[RTTY] NAQP RTTY twice a year?

[Dean Wood]

Hi Don,

Did you mean to say the fourth weekend in December?
The third weekend (December 15-16) is the ARRL 10m contest.

If we don't want to interfere with the RTTY Sprint and
JARTS in October, that leaves two weekends for that month.
The first weekend in October is sacred here in California
for the CA QSO Party!  The fourth weekend is CQWW SSB.
I definitely participate in both every year.

As a person who is active in CW and SSB contests,
I only participate in a maximum of three RTTY contests per
year: ARRL RTTY Roundup, NAQP RTTY, and CQ/RJ WPX.
I REALLY enjoy them, but I don't think I would operate in a RTTY
contest between October and December because that period
is so heavily packed with other major CW/SSB contests which
attract my heavy participation.  Perhaps I am in the minority.

73...
-Dean - N6DE


Don Hill AA5AU wrote:

> It has come to my attention that the NAQP contest is
> run twice a year for both SSB and CW but not for RTTY.
>
> Why not for RTTY?
>
> What would be the best weekend to have a winter NAQP?
>
> What about November?
> It's been pointed out that SS and CQWW CW in November could
> take away from an NAQP RTTY contest.  This is true.  November
> does not look good.
>
> What about October?
> October only has one major RTTY contest - JARTS.   There
> is the NCJ Sprint.  What about replacing the Sprint with an NAQP RTTY
> Contest?  The OK RTTY contest is also in October.
>
> What about December?
> The 3rd weekend in December is open but is it wise to put it between
> the TARA Sprint and the ARRL RTTY Roundup?  I think so.
>
> Or should we have a winter NAQP RTTY at all?
>
> Personally - replacing the NCJ Sprint in October and the 3rd weekend
> in December are the two weekends that look best to me.  October looks
> even better to me because I'll probably be duck hunting in December.
>
> Those that operated last weekend have to admit it is a very fun contest - NAQP.
> Why not have it twice a year like CW and SSB?  I have changed my stance
> on there being too many RTTY contest - I agree - even though I'm 45 minutes
> into the Russian contest and having fun in a contest that has low activity...
> K6BIR, AA6TY, W1TO, K7ZUM, SP4TXI, DU3NXE, KB5BOB, HB9AWS,
> VE2EH, NJ7H, KA2D, WA8LCZ, KB5MU, RA3DJA, K6ZJ, AA9RR, W9HLY,
> K2YG, NY1S, UA3SAW, ZL2AMI and JK1OLT have all stopped by to say hello.
>
> 73, Don AA5AU
> http://www.geocities.com/aa5au/
>