Why log your QSO’s?
Posted by Mike ZS6MSW on The COOL CW Operators WhatsApp group. Several reasons you should care about logging your qso’s on THE COOL and become a club member. Be blessed this 2024, any questions, Eddie and I will gladly answer…
Month December 2023
The advantages of using The COOL
The regular advantages of using The COOL 1. Supporting a community of like minded radio amateurs. 2. Easy to see the detail of activities within the community. 3. Accurate QSO logging and exchanges with the resulting discipline. 4. Promoting the…
Ad Hoc Boxing day COOL search and rescue
On Christmas day a few hikers went missing between Fraserburg and Loxton. They apparently left the main gravel road in search of a more scenic route. Search and rescue teams have been brought in to walk the enitre area. The…
COOL Membership requests
Of course any club would like to see their membership base grow. There wasn’t any way of becoming part of the winning team besides reading between the lines and contacting ZS6BNE via his email address mentioned on qrz.com This was…
The COOL Loggers – 2023
Just before Christmas, this report was requested. It took TWO SECONDS to evaluate the result. IMAGINE how it could evaluate a contest, even the exchanges! Of course you need to log on The COOL for all the magic to happen!
The COOL PIN Allocations
To date we have 43 registered PIN’s. Discussions were made whether to regularly remove inactive users or not. For the time being, registered PIN’s will remain until further notice.
Can AI read CW
After posting a video of Mike ZS6MSW and my QSO, I asked my son, who is quite IT literate, if Artificial Intelligence can read CW. I was in two minds about the answer I may get. The video audio was,…
Five Nine nine
So what is 5NN 599 or ENN. Well they are supposed to be an RST report. This of course means nothing, it has simply become a habit. You hear it all over the bands. The COOL Logger has taken the…
The creation and history of the club
It was in December of 2023 where a need was seen to create a place where South African Morse Code operators could gather and where all would feel comfortable in visiting. There are quite a few ham radio operators in…
What is “The COOL”
What is “The COOL”? The COOL stands for Community Online Open Logbook. COMMUNITY A group of like minded radio amateurs with a common vision and goal of self improvement and enjoyment through ham radio activities. ONLINE A system hosted on…