[CQ-Contest] NCCC NS Tonight - Special Format

Bill Haddon haddon.bill at gmail.com
Thu Dec 3 15:54:22 PST 2009


Reminder:

NS tonight involves special exchange --

     1st QSO, send your Original callsign in place of the Name in the Sprint
exchange;
     Subsequent QSO's,  use the Callsign received in the previous QSO.
Somewhat like n6tr's Internet Sprints, but using original callsigns.

NOTE: AT some point, your oriiginal callsign may cycle back to you.  If it's
in error DON'T correct it!

Other rules, as usual or TNC NS see www.ncccsprint.com
    Time: 0230-0300Z Dec 4 (Thursday night us, 2130-2200 EST
    Bands: 20,40,80,160  CW (160 around 1815)
    Power: 100 Watts Max.
    Mults per band
    NO Same-Band Dupes

Software:
   TR Log  . supported under format of Internet Sprint.
   Writelog:  See below

Reports: To hornucopia.com as usual.
             In Comments section please give;
                    1) Your first *sent*  exchange.
                    2) Your last several* received  *exchanges.

IF you are new to NCCC Sprint, consider joining our NS reflector nccc-blue
contact n6zfo at arrl.net for details.

73 Bill N6ZFO


Use of Write Log in the NCCC Sprint for Dec 3/4, 2009.

1) Download and install the NS WL module, written by K0PC.
             See http://www.ncccsprint.com/writelog.html
             Give yourself some time for this step.
2) Configure the module for "no dupe" using
                     Contest
                         Parameter Setup

3) Use, for example, the following CW messages for your 2nd through last
QSO's:

When answering a CQ:
%D n6zfo %1 %P3 CA
        -- %P3 sends third parameter in the previous exchange (normally the
Name received, but here the "1st callsign" received)
                  -- %P3 goes in place of your name in the usual NS exchange

After issuing a CQ NS:
%D N6ZFO %1 %P3 CA


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