[TAC] NS sprints tonight

[Ian Hill]

This week, we'll use NS rules on 40/80/160m for the Thursday practice, 
Nov. 20 local date in North America, Nov. 21 UTC.

30 minutes starting at 0230Z (year round): ONE HOUR EARLIER, LOCAL 
STANDARD TIME: 1830 PST, 1930 MST, 2030 CST 2130 EST

NS RULES: Sprint format, CW only, DUPES on same band OK (one intervening 
QSO), 100 watts, 1 Khz QSY before calling; 5 Khz QSY before CQ.

BANDS: FORGET 20m until springtime: 40/80/160m, +30-40 khz from low band 
edge, 1815 on 160m.

Try to stay below 7040 to minimize QRM for the Foxhunters.

The SLOW SPEED CW NS practice continues: Check for W9RE's announcement 
for times.

The schedule of Thursday (sometimes Friday also) events through March, 
2009 is posted above.

General rules and further info on this web site.  Navigation menu on left.

-- Report scores near 3610 LSB after the practice, at 0300Z (7 PM PST) 
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, Nov. 28, more NS practice. Don't need practice for CQWW CW 
exchange, but good for antenna/station checks!

AGAIN, NOTE THE ONE HOUR EARLIER START FOR BOTH NS AND THE 3610 NET.

CU, N6RO <mailto:kenkeeler at jazznut.com>


    Slow NS

Announcing the NCCC's (Northern California Contest Club) weekly Thursday 
night running of the SNS.

The Slow Speed NS practice is from 0200z to 0215z (Friday UTC, Thursday 
local time). That's starting at 10:00pm EDT, 9:00pm CDT, 8:00pm MDT and 
7:00pm PDT, local time Thursday.

Bands will be 20, 40 and 80 meters (around 3540, 7040 and 14040). Start 
on 20 then 40 and finally 80 (maybe 5 minutes each).

In the SNS dupes are allowed (dupe allowed after 1 intervening Q) so you 
are allowed to work the same station again as long as you have worked 
another station in between.

Regular NS 0230z to 0300z this week 20/40/80/160

Sites to help everyone for sprint contests.

_http://www.contesting.com/articles/198_

_http://n6tr.jzap.com/sprint.html_