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CONTEST PERIOD:
From 0000UTC March 5, 2022 through 2359 on March 13.REGISTRATION: You are registered for the event by creating a *NEW* NRR 2022 Logger account.Your old logger registration will not work. Link to Logger will be posted prior to event forregistration and testing. We will clear logger test data immediately before event begins.SUGGESTED CQ:CQ NRRBANDS:Allowed bands are 80m, 40m, 15m, 10m and 2mSUGGESTED FREQUENCIES:Around: 3550 - 3650 kHz3579, 7055, 7060, 7080, 7100 - 7125 kHz21.114, 21.120, 21.150 MHz28.114, 28.120 MHz144.085 and 144.450MHz CW and AM where allowed.Literally anywhere that you have a crystal for, of course!Operate CW anywhere that it is legal for your license class in these 5 bands.USE OF NOVICE ERA Frequencies suggested where possible.USE: 3550-3650 (closest we can get now!) and 7100-7125 kHzPlus 21.100 - 21.200 MHz and 28.100 MHz - 28.200 MHzIF YOU'RE CQing,DON'T FORGET TO SCAN RECEIVE UP AND DOWN A BIT. A ROCK-BOUND STATION MAY BE RETURNING YOUR CALL!MODE:CW/A1. Use of mechanical keying is encouraged, but certainly not mandatory.CLASSES OF STATIONS:**CLASS ONLY REFERS TO HOW TO LOG YOUR CONTACT IN THE LOGGER FIELD LABLED "Your Rig".**NOVICE-1 A Novice-1 station is a Novice-era transmitter using PA input power of 75 watts or less and under crystal frequency control NOVICE-2 A Novice-2 station is a transmitter using PA input power of 250 watts or less and using VFO frequency control. EXCHANGE:Call, Name, QTH. Optional: Rig, NRR Number SAMPLE EXCHANGE:N3PDT - CQ NRRAF4K - N3PDT DE AF4KN3PDT - AF4K DE N3PDT GA ES TNX CALL BT UR RST 559C QTH MO NAME DOUG BT HW CPY? BKAF4K - R ES TNX DOUG BT UR RST 569K  QTH FL ES NAME BRY BT RIG HR HB TX 6AG7 TO 807 FNL XTAL CNTL N3PDT DE AF4KN3PDT - FB BRY UR HB SOUNDS GOOD WID A LIL CHIRP BT TNX K ILL WRK ON CLICK BT RIG HR DX40 WID XTAL TO 148FT INV L ABT 40W OUT BT MY NRR NR 9 BK AF4K - FB DOUG MY NRR NR 1 BT TNX QSO ES CU SN OM 73 N3PDT DE AF4K KN3PDT - R FB BRY TNX AND BCNU SN GL ES 73 AF4K DE N3PDTSo just have QSOs with other folks and exchange info about your stations. All the logger requires is the DAY/DATE, CALL, NAME, BAND, QTH and YOUR RIG.SCORING. THE LOGGER WILL COMPUTE SCORE FOR EACH CONTACT BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:Novice1 to Novice1 (online logger confirmed) 5 pointsNovice1 to Novice2 (online logger confirmed) 4 pointsNovice2 to Novice1 (online logger confirmed) 4 pointsNovice2 to Novice2 (online logger confirmed) 2 pointsNovice1 to contact unconfirmed in online logger 3 pointsNovice2 contact unconfirmed in online logger 1 pointStates/Provinces/Countries and bands are multipliersOnline logger confirms contact based on call sign, date, band, and S/P/COnline logger also logs, but does not score, duplicates.  You will see duplicate QSO data highlighted in light red on the logger screen. Only the FIRST QSO with another station will be scored.You do not need to enter QSO data in real time; you can go back at the end of the event and enter data from a paper log.ALL SCORE IS COMPUTED BY LOGGER. SIMPLY LOG IT CORRECTLY, AND THE LOGGER DOES THE REST. YOU WILL NOT ENTER THE OTHER STATION'S RIG INFO OR CLASS.ENFORCED RESTRICTIONS: Only one entry per band per callsign.  Violation will show the entry as pink and will not contribute to the score. Only the FIRST QSO will be scored, any dupe, highlighted in pink, will not count.SPOTTING, SKED PAGES, SOCIAL MEDIA:Spotting, sked pages and social media for announcing frequencies, and arrangingcontacts is approved and highly encouraged for NRR. LOGS:The 2022 online contest logger is the only acceptable logger for 2022. Sorry, no paper logs, index cards or cocktail napkinlogs accepted. AWARDS:Award certificates to top scoring stations.PRIZES:Will be awarded by drawing.

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