[PaQSO] club score record

[Charles W. McMullen]

04 OCTOBER 2004

Amid the noise about the W3UU Bonus Points operation, someone who will 
remain nameless but whose callsign is...well, never mind...made the 
accusation that the current record club aggregate score set by the 
Frankford Radio Club in 2002 could not have been achieved without including 
the score of the very successful W3FRC Bonus Points Station.  This is 
absolutely not true.  In the years in which I have been the PA QSO Party 
coordinator, which includes 2002, the Bonus Points Station score has not 
been included in the club aggregate score of the club sponsoring the Bonus 
Points Station.

So.....

AS A STATEMENT OF FACT, FOR THE RECORD; IN THE PENNSYLVANIA QSO PARTY FOR 
THE YEAR 2002, INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE FRANKFORD RADIO CLUB, OPERATING 
SEPARATELY FROM THE W3FRC BONUS POINTS STATION,  SUBMITTED TWENTY THREE 
LOGS HAVING A TOTAL AGGREGATE SCORE OF TWO MILLION, SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE 
THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (2,625,150) POINTS THUS ESTABLISHING THE 
CURRENT, AS OF THIS DATE, CLUB AGGREGATE SCORING RECORD.  THIS RECORD SCORE 
DOES NOT INCLUDE THE SCORE OF W3FRC, THE BONUS POINTS STATION OPERATED BY 
THE FRANKFORD RADIO CLUB IN THAT YEAR, WHICH, IF IT WERE INCLUDED, WOULD 
BRING THE TOTAL TO OVER 3.3 MILLION POINTS.

PLEASE CHECK YOUR FACTS AND VERIFY THAT THEY ARE, IN FACT, FACTS BEFORE 
STATING THEM AS BEING FACTS.

AND NEVER, NEVER BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU SEE ON THE INTERNET UNLESS YOU 
PERSONALLY KNOW AND TRUST THE SOURCE FROM WHICH IT CAME OR CAN VERIFY IT 
FROM ANOTHER SOURCE.

On the subject of Bonus Points Stations (BPS), as a condition of being 
granted the status of the being the BPS, we request that the sponsors 
follow the same logging and reporting procedures as other stations 
competing in the party.  But has anybody considered that since they are 
non-competitive, i.e. they're essentially just handing out contacts, they 
really don't have to follow any of the party rules and are bound only by 
the rules established by the FCC?  Chew on that a bit.

Have a great party folks!

Chuck, K3CM