Hank,
Are the Thursday Night NS RTTY rules different than the regular Sprint
rules? In the Sprint rules Section 11, Special QSY Rule, states that
"...They must thereafter move at least 1 kHz before calling another station,
or at least 5 kHz before soliciting other calls..." By this part of the
rules if you are only moving 1 kHz you must call another station, not call
CQ. Where am I missing it?
73,
Gary AL9A
----- Original Message -----
From: "W6SX Hank Garretson" <w6sx@arrl.net>
To: "RTTY Reflector" <rtty@contesting.com>
Sent: April 18, 2012 5:48 PM
Subject: [RTTY] Tip for Thursday Night NS RTTY
>
> A tip for hams just getting started with sprinting.
>
> Sprint rules say if you call CQ, you are allowed to work only one
> station and then you must move at least 1 kHz. This rule is the
> beauty of sprinting. You can't sit on a frequency and run stations.
> It's a great contest playing-field leveler. Even if your signal is
> strong enough to peel the bark off a tree, you can only work one
> station per CQ and then you must QSY.
>
> Here's the tip. Call CQ, work someone, move at least 1 kHz, call CQ,
> work someone, move at least 1 kHz, repeat until contest ends.
>
> Don't worry about trying to answer CQs. Just call CQ. Using this
> technique, you'll work a bunch of people, and you won't be banging
> your head against a brick wall trying to beat out other people answering
> CQs.
>
> Nothing wrong with answering CQs, but it can be frustrating. Try just
> CQing and see how it goes.
>
>
> The first rule of contesting is to have fun--Contest Exuberantly!
>
> 73,
>
> Hank, W6SX
>
> Mammoth Lakes, California
>
> Elevation 8083 feet in John Muir's Range of Light
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