1.  Maximum point identifier is now 53 (it was 52 in 1999)

2.  Bonus points for working stations operating from Air Force installations count for each valid HF contact (once per mode/band).

3.  Bonus points no longer count for VHF/UHF contacts, only for HF.

4.  Bonus points (300) added for each valid contact with a station with the callsign suffix "AIR." Station Identification and "Point Identifiers": All stations operating in the Air Force Anniversary QSO Party must use a "point identifier" which consists of the words "Air Force" (on voice modes) or the characters "AF" (on CW and digital modes) followed by a point value. The point value for a station is determined by subtracting the year the participant entered the Air Force from the year 2000.  For example, people who joined in 1947 will have a point value of 52 (2000-1947=53) and will identify "/AF53" on CW or digital modes, and "Air Force Fifty-Three" on voice. People who joined in 1990 would have a point value of 10 (2000-1990=10) and will identify as "/AF10" or "Air Force Ten." Participants without Air Force experience are most welcome to participate and will identify as "/AF1" or "Air Force One." Participants may use experience in any Air Force component (active, Air National Guard, or Air Force Reserve) to determine their point identifier. For example, someone who served in the Air National Guard starting in 1967 would use as their point identifier "/AF33" or "Air Force Thirty-three" (2000-1967=33).  Members of our Air Force auxiliary, Civil Air Patrol, will use point identifiers based on when they joined CAP as a cadet or senior member. Previous members of our parent organization, the Army Air Corps, use a point identifier of "AF53."

Scoring:

Total all point identifiers and multiply by number of different point identifiers worked.  For example, if you work four stations with point identifiers of "AF8," "AF22," "AF8," and "AF4," you would determine your final score by first adding together all of the point identifiers (8+22+8+4=42) and then multiplying that number by three (since you worked three different point identifiers: AF8, AF22, and AF4), for a final total of 126 (42 x 3 = 126). (Note that you can count each identifier only once for the multiplier. So in this example, you can count "AF8" only once as a multiplier, even though you worked two "AF8" stations.)  It will be in the best interest of participants to work as many of the 52 different point identifiers (AF1, AF2, AF3, AF4, etc. through AF52) as possible, since by doing so they will gain a higher multiplier.

Bonus Stations:

Stations Operating on Air Force Bases:

Bonuses are awarded for valid HF (but not VHF or UHF) contacts with stations operating from the premises of Air Force installations worldwide. All stations (club or individual) operating within the boundaries of an Air Force base will identify the name of the base they are on. For example, K5TYP will identify "K5TYP, Air Force 52, Keesler Air Force Base."  For each contact with those stations (even if more than one are on the same base), not only will you count their usual point identifiers (and use them to compute the multiplier above), but you will also earn a bonus of 100 points per valid contact to be added to your final score. If you have four contacts with stations located on AF bases, you will add 400 points to your score. "AIR" Stations:  Score 300 bonus points for each valid HF contact with any station with the suffix of "AIR."

Note:  You get credit for both bonuses when you contact an "AIR" station operating from an Air Force installation.  For example, if you work KØAIR (using the point identifier "AF52"), and it is operating from Offutt AFB, Nebraska, you would get 52 points for the contact, 100 bonus points for the contact with a station operating on Offutt AFB, and 300 additional bonus points for contact with an "AIR" station.

Scoring Summary:

Step 1: Add the total of all point identifiers of all stations worked.

Step 2: Count the number of different point identifiers worked, and multiply your score from Step 1 by that number (maximum multiplier will be 52)

Step 3: Count the number of valid HF contacts with stations operating from Air Force installations.  Add 100 points for each of those contacts.

Step 4:  Count the number valid HF contacts with stations with the callsign suffix "AIR" (e.g.-K0AIR, K1AIR, etc.).  Add 300 bonus points to your score for each of those contacts.

1.  The total of all point identifiers.

2.  The multiplier claimed.

3.  Bonus points claimed for contacts with stations operating from the premises of a U.S. Air Force installation.

4.  Bonus points claimed for contacts with stations having "AIR" as their callsign suffix.

5.  Total points claimed.

6.  A declaration as to whether the station is competing as a single operator station or a multiple operator station.

7.  Signature of the licensee or other participant. Logs must be received by The Razorback Radio Club not later than October 15th, 2000.  They may be:

Mailed to:

                        The Razorback Radio Club
                        8437 Wesley Stinnett Blvd
                        Chesapeake Beach, Maryland 20732 U.S.A.

E-mailed (in ASCII format only) to:  [email protected]

We look forward to a fun 2000 QSO party. We hope you'll spread the word and join us.  Please contact us with comments or questions:  [email protected] or [email protected]