Central States VHF Society States Above 50 MHz Award Contest Rules   Scoring: The total score is the sum of the number of states/provinces worked on each band.  For example: Personal Data Total Score 50 MHz 144 MHz 222 MHz 432 MHz 902 MHz 1296 MHz 2.3 GHz 3.4 GHz 5.7 GHz 10 GHz 24 GHz >24 GHz  Name  Callsign Loc.     (state) 183 48 28 17 26 15 19 12 10 4 4     Awards: 1.  Certificates will be awarded to any station who applies with a score of 30 or higher. The applicant does not have to be a member of the CSVHF Society to receive a certificate. There are three categories: Single Operator, Multi-Operator, and Rover. 2.  Walnut plaques will be awarded for first, second, and third place high scores in the Single Operator category. The awards will be presented at the annual CSVHF Society Conference held each year at the end of July. You must be a member of the CSVHF Society to be eligible for the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place plaque awards. In case of a tie, a weighting factor will be applied to each band’s score making higher frequency scores more valuable than lower frequency scores. Miscellaneous Rules: Location: For Single-Op and Multi-Op categories all contacts must be made from a station located entirely within a single 500 meter circle. New as of 2001/2002: Rover category. Rovers may combine states worked from multiple locations. New as of 2002/2003: Canadian Provinces. You may count Canadian Provinces in your yearly quest—however the name of the program will not change. CY0 and CY9 despite DXCC status count for Nova Scotia. 1.  Refer to the ARRL rules for WAS awards for any issue not specifically covered by these rules. In case of a conflict, the rules in this document shall take precedence. 2.  QSL cards are not required, however verification of contacts may be done at the discretion of the CSVHF Awards committee. All decisions of the committee are final. 3.  All entries must be on the CSVHF entry form (or copies thereof) and must be signed and dated by the applicant. 4.  An applicant may submit entries from multiple locations or combine them into one Rover entry. 5.  Entries must be one band per page. Each page must clearly show the following information for each state or province being claimed: Callsign, Date, Time, and Propagation mode. Mail entries to: Jim Hermanek K0KFC 1213 207th St St Croix Falls, WI 54024 Questions may be adressed to: Back to CSVHF States Above 50MHz Award index Back to CSVHF Home Page