The 2012 North American CW Weekend - May 4-6, 2012
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If you go to only one ham radio event, make it this one! It's a fun weekend in a great location at a super price!
Weekend's Activities, Suggestions, and Maps.
Hams with an active interest in CW are cordially invited to attend the 2012 North American CW Weekend will be held May 4-7 at the Fairview Park Marriott Hotel near Washington, DC. Those attending will include members of various CW groups, ham clubs, friends and guests.
There will be a variety of gathering and scheduled events, including a Friday evening pizza event, a Saturday evening dinner at a local restaurant, and a brunch on Saturday morning. The Washington, DC area has excellent museums, top-of-the-line shopping centers, beautiful parks, and historical sites. The typically gorgeous weather of early May helps make a visit to Washington, DC an ideal destination after a long winter. Meet up with old friends and meet new ones, but do plan on coming this year!
The room rate at the Fairview Park Marriott is $87 per night, which is a bargain for this metropolitan area. This special rate will be honored from May 4th until May 7th so you can extend your stay to take in the sights. You may register at http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasfp-fairview-park-marriott The Code that you will need to input will be "NANNANA". Without this you don't get the special rate.
There are three nearby airports, a fantastic Metro transit system and plenty of highways, so getting here and getting around is easy. There will be modest fee of $25 per person to cover incidentals and the brunch. Information about the pizza evening, brunch and Saturday restaurant will be available closer to the date. Of course, the heart and soul of the event is meeting other CW operators, folks you've worked on the air or met some time in the past. Please make this a great event - plan on coming. Checks for $25 should be made out to Donald Lynch, W4ZYT, and should be sent to Don at 1517 West Little Neck Road, Virginia Beach, VA, 23452-4717.
More detailed information will be forthcoming. If you have other questions, feel free to contact W4ZYT [w4zyt.don@gmail.com], W1RM, N3AM or N3JT.
February 15, 2011: VP8ORK DXpedition Photo - CWops Members
This is a photo of VP8ORK (South Orkney Is.) DXpedition team members, who are also members of CWops. Cllick photo to enlarge.
Dayton Hamvention 2010: Announcing The CW Operators' Club Education Fund
The CW Operators' Club is proud to announce a new Education Fund to be administered by the ARRL Foundation. Endowed through the generosity of the CW Operators Club, this fund is intended to provide grants exclusively to Amateur Radio organizations engaging in activities that promote the teaching of Morse code.
The ARRL Foundation Proposals Committee will consider all grant applications. Recommendations are made to the ARRL Foundation Board that will approve grant awards.
The ARRL Foundation Board of Directors will disperse grant funds.
Grant proposals will be accepted only from schools, Amateur Radio clubs, and youth organizations (e.g. Boy Scouts of America) within the United States.
Grants will be provided only for education materials related to Morse code, including oscillators, keys, software, audio tapes, DVDs or CDs and written materials.
The CW Ops Education fund will be established with an initial donation of $1,000. When the fund is depleted, the CW Operators Club will replenish the Fund with an additional $1,000 as needed.
Further information may be obtained by writing to Mary Hobart, K1MMH at the ARRL Foundation to foundation@arrl.org.
