[PPRAANet] NAQP RTTY Contest

[DESloan at aol.com]

Dan,
I'll look for you. I agree  about the weak DX. But the main dif between 
working weak DX and NA stations is  that normally there are a lot less stations 
calling the NA station than the DX  station.

TNX & 73,
Dave N0EOP

In a message dated 2/23/2010  6:53:49 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, 
dscott1644 at comcast.net  writes:
Dick,

I need to try it for a few hours.  I have never  worked a digital contest 
which of course covers RTTY.

Hmmmm.. well  that weak DX is sometime easier that the weaker NA station  
:-)

73,
Dan

Dave Sloan wrote:
>  Dick,
>    I will be there. This has turned out to be one  of my favorite 
contests.
> 1. No one is running over 100 watts so I do not  have to compete with 
Amos.
> 2. Exchange is nice and short.
> 3.  Since it is only 12 hours it makes it easier to work the entire 
contest
>  period.
> 4. Since only North American contacts count you do not need to  try to
> contact that weak DX station that has a hundred other stateside  stations
> calling them.
>
> As Dick said I am also available  to assist with setup of either RTTY or
> logging programs  (391-0590).
>
> TNX & 73,
> Dave N0EOP
>  31033
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:  ppraanet-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>  [mailto:ppraanet-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of DickT-W0RAA
> Sent:  Tuesday, February 23, 2010 4:02 PM
> To: PPRAA Reflector
> Subject:  [PPRAANet] NAQP RTTY Contest
>
> This weekend, Feb 27 & 28 is  the North American QSO Party (NAQP) RTTY 
> Contest.  It's a 12 hour  contest (if my calculations are correct) and a 
good
>
> way to pick  up any States you may need for WAS in RTTY Mode or just any 
> States that  you may need.
>
> You can only work North American stations as  defined by the ARRL's DXCC 
list
>
> with the addition of KH6.   Also included are KL7 stations, as well as 
all 
> Canadian  provinces/territories and other North American countries.   
District
>
> of Columbia counts as Maryland.  Non-North  American countries, maritime 
> mobiles and aeronautical mobiles do not  count as multipliers, but may be 
> worked for QSO credit.
>
>  Bands are 80, 40, 20, 15 & 10 meters only.  No 160 meters for  RTTY.  
You may
>
> work a station once per  band.
>
> The contest runs from 1800Z (11 A.M.) February 27 to 0600Z  (11 P.M.) 
> February 28, 2010.
>
> Output power is limited to  no more than 100 watts.  For this contest, 
RTTY 
> is the only  allowable mode.
>
> The complete rules are at:  http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php .  Go 
there 
> to print them  out.  They are available in PDF format, 5 pages in length.
>
>  How about a good turnout from PPRAA members?  If you need help getting  
setup
>
> for RTTY I am willing to try to assist you.  Just  don't wait until the 
last 
> minute.  I can be reached at  520-0288.  I can also suggest macros that 
you 
> can use in the  contest.  Once you've operated in a RTTY contest, I  
guarantee
>
> that you will be hooked.
>
> Join the  fun.  Like last weekend it will be too cold to mow the yard or  
rake
>
> up those leaves you've been promising the XYL you'd  do.  So you may as 
welll
>
> have some fun on the  radio.
>
> Dick
> W0RAA
>
>
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