[RTTY] ARRL RTTY Round-Up Practice Sessions

[Ed Muns]

OK, folks, especially those with the following questions ...

1.  The rules for the practice are the 2009 ARRL RTTY Round-Up rules as
published on the ARRL web site.  No dupes as we often do in the NS Sprint.
The point here is to check out our software, hardware and brains in the
Round-Up environment.  This is also training for those new to RTTY.

2.  Recommended frequencies are +/- 10 kHz from: 28080, 21080, 14080, 7050
and 3580.  40 and 80 will obviously be most productive for QSOs around North
America, but local ground wave will work on 10-20.  Please avoid QRMing
PSK31 activity that is typically around 70 kHz up from the bottom of the
band.

Ed

> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: [RTTY] ARRL RTTY Round-Up Practice Sessions
> 
> NCCC is encouraging more of our members to try RTTY 
> contesting and to that end we are scheduling three half-hour 
> practice sessions over the next ten days leading up the ARRL 
> RTTY Round-Up on 3-4 January.  The practices will run at the 
> normal NCCC Sprint time period of 0230-0300Z on:
> 
> Saturday, 27 December (FRIDAY night NA time!) Friday, 2 
> January (Thursday night NA) Saturday, 3 January (Friday night NA)
> 
> 40 and 80 will be the operative bands other than local ground 
> skip on 10-20.
> 
> For our European friends, let's do a fourth practice session 
> on Friday, 2 January from 2200-2230Z.  Although late evening 
> there, they can sleep in Saturday morning since the contest 
> doesn't start until 18Z.
> 
> Note that there will be no regular CW NS (NCCC Sprint) the 
> next two weeks,
> 26 December (Christmas NA) or 2 January.
> 
> Looking forward to seeing everyone in the RTTY practices and 
> during Round-Up.  Happy Holidays!
> 
> Ed - W0YK/P49X