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2000 Air Force Anniversary QSO Party
Dates and Times:
0001 UTC September 16th, 1999 until 2359 UTC on Sept 17th, 2000.
Scoring Changes for 2000:
1. Maximum point identifier is now 53 (it was 52 in 1999)
2. Bonus points for working stations operating from Air Force installations
include stations operating from present AND FORMER Air Force installations
Station Identification and "Point Identifiers":
All stations operating in the Air Force Anniversary QSO Party must use a
"point identifier" which consists of the words "Air Force" (on voice modes)
or the characters "AF" (on CW and digital modes) followed by a point value.
The point value for a station is determined by subtracting the year the
participant entered the Air Force from the year 2000. For example, people
who joined in 1947 will have a point value of 53 (2000 -1947=53) and will
identify "/AF53" on CW or digital modes, and "Air Force Fifty-Three" on
voice. People who joined in 1989 would have a point value of 11 (2000
-1989=11) and will identify as "/AF11" or "Air Force Eleven." Participants
without Air Force experience are most welcome to participate and will
identify as "/AF1" or "Air Force One."
Participants may use experience in any Air Force component (active, Air
National Guard, or Air Force Reserve) to determine their point identifier.
For example, someone who served in the Air National Guard starting in 1966
would use as their point identifier "/AF34" or "Air Force Thirty-four" (2000
-1966=34). Members of our Air Force auxiliary, Civil Air Patrol, will use
point identifiers based on when they joined CAP as a cadet or senior member.
Previous members of our parent organization, the Army Air Corps, use a point
identifier of "AF53."
Scoring:
Total all point identifiers and multiply by number of different point
identifiers worked. For example, if you work four stations with point
identifiers of "AF8," "AF22," "AF8," and "AF4," you would determine your
final score by first adding together all of the point identifiers
(8+22+8+4=42) and then multiplying that number by three (since you worked
three different point identifiers: AF8, AF22, and AF4), for a final total of
126 (42 x 3 = 126). (Note that you can count each identifier only once for
the multiplier. So in this example, you can count "AF8" only once as a
multiplier, even though you worked two "AF8" stations.) It will be in the
best interest of participants to work as many of the 53 different point
identifiers (AF1, AF2, AF3, AF4, etc. through AF53) as possible, since by
doing so they will gain a higher multiplier.
Bonus Stations:
Stations Operating on Present or former Air Force Bases or Bona Fide Museums:
Bonuses are awarded for valid HF (but not VHF or UHF) contacts with stations
operating from the premises of existing or former Air Force installations
worldwide and from any bona fide museum. All stations (club or individual)
operating within the boundaries of an Air Force base will identify the name
of the base (or former base--e.g.-Blytheville AFB, Smokey Hill AFB, etc.)
they are on. For example, K5TYP will identify "K5TYP, Air Force 53, Keesler
Air Force Base." For each contact with those stations (even if more than one
are on the same base), not only will you count their usual point identifiers
(and use them to compute the multiplier above), but you will also earn a
bonus of 100 points per valid contact to be added to your final score. If you
have four contacts with stations located on AF bases, you will add 400 points
to your score. Likewise, bonus points (and point multipliers) count for
contacts with stations operating from museums (e.g.-Air Force Museum, SAC
museum, etc.).
"AIR" Stations: Score 300 bonus points for each valid HF contact with any
station with the suffix of "AIR."
Note: You get credit for both bonuses when you contact an "AIR" station
operating from an Air Force installation. For example, if you work K0AIR
(using the point identifier "AF53"), and it is operating from Offutt AFB,
Nebraska, you would get 53 points for the contact, 100 bonus points for the
contact with a station operating on Offutt AFB, and 300 additional bonus
points for contact with an "AIR" station.
Scoring Summary:
Step 1: Add the total of all point identifiers of all stations worked.
Step 2: Count the number of different point identifiers worked, and multiply
your score from Step 1 by that number (maximum multiplier will be 53)
Step 3: Count the number of valid HF contacts with stations operating from
existing or former Air Force installations. Add 100 points for each of those
contacts.
Step 4: Count the number valid HF contacts with stations with the callsign
suffix "AIR" (e.g.-K0AIR, K1AIR, etc.). Add 300 bonus points to your score
for each of those contacts.
For a sample scoring calculation sheet, click here.
Club Participation:
Clubs may use as their club point identifier the point identifier of any bona
fide club member, or may base their point identifier on the date the club was
formed (up to a maximum of "AF53").
Calling Procedure:
Contest CQ calls should be given as "CQ AF" on CW and digital modes, and "CQ
Air Force" on voice.
Exchanges:
Exchanges should consist of callsign with point identifiers and signal
reports. (E.G.-CW/Digital: "K5HOG/AF26 DE K5XH/AF1 599 K" Voice: "K5HOG this
is K5XH Air Force 1, you are five by nine, over.")
Frequencies:
Operation is allowed on any authorized frequency, but we will encourage the
following frequencies ending in "47" (to celebrate 1947, the year of our
formation as a separate Service) as meeting places (e.g.-3547, 3947, 7047,
7247, 14047, 14247, 21047, 21347, 28047, 28447).
Valid Contacts:
Contact is allowed with each other station only once per band/mode.
Awards:
Awards for 2000 will include trophies for overall worldwide single and
multiple winners, and certificates for first, second, and third place single
and multiple operator stations in each country, state, and province.
Log Submissions:
Log submissions for awards must include for each contact: the callsign of the
station worked, its point identifier, date, time, frequency, and mode. Each
page must have point identifiers totalled at the bottom of that page. Each
log submission must include on the final page the following:
1. The total of all point identifiers.
2. The multiplier claimed.
3. Bonus points claimed for contacts with stations operating from the
premises of a U.S. Air Force installation.
4. Bonus points claimed for contacts with stations having "AIR" as their
callsign suffix.
5. Total points claimed.
6. A declaration as to whether the station is competing as a single operator
station or a multiple operator station.
7. Signature of the licensee or other participant.
Logs must be received by The Razorback Radio Club not later than October
15th, 2000. They may be:
Mailed to:
The Razorback Radio Club
1033 Marlboro Road
Lothian, Maryland 20711 U.S.A.
E-mailed (in ASCII format only) to: k5hog@aol.com
We look forward to a fun 2000 QSO party. We hope you'll spread the word and
join us. Please contact us with comments or questions: k5hog@aol.com
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/k5xs
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