NCCC FT4 Sprint (FT4 NS)

Weekly 30-minute FT4 sprint, first of the three NCCC sessions each Thursday evening NA time.

Rules at ncccsprint.comThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

When it runs

Every Friday

0100Z → 0130Z Friday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

0100Z Fri 2 Oct → 0130Z Fri 2 Oct · 30m2026
in 4h 21m
0100Z Fri 9 Oct → 0130Z Fri 9 Oct · 30m2026
in 7 days
0100Z Fri 16 Oct → 0130Z Fri 16 Oct · 30m2026
in 14 days
0100Z Fri 23 Oct → 0130Z Fri 23 Oct · 30m2026
in 21 days
0100Z Fri 30 Oct → 0130Z Fri 30 Oct · 30m2026
in 28 days
0100Z Fri 6 Nov → 0130Z Fri 6 Nov · 30m2026
in 35 days

Operating

Modes: FT8/FT4 FT4
Bands: 160m80m40m20m15m10m6m
Exchange: Grid square (following NA VHF, WW Digi and ARRL IDC practice)
Power categories: Standard 100 W
Logs: no deadline or format recorded
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
NCCC's NS rules state no entrant restriction anywhere in the text. Open participation is inferred from the ABSENCE of a clause, not from an explicit worldwide statement -- confirm before shipping the eligibility filter.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off Northern California Contest Club (NCCC)'s own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-11.
What the source says: ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html: 'FT4 NS practices will be held on each Thursday afternoon-evening'; 'start time is 0100 UTC - 45 minutes BEFORE the regular RTTY NS begins'; 'Maximum operating time = 30 minutes (i.e., 0100-0130 UTC)'. 'Maximum power is 100 watts.'
Recorded caveats: NCCC describes these as 'nominal rules' that may be modified on a weekly basis, and runs formal Ladder seasons interspersed with practice weeks. The 30-minute session slot itself is fixed.

Something wrong? How to report it — a link to the sponsor's own page is all it takes.

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