*The NS Ladder Advisory group N6ZFO, N4AF, N6WM, K6UFO, W4NZ, K4BAI,
W9RE, N3BB and W0BH announces
NS Ladder XII - "Contesting on the Edge" Starting this week,
Thursday night, 0230Z (Fri Zulu)
19:30 Pacific 2030 Mountain 2130 Central 2230 Eastern
Time
30:00 mins exactly.
NEW: Add 15m to the usual 160, 80, 40 , and 20m 40 KHz up from
band edge or 1815.
-- 100 watts maximum
-- Sprint format, mults per band and 1 KHz QSY rule. Contact
stations once per band i.e. no same-band duplicate Q's.
-- Score reports to http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
<http://hornucopia.com/> (Tks, WA7BNM)
[Note we will request logs from time to time to verify accuracy]
Summer NS is an excellent practice for the Fall NAQP and CW NAS --
don't be caught loafing in the Summer sunspot doldrums.
-- Hone your sprinting skills for the NAS
-- Perfect multi-band switching capability in preparation for
NAQP, enhanced w/ addn of 15 meters.
For rules (but add 15 meters) see: http://www.ncccsprint.com/ladder.html
For schedule see: http://www.ncccsprint.com/next_ns.html
Important rules:
1) Strictly obseve the time limits . . see
http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html paragraph "Time".
2) After 2nd Q of couplet, leave a pause for the cq'ing stn to ask
for fills. Essential for new participants learning the contest.
Awards: Bottles of CA Pinot Noir wine from the famous W0YK vineyard
awarded [alternate prizes for those <21] by a weighted random drawing.
Thus from an awards standpoint, no SO1R "penalty" in this contest.
Note: our downloadable score base, available weekly and flagged for SO2R
use, allow a participant to generate personalized rankings by selectable
criteria. Minimum 5 weeks required for awards. . additional entries in
drawing table for 1st, 2nd place scores in division and for perfect
10-wk participation. Divisions . . see map at
http://www.ncccsprint.com/ladder.html
Code Speed: We are not shy about high cw speeds . after all it's a
sprint. But regular participants are admonished to slow down when
necessary -- actually part of the strategy for maximizing score.
Speeds above 40 wpm are discouraged but not dis-allowed. To practice
the NS format in a more relaxed setting, visit the 18-26 wpm Slow NS on
20, 40 and 80, half an hour before the main event [N6WM, SNS Director]
nccc-blue reflector: All are invited to join this low-volume reflector
for discussing NS and NS Ladder topics. Sign up at:
http://www.kkn.net/mailman/listinfo/nccc-blue Phil, W6PK will see your
request.
Final note: Howie, N4AF has a new version of his score calculation
propram, available at http://www.ncccsprint.com/ns-score.html
73 Bill n6zfo
Contest director. ?'s to n6zfo at arrl.net <mailto:n6zfo at arrl.net> or any
Advisory Group member.
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