[PaQSO] RTTY/PSK

[Michael Coslo]

On Feb 28, 2006, at 8:17 PM, Ted Huf W4ZE wrote:

> Is it official that the 2006 contest will include RTTY and PSK?

	Yes.

>   If so, when will the new rules be out?

	They'll be posted as soon as I get the chance to write them in the  
proper form. 8^)


> Contest logging software authors may have to
> make some modifications.

	There will be some modifications that need to be made to the software.


> I know that I tried to log a RTTY contact on
> Writelog and it marked it bad.  Will the contest sponsors notify the
> software people?
>

	That has been done, shortly after the contest. But thanks for the  
question, I should send out a reminder to the log folks to check on  
progress.

	The necessary changes will be to add digital fields to the scoring,  
and to add their points at the proper point value to the score.

	The additions are RTTY and PSK QSO. A person can potentially make a:

	CW
	SSB
	RTTY
	PSK

	contact with the same other OP on any given band.

	CW is worth 2 points on 160 and 80 meters, and 1.5 points on the  
other bands used in the contest.

	SSB is worth 1 point on any band.

	RTTY and PSK are worth 2 points on any band.


	- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -