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Check the CQ-Contest reflector for NS format/rules on Thursday practices in-between Ladder competitions.

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