this is a work in progress

I’m a new CW operator, so this is a cheat sheet to help me remember procedure and the like.

My inspiration:

• LIDS CW QSO Template
• SKCC Beginners’ Corner
• FISTS NA Basic CW Operating Manual (pdf)

CQ

Before calling CQ, remember to check if the frequency is in use:

QRL? QRL? DE N2MCS K

Then call 3x3:

CQ CQ CQ DE N2MCS N2MCS N2MCS K

Replying to a CQ would be:

W3ZZZ DE N2MCS N2MCS A̅R̅

Basic QSO

W3ZZZ DE N2MCS GE TNX CALL B̅T̅ UR 579 579 QTH BALTIMORE BALTIMORE B̅T̅ NAME CHRIS CHRIS B̅T̅ SKCC 23972 23972 B̅T̅ HW? A̅R̅ W3ZZZ DE N2MCS K̅N̅

or, if I’m replying

W3ZZZ DE N2MCS GE TNX FER RPT B̅T̅ UR RST 559 559 B̅T̅ NAME CHRIS CHRIS B̅T̅ QTH BALTIMORE BALTIMORE B̅T̅ FISTS 19582 19582 B̅T̅ HW? A̅R̅ W3ZZZ DE N2MCS K̅N̅

later provide weather, rig, antenna

W3ZZZ DE N2MCS FB JIM B̅T̅ WX COLD 20F 20F B̅T̅ RIG HR IC7300 IC7300 B̅T̅ ANT VERTICAL VERTICAL A̅R̅ W3ZZZ DE N2MCS K̅N̅

Closing QSO

W3ZZZ DE N2MCS TNX FER FB QSO JIM B̅T̅ 73 ES CU AGN A̅R̅ W3ZZZ DE N2MCS S̅K̅

SOTA Activation QSO Template

Here’s an alternate QSO template for SOTA activations: