My mistake - thanks, John. I meant Zones 6, 7, and 8 but let my fingers
get ahead of me. There are no NA entities in Zone 9.
73, Ward N0AX
CW Sprint Mis-Manager :-)
On Thu, Sep 5, 2024 at 8:40 PM JOHN GEIGER <af5cc1@zohomail.com> wrote:
> Are there any NA countries in Zone 9?
>
> 73 John AF5CC
>
>
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>
> ---- On Thu, 05 Sep 2024 15:38:15 -0500 * hwardsil@gmail.com
> <hwardsil@gmail.com> * wrote ----
>
> > DX stations outside the US and Canada are very welcome to participate!
> Just jump in and give your QTH as "DX". You might set a record for your
> country!
>
> A correction - DX stations in NA (CQ zones 7, 8, and 9) should send a
> country abbreviation and not "DX". For example, HI8A would send HI (the
> log checkers know this is not Hawaii) and XE2X would send "XE". All other
> DX stations should send "DX". Sorry about any confusion.
>
> 73, Ward N0AX
>
> On Thu, Sep 5, 2024 at 12:26 PM Ward Silver <hwardsil@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Now that we will be all warmed up from the CWops Wednesday tests,
> > tonight's NS sprint (ncccsprint.com), and chasing CY9C for days on end
> > (good job, CY9ers!), it's time to get limbered up for the September
> edition
> > of the North American CW Sprint. Those of you doing the CW Open's final
> > segment that ends at 2359 Sep 7th can quickly switch contests in your
> > logging software and keep right on going as the CW Sprint begins in the
> > next minute!
> >
> > CW Sprint - Sep 8th, 2024 - 0000 to 0359 UTC (logs due Sep 15th)
> > RTTY Sprint - Sep 15th, 2024 - 0000 to 0359 UTC (logs due Sep 22nd)
> >
> >
> > Both contests are Saturday evening in North America. Complete rules:
> ncjweb.com/Sprint-Rules.pdf. Submit your log at
> ncjweb.com/sprintlogsubmit.php. You can be sure your log was uploaded by
> checking the Logs Received web page at ncjweb.com/cwsprintlogs. If you
> are new to sprinting, take a look at Jim George, N3BB's article posted on
> the NCJ NA Sprint website at
> ncjweb.com/sprint-scores/CW-Sprinting-N3BB.pdf.
> >
> >
> > DX stations outside the US and Canada are very welcome to participate!
> Just jump in and give your QTH as "DX". You might set a record for your
> country!
> >
> >
> > Some helpful information for new Sprinters is below. Hope to hear you on
> the air!
> >
> >
> > 73, Ward N0AX
> >
> > NA CW Sprint Manager
> >
> >
> > = = = = =
> >
> >
> > The QSY rule can be confusing when calling and answering CQs.
> >
> >
> > If you call CQ, someone responds, and you complete a QSO, you then have
> to move 1 kHz to call another station or 5 kHz to call CQ.
> >
> > If you respond to a CQ, after the QSO you "inherit" the frequency and
> you can call CQ or answer a caller who responds after the QSO. Once you
> complete that QSO, you then have to move 1 kHz to call another station or 5
> kHz to call CQ.
> >
> > = = = = =
> >
> > If you hear an ongoing contact, you can call the station staying on
> frequency (just give your call and listen for an answer beginning with your
> call). But which station is staying? There are some clues in how most
> stations set up their Sprint messages:
> >
> > If you hear an exchange like "Call#1 Call#2 number name state" then
> Call#2 is going to leave the frequency after the contact and Call#1 will be
> ready to respond.
> > If you hear an exchange like "Call#1 number name state Call#2" then
> Call#2 is going to inherit the frequency and you can call them.
> >
> > That's not always the way stations send their information but it's very
> common.
> >
> > = = = = =
> >
> > Or you might not want to do the QSY thing at all - just pick two
> frequencies at least 5 kHz apart and call CQ on one. After making a QSO,
> switch to the other frequency and call CQ again. Changing bands counts as a
> 5 kHz QSY, too. With the bands open, all three bands are likely to be open
> for the entire contest!
> >
> >
> >
> >
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