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This Month's Sprint
The February 25, 2009 SKCC straight key sprint (SKS) will feature Paul (NG7Z)
as the Special SKCC Member for ther
sprint. Paul will be using the club call K9SKC during the sprint. He will be
operating from Bothell, WA and his SKCC
number is 802T. He will start out on 20m and operate there for a short time and
then move to 40m for the balance of
the sprint. 80m isn't really useable from his QTH during the time of the sprint
so he will not be on that band.
Don't forget, as the Special SKCC Member for the sprint there will be a bonus
of 25 points for each band you work
Paul on. The general rules and standard scoring given below also apply.
SKS Rules and Scoring
Here are the general rules and scoring for SKS. They may be superceded by
special rules and scoring associated with a
particular SKS event.
Eligibility:
You do not have to be an SKCC member to participate. All participants must use
a manual key (straight key, sideswiper
or bug) unless granted an exception by SKCC.
Suggested Frequencies:
The frequencies listed below are those most frequented by SKCC members and are
where you are likely to make contact.
Look around. Just make sure you are operating on a frequency allowed by your
license class.
160 m, 1820 kHz 80 m, 3550 kHz 40 m, 7055 and 7114 kHz 20 m, 14050 kHz
15 m, 21050 kHz 10 m, 28050 kHz 6 m, 50090 kHz
Restrictions:
The use of spotting networks (including sked pages) is NOT permitted. Bands
other than those specified above are NOT
permitted.
Exchange:
The minimum exchange of data must include RST, S/P/C, name, and SKCC#. Please
be realistic with RST, don't just give
599 because you have to. If you do not get a signal report you are obliged to
ask for one. S/P/C refers to your USA
state, or Canadian province, or non-USA or non-Canada country. Do not use cut
numbers for either the RST or your
SKCC#.
Here is an example: NT9K DE K2RFP HR 589 NY - DICK 2099T - KN
Scoring:
Score = (QSO points x S/P/C multiplier) + Bonus
Bonus points vary and are specific to the current sprint. In general bonus
points are awarded based on the number of
SKCC Centurions worked, the number of SKCC Tribunes worked, the number of bands
on which you worked the club call or
the designated Special SKCC Member and, in some cases, a special bonus. Unless
otherwise specified, the following
"Standard" scoring will be used:
QSO points = One point for each station worked per band.
So you can work the same station on different bands and count them all.
S/P/C mult = One point for each S/P/C worked during the sprint.
So, for example, once you work a station in NY, working a second in NY does not
increase your S/P/C multiplier.
The number of points per Centurion is 5, The number of points per Tribune is
10.
Working the same Centurion on more than one band increases your QSO count but
does NOT increase your Centurion count.
The same rule applies to working the same Tribune on more than one band.
You get 25 points for each band on which you make contact with the club call or
the designated Special SKCC Member.
Unless otherwise specified, the standard additional special bonus is zero.
Submissions:
Logs are not required unless requested by the sprint manager. Scores are
submitted via the web submission page linked
at the top of this page. Scores must be submitted no later than the Friday
following the event. If you discover a
mistake in your entry after it has been submitted you can correct it by
resubmitting the data, provided the time
window for submitting is still open. When resubmitting, you must re-enter ALL
of the data, not just the correction.
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