[RTTY] RTTY NCCC Sprint on Thursday (in NA), DUPES OK!

[Ken Keeler]

This week's RTTY practice will be the last one until February, when 
we warm up for the NA Sprint RTTY.

To keep it interesting for those who participate, we'll allow dupes 
after one intervening QSO (includes band change)

Next NS-RY:  0130 to 0200Z,  Dec.  20;  Thursday night in NA, 530 PM 
PST, etc.
For this upcoming RY practice, use 80, 40, 20m;  up 80+ Khz. from the 
bottom of the band.

Slow speed CW NS continues at 0200Z for 15 minutes.  CW Sprint from 0230-0300Z.

These 30 minute practices are  for experienced sprinters on cw to 
learn a new mode,
and for RTTY contesters to learn the sprint format.  Also a chance
to try out the newly popular 2Tone decoder.

There are two main differences between the NCCC Sprints and NA Sprint:
In NS, power is limited to 100w, and mults count on all bands.

You need two different messages in sprint, one when acquiring a 
frequency:  N6TR  245 KEN CA N6RO;
in a different order when vacating the freq.:  N8EA N6RO 246 KEN CA.
This let's others know who is acquiring the freq.

NS rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html
These apply for the RTTY practice sprints.

Thanks to WA7BNM/N7WA for providing the 3830 score reporting each week.

73, Thursday Night Diddler, N6RO