MEMBERSHIP

  Membership is open to all interested in Morse code, irrespective of their speed and ability.
Subscriptions are $15.00/year; Under 17= FREE; College students = $10. Family members may join FISTS at no extra charge-only one newsletter is mailed per household.
Send to FISTS, P. O. Box 47, Hadley, MI 48440
NOTE: CHECKS can take 6-8 weeks to clear from the day received. Nancy processes them, updating the database, then takes them to the bookkeeper. The bookkeeper enters them into the "official books", then takes them to the bank. Depending on schedules that month, it can take 6-8 weeks.
Questions? Write Nancy.

 

WE NOW ACCEPT PAYPAL for membership dues and supply orders!!!
Address your PAYPAL payment to FISTS@TIR.COM and make sure you reference what the payment is for, including sizes and colors if ordering merchandise

NOTE: To view the membership applications on-line your web browser MUST have the ability to open and use Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you try to open the applications on-line and they do not open, it probably is an indication that your web browser is not set up properly for using Acrobat. In that case, download the current version of Acrobat by clicking the link here. You can also "right-mouse-click" on the membership application  links below and do a "save as" to your computer for viewing/editing later.

APPLICATIONS  
If you live in North, South or Central America, you may join the North American Chapter of FISTS. To join by mail, please download a membership application (PDF file). Also available is a welcome letter from FISTS founder Geo, G3ZQS. This application should be mailed to Nancy, WZ8C at P.O.Box 47, Hadley, MI  48440-0047.

To join the North American Chapter using Paypal, send the $15 yearly membership subscription to "fists@tir.com" and put "New Membership" in the Paypal comments box, along with your callsign and name and mailing information if different from that used to make the Paypal payment. If you have a question about membership please contact Nancy WZ8C (nancy@tir.com)

If you can't download the North American application, information and an application can be mailed to you. Send a message to Jim Ranieri, AA9LS with your name, call sign, and postal address, or mail the request to Jim at 33778 Rebecca Road, Kingston, IL 60145

"FISTS Down Under" applications are to be mailed to Ralph Sutton, ZL2AOH at 12C Herbert Gardens, 186 The Terrace, Wellington 6001, New Zealand. Membership information is on the web at http://www.fistsdownunder.org/fists/join.ia

People in Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Uzbekistan wishing to join FISTS should join the East Asian Chapter. Information about this Chapter is available on the web page http://www.feacw.net/

All other DX may join the DX Chapter of FISTS. For DX membership information, please see the web site at http://www.fists.co.uk/

RENEWALS

Send $15/year or $10/year for college students to FISTS, P. O. Box 47, Hadley, MI 48440 or via Paypal to fists@tir.com with renewal" in the Paypal Comments Box.  You may renew for more than one year at a time.

If you are over 79 or under 18, or have a family membership your renewal is free.  If you qualify for a free renewal, please drop Nancy WZ8C a note around the time of your "renewal" each year. Let us know you are still interested in CW and FISTS so we can update your membership and keep you on the Active Members List.

Your renewal date is on your mailing label - please look at it!

ONE renewal postcard is mailed out. If you've sent in your renewal but get a reminder postcard within a few weeks, please don't be concerned, the card probably crossed with your renewal

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