[RTTY] Tip for Thursday Night NS RTTY

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

You are supposed to move 5kc before calling cq again.  You need to move 
1kc before working another station.

Mike W0MU

W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net


On 4/18/2012 10:44 PM, Gary AL9A wrote:
> Hank,
>
> Are the Thursday Night NS RTTY rules different than the regular Sprint
> rules?  In the Sprint rules Section 11, Special QSY Rule, states that
> "...They must thereafter move at least 1 kHz before calling another station,
> or at least 5 kHz before soliciting other calls..."  By this part of the
> rules if you are only moving 1 kHz you must call another station, not call
> CQ.  Where am I missing it?
>
> 73,
> Gary AL9A
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "W6SX Hank Garretson"<w6sx at arrl.net>
> To: "RTTY Reflector"<rtty at contesting.com>
> Sent: April 18, 2012 5:48 PM
> Subject: [RTTY] Tip for Thursday Night NS RTTY
>
>
>> A tip for hams just getting started with sprinting.
>>
>> Sprint rules say if you call CQ, you are allowed to work only one
>> station and then you must move at least 1 kHz. This rule is the
>> beauty of sprinting. You can't sit on a frequency and run stations.
>> It's a great contest playing-field leveler. Even if your signal is
>> strong enough to peel the bark off a tree, you can only work one
>> station per CQ and then you must QSY.
>>
>> Here's the tip. Call CQ, work someone, move at least 1 kHz, call CQ,
>> work someone, move at least 1 kHz, repeat until contest ends.
>>
>> Don't worry about trying to answer CQs. Just call CQ. Using this
>> technique, you'll work a bunch of people, and you won't be banging
>> your head against a brick wall trying to beat out other people answering
>> CQs.
>>
>> Nothing wrong with answering CQs, but it can be frustrating. Try just
>> CQing and see how it goes.
>>
>>
>> The first rule of contesting is to have fun--Contest Exuberantly!
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Hank, W6SX
>>
>> Mammoth Lakes, California
>>
>> Elevation 8083 feet in John Muir's Range of Light
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