2007 20-20 Anniversary Award
REVISION TO THE 20-20 PLAQUE RULES
To give everyone a fair shot at earning an Anniversary Award plaque, we are ammending the rules for the plaque.
For each TWO approved monthly logs that you submit for the 20-20 award, you will be issued one "Bonus Month" sticker. Each "Bonus Month" sticker may be used as a "Free" month.
It is possible to earn up to FOUR Bonus Month stickers. You may use these stickers to catch up on missed months or save them for future months.
For example, if you earned stickers for January and February, you will be given one "Bonus" sticker. You can use it immediately or save it for a later month.
If you didn't participate in the 20-20 in January, but earned stickers for February and March, you will be given a "Bonus" sticker, which you may use for January.
Extra Bonus stickers will not be given for working more than 20 claimed QSOs in a particular month.
Bonus stickers must be used for whole months only and cannot be divided or used as partial credit or combined with QSO's.
You do not have to use the Bonus stickers if you don't want to.
To celebrate FISTS 20th anniversary in 2007, the 20-20 award will be available for contacts made between individual FISTS members during the period of January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.
During each calendar month, starting the first of the month and ending the last day of that same month (according to your local time zone) 20 contacts must be made with 20 different FISTS members, each QSO lasting at least 20 minutes.
A certificate with spaces for 12 endorsement stickers will be issued after approval of the first month's completed log, with an endorsement sticker issued for each month's approved log after that. Each month is considered to be a separate endorsement. If you skip a month or several months, you can still apply for months in which you meet the requirements.
A plaque will be awarded to those successfully obtaining an endorsement sticker for each month during 2007 (12 months total).
Rules:
Contacts must include exchange of Callsign, QTH, signal report and FISTS number (for verification purposes).
The "QSO" starts when two-way contact is established. Calling CQ does not count toward QSO time. For example, if you call CQ for ten minutes before you get a reply, that ten minutes does not count toward the 20 minute total. You need to chat for 20 minutes after you establish contact with someone.
Two-way Morse code mode only.
It is open to all power levels, fixed or mobile stations and all legal bands. No endorsements for special-interest operating or bands. Multiple endorsement stickers for more than 20 contacts per month are not available.
Contacts must be made with 20 different individual FISTS members during the calendar month. For the purpose of this award, an "individual FISTS member" is a person. Club calls are not eligible for this award.
However, if you make a contact with a club that has a FISTS number (operated by a FISTS member) and you exchange QSO information with the operator while s/he uses their personal callsign and you chat for a minimum of 20 minutes, you may count the contact with the operator's personal callsign toward the 20-20 Award.
Each month starts a new contact log. You may work the same person in more than one month, but only once per month.
Each Monthly Entry List for the 20-20 Award must contain ONLY the following information: Call Worked, Date, Band, FISTS Nr., QSO Start Time, QSO Stop Time. On the bottom of the list, write your name, callsign, address and the month for which the contacts are being claimed.
There is no charge to FISTS members in good standing for the original certificate, but an SASE or address label for each endorsement sticker is appreciated to ease the workload of the awards manager.
The Award is available to all licensed amateurs. Non-FISTS or FISTS who are delinquent with their subs please include $3 for the basic certificate and $1 for endorsement stickers. If a plaque is earned and desired by a non-dues paying Amateur, they will be responsible for the cost of their plaque and shipping.