Many Chapters run Specials for their members. These specials may be monthly or even annually but for the most part they are fun and competitive. If you are included in a Chapter's Special, make it a point to get on the air and give it out. It helps propagate the Chapter and makes you a popular fellow! Once again, like points, Specials are earned only after a legitimate contact with the station iving out the Special. You cannot ethically claim the special just because you heard someone give it! Be sure to have your worksheet back in to the CM by the date requested. At present most of the worksheets, both to and from the CM's are done by email, and It's tough to send one back that is far past the published deadline. In times when the band allows DX participation, ample time will be given to include enough time for return mail from the DX stations.

This should be enough information to get you started in paper chasing and maybe remind some of the older paperchasers of some of the things they may have forgotten. Even though the band in at a low spot in the cycle, contacts can be made virtually every day and that is the real reason, we are here, to keep the band active in periods of minimum activity. The 2008 Summer QSO Party was a good example of heavy activity during a period of low sunspot activity. Everyone was having a ball.