[LCC] Don't forget this Saturday evening from 7 pm local till 11 pm is the Fun contest Short and sweet !!!

[Marsh Stewart]

See you on 20, 40, and 80M Saturday evening.

 

Enough interest to have an LCC team? If so, put me on it.

 

Marsh, KA5M

 

  _____  

From: LCC [mailto:lcc-bounces at louisianacontestclub.org] On Behalf Of Steve
Lott
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 5:55 AM
To: Contest Club Louisiana
Subject: [LCC] Don't forget this Saturday evening from 7 pm local tell 11 pm
is the Fun contest Short and sweet !!!

 

THE FUNNEST 4 HOURS IN RADIOSPORT!

NA SSB SPRINT - THIS SATURDAY EVENING   AUGUST 29, 2015  (UTC 8/30 00z-04z)

 

================================================================

 

AS WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN THE PREVIOUS EVENT,

WE WANT TO HAVE ALL 50 STATES AND ALL CANADIAN AREAS ON THE AIR AND NEED
YOUR HELP! 

 

RULES AND RESULTS at: http://www.ssbsprint.com <http://www.ssbsprint.com/> 

QUESTIONS WELCOME via: http://ssbsprint.com/contact-us
<http://ssbsprint.com/contact-us/> 

 

 

Dear Fellow Contester:

 

This is one final reminder regarding the exciting four hour NA SSB Sprint
contest that will be occurring this Saturday evening August 29, 2015.  We
know some of you are quite familiar with the SSB Sprint and have already
indicated that you will be on, while others are less familiar.

 

You can find out all of the details at http://ssbsprint.com
<http://ssbsprint.com/> 

 

The NA SSB SPRINT takes place on 20M, 40M and 80M this Saturday
afternoon/evening at:

UTC:  0000z-0400z (August 30)

ADT:  9pm-1am

AST:  8pm-12am

EDT:  8pm-12am

CDT:  7pm-11pm

MDT:  6pm-10pm

PDT:  5pm-9pm

MST:  5pm-9pm

 

Here are some of the highlights and features of this event:

*  The contest is only 4 hours long. No need to worry about extended time in
the chair. Ideal for folks who have families or obligations, but still would
like to fully participate in an amateur radio contest.

*  Categories for QRP, Low Power (100w) and High Power, with separate awards
for each.

*  You enter as an individual, but you can also register a team of 5
individuals. See  <http://ssbsprint.com/team-registration/>
http://ssbsprint.com/team-registration/

*  It has a unique QSY rule: Unlike most contests, the SSB Sprint has a QSY
rule that prevents contestants from CQing on the same frequency over and
over. In the SSB Sprint, if you call CQ and then work a station, you must
QSY at least 5 kHz before you can call CQ again or at least 1 kHz before
answering someone else's CQ. Most competitors find Searching and Pouncing
(S&P) for new QSOs to be more rewarding, than it is to call CQ.  You usually
wind up with two QSOs for the price of one since someone will likely call
you directly after you finish the 1st QSO.  Some helpful Tips & Tricks here:
<http://ssbsprint.com/tips-tricks/> http://ssbsprint.com/tips-tricks/

New! Awards for many levels of achievement!

 

See   <http://ssbsprint.com/awards/> http://ssbsprint.com/awards/  for a
full list of the awards available.  Here is a summary of the awards:    

*  Every log submitted with a score of 1,500 or greater is entered in a
random drawing of 32 door prizes.

*  T-shirt for anyone working all 50 States. WAS in 4 hours -- can you do
it?  In the Feb 2015 event five stations worked all 50 states!

*  Plaques for the High Power, Low Power and QRP top entries.

*  Certificates to the Top 10 in each power category.

*  Certificates to the top entry in each State/Province/NA DX.

*  Certificates to the members of the Top Team. 

*  Achievement Certificates for various levels of scores, starting at 1,200
points (about 40 QSOs and 30 mults).

Need more information?

 

Our website at  <http://www.ssbsprint.com/> http://www.ssbsprint.com
<http://www.ssbsprint.com/>  has the Contest Rules, a Multiplier Checklist,
Logging Software info, Operating Tips & Tricks, Planned Activity (list of
ops planning on operating), Suggested Frequencies, and a Contact Us form if
you have any questions. Speaking of logging software... if your software
does not yet support and score all the new multipliers, don't worry -- just
make a note of it and then after the contest, you can manually edit the
Cabrillo log to show the right mult/abbreviation. Our log checking software
will also be looking for and correcting these issues as well. 

 

P.S. If you decide to be a part of the fun, you can include yourself under
the "Planned Activity" tab by filling out the form at
<http://ssbsprint.com/planned-activity/my-planned-activity/>
http://ssbsprint.com/planned-activity/my-planned-activity/  -- This helps
the NA SSB Sprint contest committee to make sure there will be ample
activity from all states and provinces/territories.

 

73 and CU in the SSB Sprint this Saturday!


I will be playing from the Texas QTH
this Saturday see you on the air !

cheers!
steve
http://www.KG5VK.com
My Ham Radio Friends

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mail.louisianacontestclub.org/pipermail/lcc_louisianacontestclub.org/attachments/20150827/c1afb240/attachment-0001.html>