difficulty factor the thinking was it would take some considerable time for the award to be successfully completed. That thinking did not take into account the great ability of some very determined Amateur Radio operators. The award was successfully completed by STEVE SALVIA VK7CW #14164 on the 06th March, 2018. The is another FISTS member who is also very close to completing the award. Congratulations STEVE VK7CW on your great accomplishment.
ZL Administration
(posted 28 Feb 2018) FDU Nightmare Alpha-Numerica Award The is a new award which will be available from 1st January, 2018. The original award (Nightmare Alpha-Numeric Award) was created by Jack Bock, K7ZR #2656 (Silent Key). I must also acknowledge Ian ZL2AIM #9683 for his inspiration. For full details of this new award please click HERE. (posted 15 Dec 2017) FISTS Down Under Inc. - Letter Chase Each month we will be offering a “Letter Chase” for members to try to complete. Non-members and short wave listeners are welcome to participate in the “Letter Chase” as well. Besides providing a fun activity to participate in, it is our goal to use the “Letter Chase” as a way to promote CW and QRP activity across the ham bands. What is it? Get all the details of the Letter Chase - HERE (posted 13 Dec 2017) |
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