[CQ-Contest] RTTY replace CW contesting??

[Steve London]

Let's split these up and look at them case-by-case.

David Robbins K1TTT wrote:
> Speaking of which, how about getting cqww rtty included in the cw/ssb club
> competition????

That should not even be considered until CQWW RTTY has the same rules and 
scoring as the real CQWW contests, such as 0 points for intra-country QSO's. 
Right now it's just another of the zillion everyone-works-everyone RTTY QSO 
parties that occur nearly every weekend. Just the name "CQWW RTTY" is a travesty 
when compared against the 70 year history and tradition of CQWW CW and CQWW Phone.

> And maybe include rtty roundup in the arrl dx club
> competitions? 

Possibly. Push the idea with KX9X, the ARRL contest manager.

> And do the same for other club competitions, wpx?

WPX RTTY. Another contest with inferior rules compared to WPX Phone and WPX CW. 
Clean up your act, then ask the question.

>  How about
> an ss rtty???

Yeah...change the ARRL RTTY Roundup to ARRL RTTY SS. Makes good sense.

73,
Steve, N2IC