[CQ-Contest] NCCC Sprint Ladder, NSL-VIII

[Bill Haddon]

,This Thursday night (NA) marks the first week of the 8th NCCC Sprint Ladder
Competition, NSL-VIII.

 -- 10 weeks through July 2, with bye weeks for Dayton and ARRL FD.
         - Complete Schedule at http://www.ncccsprint.com/next_ns.htm

 -- Exchange: Ser #, Name, QTH (State , Prov, or NA Country)

 -- Rules: :  http://www.ncccsprint.com/ladder.html
      - Low power, 100 watts max.
      - NA Sprint format, but 1 KHz QSY Rule
      - Four Bands CW:  20, 40, 80 and 160
      - Time: 0230-0300Z (Fri) Thurs night in NA
      - Work stations once per band.
      - Report scores via http://hornucopia.com/3830score/  Mults are per
band. Score = Q's * Mults
      - Your top six scores count toward awards of CA wine, courtesy of W0YK
(Muns Vineyard). Where else can you earn wine hand-crafted by a ham?
(Awards were by random drawing in previous NSL)

 -- Changes from previous ladders:
      -- New divisions
               - Atlantic    (W1-3 , VA, NC, SC, GA, FL; Carib, VE1, VE2,
Maritime provinces
               - E. Central    (W8, W9, KY TN, AL, MS; VE3)
               - W. Central    (W0 except CO) W5 in OK, TX, AR, LA; VE4, 5,
Nunavut, XE
               - West      (All W7; KL7; W0 in CO; W5 in NM; KH6, W6,
non-NCCC; VE6,7
               - NCCC member in CA/NV

         Division Map at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/ladder.html

      -- SO2R hints:
              -- SO2R in the NCCC Sprint is challenging; you can gradually
improve skills each week.   For hints from N3BB and N4OGW see:  "Advanced
Strategy" at   http://www.ncccsprint.com/operating.html

New to NS and find the 25-40 wpm code speed or Sprint QSY rules daunting?
Mike, W9RE, hosts the "Slow NS", SNS, at 0200Z, same bands and rules, but
slower CW (18-25 wpm).

NS Ladder is part of NCCC Thursday Night Contesting.  Our webmaster John,
K6MM, dubs NS as "Contesting on the Edge."   We owe special thanks to Bruce,
WA7BNM and Dink, N7WA for providing essential score-keeping services at
www.hornucopia.com.

Questions and requests to join the nccc-blue reflector, write
n6zfo at arrl.netor one of our Advisory Group, W9RE, N4AF, K4BAI, K6UFO,
N3BB and W4NZ.

73 Bill N6ZFO
Contest Director,
NCCC Sprint Ladder







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