[NCC] Reminder: NAQP CW Jan 12-13, 2019

[Hal Offutt]

Holiday Greetings!  I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season.

The NAQP CW contest is just a little over two weeks away.  Put it on 
your new calendars before someone schedules a long evening with the in-laws!

The NAQP is a 12 hour contest in which single ops may operate a max of 
10 hours.  The dates and times for the January, 2019 event are from 
1800Z Jan 12 until 0600Z Jan 13 (1300 EST Saturday, Jan 12 until 0100 
EST  Sunday, January 13).  The mandatory two-hour break requirement 
makes it easy to operate this event and still have dinner with the 
family.  Note that this is a low power event with a maximum power output 
of 100 watts, so those guys with big amps won't be so loud.

In addition to the individual competition, there is a lively team 
competition in the NAQPs and there are usually 90-100 teams from around 
the country participating.  Combined NCC/MRRC teams have been entering 
for quite a few years and sometimes we have been able to place one or 
two teams pretty high up in the list.  In the January 2018 event, we did 
not do so well, but we were still able to place one team in 16th place.  
You can read about some of our past results at the North Coast 
Contesters website.  Note that there are NAQP CW competitions twice per 
year, one in January and one in August.

I will again put together teams and register then with the sponsor.  
Please let me know your plans to operate and whether you will be part or 
full time.  You can let me have tentative plans now and if they change 
or seem likely to change, just let me know.

Let's see how well we can do this time!

73, Hal W1NN