[CQ-Contest] SNS Contest Practice Thursday, NSL start

[Ken Keeler]

At 06:34 PM 12/9/2009, Mike Wetzel wrote:
>Please encourage one person to get on and try out the SNS/NS this week.
>
>Please keep your speed to a max of 18 WPM.
>
>Announcing the NCCC's (Northern California Contest Club) weekly 
>Thursday night running of the SNS.
>
>The Slow Speed NS practice is from 0200z to 0215z+ (Friday UTC, 
>Thursday local time).  That's starting at 9:00pm EST, 8:00pm CST, 
>7:00pm MST and 6:00pm PST, local time Thursday.
>
>Notice the change of the ending time to 0215+, go as long as you 
>like 0220, 0225, etc.  a friend said he was just getting going and 
>the 15 was up (seemed like 5 minutes).  So continue as long as you like!
>
>Frequencies:
>20 m      14037-14043
>40 m      7037-7043
>80 m      3537-3543
>
>In general spend 5 minutes on each band starting with 20.
>
>DUPES:  No same band dupes.  You may work the same station on a 
>different band though.
>POWER: 100 watt limit.
>
>If you don't hear a CQ send a CQ and don't worry about the couplet 
>since this is only practice and hopefully an introduction to sprints 
>for newbies.  I think stations might answer a CQ more likely than 
>call CQ themselves.  With that said remember that newbies are 
>listening to get up the nerve to jump in so don't hesitate to make 
>Q's.  Also since this is only a practice you can go past the 15 
>minute time suggestion.
>
>NS 0230z to 0300z this week. See N6ZFO's announcement.

I must have a problem in my mailer.  I have not seen an announcement, 
nor reminder abt. NSL starting Thursday, on any reflector.  No 
publicity, no activity!

N6RO