Ed Ridolfi, K1RID, writes on the Port City ARC mailing list:
All are invited to join or listen in on the York County (ME) QRS Net tonite (Thursday) at 7 PM on 7.118. This is a slow speed, beginner-focused practice net.
Check in at any speed or experience level and copy the weekly message – 1st at around 15 WPM and then again at about 8 WPM.
Hope to see you on the air!
York County QRS Net (YCQRS)
When: Thursdays, 7:00 PM local
Where: ~7.118 MHz (± QRM)
Pace: ~5–10 WPM to start; up to ~18-20 WPM welcome
Comfort level: Beginner and 1st time cw ops are welcomed. Check in or just listen in. If listening, please email me any sig reports
SCRIPT to follow along:
V V V THE YORK COUNTY QRS NET STARTS AT 1900 ET V V V
V V V NET CONTROL IS K1RID ES ALL WELCOME TO CHECK IN V V V
CQ CQ CQ DE K1RID FER YCQRS NET =
NET IS OPEN TO ALL FER MORSE CODE PRACTICE =
PSE CHECK IN WID CALL SIGN ES NAME ONLY =
CHECK INS NW PSE FER YCQRS NET DE K1RID K
STATION CALLS: KC1CMF GIANNI K
NET CONTROL REPLIES: R R KC1CMF UR RST 599 NXT STATION PSE
THIS CONTINUES UNTIL ALL CHECK INS ARE ACKNOWLEDGED. THEN I WILL CALL EACH STATION IN ORDER FOR ANY COMMENTS OR SIMPLE GOODBYE LIKE: TNX 73 DE KC1CMF K
Next I will send: THIS WEEKS PRACTICE MSG FOLLOWS = <>
To close the net I will send:
GN ALL ES TNX QNI BST 73 DE KITTERY ES K1RID QRT SK dit dit
dit dit
73 de Ed, K1RID