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Re: [RTTY] RTTY Sweeps

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Subject: Re: [RTTY] RTTY Sweeps
From: Waldemar DK3VN <dk3vn@nexgo.de>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:58:33 +0200
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Rick Mintz wrote:
> 
> Hi Bill,
> 
> Not to contest (good choice of words) your opinion but as a
> clarification....
> 
> (1) Sweeps is a 24 hour contest

Hi Rick,

out of the "WA7BNM 13-Month Contest Calendar"

ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW 2100Z, Nov 6 to 0300Z, Nov 8 

That are 48 hours.

There is no 24h pause on Sunday Nov 7, just to celebrate my birthday.
That would be to much honor for me .. ~:) ~:) ~:)

73 de Waldemar, DK3VN (DK5Z)


> ...
> > Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 10:52:41 -0500
> > From: "FireBrick" <w9ol@billnjudy.com>
> > Subject: [RTTY] no rtty sweepstakes
> > To: "RTTY List" <rtty@contesting.com>
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> >
> > We already have the RTTY Roundup.
> >
> > I agree with Waldemar, seems like a whole weekend US only rtty contest
> > seems like it may
> > be overkill.
> >
> >
> > The contest that I always thought would be fun...would be a 3 or 5 man
> > team contest.
> > 3 or 5 US station team up, work everybody, combine logs and discount
> > dupes.
> > Score would be total multipliers X combined totals qsos minus dupes.
> > Not sure how the non USA could form teams, maybe 3 or 5 guys in same
> > zone???? or
> > continent???
> >
> > Could be a lot of interesting choice of team members...
> > Sure wouldn't like to be the contest committee member checking the logs
> > though. :-(((
> 
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