RTTY: The Ritzy Road to Run Radiosport - Part 2

In Part 1 of this BLOG Series I explained some of things I like about RTTY.  While I have
struggled with several different RTTY configurations, it wasn't until I found (what turned out to be)
an inexpensive RigExpert Plus interface unit that I began to enjoy RTTY using my classic Yaesu
FT-1000mp transceiver.

As I pointed out, the FT-1000mp is able to run Full-Duty RTTY at 100 watts, giving me a 3-5 db LP advantage over radios dialing back to the 50-watt (or less) level.  As part of my preparation for this upcoming weekend's remote run of the 2019 CQ W.W. RTTY contest I took a LooK back at previously run RTTY GiG as I contemplate the different RTTY macros to be used for making remote operations more effective.

I promised a list of RTTY GiGs that may interest you.  Tooling thru the WA7BNM Contest Calendar, between Sept-2019 and August-2020 I found the following events of interest; most of which look for me to participate in:

• [+] CQ WW RTTY Dx Contest
        This RTTY version of the classic CQ W.W. is a way to earn DXCC RTTY
        and possibly even WAZ in a single weekend.
  
  OCTOBER 2019
• [+] Russian WW Digital Contest
        In addition to RTTY, this GiG also includes packet.
• [+] Makrothen Contest
        This is an interesting event because the QSO points are determined by computing the
        Km distance between your grid square location and that of the stations you contact.
• [+] JARTS WW RTTY Contest
        Sending our AGE in the JARTS contest makes this an All Asian RTTY contest.
  
  NOVEMBER 2019
• [+] WAE DX Contest, RTTY
        This is the RTTY version of WAE complete with QTC packet sending.
  
  DECEMBER 2019
• [+] OK DX RTTY Contest
        Similar to the CQ W.W. GiGs, in this event we send our WAZ Zone.
  
  JANUARY 2020
• [+] ARRL RTTY Roundup
  This is my overall favorite RTTY contest.  It is possible to achieve WAS and all VE
  provinces as well as DXCC all in one weekend like we did operating as WP2/WQ6X
  in 2014.  ([CLICK HERE] to read about that).
• [+] BARTG RTTY Sprint
        While they call this British event a SPRINT, it runs a full 24 hours,
        (not 4 hours or less).
  
  FEBRUARY 2020
• [+] Mexico RTTY contest
        In this GiG, the BiG multipliers are the Mexican states.
• [+] CQ WPX RTTY
        This is the first WPX GiG of the year.  It's a FUN way to do RTTY.
• [+] Russian WW Multi-Mode Contest
        While multiple digital modes are allowed, this is mainly a RTTY GiG.
• [+] North American QSO Party, RTTY
        This is the last of the Winter NAQP contest GiGs.
  
  MARCH 2020
• [+] BARTG HF RTTY Contest
        Unlike the January BARTG Sprint, this is a full 48 hour DX contest.
  
  APRIL 2020
• [+] SP DX RTTY Contest
        In this GiG, each DXCC country and each of the
       380 Polish poviats count as multipliers.
  
  MAY 2020
• [+] VOLTA WW RTTY Contest
        In this GiG we send TWO numbers: QSO NR & WAZ Zone.
• [+] Aegean RTTY Contest
        We only send a QSO NR (finally no more 599/5NN !). 
        Each QSO with an SV5, SV8 or SV9 prefix is worth 3X the QSO points.
  
  JULY 2020
• [+] DL-DX RTTY Contest
        This is a High QSO-point RTTY contest, and of course,
        DL/DM stations count as additional multipliers.
• [+] North American QSO Party, RTTY
       This the 1st of the summer NAQP GiGs.
  
  AUGUST 2020
• [+] SCC RTTY Championship
       This is a fun little RTTY GiG on an otherwise quite contest weekend.

As you can see there are plenty of RTTY GiGs littered throughout the calendar year. 
Some events even have a sub-category for running the event with a real RAT-TAT-TAT
teletype machine.

Do you run RTTY?

Do you play in the above-listed GiGs?