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[RTTY] NS RTTY this Thursday

To: "RTTY@contesting.com" <rtty@contesting.com>, "cq-contest@contesting.com" <cq-contest@contesting.com>, NS <nccc-blue@kkn.net>
Subject: [RTTY] NS RTTY this Thursday
From: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 03:09:52 +0000
List-post: <mailto:rtty@contesting.com>
Greetings Diddlers:

Pleased to work a number of NSers this last weekend in the Cal QP.  Hope 
everyone had a great time: it’s the one time of the year when having a 6 call 
sorta feels special  ;^)
Last week’s RTTY session was plenty busy. We had a dozen plus two stations 
reporting, and even 2 QRP entries.
We had two brand new stations last week:  David, AD4TJ jumped in for the first 
time.  He noted that the protocol we use can be confusing, which is true 
enough.  But we try to be consistent, so don’t worry David: it will soon make 
sense.  We also had Ralph, WA9LKZ disguised as W9BGX from Northwestern 
University.  Thanks for dropping by guys and hope we can tempt you into future 
attendance.
We also had a couple of returning regulars:  Dick, KS0M got his new FT-3000 on 
the air and he’s back.  Steve, K4DXV was also back after an absence.  Welcome 
back guys!

Looks like the upcoming weekend has a plethora of contests for just about 
everyone and every mode.  Of note is the reborn Makrothen RTTY test, now 
sponsored by the Pizza Lovers 259 club here in California.  This test has a few 
unusual things about it, but hey, it’s RTTY so don’t be bashful and jump right 
in. To be sure your RTTY setup is all set to go, please join us Thursday 
evening and make sure everything is ready.

And don’t forget we have a spot on the real time score server at 
contestonlinescore.com.  Instructions for setup are on the site and all major 
loggers support the reporting format.

Here are the details for our usual Thursday evening session:
Friday,  13 Oct 2017, 0145Z - 0215Z (Thursday, 12 Oct 2017 in NA)
-- 1845 - 1915 PDT
-- 2145 - 2215 EDT
-- (others in-between those two)
-- 160: 1805 and up
-- 80/40/20/15/10 +80kHz up from the band edge  (start checking those higher 
bands!)
-- Same band dupes ok after 1 intervening Q.
-- 1 kHz QSY rule, otherwise standard Sprint rules
-- Mults per band
-- 100W power limit

Please visit http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html for complete rules and links 
to other info. If you find any problems with the web pages, please let me know 
so we can get them fixed.
If you would like to receive all the latest info about NS as well as a have a 
place for comments and questions, sign up for the NS mailing list:  
http://www.kkn.net/mailman/listinfo/nccc-blue
For something new (and exciting?), give the live scoreboard a try at 
https://contestonlinescore.com  .  Set up your logger to report and select the 
NCCC NA RTTY SPRINT on the web page to display the scores.  The Help menu 
pulldown will give you the info needed to setup the most common logging 
programs.
Don’t forget to report your score to 3830scores.com, and join us at 0300Z on 
3610 kHz (+/- a few for ongoing groups) for comments and questions (and dinner 
menus).

Diddle diddle,

Ken K6MR





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