[CQ-Contest] ARRL RTTY Roundup "assisted" class

[Mark]

There just aren't as many rtty skimmers as for cw.  Wz7i near Philadelphia is the best
of the ones here.  There are several in Europe which will help whenever they spot you.
The rtty skimmer technology is not as advanced as for cw, and it is harder to do it well.

There is a digital only cluster described at
http://www.walter-dallmeier.de/software-by-dl4rck/rckskimmer/digital-cluster-system/
You can set options to only allow only rtty stations and only those that cq.  
Most of the rtty skimmers are also fed into the RBN so you may already have access
to spots there or from your favorite cluster.

If you want to see what it takes to run a rtty skimmer(actually called Rckskimmer) take
a look at WZ7I's web page, especially: 
http://wz7i.com/cw-skimmer/rtty-skimmer.html

Wes runs a dozen or more virtual receivers along with several conventional receivers to
provide the coverage he does.  I hope to run a 2 radio rtty skimmer for RU from here in
Virginia but there are many gaps here in the US.

Additional Rckskimmer info is at 
http://www.walter-dallmeier.de/software-by-dl4rck/rckskimmer/

I ran cqww rtty as assisted and found the spot volume was pretty good.  

There is a real need for some rtty skimmers however.

Mark. N2QT

> On Dec 30, 2013, at 10:13 AM, wb0o at yahoo.com wrote:
> 
> I see there is now an (A) class available to enter this weekend. What is the
> status of the US skimmers on RTTY? Will it be as fun as a CW (A) contest?
> 73, Bill KO7AA in Tucson  (70 F and sunny in case anyone wants to know)
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