April 3, 2023

Connecticut CW Club Beginner & Intermediate CW classes

Are you new to CW? Or are you looking to improve your CW skills? Consider joining one of our CW classes. We are offering members 2 virtual courses via Zoom: Beginner (zero to some experience) and Intermediate (comfortable to about 14wpm). Please if you didn't receive the class details that were emailed out.


November 7, 2022

TNT Transmitter Construction & The Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party ​

⚠️⚠️ WARNING: If you are interested in constructing these transmitters, please exercise caution. They use potentially lethal voltages and currents. If you don't know, ask somebody who does for help. ⚠️⚠️

Let's party like it's 1929 🎉🎉🎉

A few of our members have begun constructing 1929 style transmitters in preparation for the Bruce Kelley Memorial QSO Party scheduled for November 12-14. Check it out at AWA Events. The entire build process is detailed on CTCW's Builders' Corner page.

Dave NZ1J uses his transistorized Hartley to test the LC tanks on the '29ers


September 22, 2022

Connecticut CW Club Inaugural Contest Results

Total Points:

  1. Gary Freeman - W0ITT - 130.0
  2. Brian Beegan - N1BRI - 46.0
  3. Bob Biancur - WB1GYZ - 37.0

Longest QSO:

John Elengo - W1DQ - 5841.16mi into St. Helena Island

Thanks to all who participated in our first contest. We are in the process of cooking up the next challenge.
If you have an idea you think might make for a fun event, we want to hear from you!
Reach out to us and make your pitch!

Congratulations to club member Gary Freeman - W0ITT for coming in 1st place with 130 points! He made all his QSOs on his Yaesu FT817, cranked down to ½ watt. Well done, sir!


Congratulations to club member John Elengo - W1DQ for completing the longest distance QSO. It's all in a day's work for this avid DXer.



September 18, 2022
Membership Certificates are now available!
A gigantic thank you to club member James AB1DQ for putting this together! These are available for all club members.

If you have a minute, check out AB1DQ's blog. Ham radio, electronics, photography and more... great stuff!

To get your certificate Become a member OR Login.
Once your logged in navigate to your profile page (click your callsign in the top menu) and click the "request certificate" link.