[CQ-Contest] NCCC Thurs CW Sprint -- Standings

[Haddon/N6ZFO]

Here are the standings in the 4-div competition for wine
awards in the NCCC Thursday CW Sprint (NS) after 6 weeks:
(EM = East of Mississippi River etc.)

NS #7 is this Thursday night. Next wk, a 1-week break for
the NCCC NAQP CW Practice, then every Thurs night through
Sept 1; 5 more NS remaining.

-- All Sprints 0230-0300Z on 20, 40, 80, 160 cw
-- Rules at www.nccc.cc/pdf/ns_rules.pdf

After 6 of 11 competitions, based on 3830 reports:

Call	Div	# wks	Tot Score
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K4BAI	EM	5	2443
N4OGW	EM	4	1465
K3STX	EM	5	1149
WA1Z	EM	5	1143
K8AJS	EM	5	999
VA3NR	EM	2	687
W9RE	EM	2	645
W4NZ	EM	2	505
K1GU	EM	2	432
N4PN	EM	1	300
KA0GGI	EM	3	189
NB1B	EM	1	180
N5VI	EM	1	84
AJ1M	EM	2	75
W4QO	EM	1	12
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K5PTC	WM	5	1746 (N1LN, op)
N3BB	WM	3	1536
KQ7W	WM	4	1387
WD0T	WM	2	820
K0UK	WM	2	434
K5NZ	WM	1	342
KG5U	WM	2	191   (qrp)
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N6RO	NCCC	6	3456
K6XX	NCCC	6	3163
K7NV	NCCC	5	2006
K6VVA	NCCC	5	1740
N6ZFO	NCCC	4	1112
W6RK	NCCC	5	931
K6DGW	NCCC	3	453
K6III	NCCC	2	438
NO6X	NCCC	1	264
N6WG	NCCC	3	156  (qrp)
KI6IV	NCCC	1	112
W6YX	NCCC	1	96 (K6OWL qrp)
K6UFO	NCCC	1	66
K6OWL	NCCC	2	60
W6ZZZ	NCCC	3	33
K6MR	NCCC	1	16
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W6SJ	CA/NV	2	466
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Comments:

-- There's competition in the EM Division; while it looks like
K4BAI is way in the lead, note that N4OGW, who has competed in
just 4 NS events, is closing in.  So John, you better
not relax too much.  Really the same story in the WM division.
We will count only the highest 8 of up to 11 scores for awards.
With rapidly increased participation, the real battles may
still lie ahead. And who knows, maybe K4BAI is planning a 3-wk
vacation in Hawaii.

-- 40 stations have submitted scores for at least 1 NS.

-- Partipation is increasing. With 5 competitions remaining,
there's still potential to win by beginning now. That's
particularly true because of we count only the top 8 of
your scores for the awards.  The numbers above may represent
only 1/3 or so of the final total scores.

-- Very pleased to have our first Canadian, VA3NR for that valuable
ON mult. Thanks also to WD0T for SD, and for that matter to W9RE for
IN :-).  Better stop.

-- CA/NV Division.  Come on folks, aren't there some non-NCCC members
in CA/NV beside our loyal participant W6SJ? Who else would like to
compete for a bottle of NCCC wine???? SCCC where are you guys??

-- NCCC Div:  The tight race between N6RO and K6XX has been given a
further push with a side-bet by the famous (infamous?) Locust, K6VVA,
who is offering a suitable libacious award to either or both these
gentlemen for achieving a QSO rate of 136/hour -- notably faster
than Tree's record-setting pace in the NA CW Sprint.

A few of the comments from 3830 score reports:

    - "What a fantastic idea for a contest!!"  K3STX
    - "With nice activity never had to worry about
       the 1 interleaving q."  W9RE
    - "this is all about having summer fun"  K7NV
    - "Thought this test would sneak by Murphy, I was
       wrong. It was fun anyway."  W4NZ
    - "HARDLY WORTH THE EFFORT FOR 30 MINS"  (statistical anomaly)
    - "Great fun, my first nite on the NS!!
       I really enjoyed it"  WD0T
    - "These [NS] sessions are great,
       and I think it is going to pay off."  NO6X
    - "Improved rhythm here.  Used 25 WPM and then
       29 WPM the last 15 minutes"  N3BB
    - "It is a very family friendly contest, with a small baby
       . . . it is not a big deal to have a ton of fun in a
       short time . ."  K3STX
    - "This practice has helped me.  Thanks NCCC
       folks!  N3BB
    - "Sure a lot of fun. One of the best half-hours of
       the week. Finally broke the 30 barrier." W6SJ.
    - "Fun as usual. More multipliers than before." W6RK

So, . . there you have it; please join us this Thursday
and, as best you can, follow our guideline of holding the
speed down to ~20 wpm for first 10 mins.  The payoff will
be, eventually, more participation by newcomers in the
NA Sprints and in other CW contests.

73 Bill N6ZFO

Contest Director for NCCC Thursday CW Sprint (NS)
(with much much help from Ken, N6RO and others,
notably the Locust, K6VVA, perhaps our biggest fan)

Note:  If you are missing from the list or think you have a
different score, please contact n6zfo at arrl.net