[bars] Entry level contest for new hams

[TimC]

The discussion of contesting during last night's BARS net reminded me of 
how nervous I was during my first contest!  (Much respect to those that 
'jumped into the deep end' with the ARRL 10M Contest as their first 
contest experience!).

*The ARRL sponsors a contest specifically for new hams*, or those who 
are new to contesting, the ARRL Rookie Roundup.  There are three 
separate events, SSB, RTTY  and CW, run on three separate weekends.  The 
events last only 6 hours each so they are much easier to run the 
complete contest than the 36 or 48hr marathons of the big ones. 
*Technician license holders can participate *on the 10M band allocations 
in all three events.

The CW event is coming up next Sunday, the 17th, from 1800-2400 UTC 
(1PM-7PM ET).  The SSB and RTTY contests are next April & August 
respectively.  More details are available here: 
https://www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup

I'm not a CW op myself, but I'm happy to answer questions about this 
contest, or contesting in general.  My extensive 18 months of experience 
make me an expert (in my own mind)! ;-)

73 & Good Luck!

T.
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