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Subj: AO-40 Birthday Bash gets underway
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 269.05 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. September 21, 2003
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-269.05
The AMSAT sponsored AO-40 Birthday Bash got underway at 0000 UTC on 16
September 2003 to celebrate AO-40's 3rd Birthday. The Birthday Bash will
run through 0000 UTC on 17 November 2003. SSB, CW and digital operations
are acceptable for this bash. The AO-40 command team requests that
operations be performed with minimal power (QRP suggested) to keep the AGC
down.
All hams worldwide are welcome to participate. Awards will be given out for
Top Scores Worldwide, Stateside, Non-Stateside, and AMSAT-NA Member (with
paid up dues). Runners up in each of the above categories will also receive
an award. It is possible for one person to get one or more of the awards
due to his particular location and score.
The exchange for the bash is Call sign, Grid Square, AMSAT-NA membership
number (for AMSAT-NA members), for non-AMSAT-NA members your year and month
of birth (YYMM).
Example:
K5OE de KK5DO
KK5DO de K5OE EL29 12345
K5OE de KK5DO EL29 L34567 (L is used to indicate Life Member)
Or if K5OE were not a member, K5OE EL29 5511
Scoring
Contact with an AMSAT-NA Life Member SSB = 3 points, CW/Digital = 6 points
Contact with an AMSAT-NA Member SSB = 2 points, CW/Digital = 4 points
Contact with a non AMSAT-NA ham SSB = 1 point, CW/Digital = 2 points
As the purpose of this Birthday Bash is to work unique call signs and
membership numbers, dupes will not be allowed for the same mode. Thus, you
can work a station SSB and Digital, one time per mode. You may choose the
type of digital mode you would prefer with the station, i.e. CW, SSTV, RTTY.
Those participating in the bash are encouraged to submit a weekly total by
category so that we can have a running history of activity. These scores
will be posted without call signs so as not to give away who has what score.
Please submit the weekly score to kk5do@amsat.org.
Additional details are available on the AMSAT web site:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/activities/ao40bash.html
[ANS thanks Bruce, KK5DO, for the above information]
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