[LCC] Fwd: [NA SSB Sprint] NA SSB Sprint is this Saturday!

Fri Jan 30 19:22:39 CST 2015

I’m “in” – at least part-time.

Marsh, KA5M

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From: LCC [mailto:lcc-bounces at louisianacontestclub.org] On Behalf Of Steve
Lott
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 8:39 AM
To: kg5vk at arrl.net
Subject: [LCC] Fwd: [NA SSB Sprint] NA SSB Sprint is this Saturday!

Please fwd this to anyone you this might be interested

This is a fun, short contest !

I would love to see LCC members form a Team for this one !!!!

http://www.KG5VK.com
My Ham Radio Friends

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Scott Neader KA9FOX <ka9fox at qth.com>
Date: Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 4:47 PM
Subject: [NA SSB Sprint] NA SSB Sprint is this Saturday!
To: NA SSB Sprint <ssbsprintinfo at qth.com>

Dear Fellow Contester:

Since you enjoy participating in shorter domestic SSB contests, we want to
be sure that you are aware of an exciting four hour event of this type
coming up this Saturday, January 31st -- the North American SSB Sprint!  The
NA SSB Sprint takes place on 20m, 40m and 80m this Saturday
afternoon/evening:

UTC:  00z-04z

AST:  8pm-12am

EST:  7pm-11pm

CST:  6pm-10pm

MST:  5pm-9pm

PST:  4pm-8pm

AKST: 3pm-7pm

HST:  2pm-6pm

Here are some of the highlights and features of this event

*	A group of dedicated contesters are now guiding the SSB Sprint
Contest and have made several big changes to improve participation. For
example, per request, the DC and KH6 have been added as multipliers, plus
the MAR and NWT VE multipliers has been broken down further. Also, an
amazing new awards program has been created (more on that below). Planned
activity is expected to be at least THREE TIMES higher than other recent SSB
Sprints!
*	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/
*	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 5kHz before you can call CQ again or at least 1kHz 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. Some helpful
Tips & Tricks here: http://ssbsprint.com/tips-tricks/

New! Awards for many levels of achievement!

See http://ssbsprint.com/awards/ for a full list of the awards available.
Here are the highlights:

*	Every log submitted is eligible for a random drawing for door
prizes.
*	T-shirt for anyone working all 50 States. WAS in 4 hours -- can you
do it?
*	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
1200 points (about 40 QSOs and 30 mults).

Need more information?

Our website at 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/ -- 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 Sprint this Saturday!

NA SSB Sprint Committee

Contest Manager:

   Chris Tate, N6WM

Committee Members:

   Bill Kollenbaum, K4XS

   Dan Eskenazi, K7SS

   Paul Gentry, K9PG

   Scott Neader, KA9FOX

   Bob Hayes, KW8N

   Jay Camac, N4OX

   Eric Silverthorn, NM5M

   MIke Wetzel, W9RE

   Todd Dravland, WDØT

SSB Sprint Website:

   http://www.ssbsprint.com/

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