To receive the Chessie Certificate, collect 100 unique basic CBC Certificate numbers. Each time you collect an additional 100 unique CBC Certificate numbers, you earn another seal for this award. The maximum is ten seals.Submit your list of contacts in CBC NUMERICAL order.
A. On your birthday,everyone working on the Basic Certificate receives 100 points and all they work under the Basic Certificate. B. Lighthouse Certificate holders receive 150 points and all they work including the Basic Certificate and Lighthouse Certificate members C. Fish of the Bay certificate holders receive 200 points and all they work including all certificate holders.
Work the Counties that border the Chesapeake Bay and its tributary openings, and receive a 300 point bonus. Contacts must be confirmed with photo copies of QSL cards.
Work all states with CBC members for a 100 point bonus. Contacts must be confirmed with photo copies of QSL cards.
Work all continents with CBC members for 100 point bonus. Contacts must be confirmed with photo copies of QSL cards.
Work ten states in the USA for a 100 point bonus. You must work connecting states to your state, but you cannot count your QTH state. Ex. - Start with your state and work in any direction as long as all states join at some point. DX works ten states at any starting point as long as they all touch. Hawaii and Alaska are included under the DX plan. To receive the 100 point bonus, submit your ten state list along with your next seal upgrade to the Certificate Manager (not the Awards Manager).
Work contacts in all U.S. Call Areas with CBC members for 300 point bonus. You will need to work 3 unique contacts in call area 0 10 unique contacts in call area 5 3 unique contacts in call area 1 03 unique contacts in call area 6 3 unique contacts in call area 2 05 unique contacts in call area 7 3 unique contacts in call area 3 03 unique contacts in call area 8 15 unique contacts in call area 4 03 unique contacts in call area 9
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