Highspeed Telegraphy Clubs
Radio Telegraphy Highspeed Club (HSC)
The Radio Telegraphy High Speed Club (HSC) was founded in 1951 as a community within the "Deutscher Amateur Radio Club e.V." (DARC) of radio amateurs interested in highspeed telegraphy. Today there are members in more than 70 countries of continents. There are HSC CW Contests twice a year and a yearly HSC Marathon. To promote activities, the HSC issues an award for working HSC members the Worked HSC Members Award (WHSC). More information about HSC can be found here http://www.highspeedclub.org/
How to join the HSC:
Listen on the HSC frequencies 25 khz from the lower band edges and contact as many members as possible. Use a telegraphy speed of 25 Wpm or higher and show your ability to read and key this speed perfectly. The use of keyboards, decoders or computers is not allowed.
After a few contacts ask the member to send you his recommendation for HSC membership.
Only two-way contacts for at least 30 minutes will be accepted for a test QSO.
When you have 5 different recommendations in your possession, send them with your application to the HSC secretary, DK4LX.
All applications should contain the statement that you did not use a keyboard, decoder or computer during the five test QSO's. Enclose € 10,= to cover costs for a lifetime membership.
New and updates of HSC can be found on https://www.qrqpoint.com/
Radio Telegraphy Very Highspeed Club (VHSC)
The Radio Telegraphy Very High Speed Club (VHSC) was founded in 1961 under protection of VERON and DARC and has the intention to gather radioamateurs who are able to transmit and to copy very highspeed telegraphy, and doing so, to encourage CW-Traffic in general and QRQ-Trafficin particular. The VHSC Committee consists of: PA5V - President, PG4I - Secretary / Treasurer, DL5XL : President of HSC.
How to join the VHSC:
Be active on the bands, using telegraphy speed of 40 wpm or higher and show your ability to read and key this speed perfectly. VHSC-Members may give you a recommendation for VHSC-Membership. Do not fish for a recommendation at the beginning of a QSO. Just show your capability of solid copy and excellent keying at a speed of at least 40 wpm. After about 30 minutes you may show your interest for VHSC-Membership and ask for a recommendation for VHSC-Membership. A recommendation may be given after having 2-way-CW contacts with a VHSC Member for at least 30 minutes using telegraphy speed of 200 letters per minute or higher. (Paris base 40 wpm). Solid copy should be made by the applicant, together with excellent keying. No keyboards or decoders are allowed during these contacts. A recommendation is valid for a maximum of 3 years.
When you have recommendations of 4 different VHSC-members in your possession, send these with your application for VHSC-Membership and an entrance-fee of Euro 10,- to the VHSC-Secretary PG4I. Please see Joop’s QRZ.COM page for more information. Applications for VHSC membership and/or other correspondence can be sent to Joop via e-mail. The call of a VHSC-Candidate will be published in the VHSC-Bulletin. If there are no objections raised by VHSC-Members within 3 months, the VHSC-Candidate can be registrated as a VHSC-Member. All recommendations must show the duration of the VHSC-test-QSO and must mention the CW-speed used during that VHSC-test-QSO. All applications should contain statement , that the applicant did not use keyboard or decoder during the 4 test-QSO's. A certificate of membership is sent to members. There is no further payment for membership. New and updates of VHSC can be found on https://www.qrqpoint.com/
Radio Telegraphy Super Highspeed Club (SHSC)
The Radio Telegraphy Super High Speed Club (SHSC) was founded in 1982 in association with the HSC and VHSC and was created for everyamateur who enjoys highspeed telegraphy to provide a stimulating challenge to achieve their highest operating speeds. Active members strive for an optimum discipline in radio telegraphy traffic and also encourage and help other amateurs to use high speed telegraphy to increase their speed. The club consists of honorary members, active members and shortwave listeners who have all the same rights. The club membership is open to all countries and language groups.
How to join the SHSC:
To become an active member of the SHSC three recommendations must be obtained from other active members. An active member may give a recommendation after a "sponsor QSO" under the following conditions: A recommendation can be made after having a 2-way CW contact with a SHSC member for at least 30 minutes using a telegrapy speed of 250 letters per minute or higher (Paris-base, 50 WPM). Solid copy must be made by the applicant together with excellent keying. Computers, keyboards or decoders are not allowed during these contacts. Reception must be done by ear and only a basic electronic keyer may be used to assist with sending. After having 3 recommendations in your possession you can send your application together with 5 Euro and a written and signed statement that the applicant did not used any computers, keyboards or decoders during the sponsor QSO's. There is no further payment for life membership. Applications should be addressed to the secretary of the SHSC: Fabian Kurz, DJ5CW, President and Secretary, E-mail: fabian@fkurz.net SHSC Committee member: Gerd, IN3EBZ.
New and updates of SHSC can be found on https://www.qrqpoint.com/
Radio Telegraphy Extremely Highspeed Club (EHSC)
The Radio Telegraphy Extremely High Speed Club (EHSC) was founded in 1982 in association with the HSC and VHSC and was created for everyamateur who enjoys highspeed telegraphy to provide a stimulating challenge to achieve their highest operating speeds. Active members strive for an optimum discipline in radio telegraphy traffic and also encourage and help other amateurs to use high speed telegraphy to increase their speed. The club consists of honorary members,active members and shortwave listeners who have all the same rights. The club membership is open to all countries and language groups.
How to join the EHSC
To become an active member of the EHSC three recommendations must beobtained from other active members.An active member may give a recommendation after a "sponsor QSO" under the following conditions:
A recommendation can be made after having a 2-way CW contact with a EHSC member for at least 30 minutes using a telegrapy speed of 300 letters per minute or higher (Paris-base, 60 WPM). Solid copy must be made by the applicant together with excellent keying. Computers,keyboards or decoders
are not allowed during these contacts. Reception must be done by ear and only a basic electronic keyer may be used to assist with sending.
After having 3 recommendations in your possession you can send your application together with 5 Euro and a written and signed statement that the applicant did not used any computers,keyboards or decoders during the sponsor QSO's. There is no further payment for life membership.
Applications should be addressed to the secretary of the EHSC: Fabian Kurz, DJ5CW, President and Secretary, E-mail: fabian@fkurz.net
EHSC Committee member: Gerd, IN3EBZ
New and updates of EHSC can be found on https://www.qrqpoint.com/
