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This Friday, September 11th, 2026, from 4pm-7:59pm EDT (20:00-23:59UTC),  
is the annual K1USN SSO
(Slow Speed Open) on the air event.
Details below.
Friday September 11th, 2026
 20:00-23:59 UTC
4:00pm-7:59pm EDT

K1USN SSO
Please join us on the air.		 Key
K1USN SSO features
  • Our annual 4 hour operating event, held on the 2nd Friday in September, commemorating the very first K1USN SST.
  • The existing K1USN SST format will be used but a with few interesting scoring changes!
  • QSO's with K1USN are worth 50 Bonus points! A bonus QSO can be take place on each band. A SST OPEN UDC file for N1MM Logger+ has been designed to handle the 50 bonus point scoring. 
  • Important: Download the K1USN SST Open UDC file for this event at:
    https://n1mmwp.hamdocs.com/mmfiles/k1usnsstop-udc
  • New CW Slow Speed scoring multipliers exist to encourage slower speed operation (done via the 3830scores.com submittal form):
  • 20 wpm or less  x 1
  • 15 wpm or less x 2
  • 10 wpm or less x 3 
Questions? email us at: k1usn.radioclub.sst@gmail.com
K1USN SSO RULES         K1USN SSO FAQ 

Using 3830Scores.com
SSO exchange is the same at the standard SST,
except "SSO" is used in place of "SST"
Example:
Pi, K1RV sends:
Rick, N1DC replies with:
Pi, K1RV replies with:
Rick, N1DC replies with:
Pi, K1RV: replies with:		 CQ SSO K1RV
N1DC
N1DC Pi MA
GE Pi Rick MA
GL Rick TU K1RV SSO
fyi, CW abbreviations used above: CQ (Calling Any Station),
      GE (Good Evening), GL (Good Luck) and TU (Thank You).
      MA is the state abbreviation for Massachusetts.
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