[WriteLog] [RTTY] First RTTY Contest

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Hi Wayne

It is very interesting. 
but www.rjcdroms.com cannot access. 

Would Someone yield me a copy or CD? 

73 Hisami

>FYI: Gleaned from the pages of the the RTTY Journal, (which I might that
>every issue is available on a 9 volume cd set from RJCDROMS.com):
> The FCC authorized HF RTTY on January 1, 1953, also the date of the first
>issue on "RTTY". The oldest RTTY HF Contest is the "RTTY Sweepstakes" that
>was announced in the September 1953 issue of "RTTY". The contest was held
>October 31, November 1 1953, with 10 stations submitting logs and Frank
>White, W3PYW, winning with 40 qso's and 11 states for a winning score of
>440 points. 
>
>The present CQWW DX RTTY Contest was started by Dale Sinner and "The RTTY
>Journal", in partnership with Wayne Green and the "73 Magazine" in February
>1986. (also covered in "The RTTY Journal"). After several years of
>association with 73, the contest was moved to its present fall season in
>partnership with CQ Magzine in 1988. All info is covered in the 1986/1988
>issues of "The RTTY Journal". 
>
>All the other contests which came into being prior to 2003 are covered in
>depth in "The RTTY Journal"
>
>
>Wayne, k7wm at arrl.net
>
>
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