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The Straight Key Century Club - a/k/a SKCC is the fastest growing group of straight key, morse code operators in the world. First organized in January of 2006 our membership has rapidly grown to include thousands of members from all corners of the globe.

• SKCC is open to any interested licensed radio amateur
• Membership is free
• SKCC numbers are issued for life. Once you get it, it's yours.
• Exchange SKCC numbers using a Straight Key, Bug or Side Swiper.

To Request a SKCC Number, send an email with 'SKCC # Request' as the subject.
Include: Your name, call, city and state and a brief description of why you're joining SKCC

Join the SKCC - FREE Membership number@skccgroup.com

What's New....

SKCC SKS Straight Key Sprint - August 27th - 0000-0200z
Contacts on 40 meters above 7100 KHz count as a new scoring band
For more information see www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/

Attention all SKCC members.
The SKCC projects team has declared that 7114 KHz is now the SKCC Elmer Frequency. We challenge our Elmers or any member that wants to help, to monitor that frequency whenever they can.

New CW operators need a safe haven where they can get on the air and not have to worry about making mistakes. Maybe for that first CW contact without the stress or fear of worrying about fouling up. The goal is to take away that fear, because WE DON'T CARE IF YOU MESS UP!

New: Novice Day - Every Friday 0000z to 2400z is now Novice Day on 7114 KHz. No contest, just a day set aside for the beginners, the slower ops or anyone that wants to help. The goal is to congregate our beginners and they can help each other. Also to increase activity on 40 meters above 7100 KHz.

New: SKCC QRS Frequencies.
A few weeks ago, we allocated that 2KHz up from each SKCC calling frequency was to be for high speed bug operators to congregate. We now declare that 2 KHz below each calling frequency will be QRS for our slower operators to congregate.
Please note: The QRS frequencies are only suggested, the same as the bug frequencies are.
Find the list of SKCC frequencies here: www.skccgroup.com/opfreq.htm

August SKCC Centurion Now Available!
Volume 2, Issue 8 of the SKCC Centurion newsletter is now available for your reading pleasure.
If you would like the newsletter sent to you automatically each month, send a blank email message with the word "Subscribe" in the Subject line to The_SKCC_Centurion-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. This address is solely for the distribution of the newsletter. No posts are accepted.

SKCC Files Section.
Looking for SKCC related software? Download club related software free. Programs like W5ZR's SKCC Awards tracker or K2RFP's SKCC Sprint Logger. There are other programs to choose from and we hope the list continues to grow. If you are a software author and have club or cw related programs to contribute, please contact the webmaster@skccgroup.com.
See the files section at: www.skccgroup.com/files/

New SKCC Event Calendar Manager - Randy KB4QQJ
We have a new Manager for the SKCC event calendar. If you have a CW related event that might be of interest to the other skcc members, please contact Randy at kb4qqj@gmail.com.
Please, 24 hour notice is needed to guarantee a spot. The calendar is strictly UTC time based. The event calendar is located here: www.skccgroup.com/cgi-bin/calendar.pl

The SKCC Marathon Award
A new SKCC Operating Achievement Award starts 0000Z on 1 January 2008: The SKCC Marathon Award
To earn the Marathon Award, one must engage in one hundred (100) 60 minute or longer QSOs with 100 different SKCC members using SKCC qualified keying devices. There is no time limit to earn the award but only QSOs logged after 0000Z 1 January 2008 will count.
See the SKCC Activities page for more information.

Changed Your Call Sign Recently?
Use the form on the Contacts page to notify SKCC if your call sign changes. The membership database will be updated with your new call sign info within 24hrs of notification.

Looking For A Sked?
Many SKCC'ers have asked for a simple, convenient way to make schedule arrangements with other members--without having to learn or install new software. So, Andy, K3UK, #1325 and Joe, N8FQ put their creative heads together and developed a simple, web-based scheduling utility for SKCC members.

No commands to learn, no mickey-mousing around with new software, the system simply asks you to provide some basic info about yourself and, whola, you get a list of all SKCC members looking for some cw fun! Can't get any easier than that! Nice job guys!
Goto the K3UK Sked page www.obriensweb.com/sked

SKCC Elmers Ready For Action!
We've all faced the daunting task of firing-up the radio for that first CW contact. Now you can take that shaky, uncertain hand and turn it into a confident, firm fist with the help of our group of SKCC Morse Code Elmers. Simply go to the Elmers page; choose from the list of SKCC Elmers; send off an email requesting a sked and before you know it you'll be enjoying the thrill of sending and receiving solid CW. The SKCC Elmer Manager is Jeff K9JP.

Library of Links Growing
SKCC maintains a library of links related to morse code which currently features nearly 100 website descriptions of learning aids, operating tips, little known history and much more. You can browse the link library here.