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says it all. There is no team comp on this one, but everyone within the
SS cirlce should remember to add <br>
"CLUB: Louisiana Contest Club" to your cabrillo
log.<br><br>
A great summary was sent by Larry, K5OR, the new SS Director,
highlighting some changes and other interesting details. He included a
link to the complete rules within his summary.<br><br>
Good luck to all who plan to participate!<br>
73,<br>
Mark, K5ER<br><br>
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Copied from the CTDXCC reflector:<br>
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The 78th annual 2011 ARRL CW Sweepstakes is less than 48 hours
away. If<br>
you are still undecided about your participation, there is plenty of
time<br>
to consider a part-time or possibly a full-time entry this year. Or
maybe<br>
you know someone in your area or club that might like to try a
Sweepstakes<br>
again after a long hiatus. Your personal contact via phone or
e-mail today<br>
can help get a few more folks on the air this weekend.<br><br>
<br>
Remember last year? For the first time in the single-op high
power<br>
category, the top two finishers ended in a tie! Pat, N9RV, and
NØNI<br>
(piloted by Mark, AG9A) finished with an identical 232,480 points,
sharing<br>
the crown. Third-place finisher Dan, K1TO, had more QSOs than
either Pat<br>
or Mark, but he had one fewer section. There were some close scores
in the<br>
other categories and in regional competition too.<br><br>
<br><br>
More activity means more contacts and more fun for all. What if you
cant<br>
make it full-time? Get on when you can, but try to work in some
contacts<br>
on Sunday afternoon or evening when things start to thin out and
new<br>
stations are in great demand.<br><br>
<br>
Here's the quick overview:<br><br>
<br>
CW Sweepstakes starts this Saturday November 5th at 2100Z<br>
and runs through Monday November 7th at 0259Z<br><br>
<br>
Operate up to 24 out of the 30 hours.<br><br>
Each off period may not be less than 30 minutes in length.<br><br>
<br>
The 2011 ARRL November Sweepstakes Operating Guide by Sean, KX9X, is
a<br>
terrific source of information on the rules, entry categories,
exchange<br>
sequence, how to submit your log electronically, etc. Go to<br>
<a href="http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes" eudora="autourl">www.arrl.org/sweepstakes</a>
for a link to the Guide as well as access to<br>
plenty of other good-to-know information, like how to get a Participation<br>
Pin for making over 100 QSOs or how to earn a popular Clean Sweep mug for<br>
working all 80 sections.<br><br>
<br>
<b>Something new this year!<br><br>
<br>
</b>Beginning with the 2011 SS, the Single Operator Unlimited (U) and<br>
Multioperator (M) categories have been split into High Power and Low Power.<br>
Entrants still send the U or M precedence as part of the contest exchange<br>
but can now compete with others in a comparable power category. See the<br>
rules for more information.<br><br>
It goes without saying, but Ill say it anyway. New categories create a LOT<br>
of new records that will be up for grabs. Consider a low power entry in<br>
one of these two categories and maybe you will see your call on the record<br>
list after log-checking this year.<br><br>
Finally <br><br>
<b>Log submission deadline is 0300Z on Tuesday, November 22, 2011.<br><br>
</b>This year, Daylight Savings Time ends in the midst of SS-CW for most ops in<br>
the US and Canada. Your logging program and PC likely will handle the<br>
change seamlessly (just like it did last year) but it's worth noting.<br><br>
And don't overlook 10 meters. The 28 MHz band wasn't much of a factor last<br>
year but it's a good bet that things might be very different this time<br>
around with the recent improvement in solar conditions.<br><br>
SS!<br><br>
73,<br><br>
Larry Hammel K5OT<br><br>
ARRL Sweepstakes Contest Manager<br>
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