[WriteLog] [RTTY] First RTTY Contest

[Hisami Dejima]

Hi Charles

I appreciate a kind proposal. 
Info was got from Jay and an order to Wayne was placed. 
Thank you very much.

73 Hisami 7L4IOU


On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:36:14 -0700
"ws7i" <ws7i at ewarg.org> wrote:
>Seems that Godaddy has lost they minds. Trying to rip off old Wayne.  Not a
> good thing.
>
>Here is a link to his site which has moved!
>
>http://www.ewarg.org/rjcdroms/index.htm
>
>Not as fancy a name but you can continue to order the fine 
>CDROMS of the RTTY Jounal.
>
>Jay WS7I
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>Hisami,
> I have all the volumes , 1953 - 1982. Lot of good reading. I recall
>getting them from my friend Bill, K5YG.
>I think the first test was a little earlier than what has been posted.
>Any one wanting CD copies let me know. I will check first to make sure I
>can burn them.
>Or perhaps they can be posted on, all volumes, on someone else's web
>site if anyone is interested.
>If not I will send the original ones.
>Interesting to note contest time started at midnight on a Thursday.
>The first DX rtty contest contact might have been with  JA8AF from w6ith
>on 15meters.
>The last phrase of the write-up in the journal report still holds true
>today
>"BOY THIS IS FUN!"
>73
>Charles/kk5oq
>
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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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