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Monday, December 20, 2021

NAQCC mW QRPp/CW SPRINT REMINDER

NAQCC mW QRPp/CW SPRINT REMINDER

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DATE: December 22nd, 2021 (The evening of Tuesday the 21st in North
America).

TIME: 0130 - 0330 UTC

BANDS: 80M, 40M, 20M (See the General Instructions page for suggested
freq.)

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SPRINT RULES PAGE:

Complete sprint rules at
<http://naqcc.info/scoreboard.php?sprint_name=202112mw>
http://naqcc.info/scoreboard.php?sprint_name=202112mw

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MEMBERSHIP DATA FILES:

Membership data files for supported sprint logging applications are
downloadable at <http://www.naqcc.info/contests.html>
http://www.naqcc.info/contests.html   Important! Use the latest data file in
your logging program!

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LOG SUBMISSIONS:

All sprint logs must be submitted through our Autologger page at
<http://www.naqcc.info/autologger.php> http://www.naqcc.info/autologger.php
Manual non-autologger logs are no longer accepted. Follow the instructions
given on the page for each of the input fields. Logging options and log
formatting details can be found on the Sprint Rules page.

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WHY OUR NAQCC SPRINTS??

If you have been hesitant to give contesting a try you should consider an
NAQCC sprint. Our sprints are tailored to help CW operators get their first
contesting experience. Our most popular operating category is using a
straight key and this automatically keeps the CW speeds relatively low. The
exchange is simple and everyone in the sprint is more than willing to slow
down or give repeats. We make log submission easy with our automated
Autologger page. Although scores are posted and award certificates are
issued, the real goal of our sprints is not to win something - it's to have
FUN while promoting CW QRP operating. Everyone participating in the sprint
is a WINNER. Keeping with this philosophy we have a drawing each month for a
prize that all member participants are entered into. It doesn't matter if
you made 1 or 100 QSOs, everyone has a chance to win the prize.

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OTHER USEFUL LINKS:

- NAQCC home page:   <http://www.naqcc.info/index.html>
http://www.naqcc.info/index.html

- Links to sprint pages:   <http://www.naqcc.info/contests.html>
http://www.naqcc.info/contests.html

- Printable sprint calendar:   <http://www.naqcc.info/sprint_sked.html>
http://www.naqcc.info/sprint_sked.html

- GenLog webpage:   <http://www.qsl.net/w3km/> http://www.qsl.net/w3km/

- NAQCC SprintLogger by AC2C:
<http://www.naqcc.info/sprint_ac2clogger.html>
http://www.naqcc.info/sprint_ac2clogger.html

- Member lookups and lists:   <http://www.naqcc.info/memberlist.php>
http://www.naqcc.info/memberlist.php

- Prize drawing winners:   <http://www.naqcc.info/main_giveaways.html>
http://www.naqcc.info/main_giveaways.html

- Sprint Honor Roll and all past results:
<http://www.naqcc.info/sprint_dates.html>
http://www.naqcc.info/sprint_dates.html

Hope to see you in the Sprint! 72/73!

NAQCC Club President: Steve WB4OMM - <mailto:sszabo1@cfl.rr.com>
sszabo1@cfl.rr.com

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