Cypress Chapter Membership

How To Join:

Joining the Cypress Chapter is is quite easy whether you are a local operator or located elsewhere. Follow these Cypress Chapter simple rules and you'll find yourself owning one of our great Cypress Chapter certificates. Please remember that the Cypress Chapter is an affiliated chapter of Ten-Ten International, therefore you must provide proof of paid up dues for 10-10 along with your initial Cypress Chapter application. At this time there are no dues or charges to become a member of the Cypress Chapter .

How To Get A Cypress Chapter Number:

Work 1 IQ (Instant Qualifier)*

or

Work 5 Cypress Chapter members

then

Complete the online Application

You must work the Cypress Member using the 10-10 definition of a legal exchange, adding the exchange of the Cypress Chapter number:

A legal 10-10 contact must be a two-way contact exclusively on ten meters. A legal contact consists of the call, 10-10 number, name, date, and QTH (state or country). At no time is it acceptable for a 10-10 number to be relayed via a third station. These requirements for a legal 10-10 contact have been affirmed by the Board of Directors.

QSL verification of the contacts is NOT required. You may use a contacts chapter list to apply for Cypress Chapter membership. For example, you work me on 10 meters and we simply exchange 10-10 numbers. Later we exchange chapter lists via email and you see that I am an IQ for the Cypress Chapter . Your QSO with me is valid towards Cypress Chapter membership because my Cypress Chapter number is contained on my chapter list. Or you may work me and later get my chapter list but I am NOT an IQ, you can use this QSO towards the 5 contact requirement. If you have any questions about qualifying for Cypress Chapter membership please use our Contact Us page.

We've attempted to make the application process as easy as possible and would appreciate your comments (via our Contact Us page) should you encounter any snags.

Membership Privileges:

Becoming a member of Cypress Chapter allows you to become an active member of an international organization whose main goal is to promote the use of the 10 meter amateur radio band, regardless of modes used. While some amateur radio nets are traffic nets, county nets. WAS nets, PSK nets, CW nets, RTTY nets and so on you will find the Cypress Chapter (and the Ten-Ten Organization as a whole) to be more of a social net.

This allows you to become both and elmer and enthusiast, teacher and student. Many are the times during a day will come up when someone will have a need for help with ham radio in general, ham radio antennas, computers or computer software. Hopefully you will step forward when you can offer assistance to those in need.

While the 10-10 QSO Parties are pseudo contests they are great avenues to qualify for various Ten-Ten sponsored awards as well as helping you in the 10 meter band for other well known awards.

Being that Cypress Chapter is an affiliated chapter of Ten-Ten we are able to join the scheduled Ten-Ten QSO Parties and those locals members 150 miles of the Cypress Chapter may assign your scores to the chapter.

Page updated: August 21, 2007