International Morse Code Day

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PARG is very pleased to announce that once again, we will be celebrating International Morse Code Day on Thursday April 27th, and Saturday April 29th. 

 

In conjunction with the Bunbury Radio Club, the CQ QRS Slow CW Practice QSO net team will be running a Morse Code Trivia night on the Thursday via a Zoom videoconference - last year we had people from WA, SA, Tasmania, NSW and the USA participating in this fun, and very not-serious event.  We'll follow it with a simple no-logs slow CW contest on the Saturday evening. 

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International Morse Code Day Trivia Quiz

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So to celebrate International Morse Code Day, the CQ QRS Slow CW Practice QSO Team is inviting you to a Morse Code Trivia Quiz on Thursday evening, using Zoom videoconferencing.  Last year we had participants from WA, SA, NSW, Tassie and Florida - and we’re hoping that you’ll join in the fun this year.  Mister Morse Code Richard VK6PZT will run the Quiz for us.  

 

Although some knowledge about Morse Code will help, don’t worry, like most trivia quizzes, we’ll have multi-guess questions and you’ll have just as much opportunity to have a laugh as the rest of us.

 

Also with Zoom, as long as you have access to a phone, tablet or computer connected to the Internet, you’ll be able to join in.

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Zoom Login Details for the International Morse Code Trivia Quiz:

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Topic: International Morse Code Day 
Time: Apr 27, 2023 08:30 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney 

Join Zoom Meeting 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87592403714?pwd=SGpmRGxoNnN0QkFOZFhtNy94QmF1UT09 

Meeting ID: 875 9240 3714 
Passcode: 416400 
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Dial by your location 
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Meeting ID: 875 9240 3714 
Passcode: 416400 
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kmoRT6p7l 

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International Morse Code Day Slow CW Corroboree

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The trivia quiz will be followed on Saturday April 29th with a fun, no-logs slow CW contest called the International Morse Code Day Slow CW Corroboree 2023.

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Rules for the event are here:

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And the other helpful documents for this and other Corroborees are attached here:

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For more background, here's what's been sent to various email groups and broadcast on the WIA National News and the NewsWest services in the week before the event:

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International Morse Code Day is coming up this week - Thursday April 27th, the anniversary of Samuel Morse’s Birthday.

 

Now there’s some argument about whether or not Samuel Morse was the actual inverter of the Code… but never-the-less, International Morse Code Day is still celebrated on his Birthday.

 

Whether you love or hate Morse Code, it has been the basis of radio communications since the late 19th Century and today, there’s been a real resurgence in amateur radio interest in the fine art.

 

So to celebrate International Morse Code Day, the CQ QRS Slow CW Practice QSO Team is inviting you to a Morse Code Trivia Quiz on Thursday evening, using Zoom videoconferencing.  Last year we had participants from WA, SA, NSW, Tassie and Florida - and we’re hoping that you’ll join in the fun this year.  Mister Morse Code Richard VK6PZT will run the Quiz for us.  

 

Although some knowledge about Morse Code will help, don’t worry, like most trivia quizzes, we’ll have multi-guess questions and you’ll have just as much opportunity to have a laugh as the rest of us.

 

Also with Zoom, as long as you have access to a phone, tablet or computer connected to the Internet, you’ll be able to join in.

 

Log-in details and the quiz time will be published on both the Bunbury Radio Club and Peel Amateur Radio Group websites this week.

 

But wait - there’s more!

 

The CQ QRS Slow CW Practice QSO Team will also be running a really simple slow CW contest on 80m on Friday, Saturday or Sunday.  No complex logs required - and you won’t even need to be proficient at CW - the participants will match your speed - and lots of repeats will be order of the evening!  And the organisers will be adding a twist, to the usual contest exchange.

 

Information on the International Morse Code Day Slow CW Corroboree will also be published this week on the Bunbury Radio Club and Peel Amateur Radio Group websites.

 

So put them in your diary:

• International Morse Code Day Trivia Quiz, this Thursday evening, April 27th.

• International Morse Code Slow CW Corroboree Friday, Saturday or Sunday April 28th, 29th or 30th.

 

So those websites for information:

• www.bunburyradioclub.com - look on the Home Page 

• www.parg.org.au and click on What’s New

 

All the information you need will be posted on those sites during the week.

 

Any questions - please contact me, Mark Bosma by email mark.bosma@icloud.com

 

Cheers and we look forward to sharing International Morse Code Day on Thursday and the weekend.  This is Mark, VK6QI and VK2KI for the CQ QRS Slow CW Practice QSO Net Team.

 

Mark Bosma

VK2KI / VK6QI

Beautiful South Bowning NSW

mark.bosma@icloud.com

0418161773

non impediti ratione cogitationis

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