[SECC] RE: [CQ-Contest] CW Sprint vs RTTY Contest QRM

[Schulz Jonathan]

from http://ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php

" Note that the CW Sprint comes before the SSB Sprint in September, but not
in February. "


73
Jon
K9JS

-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Richard
To: Schulz Jonathan; ku8e at bellsouth.net
Cc: secc at contesting.com
Sent: 2/7/2005 7:24 PM
Subject: Re: [SECC] RE: [CQ-Contest] CW Sprint vs RTTY Contest QRM

I think the Feb Sprints alternate modes every year.  Next year the CW
sprint
will be the first weekend and SSB the second.

Still doesn't solve the problem.

Greg K4NO



----- Original Message -----
From: "Schulz Jonathan" <jonathan.schulz at siemens.com>
To: <ku8e at bellsouth.net>
Cc: <secc at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 6:30 PM
Subject: [SECC] RE: [CQ-Contest] CW Sprint vs RTTY Contest QRM


> CW Sprint was moved last year because of Valentine's day, if it is
such an
> issue, propose to move it again
>
> CQWW WPX RTTY is hardly a "new" contest?
>
> 73
> Jon
> K9JS
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ku8e at bellsouth.net [mailto:ku8e at bellsouth.net]
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 9:03 AM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Cc: secc at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] CW Sprint vs RTTY Contest QRM
>
>
>
>   I couldn't help but notice there is another RTTY contest - CQ WW
RTTY
WPX
> Contest (0000Z, Feb 12 to 2400Z, Feb 13 ) scheduled next weekend.  The
NA
CW
> Sprint, which is a very popular contest in
> the USA is scheduled 0000-0400z on Saturday night.   How about you
RTTY
guys
> cutting us some slack and don't call CQ low in the band on 40 meters
during
> the 4 hours the Sprint is going on. The NAQP CW contest back in
January
> conflicted with another RTTY contest and the RTTY QRM made the band
almost
> useless.
>
>  I understand that recently RTTY has become a popular mode , but the
NA
> Sprints have been around
> for almost 30 years on this exact weekend. The sponsors of all the new
RTTY
> contests should take this into consideration when picking a date for
their
> contest.  Thanks for your consideration...
>
>
>  Jeff  KU8E
>
>
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