*NCCC Sprint Ladder XXIII - "Contesting on the Edge" *
Starting this week and continuing for 8 weeks, Thursday night in NA,
0230-0300Z (Fri UTC). NSL is a fast and short weekly contest especially
useful for improving or maintaining CW Sprint skills. We’re returning to
wine awards from W0YK based on a weighted random drawing method:
participate significantly for just 5 of 8 weeks for a chance to win.
*Important rules:*
-- *15, 20, 40, 80 and 160m* 38-44 KHz up from band edge,
1813-18 on 160m.
-- *100 watts max*
-- Sprint format, *mults per band* and 1 KHz minimum QSY.
-- Contact stations once per band.
-- Score reports to 3830scores.com (tks, WA7BNM)
-- Results (after Wk 2) summarized immediately on
http://www.ncccsprint.com/results.html (tks NQ6N, K6MM)
-- Participate in 5 of 8 sessions to qualify for wine awards
(tks, W0YK)
-- In final rankings, only the top five scores count.
New participants are welcome in this friendly group. You won't be
disappointed.
*Rules:* http://www.ncccsprint.com/ladder.html
*Schedule:* http://www.ncccsprint.com/next_ns.html
*Divisions* . . see map at http://www.ncccsprint.com/ladder.html
*Post-contest: *Join *N6RO* near 3610 for discussion, score bragging
and so on.
*Additional guidelines:*
1) Strictly observe the 30 min limit
http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html paragraph "Time".
2) After 2nd Q of couplet, pause for the receiving station
acknowledge or ask for fills.
3) Spread out. *Use full freq range.* Consider a QSY of 2-3 KHz
(Minimum 1KHz QSY)
4) Code Speed: Participants will slow down when appropriate.
Speeds around 40 wpm are discouraged but allowed.
*nccc-blue:* A low-volume reflector to discuss NS topics.
Join at: http://www.kkn.net/mailman/listinfo/nccc-blue (tks, Phil,
W6PK).
Tom, N3ZZ continues to run an enjoyable, innovative and exciting NSbetween
the ladders -- he gets a rest now. K6MR organizes a RTTY NS prior to the
NS and NSL time slot; a 5-week RTTY ladder is scheduled for the summer.
*73 Bill n6zfo *(n6zfo@arrl.net)
NCCC Thursday Night Contesting
With the NSL Advisory group: *N4AF, K6UFO, W4NZ, K4BAI, W9RE, N3BB and
W0BH*
*Schedule:* *NSL XXIII 2015*
Wk 1 Apr 24 0230-0300Z (Thurs Apr 23 in NA)
Wk 2 May 1 0230-0300Z
Wk 3 May 8 0230-0300Z
Bye May 15 * Dayton*
Wk 4 May 22 0230-0300Z
Wk 5 May 29 0230-0300Z
Wk 6 Jun 5 0230-0300Z
Wk 7 Jun 12 0230-0300Z
Wk 8 Jun 19 0230-0300Z
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