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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