[RTTY] Telnet/Packet and the RTTY RU/Revision the Rules

[WS7I]

On 12/17/05, Andrei Nevis <v49a at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> OK, forget about 30 hours operatons time, SO2R etc..
> Here is two questions:
> 1. If I am operating in Single Operator Entry - Can I use more than one
> (two, three, four or more Transmitters "at any given time"?
>

No you can have one transmitter on the air at a time.



> (P.S. Please do not direct me to read all other General HF Rules, etc.)
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 2. What is this Paragraph for?
>  "3.2.1 Power."
>

There are two power classses for both Singles and for Multi's Low and High.
3.2.1 is for Multi's




 *WS7I <ws7ik7tj at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
> On 12/17/05, Bill Coleman wrote:
> >
> >
> > >What's unclear about the rules?
>
>
> The rules are perfectly clear and haven't changed for a long time. In fact
> changing contests that are not broken is just a bad idea. It destroys
> years
> of records and does little to make a contest unique.
>
>
> > >The proper channel is the Contest Advisory Committee (CAC), or
> > >through your ARRL Director.
>
>
> True that is the method and the only method.
>
> Here is a little history on the ARRL RTTY Roundup which some might find
> interesting. The contest was created with NO Multi classes what-so-ever.
> The only real change was adding MS LP in 1991 as everyone just keep
> listing
> it as a class. It was made to be a unique contest and to have a very high
> level of skill involved to win it. Skill and not location was the intent.
>
> Just like the mults and the DX element. This is what makes it unique.
>
> Actually this has worked out quite well. My records show that it has been
> won from both coasts, from the heartland, and from the South. Not many
> contests can show the wide distribution of win's that this one has had.
>
> For those who want something a little different I might recommend the WPX
> which is a month after the Roundup. Seems to me that Ron and I added all
> the necessary classes to make everyone happy in that one. To include
> letting everyone use packet!!! Mutli-2, M-M, M/S.
>
> Why would everyone like all contests to be the same? This would seem silly
> to me. The SARTG one of my personal favorites is so unique. As is BARTG,
> CQWW, WPX, et al.
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Jay WS7I