[SCCC] NS Ladder Competiton Wk 3

[Bill Haddon - n6zfo]

You may have noticed that NCCC Sprint Ladder,  the famous Spring-Summer Thursday night madness, has returned.  We're just getting started on this year's 18- week series, so plenty of time to join in.  Remember it's just 30 mins every Thursday night, 1930-2000 PDST, 20-160 m. with Sprint-type rules and an NAQP score structure of band-mults.

Exchange is :   #, NAME, QTH; slightly different dupe rules this year: same band, 1 intervening Q then work the same station again, but. . if you change bands, the same station can be worked immediately.

Full rules for NS Ladder, and results through Wk 2 ,are at www.ncccsprint.com. 
Time: Friday 0230-0300Z 20-160m CW (Thursday night US).

Regarding logging:

You'll probably want to use the NCJ CW  NA Sprint module in your favorite 
program, making sure that dupes will be recorded, even if not scored,. Then 
generate a standard Cabrillo log and  use the N4AF score calculator on the NS 
website, or just hand calculate if you wish, remembering that mults are by band.  
Post scores to Bruce's 3830 score forms at www.hornucopia.com.

For further logging details see http://www.ncccsprint.com/software.htm, but 
note that we're no longer using "first call" in the exchange.

Even in sometimes poor conditions this fast-paced contest has high rate and much  fun -- our primary objective.  About 25 stations per week have shown up for the first two NS Ladder competitions, so there's plenty of room for more  activity.  Very pleased to have Tor, N4OGW back with us again, giving out the rare MS mult.

Questions and comments as usual, to N6ZFO.  NS ladder is a fun, quick and very  educational half hour of mid-week contesting,  and a great opportunity to  practice or learn SO2R skills, test a new antenna, or just say hi to your friends.

73 Bill n6zfo/6

NS Ladder:  K4BAI, N3BB, K3STX  -- the  NS Ladder board,;  N6RO, W0YK and N6ZFO, 
the organizers; and N4AF our special consultant on many matters, but especially 
scoring.