This contest is one of the CTRI Champions contests. Please post your results by adding a comment to this posting. Good luck in the contest!!

73,
Ken K3IU

I thought I would do this in place of Ken, who is probably tired. Please post your WPX RTTY scores here.

73,

Pat, NG1G

It seems I will be off the air for at least some of the contest. My inverted vee is down, which is my main antenna. My verticals are still standing and only need the snow knocked off them to return them to service. My 6M beam is listing at a 45 degree angle off horizontal and almost 90 degrees off bearing.

All in all not too bad, but I’m not sure how long it will take me to get to the repairs. At risk is not only this contest but the ARRL DX CW next weekend, another of my favorites.

Mother nature sucks.

73,

Pat, NG1G

I thought I would pass along three bits of info I picked up on the RTTY reflector this week. Thanks to Ed, W0YK.

***First, note the log submission deadline of February 15.

Second, for us M2 stations and operators, the band change limit is now 8 per clock hour instead of the previous 10.

Third, for anyone interested in being spotted by the RTTY skimmers, you must format your transmission to include a space at the end, either after your call sign (as in “CQ NG1G NG1G “) or after a key word (such as QRZ? CQ, or TEST, as in “CQ NG1G NG1G CQ “).

73,

Pat, NG1G

Keeping in mind that everything is subject to change, the following is a list of dates for meetings this wonderful year of 2013. The Calendar on the web site has been updated to reflect these dates. Note that there are no meetings scheduled for July or December. All meetings except the March luncheon are scheduled to be at Crandall House in Ashaway, RI.

February	23 Feb      Location to be determined will post on web site
March		23 Mar	    Annual Luncheon Meeting
April		13 Apr
May		11 May
June		15 Jun
July		No Meeting
August		10 Aug
September	07 Sep
October		05 Oct
November	09 Nov
December	No Meeting    Happy Holidays!!!

Initial results for the 2012 ARRL  November Sweestakes Phone contest can be found on ARRL’s website:   http://www.arrl.org/contest-results-articles

(Hopefully my link works THIS time!)   Big QSO totals from N1HRA and a ‘sweep’ as well from W1AN.  Lots of activity from the Ocean State kept the RI mult out of the super rare category.

Bill  W1WBB

Check it out.  This will be the last chance for a real RTTY practice before you all fly south (or head for W1AN’s shack).  It looks like I will be on the road Saturday and Sunday, so I won’t be able to play.

Good luck.  73, Mike, K1DM

Just a reminder – logs for last weekend’s CQWW 160m CW contest will be due this Friday NLT 2200Z.  The 5-day log submission deadline is now standard for all the CQ WW contest events and WILL apply to the upcoming CQWW WPX RTTY event as well.   Bill  W1WBB

Hello contesters!

Gregg’s Restaurant in North Kingstown, RI has been secured for March 23, 2013 at noon. I told them about 30 people would be there, give or take a few. They would appreciate a count so they can set it up properly. As was last year, we will be ordering off the menu.

Best to all,
Chuck -ka1cqr-

I know this isn’t my responsibility, however, I have all my info ready to go.  10 m didn’t treat me very well, but it’s still points and contacts.

Band	QSOs	Pts	DXC	Are	Con
28	36	36	14	4	2
Total	36	36	14	4	2

Score: 1,296

CTRI CG members should post their claimed scores for this Topband event here — “soapbox” comments are certainly welcome!

I’m half way through the CQWW 160 Meter CW Contest and if you have not been on, conditions have been VERY good.  I put in a couple of hours at the beginning nof the contest starting at 5 PM Friday using my kluge 160 meter vertical…that is…what’s left of it from Hurricane Sandy…plus some added ground level linear loading + coil + tuner in the shack to make it work.  Operated the first couple of hours with only typical results…USA/VE no problem east of the Mississippi…and heard some of the loud EU’s of which only a few could hear me.  So I hit the hay to get back on fresh at 11 PM so as to work EU during their peak time of 11 PM – 3 AM our local  time,.  Fantastic!  EU signals as loud as stateside.  ….answering my CQs.  Stayed up the rest of the night til SR.  Loooked for VK/ZL…no luck, but did get KH6 and CE1.  So if you’re into Top Band…listen tonight especially around midnight.  Worked W1AN, W1CTN, and I don’t think any other CTRI’ers.  Score so far:  Qs = 477; Dom Mults = 51; DX mults = 33; points = 143K;  time on = approx. 9 hours.  Adios! 

— John, W1XX

Jay and I took a 4 hour round trip drive to Salem, NH to pick up Carlos’ “NEW” 2 Element 40m beam.  At HRO, they advised us to check the parts list and the boxes to make sure all the parts were there.  So we did.  GUESS WHAT?!?!  The antenna was USED, missing ALL the X-Hats, parts of the tubing for the elements, dinged, scratched and dented.  HRO is shipping another one from California to their Salem store, and it looks like I’m going to have to take another ride to pick it up, along with another $50 in gas.  Good news is Carlos bought 2 new rotators that shipped out at the beginning of the week, and should be installed by the time we get there.

I REALLY NEED A VACATION.

 

73

Bill N1HRA

This is one of the contests in the CTRI Champions Competition. If anyone operated and submitted a score, please post your results here by adding a comment to this posting.

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