[Elecraft] 10 meter RTTY contest starts at 0000Z

Dave Hachadorian k6ll.dave at gmail.com
Sun Dec 3 00:18:33 EST 2017


The P3 with external monitor sure does a good job of displaying 
meteor pings!  That's about all I am seeing on 10.  Back to the 
160 Contest.


Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ




-----Original Message----- 
From: Wayne Burdick
Sent: Saturday, December 2, 2017 5:33 PM
To: k2ud at roadrunner.com
Cc: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 10 meter RTTY contest starts at 0000Z

Looks like 10 m is acting like 6 meters today -- all the activity 
is sporadic-E, an all in the eastern half of the U.S.

Wayne



> On Dec 2, 2017, at 4:31 PM, <k2ud at roadrunner.com> 
> <k2ud at roadrunner.com> wrote:
>
> I have a blast with my KX3 during RTTY contests.  I sometimes 
> use the QRP Works Ham Central Terminal with my rig, but about 
> two months ago I simply ran the rig sans terminal using nothing 
> more than message memories and a paddle during a contest.  I 
> easily worked about 24 DX countries through a Super Antennas 
> YP-3 yagi up about 20' in the back yard with little effort.
>
> Will have to give the 10M contest a try, thanks Wayne.
>
> 72
>
> Howard Kraus, K2UD
> ---- Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
>> An RTTY contests is a great time to try your Elecraft rig’s 
>> built-in RTTY capability, either using a keyer paddle or the 
>> Terminal window in the Utility application. (Applies to K3, 
>> K3S, KX2, KX3.)
>
> The 10 meter RTTY contests starts soon (0000Z), so take a 
> listen if you get a chance. You can use the CW/data message 
> memories to store your callsign and exchange.
>
> dxmaps.com shows some activity on the band today, a good sign. 
> I’ve also seen a few signals popping up in the RTTY segment. 
> Warm-up exercises, no doubt.
>
> For rules and other info, see:
>
>  http://www.rttycontesting.com/ten-meter-rtty-contest/
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
>
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