Dit Happens

SKCC Clow Speed Saunter This event starts at 0000 UTC on the 1st day of every month and ends at 2359 UTC on the same day. This is not a contest, It is an informal Ops Event lasting 24 hours, aiming to bring together operators at a slower CW pace. === EXCHANGE == RST, SPC, OPS NAME, AND SKCC NR. == IF NOT A MBR, SND NONE FER SKCC NR. === PSE RPT QSO AT WWW.SKCCGROUP.COM SK CL

MEMBERS OF THE K1USN RADIO CLUB, WHO ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF CWOPS, RUN A 1 HR SLOW SPD CW TEST CALLED SST. FER THOSE WHO PREFER A MORE LEISURELY CW PACE OR R NEW CW OPS OR CONTESTERS, THIS JUST MIGHT BE WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FER. === TIMES == MONDAYS == TTTT TO T1TT UTC OR 4 TO 5 PM EDT ANDFRIDAYS == 2TTT TO 21TT UTC OR 8 TO 9 PM EDT. === EXCHANGES == NAME, STATE, PROVINCE, OR DX COUNTRY == IF YOU USE...

15 minutes of POTA

Real POTA activation by AB5SE @ US-7349. 25 WPM.

States spelled out with abbreviation repeated 5 times.

In 1940, the first radio show with a live band aired. The band played hits, and the host spoke to fans. It was a big hit and showed how radio could bring music to all.

In 1922, the first radio ad aired on a New York station. It was for a real estate firm, and the ad lasted 10 minutes. This marked the start of radio as a place for ads, which would soon grow into a big part of the medium.

In 1920, the first radio news hit the air. A station in Pittsburgh aired the results of a big vote. It was the first time many folks heard news live on the radio, and it changed how people got info.

In 1927, the U.S. set rules for radio. The rules helped make stations fair and clear. It led to the start of the FCC. This was key in making radio a big tool for news and shows.

In 1920, the first commercial radio station in the United States, KDKA in Pittsburgh, began broadcasting. It was founded by Frank Conrad, an engineer at Westinghouse, and its inaugural broadcast was the results of the presidential election between Warren G. Harding and James M. Cox. KDKA success helped pave the way for the rise of commercial radio networks and the idea of radio as a widespread med...

In 1938, one of the most famous radio broadcasts in history occurred= Orson Welles= War of the Worlds. This radio drama, based on H.G. Wells novel, was broadcast on Halloween night and was presented in a format that made it sound like real news reports of an alien invasion. Many listeners, not realizing it was fictional, panicked, thinking that an actual Martian invasion was happening. The broadca...

Reginald Fessenden made the first ever voice and music radio broadcast. On Xmas Eve, 1906, Fessenden tx from MA using AM. Instead of Morse code, he played O Holy Night on the violin, read a Bible verse, and spoke to ships at sea. This was a groundbreaking moment before that, wireless communication was just dits and dahs. Sailors who expected Morse code were shocked to hear an actual human voice ov...

Learn fast. Morse is key. Dits and dahs send words quick. Tap each one. Hear the code. Know each sign. Work each day. Stay on pace. Send a name, send a note. Keep at it. Time will help. Sound is key. Dits are short, dahs are long. Copy well. Write it fast. Hear and tap. Air and sea use this too. Old but strong. Code will last. Try each day. Work on it. Stay on track. Fast is good. Slow is fine. Ea...

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X- 100 times, followed by code groups of 3 with all previous letters/characters included.  Code group decipher: J1Z 7=/ TB9 =J1 F=B VFX 8NS /6D OKJ 1FU 7D9 4JJ =12 J31 JOD M1Q VXG 6J. 1,4 YUS 612 3V5 6/Q Q0D S4Y 3?9 WMO 1.? HD? TB9 ?D. 0X, W6B FR, .=.

0- 100 times, followed by code groups of 3 with all previous letters/characters included.  Code group decipher: ND1 35, 32N 9Y1 ?/4 Y5B 5QI 69B 69? /QN I.= .GN U0Z SC2 CN? 21B M2? LM/ 7ZD W5/ ,03 8OY ,81 GC9 .IW FSD V/9 FLQ H0R 32N ,71 22Y FC0 286 .=.

6- 100 times, followed by code groups of 3 with all previous letters/characters included.  Code group decipher: ZDV C/D 4YN SG, 896 M7Y RFQ 7/4 CT/ WGD D6, =1K VW, 44H ON4 DYF BR? FJZ 7Y, U79 NEI OWD C?L 7R7 DN9 BY? KH4 DN7 E=? 4YN N1/ 4LQ AF1 LCC .=.

D- 100 times, followed by code groups of 3 with all previous letters/characters included.  Code group decipher: BD5 284 D4G P11 BQF D2Z VQV ZB4 5,7 1FA ?37 GH9 LF9 S3/ 924 C8V 3HH ?DM 4?? BHY 9QV W72 FFS CVR RR3 3QE LD8 /YA 82? D4G 87= 8GO 9D1 9HQ .=.

1- 100 times, followed by code groups of 3 with all previous letters/characters included.  Code group decipher: U9W 2Y8 SQZ VO7 ?,E =$A6 VM2 MWR 2JZ YS7 QTF J85 1IQ I2K L3G 5MW C/N YEU T/? H13 22= =LH AA2 1J1 471 4V? ?UQ 8LE IQ1 SQZ TM= VEP V8O HIJ .=.