Eight years ago when I was trying to get K5GA to operate a RTTY contest
with me, I told him RTTY would be the "new" CW in a few years. Meaning it
would produce the numbers CW does. He scoffed at me at the time, but has now
seen it come true and begs me to do every RTTY test with him!.
I think the ARRL RTTY Roundup is the venue to replace the Novice Roundup.
Maybe drop the Novice Roundup and add a few categories that reward new
entries in the RR. I worked more new calls in the RR in the last few years
than any other contest. RTTY is less intimidating to a new contester than
SSB. It's not CW, but for me way more fun than slugging it out on SSB. Lay
the Novice Roundup to rest, and encourage the newbies to enjoy RTTY..
k5nz
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