[W8MWA] ARRL Rookie Round-Up this Sunday (HF SSB CONTEST)

[Spence Graham]

Great opportunity to work on your Worked All States (WAS) award, to
exercise the electrons in you antenna, to help Rookies work on their
amateur radio skills... and to have a lot of HF fun!  It's a 4 hour contest
on Sunday and begins late afternoon.

The *ARRL Rookie Roundup* <http://www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup> SSB returns
on Sunday, April 15, starting at 1800 UTC and continuing through 2359 UTC.
The aim of Rookie Roundup is to encourage recently licensed operators in
North America (including territories and possessions) to operate on the HF
bands and experience competitive Amateur Radio operating.

You're a Rookie if you were first licensed in 2018, 2017, or 2016 (send the
year you were first licensed in the exchange).

You can *qualify* as a Rookie for just 1 year in two possible ways: if you
were licensed before 2016 but made your first Amateur Radio contact during
2018, 2017, or 2016, or if you never made a contact using the mode of the
Rookie Roundup event (in this case, SSB) before the 2018 Rookie Roundup
(send the current year in your exchange).

 The object is simple: Rookies attempt to make as many contacts as possible
during the 6-hour event on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters. Rookies work
everyone, and non-Rookies work only Rookies. Experienced operators are
encouraged to participate and help new operators — either on the air or in
person.

Experienced hams may want to consider opening their stations to Rookies and
serving as contesting mentors. The more operators on the air, the more fun
the Roundup will be for everyone.

Rookies call “CQ Rookie Roundup,” while veteran ops call “CQ Rookies.”
Exchange the call sign of the station you’re working, your call sign*, *your
first name, the two-digit number of the year first licensed, and your
state, Canadian province, Mexican call area, or DX.

http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-rookie-roundup-ssb-returns-on-sunday-april-15

-- 
73,

Spence

*Spencer W. Graham, II*
*WT8WV*
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