[SECC] Announcement, Thursday Night SNS

[John T. Laney III]

Thanks to all for your participation in the 2008 NS Ladder 
Competition.  We now have a Thursday night following of more than 100 
contesters who consider this 30 minute sprint the highlight of their 
contesting calendar.  We will continue Thursday Night Madness every 
Thursday night of the year, including holiday seasons at the same 
local times as the ladder (0230Z through October).  When the time 
changes in Nov., we may stay with 0230Z, so local times will be one 
hour earlier.  Rules change each week to prepare for NAQP, NA Sprint, 
CQP, ARRL SS.  Other weeks will have some form of NS (NCCC Sprint) 
rules, so keep posted:  Announcements on this reflector and 
http://www.ncccsprint.com/next_ns.htm

This week, we'll use the real North American QSO Party rules for the 
Thursday and Friday practices,
JULY 31, AUG 1 local date in North America;   Aug. 1, 2  UTC.
Test out your loggers and station, practice the NAQP rules.

30 minutes starting at 0230Z, and all bands, 160 thru 10m!
-- Start 0230Z (1930 PDT, 2030 MDT, 2130 CDT 2230 EDT)

NAQP RULES:   (NO DUPES on the same band)-- CW only, 100 watts, mults 
count on each band.
BANDS:  10 thru 160m: --  near 40 Khz from the bottom, except:  1815; ±5.
(Practice moving mults to 10/15m). In the summer there can be strange 
openings on the high bands, plus ground wave.

The  schedule of Thursday (sometimes Friday also) events through 
October is now posted on the NEXT NS page at:
http://www.ncccsprint.com/next_ns.htm

General rules and further info at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/

-- Report scores near 3610 LSB after the practice,  at 0300Z (8 PM PDT) on
the weekly NCCC contest net), or send your score directly to the 3830 
reflector.
Thanks to WA7BNM and N7WA for their posting service.

Next week, Aug. 8, NS rules WITH NO DUPES rule, 30 minutes 
(0230-0300Z).  Like the one a few weeks ago to give N6ZFO more input 
on popularity of this format, as opposed to the dupes ok rule we have 
used for years.  Again, watch for announcements on CQ-Contest or 
check the NS schedule page on the web.  This schedule is not set in 
concrete.  If you have novel ideas, pls send me your suggestions.

CU, N6RO    kenkeeler at jazznut.com

Ken Keeler         Tenor Banjo & Guitar
Leader, Devil Mountain Jazz Band; owner, Jazz Nut Records
Director, Cline Wine & Jazz Festival; Third Saturday each July
Friends of Jazz Concerts/Dance, Third Saturday monthly in Danville,CA
5480 Sellers Ave, Oakley, CA 94561
Tel 925-625-2707    FAX 925-625-9403
Email: kenkeeler at jazznut.com
Web site: www.jazznut.com
Ham Radio, since 1953:  N6RO, NR6O, N6O ;   Formerly K2EIU, WA6DKF, W6PAA  
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