[Mldxcc] RTTY Roundup-Lets help the NCCC!

[Rick Samoian]

Hi All 
This info. is going to be in our Jan Newsletter.  However, we have encountered some unusual problems getting the newsletter on the web this month.  Norm, N6JV is working on it now, and hopefully, it will be corrected shortly.  The information presented below is time sensitive, so I’m presenting W1RH’s information now.

DX and the ARRL RTTY Roundup 

Bob, W1RH 

Most of you probably know that NCCC is going for a big win in the ARRL RTTY Roundup, this coming weekend. As the President of NCCC, but also as the past president of MLDXCC, and a current Board member, I thought I’d write a few words about why MLDXCC members might just want to work the Roundup this weekend.

The ARRL RTTY Roundup is a contest where everyone works everyone and that means it’s a DX contest as well as a domestic contest. If the bands are open, it’s possible with a good station to get RTTY DXCC in one weekend. I have worked most of my RTTY DX in the RTTY contests.

Now, as NCCC President, I want you MLDXCC guys who are also NCCC members, to get on the air this weekend, have fun, and submit your scores on behalf of NCCC. 

I also, however, and as a MLDXCC Board member, want you to get on the air this weekend, work plenty of RTTY DX, and upload your logs to ClubLog as a MLDXCC member. As I write this, MLDXCC is sitting at #25 in the ClubLog standings, just ahead of the Potomac Valley Radio Club and just behind the Southeastern DX Club. MLDXCC’s DXCC number (average DXCC confirmed for the club) is 241. PVRC is 243, and SEDX us at 243. Getting the air this weekend and adding to your RTTY DXCC numbers can help our standing in ClubLog if you get your contacts confirmed.

Now, let’s take a look at the standings within our club. If you rank our members by slots (total band-modes DXCC numbers), there are a number of you with fewer than 1,000 slots, beginning with WC6H, who sits at #17. K6SCA is at #18. And K6DN is at #19. 

Using WC6H, K6SCA, and K6DN as examples, and assuming all three of these guys are on the air this weekend, you can expect to see the rankings change. As of this writing, K6DN has zero digital (which includes RTTY) DXCC’s, WC6H only has 4 digital DXCC’s, and K6SCA has 45 digital DXCC’s. Each RTTY DXCC number contributes to the slots count, so it’s obvious that Verne, Rich, and Steve can make big gains this weekend, helping their own ranking within the club and helping MLDXCC’s overall ranking in the ClubLog league standings.

I’ve been using WC6H, K6SCA, and K6DN as examples, but nearly everyone in the club can help their digital DXCC numbers by getting on the air this weekend.

So how does the contest work? The exchange is simple. You give 599 CA (or NV for those members in Nevada) and the other guy gives his state or province or, if DX, gives a serial number. Every state and province counts as a multiplier and every DXCC entity counts as a multiplier. In this contest, KH6 and KL7 count as DX, so expect them to give you a serial number in their exchange. Each mult, by the way, counts only once, and not once per band. The first time you work KL7, it will count as a mult as well as a contact. The second time you work KL7 (on a different band) it will count only as a contact.

I am absolutely hooked on RTTY as a contesting mode and you will be too, if you haven’t tried it. This weekend is the time to do it, so get on the air!

Remember to upload your logs to the ARRL on behalf of NCCC (assuming you are a NCCC member) and then upload your logs to ClubLog on behalf of MLDXCC. This way, you’re doing your part for both clubs.

Hope to work many of you this weekend!
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