W4FCR - The FISTS QSL
Bureau Club - is FISTS #7007
The FISTS QSL Bureau Club is in operation with the call W4FCR.
The club includes ten members of the Franklin County Amateur Radio Club
who are FISTS members.
All of the members will particpate in putting FISTS #7007 on the
air. These operators are:
K1HEL Dick
- FISTS #7427
K1SO
Jerry - FISTS #6340
KA3NZR
Harry - FISTS #11316
W4EIE JJ
- FISTS #8296
N4HVW Keith
- FISTS #6918
K4ORD Riley
- FISTS #4272
K4UK
Stan - FISTS #2934
W4BOT Bill
- FISTS #5674
W4TLM Terry
- FISTS #6837
W4YE
Buddy - FISTS #3929
Also Charlie, K4BSF and Frank, N4FEG who are not FISTS members, but
who are "helpers" in the FISTS QSL Bureau may periodically operate W4FCR
on CW.
Since the FISTS QSL Bureau Club is an affiliated club of FISTS, contacts
with W4FCR are good for 3 points. Naturally we will QSL via the FISTS
QSL Bureau. If you don't use the Bureau we would appreciate an SASE.
The Club now has Silver, Gold and Diamond Awards as well as Platinum
and Platinum-250 and Millionaire.
The Club also has the FISTS-WAS Award. And, we have the ARRL-WAS
Award thanks to getting QSL cards from the FISTS members in all 50 States.
To date we have logged 38 QSO's which lasted 30 minutes or more.
So, you may run into some real Rag Chewers when you contact W4FCR.
So, give a listen for W4FCR
In days of old, when ops were bold,
And sidebands not invented,
The word would pass
By pounding brass,
And all were well contented.
15th Anniversary Award
A QSO with Jim, VA3KV on December 23, 2002 provided the 40th Canadian
contact to complete
the requirements for our 15th Anniversary - 300 Award. A
"Special" QSL card was been sent to
Jim commemorating this "Milestone"
QSO.
The Club received the beautiful 15th Anniversary - 300 Plaque
W4FCR - Status - 12/23/02 - At completion of requirements.
QSO's
For
To Date
Plaque Need
Area 1 17
15 None
Area 2 19
15 None
Area 3 17
15 None
Area 3 17
15 None
Area 4 24
15 None
Area 5 22
15 None
Area 6 17
15 None
Area 7 17
15 None
Area 8 21
15 None
Area 9 17
15 None
Area 0 18
15 None
Canada 42
40 None
England 43
40 None
DX 54
40 None
Clubs 31
30 None
Totals 359
300 None
The 359 contacts we made amounted to 564 points. The Club will
continue putting W4FCR on the air to enable members to get 3 points toward
their Awards. When we call "CQ FISTS" we most often sign as "W4FCR
/ Club" to help establish the fact that we are one of the Clubs which has
a FISTS number.
FISTS Diamond Award
The QSO with Mick, G3RYZ on October 29, 2002
provided the 1000th point for W4FCR and qualified the Club for the FISTS
Diamond Award. A "Special" QSL card has been sent to Mick commemorating
this "Milestone"
QSO.
Dennis has sent us Diamond Award Certificate #
90. He thinks W4FCR is the first FISTS affiliated Club to
earn the Diamond Award.
The breakdown of the Club's QSO's with 746
members or clubs through November 20, 2002 is as follows:
498
QSO's were with U.S. FISTS
201
QSO's were with FISTS in other "DXCC" Countries of which:
94 were U.K.
41 were Canadian
35 were Europe
14 were North America
12 were VK / ZL / JA
3 were South America
2 were Africa
47
QSO's were with Clubs - of which 12
Clubs were outside of the U.S.
Our thanks to all members who we have had QSO's
with since our first Club
contact on January 11, 2000 with Jack WB2FXK.
This page revised 10/13/2007 by Stan Reas