[WriteLog] CQ WW RTTY WPX

Don Hill AA5AU aa5au at bellsouth.net
Fri Feb 10 13:00:57 EST 2006


It should start with "CQ", but from what I can remember, the contest was
originally sponsored by the ADRS, then was co-sponsored by CQ and The New RTTY
Journal and now is solely with CQ.  I have a plaque from the very first WPX RTTY
contest, but it's not on the wall, so I don't remember what ADRS stood for
(Amateur Digital Radio Society, maybe?).  So this is the reason the module is
called "World Wide WPX RTTY" because that is what it was originally called.
Perhaps Wayne will change it to it's present name of CQ WW RTTY WPX in future WL
updates.

The very first WPX RTTY contest was held in 1995.

HP Single Op was won by AB5KD who we all know now as K5DJ.  I was fortunate to
win Single Op LP that first year.

I do not have the results of 1995, but do have the records.  Records for all WPX
RTTY contests are at:

http://www.rttycontesting.com/records/cqwpxrtty.html

73, Don AA5AU

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Marzari [mailto:w3pt at comcast.net] 
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 8:38 AM
To: Don Hill AA5AU
Subject: RE: [WriteLog] CQ WW RTTY WPX

Thanks to all who answered. I am new to RTTY contesting and thought the name had
to start with CQ as do the other modules by CQ.

73

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Hill AA5AU [mailto:aa5au at bellsouth.net]
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 9:34 AM
To: 'Bob Marzari'
Subject: RE: [WriteLog] CQ WW RTTY WPX


It's the "World Wide RTTY WPX" module.

73, Don

-----Original Message-----
From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Bob Marzari
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 6:48 PM
To: Writelog at Contesting. Com
Subject: [WriteLog] CQ WW RTTY WPX

Running 10.55D and do not see a module for this contest.

Bob
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