Just to double check, you mean December 2018 right?

On Wed, Nov 14, 2018, 21:53 Ed Muns <e...@w0yk.com wrote:

> Don AA5AU and I are pleased to announce the FT8 Roundup to be held on 1-2
> December 2019.  Rules, tutorials and other information can be found at:
>
> https://www.rttycontesting.com/ft8-roundup/
>
> This is the weekend of the Ten-Meter RTTY Contest that we've sponsored for
> the past 8 years.  Given the state of 10 meters and the explosive adoption
> of FT8, we decided to use the 2018 contest weekend for the first full-blown
> FT8-only contest.  The contest format in 2019 and beyond is yet to be
> determined, but will surely be influenced by the results of the 2018 FT8
> Roundup.
>
> The rules are the ARRL RTTY Roundup rules with the following changes:
>
> 1.  FT8 mode only.  Must use WSJT-X 2.0, rc4
> 2.  100 watts maximum power.
> 3.  Logs submitted to ft8...@cqww.com.
> 4.  Single-Operator Unlimited only (no Single-Operator non-assisted).
> 5.  All entry classes may use "multi-streaming" within the same receiver
> audio passband, whereby multiple QSOs are run in parallel.  In the DX world
> an example of multi-streaming is the DXpedition mode with "Fox and Hound"
> capability.  (CURRENTLY, THERE IS NO WSJT-X, OR OTHER, SOFTWARE SUPPORT FOR
> MULTI-STREAMING IN THE ARRL RTTY ROUNDUP CONTEST MODE.  THEREFORE, IT IS
> NOT
> EXPECTED TO EXIST IN THIS YEAR'S CONTEST.  THE PURPOSE OF THE RULE AT THIS
> TIME IS TO ENCOURAGE SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS TO DEVISE AN APPROPRIATE
> MULTI-STREAMING CAPABILITY FOR FT8 CONTESTING.)
>
> Note, however, that rc4 does support the classic "TU, NW" technique whereby
> rolling QSOs can be achieved with only two transmission cycles (30 seconds)
> per QSO.  In theory, an SO2R station could achieve 240 QSOs/hour, though
> this is extremely difficult to obtain in practice.  It requires the running
> station, and its 240 QSO partners, to operate in perfect harmony for a full
> hour!
>
> WSJT-X 2.0, rc4 creates a proper Cabrillo format file for log submission
> following the ARRL RTTY Roundup Cabrillo 3.0 specification.  The contest
> name in the header is CONTEST: ARRL-RTTY, same as for the RTTY Roundup.
> Therefore, logging programs can use the existing ARRL RTTY Roundup contest
> configuration, though WSJT-X 2.0, rc4 is the recommended software.  N1MM+
> now has some WSJT-X integration for those users.  Hopefully, other
> mainstream logging software will follow suit.
>
> Please carefully study the WSJT-X 2.0, rc4 Quick-Start Guide:
>
> https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/Quick_Start_WSJT-X_2.0.pdf
>
> Practices:  The next FT8 Roundup mock contest will be Tuesday, 20 November,
> 0200-0300 UTC (Monday evening, NA time).  Please see Joe Taylor's
> announcement posted on the [wsjt-devel] mail list on Wednesday, 14
> November.
>
> Don and I will schedule at least one other practice prior to the actual
> contest on 1-2 December.
>
> Ed W0YK
> Don AA5AU
>
>
>
>
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