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From: tbz@tbz (Tammy-Beth Zimmerman KA1WWP)
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Subject: VUCC stuff
Ed,
Here are the vucc forms that I just sent to Don Short. Do you
want them?
ARRL VUCC AWARD APPLICATION
1. Please PRINT. 2. Use separate application for EACH band.
Call:__________Name:__________________________________________
(Print exactly as you want it on certificate)
List any ex-calls used on any cards submitted:_______________
Address:(number and street)__________________________________
(city, state, ZIP)___________________________________________
Membership control number (from your QST wrapper):___________
(check one) ___Initial application ___Endorsement
FOR RETURN POSTAGE: Money/Stamps enclosed $______________
Include $1 for certificate or S.A.S.E. (with appropriate postage
for the weight of your field sheets) for your endorsement.
Return my cards via: __Registered __Certified/US only
__United Parcel Service __First-class mail
Band (check one only): _50MHz _144MHz _222MHz _432MHz
_902MHz _1296MHz _2.3MHz _3.4MHz _5.7MHz _10GHz _24GHz
_47GHz _Laser _Satellite
INITIAL applicants:_____________Number of grid squares claimed.
ENDORSEMENTS
______________ + ______________ = ______________
Number Number additional NEW TOTAL
previously in this application
credited
The undersigned affirms he/she has read, understood, and abided
by the rules of the VUCC (MSD-261).
Signature_______________________ Date___________________19_____
*************VHF AWARDS MANAGER VERIFICATION****************
Grid square credits claimed on this application have been
verified as correct and true. TOTAL number of grid squares
credited=__________________.
________________ _________ ____________ V-________
(Signature) (call) (date) (Mgr. 4-digit code #)
*************DIRECTIONS TO APPLICANT***************
1. Fill out this application and MSD-259. Read the VUCC Rules
(MSD-261) carefully.
2. Enclose postage sufficient for return of cards (if mailed),
and return address label.
3. For initial applicants, enclose $1 U.S. for mailing
certificate (W/VEs only).
4. For endorsements, enclose S.A.S.E. with appropriate postage
for the weight of your field sheets.
5. Sort QSLs alphabetically by field, and numerically within the
field, from 00 to 99.
6. Forward cards to nearest VHF Awards Manager (see attached
information). DO NOT SEND CARDS TO ARRL HQ.
MSD-260(1192)
and
VHF/UHF CENTURY CLUB AWARD RULES
1. (a) The VHF/UHF Century Club Award (VUCC) is awarded for
contact with a minimum number of "Maidenhead" 2 degree X 1 degree
grid square locators per band as indicated below. Grid squares
are designated by a combination of two letters and two numbers.
More information on grid squares can be found in January 1983
QST, pp. 49-51 (reprint available on request), The ARRL World
Grid Locator Atlas and the ARRL Grid Locator for North America
(see latest QST for prices and ordering information). The VUCC
certificate and endorsements are available to ARRL members in
Canada, the U.S. and possessions, and Puerto Rico, and other
amateurs worldwide.
(b) The minimum number of squares needed to initially
qualify for each individual band award is as follows: 50 MHz --
100; 144 -- 100; Satellite -- 100; 220 MHz -- 50; 432 MHz -- 50;
902 MHz -- 25; 1296 MHz -- 25; 2.3 GHz -- 10; 3.4 GHz -- 5; 5.7
GHz -- 5; 10 GHz -- 5; and Laser -- 5. Certificates for 220 and
432 MHz are designed as Half Century, 902 and 1296 MHz as Quarter
Century, and those above SHF Awards.
2. Only those contacts dated January 1, 1983, and later are
creditable for VUCC purposes.
3. Individual band awards are endorsable in the following
increments:
(a) 50 and 144 MHz and Satellite -- 25 credits; (b) 220 and
432 MHz -- 10 credits; (c) 902 MHz and above -- 5 credits.
4. (a) Separate bands are considered as separate awards. (b)
No crossband contacts permitted except for Satellite award. (c)
No contacts through active "repeater" or satellite devices, or
any other power relay methods are permitted for nonsatellite
awards. (d) Contacts with aeronautical mobiles (in the air) do
NOT count. (e) Stations who claim to operate from more than one
grid quare simultaneously (such as from the intersection of 4
grid squares) must be physically present in more than one square
to give multiple square credit with a single contact. This
requires the operator to know precisely where the intersection
lines are located and placing the station exactly on the boundary
to meet this test. To achieve this precision work requires
either current markers permanently in place, or the precision
work of a professional surveyor. Operators of such stations
should be prepared to provide some evidence of meeting this test
if called upon to do so. Multiple QSL cards are not required.
5. There are no specialty endorsements such as "CW only" etc.
6. For VUCC awards on 50 through 1296 MHz and Satellite, all
contacts must be made from a location or locations within the
same grid square or locations in different grid squares no more
than 50 miles apart. For SHF awards, contacts must be made from
a single location, defined as within a 300-meter diameter circle.
7. APPLICATION PROCEDURE (please follow carefully):
(a) Confirmations (QSLs) and application format (MSD-259 and
MSD-260) must be submitted to an approved VHF Awards Manager for
certification. ARRL Special Service Clubs appoint VHF Managers
whose names are on file at Hq. If you do not know of an Awards
Manger in your area, Hq. will give you the name of the closest
manager. DO NOT SEND cards to Hq.
(b) For the convenience of the Awards Manager in checking
cards, applicants may indicate in pencil (pencil only) the grid
square locator on the address side of the cards that DO NOT
clearly indicate the grid locator. The applicant affirms that
he/she has accurately determined the proper locator from the
address information given on the card by signing the affirmation
statement on the application.
(c) Cards must be sorted by: (1) Alphabetical by field; (2)
Numerical from 00 to 99 within that field.
(d) Where it is necessary to mail cards for certification,
postage equal to the amount needed to send them will be included
for return of cards along with a separated self addressed mailing
label. In addition, U.S. and Canadian applicants will enclose
$1.00 U.S. for any initial application to cover postage and
packaging of the certificate. For endorsements, enclose on an
S.A.S.E with appropriate postage for the weight of your field
sheets. When mailing cards, REGISTERED or CERTIFIED mail is
recommended.
(e) Enclosed with the initial VUCC certificate from Hq. will
be a photocopy of the original list of grid squares for which the
applicant has received credit (MSD-259). When applying for
endorsement, the applicant will indicate in RED on that photocopy
those new grid squares for which credit is sought, and submit
cards for certification to an Awards Manager. A new updated
photocopy listing will be returned with the endorsement sticker.
Thus, a current list of grid squares worked is always in the
hands of the VUCC award holder, available to the VHF manager
during certification, and a permanent historical record always
maintained at Hq. Reminder: for initial application, enclose
$1.00, and for endorsements, enclose an S.A.S.E with appropriate
postage for the weight of your field sheets. For endorsement
applications, it is only necessary to submit those MSD-259s that
indicate new grid squares worked since the previous submission
(indicated in RED).
8. DISQUALIFICATION. Altered/forged confirmations or fraudulent
applications submitted may result in disqualification of the
applicant from VUCC participation by action of the ARRL Awards
Committee. The applicant affirms he/she has abided by all the
rules of membership in the VUCC and agrees to be bound by the
decisions of the ARRL Awards Committee.
9. Decisions of the ARRL Awards Committee regarding
interpretation of the rules here printed or later amended shall
be final.
10. Operating Ethics: Fair play and good sportsmanship in
operating are required of all VUCC members.
MSD-261 (292)
These are both on my \public directory and someday when my LAN
is fixed you can get them there if you need to.
CUL
Tammy-Beth