[Mldxcc] [NCCC] Fw: [CQ-Contest] CW Sprint Date

[Dick Wilson]

Please note the new date for the next CW Sprint.  Put it on your calendar
now, and plan on being a member of one of the many NCCC teams operating in
this semi-annual event.  Thanks.

73, Bob   W6RGG


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tree" <tree at kkn.net>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 9:32 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] CW Sprint Date


>
> Thanks to a diving catch by the NCJ publishing team, we were able make
> a last minute change to the CW Sprint date in February.  The "formula"
> for coming up with the date placed it on Feb 15 UTC, which is Valentines
> Day in local time.
>
> It was quickly determined that the weekend of January 31/Feb 1 would be
> a better time for the contest.  Therefore, the "new formula" for the CW
> Sprint date in February contains an exception for when the contest falls
> on Valentines Day, where it will jump up two weeks (before the phone
> Sprint).  This still avoids any conflict with the FOC marathon.
>
> You will probably see some references to the Feb 14/15th date in some
> magazines that went to press before this change.  We did get it fixed
> for the next NCJ.  I wanted to make this post in case you were putting
> down on the kitchen calendar based upon the assumption that it was the
> second full weekend.  Note that the 16th is president's day, so this
> might be a rare opportunity to take a 3 day holiday without missing
> the CW Sprint.
>
> Remember, the log submission deadline is again 7 days after the contest,
> which means the results will be posted on the NCJ web page during the
> week of February 9th.  Doing the results twice is not possible, so if
> your log isn't here in time, it won't make the score listings.  We
> actually had a record number of logs received for September, even with
> the shorter deadline.
>
> Remember, you can use the web based log entry form to generate your
> log after the contest if you use paper logs.  This form can be found
> at http://www.ncjweb.com/manualsprintlog.php.
>
> The results from the September CW Sprint will be in the January/Feb
> issue of the NCJ.  Included in the results is a special feature by
> Rusty Epps, W6OAT, documenting the history around the creation of this
> unique contest.  Don't miss it.
>
> 73 Tree N6TR
> tree at kkn.net
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