17th November 2025 0830 UTC
This month I’ll be taking general Q&A as well as talking about the upcoming CW Academy Classes scheduled at VK/ZL friendly times in January 2026. Join Zoom Meeting – pls include your name and callsign in the waiting room and I will admit you to the session.
Meeting ID 894 8386 4938 Passcode: 192936
27th October 2025 0830 UTC
Join Zoom Meeting – pls include your name and callsign in the waiting room and I will admit you to the session. (sorry about the late cancellation on 20th Oct. due to an Amazon Services failure)
Meeting ID: 840 1435 1205 Passcode: 573469
- Interview: This month I will talking with Luke VK3HJ about our recent VK9NT Norfolk Island DXpedition. Join us for a walk-though of our station, how we operate, and how to work a DXpedition – pile-up busting hints n tips. We thought it might be interesting to hear about a DXpedition station first-hand and ask questions.
- Other topics – time permitting:
- email me with your questions or requests
- working split – how to do it
- the importance of spacing when sending
- reminder post your activations on Discord
18th August 2025 0830 UTC
Attendees: VK3QB, VK3VB, VK3NOP, VK5GG, ZL3TK, ZL4CTS, ZL1PSH, VK5AV, VK6IS, VK5PH, VK3OU
- We spent this session discussing straight keys. Visit the resources page for a great video on this important topic.
- Other topics – time permitting:
- email me with your questions or requests
- correcting an error
- the importance of spacing when sending
- reminder post your activations on Discord
21st July 2025 0830 UTC
Attendees: M3KXZ, VK3QB, ZL3TK, VK2COS, VK4DRK, VK5GG, ZL1PSH, VK3OU, VK5AV, VK3OU, VK3KLE, VK6IS, VK4MFX
- Interview: Many VK and ZL ops will know Pete M3KXZ, who regularly sets up a portable station on Brighton Beach (UK) on his way to work and works us in our afternoon on 20m Long-path. Pete will talk to us about his portable operations, CW and what makes it all work.
- Other topics – time permitting:
- correcting an error
- the importance of spacing when sending
- paddles – difference techniques
- a little bit about Bugs
- reminder post your activations on Discord
16th June 2025 0830 UTC
Attendees: VK3QB, ZL3TK, VK3ZAI, ZL4CTS, VK2COS, VK2TIK, VK4DRK, VK5GG, VK3VB, ZL1PSH, VK3OU, ZL3SIGS
Meeting ID: 812 2526 0415 Passcode: 444974
- What does an active CW operator look like? On an average block with wire antennas.
- Some observations from on-air & reminders:
- what to do when u want to correct an error
- the importance of spacing when sending
- Zero beating
- use cheat sheets
- reminder post your activations on Discord
21st May 2025 0830 UTC – WRONG DATE – it was 19th May – SORRY!
Attendees: VK2TIG, VK4DRK, VK3OU, ZL1PSH, ZL3TK, VK3KX, VK3JV, VK3QB, VK5GG
Guest Presenter – TBA
- Morse Runner – Demonstration
- Some observations from on-air & reminders:
- what to do when u want to correct an error
- the importance of spacing when sending
- Zero beating
- use cheat sheets
- reminder post your activations on Discord
April 2025
Attendee List (VK3QB, VK3VB, VK5GG, VK2COS, VK5AV, VK5LJ, VK5PH, VK3BSE, ZL3TK, ZL4CTS)
May: Every month on the Third Monday,
Presenter: Chris VK3QB will share his experience of learning the code in 1984 with WIA 5WPM tapes, improving (very slowly) over the years, along with various methods, some stories and (hopefully) interesting anecdotes. Be ready with your questions – this will be an interactive session.
Chris will also talk about headphones for CW, invite discussion regarding keys, paddles, bugs etc and the perennial topic of punctuation.
- Some observations from on-air & reminders:
- what to do when u want to correct an error
- the importance of spacing when sending
- Zero beating
- use cheat sheets
- reminder post your activations on Discord
- Morse code topic: We’ll cover off the rest of CW Ops activities and 3830 scoring
- RUFzXP – a great tool to help build your CW skills
- What would you like to see next month?
March, 2025
(Attendee List: GW0ETF, VK2COS, VK2TIG, VK3QB, VK3VB, VK3RU, VK3KX, VK3ZAI, VK3ZSC, VK5BJ, VK5GG, VK5AV, VK5QA, ZL3TK, ZL4CTS, ZL1PSH) Apologies VK5LJ
- Interview: This month I’ll be chatting with Stew Rolfe, GW0ETF. Stew is the President of CW Ops and I’m sure he’ll have some interesting stories as well as providing an insight into the CW Ops club
- Morse code topic: Boilerplate QSOs. What are they and how can help you develop skills and confidence
- Morsle – https://morsle.fun/
- RUFzXP – a great tool to help build your CW skills
- What would you like to see next month?
February 2025
(Attendee list: vk6is, zl3tk, zl1psh, zl1bds, zl4cts, zl4sa, vk2cos, vk5bj, vk5lj, vk3qb,vk5gg)
- Meet a Local: Chris will have a chat with Graeme VK5GG, who will tell us a little bit about how he got into the hobby and his journey with Morse Code
- Morse Code Topic: this month we’ll discuss how to make your first dozen or so QSOs and build confidence, as well as improving your code. Do you have a topic you’d like to see covered? Send me an email.
- How to: hear from an experienced Morse Code op – this month the topic will be “CW Academy – a real world experience” with Rob VK2COS
- Help a Ham: and finally, our “help a ham” segment, where someone will describe their problem/challenge and participants will be asked to offer solutions.
January 2025
(attendee list: vk3qb, vk5lj, vk2ebn, vk2tig, vk5bj, zl4cts, zl1psh, vk5gg, vk2cos, vk3kx, vk3ru, zl1bds)
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