The CW Operators' Club is an international organization, in membership and management, for amateur radio

Amateur radio

Amateur radio is the use of designated radio frequency spectrum for purposes of private recreation, non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, and emergency communication...

 operators who enjoy communicating using Morse Code

Morse code

Morse code is a method of transmitting textual information as a series of on-off tones, lights, or clicks that can be directly understood by a skilled listener or observer without special equipment...

. The club is commonly known as CWops. Its mission is to foster the use of CW

Continuous wave

A continuous wave or continuous waveform is an electromagnetic wave of constant amplitude and frequency; and in mathematical analysis, of infinite duration. Continuous wave is also the name given to an early method of radio transmission, in which a carrier wave is switched on and off...

, whether for contesting

Contesting

Contesting is a competitive activity pursued by amateur radio operators. In a contest, an amateur radio station, which may be operated by an individual or a team, seeks to contact as many other amateur radio stations as possible in a given period of time and exchange information...

, DXing, traffic handling

National Traffic System

The National Traffic System is an organized network of amateur radio operators sponsored by the American Radio Relay League for the purpose of relaying messages throughout the US and Canada....

, or engaging in long conversations called "rag chewing

Chew the fat

"Chew the fat" or "chew the rag" are English expressions for gossiping or making friendly small talk; the former being mainly in American vernacular and the latter being in British.-Chew the fat:...

". A nominee must be capable of sending and receiving International Morse Code at no less than 25 words per minute using the English language. The CW Operators' Club (CWops) is an activity based organization that sponsors many events. The CWops are dedicated to promoting goodwill and education to amateur radio operators throughout the world. Many members are notable contesters, DXers, and QRQ (high speed) Morse Code operators.

CWT sample QSO
Contest exchange between KC4D and KE5FRF in the International Morse Code.