The twenty-eighth running of the NSL will be held starting Thursday night,
August 8th US time. The Ladder will run for eight consecutive weeks, ending
on September 26th US time. The NSL is the only current radiosporting event
to include multiple weeks; the scores are cumulative and the best five
scores count for ranking and a certificate to the winners. Four North
American regions are designated, so skip differences are taken into
consideration, in addition to the NCCC member stations in CA and NV.
The eight-week long NS Ladder is the prime-time culmination of ongoing
weekly NS events, which are short, sweet, and very spirited, lasting only
30 minutes and including five bands: 15, 20, 40, 80, and 160 meters. The
Sprint QSY format is used, Mults are similar to the NA QSO party, and are
counted on each band. Every NS and NSL event is limited to low power (or
QRP for the intrepid,) so the signals are more even and competition is
tight, often with close scores. This year, the NS Ladder will overlap the
September CW NA Sprint, so participants can check out their software,
station, and Sprint moves in advance.
The NS and NSL are conducted by the Northern California Contest Club and
all weekly results are posted on the 3830scores.com web site. The NSL
Ladder cumulative scores are posted on the NCCC website.
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