[RTTY] Pileup of Rookies!

[Don Hill AA5AU]

Immediately after SARTG ended I started calling CQ ROOKIES and there wasn't a RTTY signal anywhere on 20 meters.  When I came back
an hour later there were 20 or so signals on 20M RTTY.  I made two contacts with Rookies while S&P, left the shack, then came back
around 2049Z.

>From 2049-2104Z I called CQ worked 8 Rookies and 1 non-Rookie in a row, then I had to leave the radio.  So I have to think there
were more Rookies out there than we know.  I guess we'll know more when the results are posted.

Maybe the rookies don't know about submitting their scores to 3830.  I did look at the 3830 report and only a few calls listed.

I'm hoping there were a lot more Rookies than we realize.  It was strange because some of the Rookie calls were like W8DCB, AB1OD,
W4DTB and K3TXT which  you wouldn't think would be Rookies, but they were.

73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
http://www.rttycontesting.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tom Osborne
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 10:41 AM
To: RTTY
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Pileup of Rookies!

I think it all might be a moot point.

In looking at the results, I see where 9 people submitted a score to 3830. 
Don't look like there is all that much interest, sad to say.  Maybe if they didn't schedule it with 5 other contests on the same
weekend??

I didn't get on as I was in 3 other contests this weekend (4 if you count CW 
Ops twice).   73
Tom W7WHY



> Gary (et al),
>
> Believe me, I share your frustration with the rules. I was one of the 
> N1MM Logger team members testing our code to ensure we got the scoring 
> to work properly, and we had a few email exchanges with the ARRL folks 
> before releasing the RRRTTY code.
>
> Strictly speaking, you - as a non-Rookie - could have run more than 
> 100 watts. The 100 watt limitation is listed as 3.1.2, beneath "Single 
> Operator, Rookie." There are no power limitations for non-Rookies 
> under section 3.2.
> I
> am not sure if this was intentional or an oversight...
>
> But hey - this was the premier event. We should expect some 
> fine-tuning before they get it right; and before we understand how to 
> meet&greet other hams we encounter during the event. I certainly 
> support the notion of a shallow-immersion contest for RTTY Rookies with old-timers as mentors.
>
> Send some gentle suggestions to Sean (KX9X). I know he listens. 


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