[CQ-Contest] NCCC Thursday Sprint, Dec. 28, NS rules, 80 and 160m CW, Choice of Power!

[Ken Keeler]

NCCC PRACTICE SPRINT continues this week, Dec. 27, local date in 
North America;  Dec. 28, UTC.

Last week's two band event went so well, we'll do it again this 
Thursday.  More warm-up for Stew Perry/RAC.

--30 mins   0330-04Z  (all NCCC practice sessions will be the same 
LOCAL START time, year round, UFN)
-- Start 0330Z (1930 PST, 2030 MST, 2130 CST 2230 EST)

This Thursday, use  NS (NCCC Sprint) rules using TWO bands:
BANDS:   80, 160m: --   3540, 1815  +/-5.   SPREAD OUT!!
We will drop 20m during the dark months, except the week of NAQP and 
Sprint.  Probably add it back in March. 40m will be added back before 
the NAQP in January.

-- CW only, CHOICE OF POWER, dupes allowed after 1 intervening Q  1 KHz QSY.

Slow speed NS (SNS) from 0300 to 0315Z, 40m and 80m

The  schedule of Thursday (sometimes Friday also) events through 
March, 2008,  is posted on the NEXT NS page at:
http://www.ncccsprint.com/next_ns.htm

General rules and further info at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/

-- Report scores near 3610 LSB after the practice,  at 0400Z (8 PM PST) on
the weekly NCCC net), and the 3830 Score posting page (thanks to 
WA7BNM & N7WA).

Next week, Jan. 4, more NS on three bands; 40, 80 and 160m.

Merry Christmas,  N6RO