The RTTY Rookie Roundup is a short (6 hours), low power (100 watts), contest
aimed at newer (licensed three years or less) hams. Although all hams are
invited to participate, commemorative certificates and awards are only
available for Rookies. The fun starts on Sunday, August 20th at 18:00 utc.
See the ARRL website ( http://www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup) for contest
specifics.
For you RTTY old-timers, this contest is an opportunity to Elmer newer hams
and introduce them to digital contesting. Somewhere in your circle of
influence there must be a new ham who could use some help getting a RTTY
station on the air... or maybe your shack could use a guest operator this
weekend? ;-)
In preparation for the contest, Rookies and non-Rookies alike are invited to
exercise their RTTY skills, macros, and computer logging software in an
hour-long warm-up exercise on Thursday, August 18th at 9:00pm ET, 8:00pm CT,
7:00pm CT, and 6:00pm PT (that's 01:00 utc on 8/19 for those of you who
prefer zulu time). Check the ARRL bandplans for the most likely places to
meet others who are practicing for the contest.
Hope to see you on my RTTY screen this weekend. 73!
-larry
K8UT
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