S V - C W - C l u b
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EUCW member
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Athens, November 3rd 1998
Dear Morse Code friends World Wide ...
The Greek Telegraphy Club was formed in October 1998, as an independent
Hellenic club, and wants to accomplish:
To further the use of Morse Code on the ham radio bands, to encourage
newcomers to the CW mode, and to foster and maintain friendship among
radio telegraphers.
GTC is also a strong influence against efforts to eradicate CW as a mode of
radio amateur communications.
Before to make any decision to form up, a CW club in our country, we were
watching for years actions of similar aiming groups and organizations in
Europe and elsewhere, and finally we did it, in order to support and share
the common effort for the promotion, protection, and defence of Morse Code,
especially under the current conditions.
Here in SV-land, the majority of hams is still far away from thoughts about
the non use of code during the ham exams, but as times change rapidly, we
wish to make ourselves strong enough to fight against any present and
future threat of our beloved CW code.
Beside Greece even a small country, has a very large number of well
experienced CW operators, who they have been for years at sea as wireless
officers, serving merchant navy, which still remain one of the biggest
fleets in the world even to our days.
Today many of them are radio amateurs, and act as CW operators on the ham
bands, hitting the air waves, having great fun while work on their favorite
mode.
Fortunately for us, there is also a large number of young newcomers,
who they feel in love with Morse code.
We consider, this is a very deep duty for all us the orders, to keep this
people in a continue touch with CW, as the fundamental thing in the world
of Amateur Radio.
In a meeting we have had some days ago, we discussed about some issues
regarding to awards, contests, web site building, etc,and now we're in
position to say that soon, many of these topics will find a good way.
At the present time, as a new "sister club", we will be too close in events
which become from the EUCW Clubs, (i.e. contests etc), doing our best for
the success of all those happenings.
We also desire to establish good relations including a honest and open
collaboration, and narrow links, between GTC (SV-CW-C), and major EU CW
groups as, Deutscher Telegraphy Club e.V (DL-CW-C), Activity Group
Telegrafie e.V. (AGCW-DL), FISTS, Union Francaise Telegrafie (UFT),
Italian Telegraphy Club and others, wishing to enhance and push forward,
common promotion of our aims.
GTC represents the interests of Morse Telegraphy in Greece, via its close
cooperation with RAAG, (Radio Amateur Ass of Greece), and all other
already existing, smaller SV clubs.
Our Club profile is very simple.
We're an independent organization, which promotes exclusively the CW
interests in the Amateur Radio Service inside our borders.
We accept Greek radio amateurs who they like to join, and for that, their
word of honor that they agree with our statutes and aims, is enough for
us.
GTC recognizes that there are many whose interests on this state of art
mode, are just as deep, and invite them to inquire about their membership
into the club forces.
The same exactly is in issue for foreign people who like to enter. No any
fee is required for the foreigners.
Membership is completely free of any charge. The officers of the club are
all the founding members, a number which consists of twenty two people.
However, for most flexible operation of the club, an executive council is
in progress.
73, de Yiorgos SV1NA, GTC # 004
(on behalf of executive council GTC)
Greek Telegraphy Club
HELLINIKI LESHI TILEGRAFIAS
OBJECTIVES STATUTES and RULES
(SV-CW-C) (Since 1998)