The Triple H Net 30th Anniversary Celebration

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Triple H Net, members are to make 'eyeball' QSOs
with as many other Triple H Net participants during the entire calender year of 2006.  Some
of these 'eyeball' QSOs will occur naturally at the 30th anniversary convention, when many
members will gather in Des Moines, Iowa on July 29, 2006.  Otherwise, if you visit another
HHH Net participant (not necessarily a Worked All States holder), or are yourself visited
by an HHH Net participant, you would count these as valid 'eyeball' QSOs.  In fact, two
individuals could meet at the Dayton Hamfest, as another example.  'Eyeball' QSOs with
any active or inactive Triple H Net member (with a Worked All States number) will count,
even if the person hasn't been on any radio in years!!

A Net participant is anyone that checks into at least one regular Net session, and makes
at least one regular valid QSO with anyone else checked into the Net.  In this case, the
'eyeball' QSO will only count if the encounter is on or after the date of the NET session
regular QSO he or she makes.

Your individual 'eyeball' meeting must be documented by a QSL type card (postcards will be
accepted) signed by the individual attesting to the meeting with their callsign, date, and
location of the encounter.  A 'photgraphic' record at the time of the encounter, signed, and
dated along with callsigns and the location will also be acceptable.  What is most important
will be the state the individual resides in.  This will be your multiplier for scoring the
results at the end of the year.  Examples:  W0HHH resides in IA, WN7M in WA, AB5BG in TX.
No matter where the 'eyeball' takes place, the state where the person actually resides is
the state that counts for the multiplier.  SPECIAL CREDIT:  If you make an 'eyeball' with
any interstate 'TRUCKER' that graces the HHH Net, you may count either the state the meeting
takes place in , or the state the 'TRUCKER' resides in, your choice!  You may, however, not
count the same 'TRUCKER' for additional credit, even if another encounter takes place in a
different state at a different time.  You may pick the encounter that best suits any scoring
advantage; ie, a second encounter could be in a state you don't already have credit for.  In
this case you would not could the first 'eyeball' at all, and only count the second one.
Regardless, you MUST have a valid QSL type card before claiming credit.  'Eyeball' QSOs made
prior to this announcement (but starting on and after January 1, 2006) will count, but get
a QSL type verification before submitting credit.

SCORING:

Scoring as follows:  Have as many 'eyeball' QSOs as possible, with 1 point credited to each
'eyeball' encounter with a different participant.  Meeting the same person at a different
time and/or location during the year will not count for additional points.  'Eyeball' as
many different states as possible, as this becomes your multiplier!  Example:  16 different 
'eyeball' QSOs representing 9 different states will result in a scope of 144.  Different 
countries (Alaska, Canada, Hawaii, Australia) will count just as an additional state.

As in the case for ALL awards on the Triple H Net, the 'HONOR' system prevails!  You are
on your 'honor' to submit your results accurately and correctly to the Net Administrator
via e-mail (astroyoung@verizon.net), snail mail or phone call.  The results will be placed
on this page as results are received.  To start us out, here is what we have so far;

Callsign           Points

W7FTT                1
N6PJL                1

The Triple H Net 25th Anniversary Celebration

  

The new Triple H Net Association Club Station, W2LTP, was used by many Net members
(in good standing) to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Triple H Net during the
entire 2001 year.  W2LTP was the original callsign of the HHH Net founder, Mr. Hank
Greenberg, who passed away in March, 1998.

Starting January 1, 2001, the Club station was circulated to various Net members around
the country in all 50 states.  This was for the entire year, so many members brought
their particular state up during the Net's nightly operation.  It was then up to all
other individual memebrs to work the station in that particular state, and over the
course of the entire year, to Work All States!  There were some very strict rules that
governed the operations of the Club station by members, as well as the QSL requirements
for eventually obtaining a special participating certificate, to be called

The 25th Anniversary Centurion Award.

38 Club members ended up working all 50 states.

Dated: January 1, 2002

Last Updated:  February 12, 2006: James W. Young, W7FTT, HHH Net Administrator