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Scanned Image Numfier 66 — Novemfier1999 “Mani igat Key w5oumfer - fl. 3. Lyman Ca, Cévelisz EDITORIALAND SUBSCRIPTIONOFFICES: Morsum Magnificat.’lhe Poplars. Wistanswick, Market Drayton. Shropshire TF9 28A. England. Phone: +44 (0) 1630 638306 FAX: +44 (0) 1630 638051 MORSUM MAGNIFICAT wasfirstpublishedas a quarterlymagazine in Holland, in 1983, by the late Rinus Hellemons PAOBFN.It has been producedfour, then six times a year in Britain since I 986, and up to January 1999 was published and edited by Tony Smith, G4FAI and Geoff Arnold, GJGSR. It aims to provide international coverage of all aspects of Morse telegraphy, past present and future. MORSUM MAGNIFICAT is for all Morse enthusiasts. amateur or professional. active or retired. It brings together material which would otherwise be lost to posterity. providing an invaluable source of interest. reference and record relating to the traditions and practice of Morse. EDITOR Zyg Nilski G3OKD e-mail: zngmorsum.demon.co.uk MM home page - http://www.morsum.demon.co.uk © The Nilski Partnership MCMXCIX Primed by Hertfordshire Display plc. Ware, Herts ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS (six Issues): UK£13.00 Europe £14.00 Rest ofthe World £17.00 (US $30 approx) All overseas copies are despatrrhedby Airmail ' Prices in US dollars may vary slightly withcurrency exchange rates and commission charges 3 i l Make all w to ‘Morsum chequespayable Magnificat’ “When does my subscription expire ...?” This is printed on the top line of the address label. Also, we shall jog your memory with a renewal reminder included with that final issue. MM Back Issues Issues Nos. 31, 34—36 and 38-65 available from the Editorial offices (see top of page). Price including postage £2.50 each to UK; £2.70 to Europe; £2.85 (US $5) Rest of the World by airmail. Deduct 20% if ordering 3 or more. FRONTCOVER Key and sounder made by A. B. Lyman Co. of Cleveland, Ohio in 1875-80 Photo/Collection: Dave Pennes, WA3LKN It is sometimes suggested to me that, withthe growth News of the internet, magazines like MM have a bleak Who Named the future. It doesn’t feel like that from where I am Telegraph ‘Key’? sitting, quite the reverse. MM’s web pages are an 14 A Ham on the Ice extension to the magazine, the bit that you can’t read 19 The Catlin Method of in the park or take to bed. One major aspect of the Sending Morse Code intemet has yet to be reliably resolved - archiving 22 World’s Youngest old pages for future generations. When a web page Telegrapher? is changed, the previous information disappears but 24 Showcase every issue of the magazine is lodged with the 26 KPH, Wireless Giant of British Library for posterity. Future generations of the Pacific researchersinto Morseand the telegraphsmay browse 29 The North Eastern its pagesforfragmentsoftechnical andsocialhistory School of Wireless not recorded elsewhere. Telegraphy 36 Info Please! Successive ITU World Radio Conferences 38 Your Letters have found no time to discuss the possible abolition 43 MM65 Searchword of the Amateur Morse test since the matter was first 44 MM Bookshelf mooted at WRC95. WRCs have heavy agendas with 45 MM Binders far more important matters to deal withthan amateur 46 Old Time Radio radio, so consideration of the IARU’s proposed 47 Readers Advertisements amended Article 825 has been put back from one 48 MM Back Issue Service WRC another since 1995. Add to that the fact that 48 Answers to MM65 even though “agreement” has now been reached at Searchword IARU level (see report, p.4) the question of the Morse test still remains controversial within the amateur radio world, and one wonders if the IARU itself might be reluctant for the matter to reach a WRC in the foreseeable future. In any case, it has a more urgent matter it would like to have resolved at MEGS aWRC - the proposed extension and standardisation 18 FISTS CW Club of the 40m band on a world-wide basis. Despite the 23 The QRP Component suggestion that $25 might be considered at Company WRC2003, it could still be many years before a 28 CAL-AV Labs revisionofthe RadioRegulationscontrollingamateur 35 Radio Bygones radio, and the Morse issue, is resolved! 46 G-QRP Club Zyg Nilski G30KD {Mm/{66 — Novemfier 1999 DARC Not Opposing Morse to abolish the Morse requirement. The only intention of the conference paper, by DK9HU and DJ6TJ, is to qualify the the The HP Manager of Deutscher arguments. We must do this because Amateur Radio Club (DARC), Hartmut W5YI and Co. won’t stop their Buettig, has issued a statement to refute propaganda.” in the W5 YI of the claims made Report, (To be fair to the W5YI Report, the in MM65 which extracts were published statements reported in MM65, p. 2, about (P.2). He says, “There was a phrase from “abolishing Morse telegraphy... even W5YI that says on behalf of DARC : against the rest of the world”, were ‘Today, no doubt, we will have to do attributed to the DARC FASC Working everything to abolish Morse telegraphy Group, andnot to DARCitself. See also, as a prerequisite for HF, even against letter from DL5QE, Chairman of the I the rest of the world’. suggest, that’s Deutscher Telegraphie Club on p.42. — what WSYI is thinking. DARC is not Ed.) willing to ask our radio authority to abolish CW against any decision of the IARU.” CW “Itis truethattherewas an internalDARC- EUCW Fraternising 030 FASC working group but their role was Party 1999 to propose waysto motivateyoungpeople This task has to to join DARC. nothing The European CW Association is an do with IARU FASC. During this year’ s association of radio clubs which aims to DARC (1 the Annual Meeting was promote and encourage amateur CW. Chairman), questions were asked by Members of the individual clubs are membersand I usedthe occasionto clarify automatically members of the the situation. For me, the important point Association. is the fact that for the coming Region—1 EUCW clubs are AGCW—DL mandate to conference DARC has no (Germany);ARI(Italy); Benelux—QRPC; there should be oppose the proposal that BTC (Belgium); CT-CWC (Portugal); ‘No Change in article 825’. In my opinion CWAS (Brazil); EA—QRPC (Spain); is this recommendation from Region—l EHSC (Extremely High Speed Club); basically the startingpointfordiscussions FISTS; FOC (First Class Operators); G— 2 and 3. That DARC in Regions means QRP; HACWG (Hungary);HCC(Spain); has also no right to ask the radio authority HSC (High Speed Club); HTC 2 W66 — November1999 (Switzerland); INORC (Italy); I-QRPC Call: CQ EUCW TEST. Stations may be (Italy); MCWG (Macedonia); OE-CWG worked or logged only once a day, per (Austria); OHTC (Finland); OK-QRPC band, during the contest. (Czech Republic); RTC (former GDR); Scoring: Class A/B/C - 1 point per QSO SCAG (Scandinavia);SHSC(SuperHigh with own country, 3 points per QSO with Speed Club); SP-CWC (Poland); UCWC other EU country. Class D - 3 points for (Russia); UFT (France); U-QRQC every complete logged QSO. (Ukraine); VHSC (Very High Speed Multiplier, all classes: 1 multiplier point Club); YL-CW-GP (Germany); 3A—CW— for each EUCW-club worked/logged per G (Monaco); 9ACWG (Croatia). day and band. EUCW’s 19th CW Fratemising Logs: to include date, UTC, band, call, Party will be held on 20-21 November info sent, info received, and points 1999. Members of the above clubs are claimed per QSO. especially asked to support this event Summary: to include full name, call, which is one of EUCW’s principal address, total points claimed, station activities of the year. Non-members of details, power used, and signature. EUCW clubs will also be very welcome Entries to be received by the EUCW to take part: Contest Manager, Guenther Nierbauer Dates, Times, and Frequencies DJZXP, Illinger Strasse 74, D-66564 20 Nov: 1500—1700 UTC 7010-7030 & Ottweiler, Germany, not later than 3lst 14020-14050 kHz December, 1999. 1800-2000 UTC 7010-7030 & Certificates will be awarded to the three 3520-3550 kHz highest scorers in each class. 21 Nov: 0700-0900 UTC 7010-7030 & Additionally, this event offers a good 3520-3550 kHz opportunity to make contacts qualifying 1000—1200 UTC 7010-7030 & for the unique Worked EUCW Award 14020-14050 kHz (see below). Classes. (Info: EUCW) A — Members of EUCW clubs using more than 10w input or 5w output. Worked EUCW Award B - Members of EUCW clubs using QRP TheEuropean CW Association’s Worked (less than 10w input or 5w output). EUCWAward offers an attractive award C - Non-members of EUCW clubs using certificate printed on heavy parchment any power. type paper depicting the map of Europe D - Shortwave listeners. “at thetimeofSamuel F.B. Morse”. There Exchanges: are three classes of award, Standard, for Class A & B, RST/QTH/Name/Club/ contacts made using any authorised Membership number. transmission power; QRP, for contacts Class C, RST/QTH/Name/NM (ie, not a made using not more than 5 watts r.f. member). output transmission power; and SWL, for Class D, Log information from both shortwave listeners”. stations. Open to both members and non- W66 — {Movemfier 1999 3 members of EUCW Clubs, the year period, ending l998, the IARU’s requirements of the award are confirmed “Future of the Amateur Service CW only contacts (SWLs - CW stations Committee”(FASC)had prepareda series heard) with 100 different stations who of reports taking into account are members of EUCW clubs, over 3 recommendationsfromthoseconferences different amateur bands with a minimum and had adopted guiding principles for a of 20 stations worked or heard in each possible revision of Article 825 of the band.
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