Subject: March Spartan Sprint Announcement
From: John Huffman (hjohnc@core.com)
Date: Thu Feb 26 2004 - 07:20:00 EST
Spartan Sprint Contest Monday - The March Spartan Sprint will be held on Monday, March 1, 2004 (which is our standard date--the first Monday of the month). It's two hours of fun as you contact other QRP CW stations on 80, 40, 20, 15, and/or 10 meters. The contest starts at 9 pm EST, 8 pm CST, 7 pm MST, and 6 pm PST. That's 0200-0400 UTC. The Spartan Sprint exchange is RST - State - Power (e.g. 559 MI 5W). Contest details and rules are below. In your Soapbox comments after the contest, start by listing your radio and antenna. We think everyone would be interested in this information. It's getting closer to spring and it's a bit easier to be outside. We will continue our special recognition for those who operate outdoors. If you operate outdoors, please note it in your Soapbox comments after the contest. If it's portable and outdoors, it's Adventure Radio! NOTE - The deadline for logs is noon on Wednesday, Pacific Time. There's more details at www.ARSqrp.com and you'll find the autolog there. The autolog page is www.ARSqrp.com/ars/ss_log.html We've made a few changes to clarify what information goes in each box. Good luck on Monday! Contest Rule Summary - You may operate on any one or more of five bands--80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters. The frequencies will be 3560+- kHz, 7040 kHz+-, 14060 kHz+-, 21060 kHz+-, and 28060 kHz+-. We commend the winners in two categories--overall points (the Tubby Division), and points per pound (the Skinny Division). We show everyone's score in both categories. The exchange RST, SPC (state, province or country) and power output. If you choose to call CQ, use the format "CQ SP". You can take credit for working the same station on a second, third, or fourth band. After the contest, we invite you to use our autolog, which is part of the ARS Sojourner. Just go to www.ARSqrp.com/ars/ss_log.html "Station Weight" is defined as the combined weight of all transmitters, receivers, keys, keyers, batteries, and power supplies used during the Sprint. The specifics of our weight rules for the Skinny Division and several examples can be found at: www.ARSqrp.com/ars/pages/spartan_sprints/ss_weight_rules_new.html We publish results for each Spartan Sprint on the Thursday following the Sprint. This may be the world's quickest contest reporting! Please send us your log as soon as possible, but in no event later than Wednesday at noon. 73 de NA8M John Contest Manager
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