Each CW Fun Day brings surprises and enjoyable Morse Code experience for all participants. And for the first time, members of three local clubs worked together to make the latest CW Fun Day a great success, achieving 37 QSOs logged over 8 HF/2m/70cm bands. Nets ran every hour through the day from 11am to 6pm, with speed about 18wpm, with straight key net about 12wpm. We averaged about 5 contacts per band.
Local collaboration between members from Gilmore and NW Morse Radio Club, Stockport Radio Society and Bolton Wireless Club worked well with controllers from all three clubs, and all three clubs were represented in the many callers.
Surprises included adverse weather conditions changing planned portable net controlling to home based, a late controller change, use of 17m band for the first time, and expanding previous use of 6m. We also had encouraging caller comments, such as “my first 2m CW in thirty years” and “was working you on my FT817 with no cw filter but listened for your tone in the pileup”.
The CW Fun Day was about enjoying short friendly QSOs rather than fast and furious contest style exchanges, and all controllers and callers seemed to have enjoyed the experience.
Other feedback from social media and emails included requests, next time, to include 20m; to include a Beginners Slow Speed net about 12wpm, and more regular CW Fun Days. We will do our best!
Thank you to all controllers and callers who contributed to making the day a great success.
| CW Fun Day, Sunday 19 October 2025, Calls Summary | ||||
| Net | UTC Start Time | Band | Controller | Calls |
| 1 | 10:00 | 40m | M0WDD David | 6 |
| 2 | 11:00 | 30m | M0WDD David | 2 |
| 3 | 12:00 | 17m | G0LLU Andy | 5 |
| 4 | 13:00 | 2m | M0TJU Evan | 6 |
| 5 | 14:00 | 70cm | M0TJU Evan | 3 |
| 6 | 15:00 | 6m | M0UFC Mark | 5 |
| 7 | 16:00 | 40m str key | M0WDD David | 5 |
| 8 | 17:00 | 80m | M0TJU Evan | 5 |
| Total | 37 | |||
David M0WDD