Please join the NCCC for two CW Sprint practices this week:
Thursday CW Sprint Practice:
Thursday, February 10; 7:30pm-8:00pm PST
[In UTC: Friday, February 11; 03:30Z-04Z]
Suggested frequencies: 3545, 7045, 14045 kHz ?
Friday CW Sprint Practice:
Friday, February 11; 6:30pm-7:00pm PST
[In UTC: Saturday, February 12; 02:30Z-03Z]
Suggested frequencies: 3545, 7025, 14045 kHz ?
Note: the suggested frequency on 40m is 7025kHz because you will likely
encounter WPX RTTY stations active as low as 7035kHz (and perhaps even
lower). WPX RTTY will have already started 2.5 hours before this
practice. This will be good practice for figuring out how low this RTTY
activity will be, and plan how to maneuver around this activity for the
real CW Sprint on Saturday so you can still be successful on 40m and not
surprised by the RTTY activity. The reason that the RTTY activity will
be this low on 40m is due to the narrow 40m band allocations and low 40m
RTTY band plans for most parts of the world.
NCJ Sprint Rules:
http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php
Helpful guides on how to operate a Sprint contest:
The Sprint Survival Web Page - http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/sprint.html
CW Sprinting - Beginners Guide - http://www.contesting.com/articles/198
K5TR's practice audio - http://www.kkn.net/~k5tr/audio/sprint_practice/
How to finish a CW Sprint QSO -
http://lists.contesting.com/_cq-contest/2003-08/msg00036.html
Please be courteous to ongoing QSOs. Given the QSY nature of Sprint,
it's easy to step on someone by mistake. Let's avoid frequency fights
with ragchewers during the practices.
Sprint mini-contest practice sessions are great to:
*Try getting into the rhythm of a Sprint contest
*Reduce Sprint intimidation factor
*Test logging software and different exchange function keys, CW keying
interface, and RFI in the shack
*Practice using 2 radios in a Sprint environment
73...
-Dean - N6DE
NCCC VP/CC
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