[PPRAANet] New RTTY Contest

[DickT-W0RAA]

On Saturday evening at 5 PM, Local Time) or 0000 UTC, Dec. 4th and running 
until 2400 UTC on Sunday Dec. 5th is the Inaugural running of the new 10 
Meter RTTY Contest.  This is the very first running of this contest and with 
10 meters being open all over the world, it would be a great opportunity to 
get on and pick up a few new States or Countries in RTTY Mode.

If you are using WriteLog or N1MM Logger contesting software, you can choose 
the ARRL RTTY Roundup module in either of these packages as the format, 
since the report (RST + State/Province  for W/VE) or (RST + QSO Number for 
DX Stations) is the same as the ARRL RTTY Roundup format as well as scoring. 
When you submit your Cabrillo file to he contest sponsors, the robot 
software will change the contest name from ARRL RTTY to 10-RTTY 
automatically.

Rules can be found at: 
http://www.rttycontesting.com/the10meterrttycontest/rules.html.

If anybody wants to operate in this contest or just observe how a RTTY 
contest is done, you may come over to my QTH (call me at 719.520.0288 for 
directions, or contact Steve Sawyer (KT0DX) at 719.659.9674 and his address 
is 2191 Calle Fontana, Fountain).  He & I will also have 2 meters on 146.550 
if someone is interested and needs directions.  I use WriteLog and Steve 
uses N1MM Logger.  Both are excellent contest software programs.  Hopefully 
there will be somebody interested and want to come over to either his place 
or mine.  Just call first.  This is a 24 hour contest (5 PM Local time 
Saturday, Dec. 4th, to 5 PM Local Time, Sunday, Dec. 5th).  It is limited to 
low power (100 Watts or less) and Spotting assistance is allowed, including 
Packet cluster and RTTY Skimmer.  Self spotting is not allowed.

Hope to see some new (and old) faces in this contest.  Ten meters has been 
incredible the past few months and if you want to work all states or looking 
for DXCC Digital, this would be an excellent opportunity.

Questions?  Feel free to call me.

73,

Dick - W0RAA
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