[HiDARG-MEMBERS] HF Contest for New Hams Today - Rookie Roundup

[Mike Darling]

Congrats Dave! Way to go!

I got 4 in between hauling mulch with the wheelbarrow.

My last QSO with the clock ticking down, was with ham in Yukon - my first
for that. I think that is a DX contact.

Mike

On Sun, Apr 19, 2020, 8:28 PM Dave Green <dgreen357 at gmail.com> wrote:

> The bands were tough, but for my first contest, it was still fun. All said
> and done, I ended up with 5 contacts.
>
> 73
> Dave "Doc" Green
> KT7DOC
> 541-771-1616
> kt7doc at arrl.net
>
> On Sun, Apr 19, 2020, 11:34 AM Mike Williams <kb7klt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I've got several home projects to work on during the day but will try to
>> take "breaks" and play radio...I believe that you can be considered a
>> rookie also if never been in contest mode before regardless of other
>> contacts you'e made over the years..ie first time contesting.
>>
>> *3.1.1*. Rookie entries are limited to operators who have either:
>> *3.1.1.1*. Made no contacts at all or have made their first amateur
>> radio contact during the current or preceding two calendar years.
>> *3.1.1.2*. Have not made any contacts on the contest mode (SSB, CW, or
>> RTTY) before the contest. Operators may only enter in this category only
>> one time and must send the current year in their exchange.
>>
>> 73 de Mike KB7KLT
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 8:53 AM Mike Darling <themikedarling at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> There's a HF contest starting at 11:00 am PDT (1800 UTC) today Sunday
>>> April 19, 2020, geared to us new hams that have been licensed for less than
>>> 2 years - the ARRL Rookie Roundup.
>>>
>>> The event runs for 6 hours from 11:00 am PDT (1800 UTC) to 5:00 pm PDT
>>> (2359 UTC).
>>>
>>> You can find about it here:
>>> http://www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup
>>>
>>> A couple of great things about this contest.  First, power limited to
>>> 100 watts.  For everyone. No big guns with 1500 watts blowing everyone
>>> away. Secondly, no points for non-rookies (let's call them Old Timers in my
>>> post  :-)  ) contacting other Old Timers, only points for contacting
>>> Rookies.... so as KT7DOC puts it, we're the commodity...Third, contest
>>> doesn't run for 24 or 48 hrs, it starts and ends today. I can fit it in all
>>> the other things I've got to do today...
>>>
>>> I'm in, and Doc KT7DOC said he is going to give it a shot...  Who else?
>>>
>>> It'll be fun!
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Mike D.
>>> N7GND
>>>
>>> P.S. Actually if you read the rules, you can enter as a Rookie even if
>>> licensed over 2 years if you have never made any contacts in SSB.
>>>
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