Each month the latest version of the club’s newsletter “Solid Copy” is posted here for you to read. Click on the issue of the Month you wish to review and enjoy your reading !
The newsletter will cover the last month’s news and provide articles about CW-related topics including, News and Notes, Giving Back, CW Academy, New Members, CWops Tests, CWops Member Awards, QTX Report, and My Story: New Member Biographies. It may include photos, audio files, and other content. Members are encouraged to submit articles about their personal ham radio adventures or interests. Scroll to the bottom of this page for related contact information.
Solid Copy No 177 – October 2024
Elections: Vice President and Directors
How We Were: VK6LW
N1DG: DXpedition to Jarvis Island, N5J
N9EP: DX Antennas for Little Pistols
VE3BXG: On Learning Morse Code
K9LA: Gray Line Propagation & the CWTs
NA6O: Summer’s Legacy (VE5SDH)
KV8Q: Ohio QSO Party
Solid Copy No 176 – September 2024
President’s Message
Editor’s Notes: Odds ’n’ Ends
Ops’ News and Notes
How We Were: G4LPP
VK3QB: YVØVK Gone Troppo Again
MØKTZ: 3 Days, 3 Islands, 3 POTA
F5SGI: CW QSOs With A Twist
VK3QB: (Australia) CW Relegated to the Bottom
25 kHz on 40-Metres?
Solid Copy No 175 – August 2024
Editor’s Notes: Odds ’n’ Ends
Ops’ News and Notes
How We Were: F6JOE
CW Open Announcement
GWØETF: How Clean Is Your Signal?
N3JT: Visit to Glasgow
AJ8B: A Rock and A Hard Place
QST Cover Plaque Award: W1JR
Editor’s Notes: Filling These Pages
How We Were: AF8A
Process: Nomination for Membership
Announcing 2024 CW Open
CWops Contest Plaque Program *
AE5EZ: Lewisville ARA Field Day
KX3H: Cargo Container Field Day
K7KER: Portland ARA Field Day
GWØETF: Flea Power Contesting
K5GQ: Training Young
NX4N: Florida QSO Party MMM Installation
Editor’s Notes: On Being Social
WØFN: Antenna Adventures
K5RC: My First 65 Years in Ham Radio
GØIBN: Essex CW Boot Camp
W1UU: Vice Presidential Wave
N3JT: VP Successor – W2QL
HB9DAX: Innovators of Amateur Radio
JN1THL: A1Club AWT
K9LA: Decreased Summer MUFs
Scenes from Hamvention
W4ZYT: NA Weekend Wrap-up
How We Were: N3JT “camel man”
Editor’s Notes: Remember Your First Time?
Info: CW Activity Weekend
How We Were: VE3GFN
Info: Dayton Hamvention CWops Dinner
Info: NA CW Weekend
Advancing the Art of CW: ROA
VE3GFN: Radio Travel
K4RLC: Visit to VOA Site B
VK3QB: Tales & Anecdotes of YJ0VK
NA6O: Restoring Brown Bros BTL Paddle
K1RF: CW Wave Shaping
EA3VN: Experiencing AO75CT
WC3W: Just Thinking
Solid Copy No 17 1 – April 2024
Editor’s Notes: DX Month
How We Were: KK9TT
Info: Dayton Hamvention CWops Dinner
Info: NA CW Weekend
Info: DXpedition to Vanuatu
KO8SCA: The Making Of A DXpeditioner
K5GS: The TX5S Clipperton Island Story
VK3QB: Inaugural Activity Weekend Results
How To Become A Ragchew Expert
VK3QB: CWops Give Back in Oceania
Solid Copy No 170 – March 2024
Editor’s Notes: A Better Mousetrap
How We Were: I2WIJ
Info: Dayton Hamvention CWops Dinner
Info: NA CW Weekend
N9EEE: The View From The Top
AJ1DM: A Better-ICR
WT8P: Fun With Maps
N3CW: Long Isl Engraved Telegraph Key
KB4WLF & N3JT: 2024 Bug Round-up (QAC)
MØMZB: A Night on Kirk Fell
Solid Copy No 169 – February 2024
Editor’s Notes: K6RB on DX Mentor
Info: CWops Activity Weekend
Info: Award for Advancing the Art of CW
Info: Dayton Hamvention CWops Dinner
How We Were: G3XTT
AEØQ: VOACAP: Geo-Targeting
AE5EZ: Making Ham Signs with CO2 Laser
VE2KM: Impact of ICR
N3JT: Patagonia
Solid Copy No 168 – January 2024
News and Notes
How We Were: GØELZ
Annct: NA CW Weekend
Annct: Award for Advancing the Art of CW
K9LA: Cycle 25 Update & CWTs
AJ8B: My First Beam Project
N9EEE: States QSO Party
K9WX: My Bungali Key
N6XI: Preview K4 Remote
AI4BJ: CW at GOTA station. Why not?
VK3QB: CW Activity Weekend
N3JT: Nominating New Members
We welcome any member to submit material for “Solid Copy” by emailing your input to the newsletter editor Dick Strassburger, N9EEE: SolidCopy@cwops.org Use the subject “Newsletter.”
- Feature and technical articles with images (pictures, videos) should be submitted to SolidCopy@CWops.org
- Short news bits should be submitted to NewsAndNotes@CWops.org
- Awards submissions should be uploaded to https://cwops.telegraphy.de. Contact Bill, W0TG at cwopscam@w0tg.com with any questions
- QTX/MQTX data can be uploaded to https://cwops.org/qtx-
awards. Contact Enzo, M0KTZ at qtx@katolaz.net with any questions - New Member Introductions should be submitted to Tim, K9WX at TimK9WX@gmail.com
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