[amsat-bb] Clarification

[Bruce]

Sorry for all the confusion and the thread.

I created these three 50th Anniversary Awards back in September, last 
year to try and allow hams all over the world to celebrate with us. 
Some, like the 50th Anniversary Communication Achievement Award follow 
the rules of the current award with a date qualification.

Others like the 50th Anniversary Friends of 50 award were simply 
designed to allow everyone worldwide the opportunity to participate and 
earn a certificate. It was not designed as a contest nor something 
difficult to achieve, thus the work 50 hams on 50 different days was 
simple and attainable by all worldwide.

It has seemed to have morphed into more and that was due to me 
responding to one question on the -BB and then my new AMSAT-VP of User 
Services also responding with an interpretation. The posted rules did 
not mention anything about unique call signs. Thus, if you said, "Hi" to 
your friend every day for 50 days on SO-50, you would be able to earn 
the award. If you were friendlier and said, "Hi to 50 different hams on 
SO-50" every day for 50 days you too would earn the award.

The HF award, I have been asked if you can work the same station on 
different bands and different modes. Why of course. How many unique call 
signs might we get on HF from satellite operators when we might see a 
majority of them with only a 2m/70cm HT's and never have seen an HF rig 
except in a magazine or a store.

  73...bruce

On 3/23/2019 10:19 PM, Bob wrote:
> Hi
>
> One of the AMSAT VPs stated on the BB that the 50th Anniversary AMSAT 
> Satellite Friends of 50 Award requires 50 UNIQUE callsign signs in 
> addition to the one per day limit.
>
> I originally thought the goal was at least one contact on each of 50 
> days.
>
> The unique requirement on 50 unique days within a year may well be 
> impossible. I’ve only worked about 250 unique calls in 45 years on the 
> birds. I would also hate to have to dupe check each entry if I were in 
> your shoes.
>
> Can you clarify, please fingers crossed the VP misunderstands.
>
> 73, Bob, WB4SON
>
>


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