North American Sprint Contest
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Type of Competition:
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any licensed radio amateur may enter. To work as many North American
stations (and/or other stations if you are in North America) as possible
during the contest. You may work the same station once per band

Categories:
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- single operator
use of helpers or spotting nets is not permitted

Date:
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CW: 2nd Sunday in February, from 00.00z to 03.59z  
{02SUN02:0000:239:CW}
    2nd Sunday in September, from 00.00z to 03.59z
{02SUN09:0000:239:CW}
SSB: 3nd Sunday in February, from 00.00z to 03.59z
{03SUN02:0000:239:SSB}
     3nd Sunday in September, from 00.00z to 03.59z 
{03SUN09:0000:239:SSB}

these are two entirely separate four-hour Sprints. An entrant may submit
scores for one or more Sprints, but he may not combine his scores. Note
that the CW sprint is first in September and second in February

Mode:
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CW, SSB

Bands:
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80m, 40m, 20m
Suggested frequencies are around 3.540, 7.040, and 14.040 MHz on CW,
                                 and 3.850, 7.225, and 14.275 MHz on Phone

Exchange:
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to have a valid exchange, you must send all of the following information:
the other station's call, your call, your serial number, your name, and
your location (state, province or country)
For example:  N6TR DE K7GM 154 RICK NC K
              K7GM NR 122 TREE OR DE N6TR K

Special QSY Rule:
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if any station solicits a call (by sending CQ, QRZ?, QRZ, or any other
means of soliciting a response), he is permitted to work only one station
in response to that solicitiation. He must thereafter move at least 1 kHz
before he works any other station, or at least 5 kHz before he again
solicits other calls. Once a station is required to QSY, another QSO
cannot be made on the vacated frequency until or unless at least one
subsequent QSO is made on a new frequency at least 1 kHz or 5 kHz (as
appropriate) from the vacated frequency

Valid Contact:
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a valid contact consists of a complete, correctly copied and logged two-way
exchange between a North American station and another station. Proper
logging requires including the time of each contact. Serial numbers must
begin with serial number one (1) and must be sequential thereafter.
Regardless of the number of licensed callsigns issued to a given operator,
one and only one callsign shall be utilized during the constest by that
operator

North American Station:
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defined by the rules of the CQ WW DX Contests

Points:
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Multiply total valid contacts by the sum of US States, Canadian provinces
and other North American countries to get final score (do not count USA
and Canada as countries). KH6 is not counted as a state and is not a
North American country (but counts for QSO credit). The eight Canadian 
multipliers are Maritime (VE1, VO1, and VO2), VE2 through VE7, and Yukon-
NWT (VY1 and VE8). Non-North American countries do not count as multipliers,
but do count for QSO credit for North American stations

Additional Rules:
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simultaneous transmission on more than one frequency is prohibited. All
contacts must be sent and received using means requiring real-time human
intervention, detection, and initiation.

Logs:
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an entry consists of (1) a summary sheet showing the number of valid
contacts by band, total contacts, total multiplier, total score, name,
callsign and address of the operator, station callsign and station
location, whether low power (150 watts or less) was used, and name used;
(2) a complete, legible log of all contacts (including dupes marked as
such) with indication by numbered sequence of each multiplier claimed;
and (3) a separate check sheet for each band.  Logs, summary sheets, and
check sheets may be home-made or patterned after those published
periodically in the NCJ or available from the contest coordinators listed
above.
You are encouraged to send your log in computer readable form, either by
diskette or by e-mail. If your log is submitted by diskette, the output
from any of the popular logging programs is appropriate. Summary sheets
are not required. If you are submitting your log by e-mail, send your logs
to:
CW Sprint Logs:     tree@cmicro.com
Phone Sprint Logs:  aoniswan@ecuvm.cis.ecu.edu

Team Competition:
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team competition is limited to a maximum of 10 operators as a single entry
unit. Groups having more than ten team members may submit more than one
team entry

Pre-Contest Requirement:
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to qualify as a team entry, the name, callsign of each operator, and
callsign of the station operated should the operator be a guest at a
station other than his own (e.g., W6AQ operated by WA6OTU), must be
registered with N6TR for the CW Sprints or with K7GM for the Phone Sprints.
The team registration information must be in written, telegraphic, spoken,
or electronic form, and must be received before the start of the Sprint.
Submission by e-mail to the appropriate address listed above is a valid
means of submission as is a telephone call. There are neither distance
limitations nor meeting requirements for a team entry. The only requirement
is preregistration of the team

Penalties and Disqualification:
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for each unmarked duplicate QSO, you lose that contact plus an additional
three contacts. For each QSO for which you are not in the other stations's
log, you lose that QSO plus an additional one contact. For each QSO for
which the log data is incorrectly copied in any respect, you lose that
contact. Entries with score reductions in excess of 5% may be disqualified.
Any entry also may be disqualified for illegibility, illegal or non-ethical
operation. Such disqualification is at the discretion of the NCJ Contest
Review Committee

Deadline:
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Entries must be received no later than 30 days after the Sprint to be
eligible for trophies and awards.

Address:
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CW Sprint entries must be sent to:
Tree Tyree
N6TR
15125 SE Bartell Road
Boring
OR 97009
U.S.A.

Phone Sprint entries must be sent to:
Rick Niswander
K7GM
P.O.Box 3778
Greenville
NC 27836-1778
U.S.A.

Awards:
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A trophy or plaque will be awarded to the highest scoring entrant.
Certificates of merit will be awarded to the highest scoring entrant from
each USA or Canadian call district and other country; to each of the ten
highest scoring entrants; to each member of the winning team; and to the
highest scoring entrant on each team

<CQ 8/95>
