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[RTTY] RTTY tests vs. NCJ sprints (scheduling)

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Subject: [RTTY] RTTY tests vs. NCJ sprints (scheduling)
From: Tyler Stewart" <k3mm@home.com (Tyler Stewart)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 23:12:36 -0000
That would get my vote!

73, Ty K3MM

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Subich, K4IK" <k4ik@subich.com>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>; "RTTY Reflector" <rtty@contesting.com>
Cc: "Don Hill AA5AU" <aa5au@bellsouth.net>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 7:36 PM
Subject: RE: [RTTY] Re: [CQ-Contest] Morons at the NCJ


>
> > I agree with both Tyler & Barry on this one.  It would be better to
> > move the NA Sprint up to the XE RTTY weekend.  There is not a
> > whole of activity in XE RTTY even though I did make nearly 800 Q's
> > this year but only 60 were on 40 meters.
>
> Swapping the sprint weekends is one approach.  However, to put the
> shoe on the other foot, how about exchanging the XE and WPX weekends?
> This is something the RTTY people can do on their own without any
> need for cooperation from NCJ ... other than an agreement to keep
> CW Sprint on the Sunday of the second FULL weekend to avoid conflict
> in those few years that February 1 is a Saturday or Sunday.
>
> > Just my .02 worth.  I would hope the NA Sprint will move up one weekend.
>
> The only problem with that is the Sprint weekends were changed in 1995
> to avoid a conflict between two CW contests (the FOC Marathon and the
> Sprint CW) on the first weekend of February.  At least the FOC Marathon
> stays down around 7025 +/- 5 KHz.
>
> 73,
>
>    ... Joe, K4IK
>
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