From N6ZFO:

The NCCC Sprint Team is pleased to announce:

The 26th NCCC Sprint Ladder competition, NSL XXVI .  .  .  .
Contesting on the Edge

Start Date: Jan 13 for Seven Weeks
Jan 13, 20, 27, Feb 3, 10, 17, 24.  (Thursday evening in NA)

Time: 0230-0300Z (Friday, Zulu, Thursday evening in NA)

Bands: 15, 20, 40, 80 and 160

A station's top four scores are counted in the final compilation -- ops can miss 3 weeks and still compete fully in one of the ladder's 5 divisions.

See below for additional details.

Summary of Rules:

         -- 0230-0300 UTC exactly (please set time accurately)             
         -- 15, 20, 40, 80 and 160m  38-44 KHz up from band edge, 1813-1818 on 160m.
          -- 100 watts max.
          -- Sprint QSY format, NAQP-style mults per band
          -- 1 KHz minimum QSY, 2-3 KHz encouraged. 
          -- Contact stations once per band.
          -- Score = #QSO's x sum of band-mults
          -- Score reports to 3830scores.com (Tks, WA7BNM)
          -- In final rankings, only the top 4 scores count.
       
    Rules:  http://www.ncccsprint. com/ladder.html
    Schedule:  http://www.ncccspri nt.com/next_ns.html
    Divisions . . see map at http://www.ncccsprint.com/l adder.html
    Weekly results:  "GO" button at www.ncccsprint.com
     Operating tips: http://ncccsprint.com/op erating.html

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73 Bill N6ZFO  ​
Director,
NCCC Thursday Night Contesting 

With K6MR (RTTY NS), N3ZZ (CW NS)  and the NCCC Advisory Group: W0BH, K6UFO, N4AF, W4NZ, N3BB, W9RE and K4BAI.