[CQ-Contest] NCJ North America Sprint this Saturday

[ed at w0yk.com]

0000-0359 UTC, Sunday, 17 September 2023 (Saturday evening NA time)

 

Practices:

1.	NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145-0215 UTC, Friday, 15 September 2023 (Thursday evening NA time).  See https://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html for slightly modified rules and logging software tips.
2.	RTTY Sprint practice: 0145-0215 UTC, Saturday, 16 September (Friday evening NA times).  Set up and operate exactly as you would in the actual Sprint the next evening.  This is a final opportunity to check out your station hardware and software plus your operating technique.

 

Rules: https://ncjweb.com/Sprint-Rules.pdf

   Most activity starts at 83 kHz up from the band edge.

 

Team Registration: https://ncjweb.com/rttysprintteamreg/

   Teams of 2-5 operators must be registered on this webpage prior to start of the Sprint.

 

Log Upload: https://ncjweb.com/sprintlogsubmit/

  Deadline: 0400 UTC, Sunday, 25 September 2023.  Note that this is in the middle of the CQ WW RTTY DX Contest, so upload during the week!

 

Logs Received: https://ncjweb.com/rttysprintlogs/

   Make sure your call shows up on this list after uploading your log.

 

Preliminary Results: https://ncjweb.com/sprint-scores/preliminary/sprintrttymar2023prelim.pdf

   First results posting by end of September.

 

Final Results: https://ncjweb.com/Sprint-results/

 

Sprint participants really enjoy this fast-paced short contest that leaves most of their weekend in tact.  The main downside is running our of stations to work.  More participants would increase the fun for everyone, so jump on in and bring others with you!

 

Some first-time Sprinters are intimidated by the special QSY rule but soon learn the flow and find it serves a great platform for building operating skill.  

 

If you are frustrated not being able to break the short pileups, just find a clear frequency and call CQ.  You’ll  have to QSY after each QSO, but you don’t have to deal with pileup anxiety.  Learning to break pileups can come later.

 

73,

Ed W0YK

NCJ NA RTTY Sprint Manager