[SCCC] [mldxcc] RTTY Roundup practice sessions!

[Jeff Stai]

Ha! For the record I had six people proofread the email, but I will be a
good sport and protect their identities. :D

Your corrected dates are:

2200-2230 UTC, Friday, 4 January - RTTY focus
2230-2300 UTC, Friday, 4 January - FT8 focus

0200-0230 UTC, Saturday, 5 January (Friday evening NA time) - RTTY focus
0230-0300 UTC, Saturday, 5 January (Friday evening NA time) - FT8 focus

Thanks! - jeff wk6i

On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 11:14 AM Bill Haddon <haddon.bill at gmail.com> wrote:

> Jeff,
> >2200-2230 UTC, Friday, 5 January - RTTY focus
>
> Check your dates!  Jan 5 is Saturday -- happens to be my birthday!
>
> 73 Bill n6zfo
>
> On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 9:31 AM jeff stai wk6i <wk6i.jeff at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Please share this notice with your local groups, as appropriate.
>>
>> Same time and same drill as in recent years. This coming Friday, let's
>> have two practice sessions to check out station equipment, software and
>> operator(s).
>>
>> New in 2019! Practice for both RTTY and FT8! Here's the schedule:
>>
>> 2200-2230 UTC, Friday, 5 January - RTTY focus
>> 2230-2300 UTC, Friday, 5 January - FT8 focus
>>
>> 0200-0230 UTC, Saturday, 6 January (Friday evening NA time) - RTTY focus
>> 0230-0300 UTC, Saturday, 6 January (Friday evening NA time) - FT8 focus
>>
>> "Focus" means lets focus on that mode for the 30 minutes - but if you
>> want to practice switching back and forth between modes by all means do so.
>> I expect you'll find others of a like mind.
>>
>> Operate just like it's the real thing that starts on Saturday. Use
>> whatever bands are open and active for you at each time slot. For FT8, the
>> following dial frequencies as recommended by Joe K1JT in the January 2019
>> QST would be a good starting place: 3590, 7080**, 14130, 21130, 28160.
>>
>> You might want to have a special message prepared to respond to stations
>> telling you that the contest hasn't yet started. (Or, perhaps even practice
>> your typing ;)
>>
>> Most of all, have fun over the weekend in the RTTY Round-Up! Take some
>> photos of your operation and send them and/or a summary of your experience
>> to me, Jeff WK6I - especially anything around your decisions on how to use
>> (or not use) FT8. It will help me write up the contest for the QST article.
>>
>> 73 jeff wk6i
>>
>> ** Below is a link to the article by Joe K1JT for reference. You may
>> notice that the recommended frequencies for 80 and 40 meters are in typical
>> RTTY subbands. FT8 ops may want to slide up above 7100 or below 3580 if
>> they are having trouble getting a foothold in the recommended ranges.
>>
>>
>> http://www.arrl.org/files/file/ContestResults/2019/January%202019%20QST%20-%20Taylor%20-%20FT8.pdf
>>
>> --
>> Jeff Stai ~ WK6I ~ wk6i.jeff at gmail.com
>> Ask me about Green Keys Night - Jan 1, 2019 0000-2359 UTC!
>> RTTY op at W7RN
>> Twisted Oak Winery ~ http://www.twistedoak.com/
>>
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Jeff Stai ~ WK6I ~ wk6i.jeff at gmail.com
Ask me about Green Keys Night - Jan 1, 2019 0000-2359 UTC!
RTTY op at W7RN
Twisted Oak Winery ~ http://www.twistedoak.com/