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NS

We'll use NS rules on 20/40/80m for the Thursday  practice.

30 minutes starting at 0230Z
-- Start 0230Z (1930 PDT, 2030 MDT, 2130 CDT 2230 EDT)

NS RULES:   Sprint format, NO DUPES on same band, 100 watts
BANDS:  20/40/80m,   +40 khz from low band edge.

The SLOW SPEED CW NS practice continues: 02-0215Z on Thursday; 20, 40, 80m CW.

The  schedule of Thursday (sometimes Friday also) events through October is posted above.

General rules and further info on this web site, using navigation menu on left.

-- Report scores near 3610 LSB after the practice,  at 0300Z (8 PM PDT) on the weekly NCCC contest net), or send your score directly to the 3830 reflector. 
Thanks to WA7BNM and N7WA for their posting service.

Next two weeks:  NS rules, 20, 40, 80m; N A Sprint Practice on Sept. 11-12.

CU, N6RO

Slow NS

Please keep your speed to a max of 18 WPM.

Announcing the NCCC's (Northern California Contest Club) weekly Thursday night running of the SNS.

The Slow Speed NS practice is from 0200z to 0215z (Friday UTC, Thursday local time). That's starting at 10:00pm EDT, 9:00pm CDT, 8:00pm MDT and 7:00pm PDT, local time Thursday.

Frequencies:

• 20 m 14037-14043

• 40 m 7037-7043

• 80 m 3537-3543

In general spend 5 minutes on each band starting with 20.

DUPES: No same band dupes. You may work the same station on a different band though.

POWER: 100 watt limit.

If you don't hear a CQ send a CQ and don't worry about the couplet since this is only practice and hopefully an introduction to sprints for newbies.

I think stations might answer a CQ more likely than call CQ themselves.

With that said remember that newbies are listening to get up the nerve to jump in so don't hesitate to make Q's.   Also since this is only a practice you can go past the 15 minute time suggestion.

NS 0230z to 0300z this week regular NS Sprint Rules CW (except no same band dupes allowed) See N6RO's announcement.

Sites to help everyone for sprint contests:

• http://www.contesting.com/articles/198

• http://n6tr.jzap.com/sprint.html

Mike W9RE

NAQP Practice

Please pass this on to your regional contest club reflector!

This Friday, we'll use the real North American QSO Party rules for the practice, CHANGE YOUR LOGGER from NS!

JULY 31, local date in North America; Aug. 1, UTC.

Test out your loggers and station, practice the NAQP rules and strategy.

30 minutes starting at 0230Z, and all bands, 160 thru 10m!

-- Start 0230Z (1930 PDT, 2030 MDT, 2130 CDT 2230 EDT)

NAQP RULES: (NO DUPES on the same band)-- CW only, 100 watts, mults count on each band.

BANDS: 10 thru 160m: -- 35-45 Khz from the bottom, except: 1815; +/-5.

(Practice moving mults to 10/15m). In the summer there can be strange openings on the high bands, plus ground wave.

The schedule of Thursday (sometimes Friday also) events through October is now posted above.

General rules and further info on this web site using navigation menu on left.

-- Report scores near 3610 LSB after the practice, at 0300Z (8 PM PDT) on the weekly NCCC contest net), or send your score directly to the 3830 reflector.

Thanks to WA7BNM and N7WA for their posting service.

CU, N6RO kenkeeler@jazznut.com

3830 Score Report Template

For reporting to the 3830 reflector (when there is no input form), Copy/Paste the following text into an email message to the 3830 reflector and edit with your information:

NCCC Sprint

Call: W0YK
Operator(s): W0YK
Station: W0YK

Class: SO LP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 0.5

Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
-------------------------
160:    10        6
  80:    13        7
  40:    28      18
  20:    21      14
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Total:  72      45    Total Score = 3,240

Comments: Locust, K6VVA, was sure QLF tonight!