[Fists] Coast to Coast 2000 Announcement

[Casey]

Hi Folks,

I just got my Keynote and though there is a nice full column on the upcoming
Coast-to-Coast event, the rules and website addresses were not included as
I'd expected. Unfortunately, this is going to put our non-Internet FISTS
members interested in participating at a disadvantage. So, I'm posting the
rest of the information here, and I hope that some of us can spread the word
by any other means at our disposal.

73,

Casey Bahr, KS7J  FISTS nr 3648, CC nr 450, CC/m nr 006
Trustee for FISTS Northwest, K7FFF, FISTS nr 4400, CC nr 457
http://www.tomochka.com/k7fff

p.s Note that contrary to earlier expectations, all C2C Certificate orders
MUST be mailed to me at K7FFF HQ: 24250 SW Drake Lane, Hillsboro, OR 97123.
Certificates will be $6 for U.S. hams, $8 for all others, prices including
postage. Only checks and money orders can be accepted in U.S. funds. Sorry
for any inconvenience.


> Rules and Award Info can be found at the FISTS NW web site:
> http://www.tomochka.com/k7fff/fnw_c2c02.html and at the sites of other
participating
clubs.
>
> *** 2002 Coast to Coast Event Rules and Station Guidelines ***
>
> Remember! You don't have to be a FISTS member to participate! Non-members
> can use club points (3 points per club) towards FISTS awards when they
join
> FISTS later.
>
> All Participants:
> Mode: CW Only.
>
> Contest dates --- Starts Friday September 20th at 2000 UTC, ends Saturday,
> the 21st at 1600 UTC (1:00 PM Friday to 9:00 AM Saturday, PDT).
> Clubs will operate to their own schedules. They are not required to be on
> the air the entire 20 hours of the event.
>
> Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters. We encourage Clubs to use the Novice
> segments also. No WARC bands. Clubs will call near regular FISTS
> frequencies.
>
> New this year! You receive one award certificate credit for each club
worked
> and you receive one bonus point for each additional QSO with a club on a
> different band (only one point per club per band). See the C2C Award
details
> for how these points count!
>
> Only FISTS clubs will call. Clubs will call --- "CQ C2C"
>
> Exchange --- Clubs and operators exchange the following elements:
> FISTS Members and Clubs:RST, Name, State (or 2 character prefix if DX),
and
> FISTS number. Clubs: Send only your club's FISTS number.
> U.S. Example: 579, Stan, VA, 2934
> DX Example: 599, Ralph, ZL, 1073
> Non-FISTS: RST, Name, State, and Power (be sure to suffix with 'W').
> U.S. Example: 459, Bill, OR, 50W
> DX Example: 569, Yuri, UA, 100W
>
> Club operators, please note this new rule: Club operators count any
exchange
> with another club to your club and personal QSO count, including bonus
> multiple band points. For example, if you are operating your club call and
> are called by another club, both club operators count the QSO for both
their
> club and their home calls without using their home calls in the QSO. This
> rule is intended to reward our club volunteer ops without the need for
> confusing "double-call QSOs" or separate QSOs while you are on duty.
>
> QSLs and Awards
>
> All participating Clubs will handle their own logging and QSLs. Applicants
> are NOT required to submit QSLs or logs to claim a C2C Certificate. Please
> QSL to Club contacted only (NOT to the contest organizers or FISTS HQ)!
>
> All contacts with Clubs will count toward regular FISTS awards (FISTS
clubs
> are worth 3 points each), as applicable. In addition, special
Coast-to-Coast
> certificates will be awarded to all participants who work the following
> number of clubs (NOTE: log submittal is NOT required):
>
> A minimum of 5 Clubs ---- Bronze Certificate
> For contact of 10 Clubs ---- Silver Certificate
> For contact of 15 Clubs ---- Gold Certificate
> For contact of 20 Clubs ---- Platinum Certificate
>
> New Award Opportunity: Receive a special total points endorsement on your
> certificate for working the C2C clubs on different bands. You receive one
> point for each club every time you work it, once per band.
>
> Example: you worked 9 clubs just once on any bands, but also worked K7FFF
on
> 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters.
> You achieved the Silver Certificate (for having worked 10 clubs total)
plus
> 4 extra points for the additional K7FFF QSOs on the other 4 bands for a
> total point count of 10 + 4 = 14.
>
> Note that your certificate level is determined by the total number of
clubs
> contacted, not the total points attained.
>
> The highest ten point scores will earn those entrants a PVP (potentially
> valuable prize, to be determined later) awarded by FISTS Northwest, K7FFF!
> Point totals will be reported in the Keynote for informational purposes
only
> after the event.
>
> Detailed procedures for ordering Coast-to-Coast Award Certificates can be
> found at http://www.tomochka.com/k7fff/fnw_c2c02_certinfo.html
> AR
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