[CQ-Contest] Thursday & Friday SSB SWEEPSTAKES Practice

[Ken Keeler]

PRACTICE  CONTESTS, sponsored by NCCC, continue this week:
Nov. 19 & 20 local dates in North America; Nov.  20 & 21, UTC, 
starting at 0230Z

SS rules, SSB, no dupes.  In addition to the usual Thursday practice, 
we'll run a Friday night session for the guest ops travelling to 
their host stations.

ONE HOUR EARLIER, LOCAL TIME - Eastern folks can go to bed earlier!
--30 mins   0230-03Z  (all NCCC practice sessions will be the same 
0230 UTC START TIME YEAR-ROUND, UFN):

This Thursday & Friday, use real ARRL SWEEPSTAKES rules using two bands:
BANDS:   40, 80m: --    7220, 3820,   +/-10.  SPREAD OUT!
--SSB only, choice of power, no dupes

Slow speed CW NS from 0200 to 0215Z, 20, 40, 80m.  Check CQ-Contest 
reflector for W9RE's announcement.

The  schedule of Thursday (sometimes Friday also) events through 
November, 2009, is posted on the NEXT NS page at:
http://www.ncccsprint.com/next_ns.html

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

-- Discuss contesting issues and report scores near 3610 LSB after 
the practice,  at 0330Z (730PST THURSDAY ONLY) on
the weekly NCCC net), and the 3830 Score posting page (thanks to 
WA7BNM & N7WA).

Starting next, week look for announcements from N6ZFO regarding 
Thursday Night Contesting.  There will be some changes made!

N6RO