[SECC] RTTY RU

[Fred Dennin]

The ARRL RTTY RU is January 8th and 9th but as K4BAI has mentioned, NAQP CW
is 1800Z Jan 8 to 0600Z Jan 9th so please be mindful of the CW contest and
try to stay higher in the band.  Generally speaking, a lot of Europeans work
low in the band, but there is a big window on Sunday between 0600Z and 2400Z
when you can work lower in the band, dependent on your remaining time to
reach the 24 hour max.  Europeans can work higher in the band and they do.

Those operating RTTY should stay high in the band and the biggest problems
are going to be 20 and 40 meters.  USA RTTY ops can go all the way to 7125
kHz now and we should start utilizing that space.  Working DX on the low end
of 40 is going to be a problem though.  On 20 we can go all the way to 14150
kHz, which in major RTTY contests is already well populated.  On 80, RTTY
ops can't go above 3600 kHz anymore, so the high part of that band may
become more crowded than usual.  Hopefully 15 meters will be open, because
we can go all the way up to 21200 kHz there.  Please note that Japanese
stations can operate RTTY now from 7100-7125 kHz.

Please do your part in making both of these contests enjoyable for the
participants of each.

Good luck!

Fred, WW4LL

2011 ARRL RTTY Roundup Rules

Object:  Amateurs worldwide contact and exchange QSO information with other
amateurs using digital modes (Baudot RTTY, ASCII, AMTOR, PSK31 and
Packet‹attended operation only) on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meter bands. Any
station may work any other station. Stations may be worked once per band,
regardless of mode.

Date and Contest Period:  Begins 1800 UTC Saturday, ends 2400 UTC Sunday
(January 8-9, 2011).

Operate no more than 24 hours of the 30 hours available and the six hours of
off time must be taken in no more than two blocks.

All stations are allowed only one transmitted signal at any given time,
including Multi-Op stations.  The only Multi-Op category is Multi-Single.

You may enter as a Single Op Low Power or High Power.  Single Operator
entrants may not use any form of spotting assistance such as from nets or
packet. Single Operators that use assistance will be changed to the
Multi-operator, Single Transmitter category.

The Multi-operator, Single Transmitter category also includes single
operators that use any form of spotting assistance such as from nets or
packet.  Either  Low or High Power entries are permissible in the
Multi-operator category.

Multi-operator includes those that receive assistance with logging or relief
operators, etc.  Multi-operator stations are limited to 6 band changes
(maximum) in any clock hour which is from zero through 59 minutes.   Band
changes are defined so that, for example, a change from 20 meters 15 meters
and then back to 20 meters constitutes two band changes.

Exchange:

United States: Signal report and State.  For us in GA it will be 599 GA.  I
suggest you use 599 GA GA in your exchange as it is required that you send
the signal report.  In reality however, not many will ask you for a fill on
the signal report if it doesn¹t print in its entirety, so focus on making
sure they copy GA by sending it twice.  Please do not send 5NN.  Be aware
that in every major RTTY contest, someone will send you something other than
599 so enter it like you print it.

Canada: Signal report and Province.

DX: Signal report and consecutive serial number, starting with 001.


Scoring:

QSO Points: Count one point for each completed QSO.

Multipliers: Each US state (except KH6 and KL7) plus the District of
Columbia (DC), Canadian provinces/territories: NB (VE1, 9), NS (VE1), QC
(VE2), ON (VE3), MB (VE4), SK (VE5), AB (VE6), BC (VE7), NWT (VE8), NF
(VO1), LB (VO2), NU (VYØ), YT (VY1), PEI (VY2) and each DXCC country. KH6
and KL7 count only as separate DXCC entities.  Count only once (not once per
band).  The US and Canada do not count as DXCC entities.

Reporting:

All entries are must be postmarked or emailed by 2359 UTC Tuesday, February
8, 2011.
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