Well, if no other choices are possible, maybe swapping the Sprint with the HF
so that we would enjoy better conditions for the most important of the two ??
73, Fabi
> From: ska@bartg.org.uk
> To: va2up@live.ca; aa5au@bellsouth.net; rtty@contesting.com
> Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:20:14 +0100
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] ANARTS and BARTG contests .. the future
>
> Biggest problem is the clash with RDXC on CW and Phone. It has got to be a
> very popular contest and there were even comments on a contest reflector
> saying how stupid it was to run a RTTY contest on the same weekend,
> regardless of the fact that we have been on the same dates for 30 years
> longer than RDXC!
>
> I do agree with the comments on propagation and there are other things to do
> in the long days of June. Any other views or suggestions?
>
> 73,
> John GW4SKA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Fabi va2up
> To: Don Hill ; ska@bartg.org.uk ; rtty contesting rttycontesting
> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 3:15 PM
> Subject: RE: [RTTY] ANARTS and BARTG contests .. the future
>
>
> Yes John,
> I had the same thought as Don yesterday as I read about the sad news.
> Conditions wouldl be even worse up here in june... :-(
> Best of luck to Pat hoping things improve.
>
> 73,
> Fabi va2up
>
>
> > From: aa5au@bellsouth.net
> > To: ska@bartg.org.uk; RTTY@contesting.com
> > Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:11:10 +0000
> > CC: patleeper@optusnet.com.au
> > Subject: Re: [RTTY] ANARTS and BARTG contests .. the future
> >
> > John, it's quite noble of BARTG to pick up the ANARTS contest for this year
> > - thank you. We all hate to see it go. Thanks to Pat and everyone at ANARTS
> > for all the work they did in supporting the contest.
> >
> > I would be against moving the BARTG HF March contest to June. June
> > propagation in the northern hemisphere is terrible. In March, HF conditions
> > are much better. June is one of those outdoor months where people tend to
> > do more outdoor activities on the weekends. I'm afraid the contest would
> > suffer from lack of participation in June.
> >
> > Just a thought.
> >
> > 73, Don AA5AU
> >
> >
> > -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > From: "John Barber GW4SKA" <ska@bartg.org.uk>
> > >
> > Pat Leeper recently informed me that she would be unable to continue
> > managing
> > the ANARTS RTTY contest due to failing health. She has made every effort to
> > find
> > > someone else in VK to take over the contest but with no success.
> > >
> > BARTG have had close links with ANARTS over the years and we felt that we
> > should
> > help in some way. After discussions between Pat and the BARTG committee we
> > have
> > decided on a course of action which I hope will meet with the approval of
> > the
> > > RTTY contesting community.
> > >
> > For this year only the contest will be managed by John GW4SKA, the BARTG
> > contest
> > manager, with help towards expenses from ANARTS. The rules are much the
> > same as
> > in previous years but logs must come direct to anarts@bartg.org.uk. You can
> > find
> > the rules at http://www.anarts.com.au/rules2009.htm and they will also be
> > available on the BARTG website shortly. This will save any disappointment
> > for
> > > those of us who have made plans to enter the contest this year.
> > >
> > > 2009 will be the last running of the ANARTS RTTY contest. From 2010 we
> > > will be
> > > moving the BARTG HF RTTY Contest from March to the 2nd weekend in June.
> > > This
> > > will give us a bit more time between our Sprint and HF contests and also
> > > avoid
> > > the March clash of dates with the very popular Russian DX contest.
> > >
> > > My thanks go to Pat for her cooperation and hard work in running the
> > > previous
> > > contests. The ANARTS test has always been one of my favourites and I know
> > > that
> > > Pat did not want to let anyone down at short notice.
> > >
> > > 73 and see you all in June,
> > >
> > > John GW4SKA
> > > BARTG Contest Manager
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