[RTTY] Roundup observations - a bit long!

[David G3YYD]

Nor does it have a Multi-Multi category and limited band changes in the M1
category do not help either.

73 David G3YYD

-----Original Message-----
From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ian White
Sent: 07 January 2014 11:03
To: 'Don Hill AA5AU'; rtty at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Roundup observations - a bit long!

Don wrote:

>If this had been WPX or CQWW, 10 and 15 meters would have been 
>wall-to-wall Europe starting here at 1300Z and probably going well past 
>2000Z with the high flux we had. That doesn't happen in Roundup. Or 
>least that doesn't happen here during Roundup.
>

Is that simply because Roundup has no single-band categories? In most other
contests, even the marginal bands have single-band entries who are the
anchor for other activity.


73 from Ian GM3SEK


>-----Original Message-----
>From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Don Hill 
>AA5AU
>Sent: 06 January 2014 22:08
>To: rtty at contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [RTTY] Roundup observations - a bit long!
>
>Phil wrote:
>
>"There were very few UA's around, and I only saw - and worked ONE 
>solitary UA9. Not sure why."
>
>I didn't work a single UA0 or UA9. I could have used the multiplier
(thanks
>for GU Phil). I did have a UA0 call me late in the contest on 20M but I 
>just couldn't pull him out. It was either UA0C or
UA0C-
>something else. I tried very hard but just couldn't make it.
>
>The overall appearance of a lack of DX in the Roundup still amazes me.
If
>this had been WPX or CQWW, 10 and 15 meters would have been 
>wall-to-wall Europe starting here at 1300Z and probably going well past 
>2000Z with the high flux we had. That doesn't happen in Roundup. Or 
>least that doesn't happen here during Roundup.
>
>Maybe P49X and VA2UP have a different opinions on this. I just don't
know.
>
>Or maybe it was just ten meters. I was expecting more and definitely
got
>less. Because this is a rate contest, when 10 meters is marginal, 
>there's really no reason to go there. But when conditions are "suppose" 
>to be good, everyone is "suppose" to be on ten meters. Perhaps many 
>didn't get the memo.
>
>73, Don AA5AU
>
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