[PPRAANet] 10 Meter RTTY

[DickT-W0RAA]

This is an e-mail from Don Hill, AA5AU, one of the co-founders of the new 10 
Meter RTTY
Contest this weekend.

Hopefully some PPRAA members will join the fun.

Dick
W0RAA

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Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 21:11:59 -0600
From: "Don Hill AA5AU" <aa5au at bellsouth.net>
Subject: [RTTY] The 10-Meter RTTY Contest this weekend
To: "'RTTY Reflector'" <RTTY at contesting.com>
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Just a few reminders concerning the upcoming 10-Meter RTTY Contest this 
weekend.

The contest starts at 0000Z this Sunday, December 4th, which is Saturday 
evening in
the USA/Canada.  This is a 24 hour contest with no required rest periods. 
It starts
immediately after the completion of the TARA RTTY Melee.  The two contests 
do not
overlap. There will be no practice session.  You can use the TARA contest as 
practice.

This is a low power only contest.  The maximum allowed output power is 100 
watts.
There are only two categories - Single Operator and Multi-Operator Single 
Transmitter.
Packetcluster assistance is permitted in both categories.  Anyone can work 
anyone.  Those
running high power may submit a checklog.

Rules are identical to ARRL RTTY Roundup rules.  Official rules can be found 
at:

http://www.rttycontesting.com/the10meterrttycontest/rules.html

Cabrillo logs are required and the deadline for submitting your log is 2359Z 
on December 15.
You can use the ARRL RTTY Roundup module in your contest program since 
scoring is identical
to the Roundup.  After the contest, you can simply send your Cabrillo as is 
to 10rtty at kkn.net
or you may edit the Cabrillo header and change the name of the contest from 
ARRL-RTTY to
10-RTTY.  Either way is acceptable.

I will add a "Logs Received" page link to The 10-Meter RTTY Contest 
homepage.  This page
will be updated manually so if you don't see your call right away, check the 
next day.
If you don't see your call listed there within 24 hours of submitting your 
log, send
me an email and I'll check on your log. The home page for The 10-Meter RTTY 
Contest is:

http://www.rttycontesting.com/the10meterrttycontest.html

So far, five plaques are sponsored.  If you are interested in sponsoring a 
plaque, please
contact me directly.  For a list of sponsored plaques, use the Plaques link 
from the home page.
In addition, the top ten single operators will win an excellent bottle of 
wine from Muns
Vineyard courtesy of Ed Muns, W0YK.  Certificates will also be issued.

Ed and I are really excited about the contest and hope for good 
participation.  The solar
flux is rising, so hopefully we'll have good conditions. This is a great 
opportunity for those
who run SO2V (Single Operator, 2 VFO's) to try your setup.  It's also a good 
way to test
your station and check propagation for next weekend's ARRL 10-Meter Contest. 
Or you
can simply enjoy the contest for what it is - a 10 Meter RTTY only contest! 
We only ask
that you be considerate of those operating PSK up around 28120 kHz and other 
digital
modes that operate below 28080 kHz.  There's lots of room on 10 meters. 
Suggested
operating frequency are from 28080 kHz up to 28200 kHz.  Although I doubt 
many
will go as high as 28200 kHz, remember the NCDXF/IARU beacons run on 28200 
kHz.

I will be happy to answer any questions or concerns about the contest. 
Please send
directly to me or Ed w0yk at msn.com or both.

Let's have some fun on 10 meters this weekend!!!

73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
http://www.rttycontesting.com