[K4RY] Rookie Roundup Contest in April

[John Klingelhoeffer]

Hi SueAnne;


Yes, it is unfortunately on Easter afternoon.  A poor choice and I think an unusual one, but since Easter moves around and the contest is always the third Sunday, I guess this year is just a collision.  


I was doing the time conversion when your message came in.  I figure it is from 1 PM until 7 PM.  There are a couple of things that make this an interesting contest:


- It is SSB voice only in the spring, so it is fast and fun
- It allows multiple operators for one station, which allows rest periods
- See rule 6.6; it means that you can use the highest license privileges of the senior person in the station (rookie or not).  
- Given that the contest is during daylight hours - sunset is 15 minutes after the contest concludes, the K4RY station will be a perfect place to operate since 75/80 meters will not be needed.  
- Power is limited to 100 watts, so no advantage for big stations.


If the Club is interested, we ought to set up a practice session to 'teach' contesting, 'cause it is a learned skill.  Perhaps even work one of the contests informally between now and then.


73


John...
WB4LNM
 



-----Original Message-----
From: SueAnne Griffith <sng0005 at tigermail.auburn.edu>
To: John Klingelhoeffer <wb4lnm at aol.com>
Sent: Mon, Mar 17, 2014 8:55 pm
Subject: RE: [K4RY] Rookie Roundup Contest in April



​Awesome!  Thanks for finding this for us!  I'll definitely bring it up tomorrow.   The contest is on Easter afternoon, but I'm willing to participate and I'm sure some of the guys will be, too.


From: k4ry-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu <k4ry-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu> on behalf of John Klingelhoeffer <wb4lnm at aol.com>
Sent: 18 March 2014 07:41
To: K4RY at eng.auburn.edu
Subject: [K4RY] Rookie Roundup Contest in April
 

http://www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup


Interesting contest rules with a lot of flexibility:



http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Contest%20Rules%20PDFs/2013/2013-RookieRoundup-Rules.pdf




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