[RTTY] Tip for Thursday Night NS RTTY

[Ed Muns]

The NS rules (RTTY and CW) are slightly modified from the NA Sprint rules.  Here are the differences below.  There are NS contest modules for N1MM and WriteLog.  For more info on NS, please see www.ncccsprint.com

Rules

NCJ NA CW Sprint rules with the following modifications:

•Rules modified to NAQP rules: 
◦NA Sprint Multipliers
◦Multipliers: To the NA Sprint list of NA multipliers, add: HI and DC
◦Additional Countries considered by NS/NSL to be valid mults:
1. Trinidad & Tobago (9Y, 9Z)
2. Aruba (P4)
3. Netherlands Antilles (PJ0-4 and PJ9)
◦Multipliers count once per band
◦160 meter QSOs permitted
◦100 watts or less power◦Scoring is total QSOs times sum of multipliers on each band•1kHz QSY rule for both calling and answering CQs
•30-minute contest period (see Time above)
•Use of Skimmer or Packet not permitted

73,
Ed - W0YK
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Ed Muns
www.w0yk.com 

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gary AL9A
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 9:44 PM
> To: RTTY Reflector
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Tip for Thursday Night NS RTTY
> 
> Hank,
> 
> Are the Thursday Night NS RTTY rules different than the 
> regular Sprint rules?  In the Sprint rules Section 11, 
> Special QSY Rule, states that "...They must thereafter move 
> at least 1 kHz before calling another station, or at least 5 
> kHz before soliciting other calls..."  By this part of the 
> rules if you are only moving 1 kHz you must call another 
> station, not call CQ.  Where am I missing it?
> 
> 73,
> Gary AL9A
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "W6SX Hank Garretson" <w6sx at arrl.net>
> To: "RTTY Reflector" <rtty at contesting.com>
> Sent: April 18, 2012 5:48 PM
> Subject: [RTTY] Tip for Thursday Night NS RTTY
> 
> 
> >
> > A tip for hams just getting started with sprinting.
> >
> > Sprint rules say if you call CQ, you are allowed to work only one
> > station and then you must move at least 1 kHz. This rule is the
> > beauty of sprinting. You can't sit on a frequency and run stations.
> > It's a great contest playing-field leveler. Even if your signal is
> > strong enough to peel the bark off a tree, you can only work one
> > station per CQ and then you must QSY.
> >
> > Here's the tip. Call CQ, work someone, move at least 1 kHz, call CQ,
> > work someone, move at least 1 kHz, repeat until contest ends.
> >
> > Don't worry about trying to answer CQs. Just call CQ. Using this
> > technique, you'll work a bunch of people, and you won't be banging
> > your head against a brick wall trying to beat out other 
> people answering 
> > CQs.
> >
> > Nothing wrong with answering CQs, but it can be 
> frustrating. Try just
> > CQing and see how it goes.
> >
> >
> > The first rule of contesting is to have fun--Contest Exuberantly!
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Hank, W6SX
> >
> > Mammoth Lakes, California
> >
> > Elevation 8083 feet in John Muir's Range of Light
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