Newly listed awards "discovered" in 2010

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As newly discovered awards are added to the K1BV Directory, I place them in this working file.  Usually all rules/conditions are OK, but this file may occasionally have incomplete data, until clarified by the sponsor. 
This file was started January 2, 2009.
At the end of the year, I move the data into the appropriate country file.

BULGARIA                            BULGARIAN FLORA FAUNA AWARD (LZFFA)

Sponsored by the Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs ( BFRA ) and available to all amateurs and SWLs to introduce the National Parks, the Nature Parks, the Nature Reserves, the Biosphere Reserves and the Upheld Nature Reserves, recognized by the Bulgarian Ministry of the Environment and Water. The rule follows the outlines of the " WFF – World Flora Fauna " Award (http://www.wff44.com).

The guiding list of LZFF references is available at http://lzffa.mtt.org and at http://www.wff44.com/en/list .

There are 3 Classes of Award:

There is no fee if the award and stickers are requested to be in electronic format. It will be sent in pdf format . Contacts on all amateur radio bands, from 2 to 160 m ; SSB, CW. Digital modes are valid. For the Award there is no differentiations of mode or band. No use of repeaters.

Contacts with stations from LZFF references on or after January 1st., 2000.

Applications and correct fee should be sent to: Award Manager ( Todor Dikov, LZ1HA ) LZFFA Manager, P.O. Box 830, Sofia 1000, Bulgaria or via e-mail to: lz44ffa@gmail.com .

Each request for the award either hunter or activator must be based on WFF LogSearch Application http://ew4dx.org/WFFsearch.html, eLog of expeditions sent to Award Manager or to be based on QSL received in any form. Claim also can be made using a completed Application Form which can be downloaded from the web site: http://www.lzffa.mtt.or The hunterr (for QSOs) : does not have to send QSL cards to claim the Award but all the contacts must be shown in the LogSearch at http://www.ew4dx.org/WFFsearch.html All the claimant has to do is to send the Application Form and payment..

If the contacts are not shown in the online log, then you may send scanned QSL cards via E-mail or to send actual QSL cards, SAE and postage via regular mail.

A separate set of rules has been established to guide Activators of the Parks and Nature reserves. Refer to the WWW site.

E-mail: : lz44ffa@gmail.com
Internet: http://lzffa.mtt.org

Tks OH3GZ 1/18/10

FRANCE                                  MILITARY Amateur Radio Clubs AWARD

Available for any French or foreign amateur radio operator who holds a regular licence for contacting 5 French Military radio clubs. (SWL OK). No beginning date.  The French Military amateur radio clubs – Army, Navy, Air Forces - may be located either in Metropolitan France (including TK- Corsica) , in French overseas Departments , Collectivities or Territories, or in foreign countries where the Radio Club is permitted under International agreements or treaties with France. In those cases where a French unit stays under the NATO or UNO authority, the QSO’s with its ARC, using a regular licence of the country in which they serve , will also count for this award.

* Four classes possible : MIXED MODE, CW, SSB and DIGITAL. 
* QSO’s made using repeaters cannot be used to claim the award.
* QSO’s with a Military ARC using a special callsign are valid for the award.
* All bands, including WARC bands.
* The proofs of QSO’s or SWL reports (QSL cards ) must be included with your applicaton. They will be returned with the Award.

Send list of contacts and the cards plus fee of 2 IRCs to: LAIGU Freddy F5IRO, 28° RT - 2° Cie Quartier De Bange F-63505 Issoire Cedex, France.

Tks F5IRO 1-2-10

KYRGYZSTAN                      KYRGYZSTAN FLORA FAUNA Award   (EXFFA)

Contact specially protected natural areas, parks or nature reservations  as listed by the International WFF Program, or activate such areas on or after 31 August 1991.  

Available in 4 levels:
1. Bronze - Contact 5 different areas.
2. Silver -  Contact 10 different areas.
3. Golden - Contact 15 different areas.
4. Diamond - Contact all 19 different areas.

Applications are issued through an automated log search and cards are NOT needed.  (Logs for almost all WFF operations are kept at the following web-site:  http://ew4dx.org/WFFsearch.htm .  If you wish to make a paper application, you should send certified copies of the appropriate QSLs to EXFF award manager: Narynbek Junushev EH8AV, PO Box 1855, Bishkek, 720000, Kyrgyz Republic. [Write in advance for fees, since at this writing, they have not been confirmed.]

Internet: http://www.wff44.com/ru/news/show/900/  or www.wff44.com  

Tks  OH3GZ 1/19/10

POLAND                           Poland on Long Wave – 136 kHz Award

(This is an addition to the PZK awards series.)

Contact Polish stations on the limited very low frequency 136KHz band on or after 1 March 2003.

Class 1 - 3 two-way QSOs with SP stations.
Class 2 - 3 cross-band QSOs with SP stations. One of the QSOs may be substituted by one SWL report on this band.
Class 3 - 3 SWL reports of SP stations.

You must possess the QSL cards. Send GCR list and fee of 5€, $US5 or 5 "new" IRCs. to PZK HQ Secretariate, Award Manager - SQ7B, PO Box 54, 85-613 Bydogoszcz 13, Poland. 

Tks SQ7B 1/19/10

ROMANIA                     ROMANIAN FEDERATION OF RADIOAMATORISM    (FRR) Series       

General Requirements: All contacts on or after 1 September 1949.  Awards may be endorsed on request for single bands or modes.   Send a GCR list and fee for each award of 5 Lei (for YO),  7 IRC or the equivalent in $US (currently $US7 or 5 Euro) to: FRR, Romanian Federation Of Radiomatorism, CP 22-50, 014780 Bucharest, ROMANIA, or directly to YO3JW. 

Internet: http://www.hamradio.ro/default.asp?id=46&mnu=3

ROMANIA Diploma Award
Contact at least 30 YO counties,  one of which must be Bucharest, the capital city of Romania All 8 call areas, from YO2-YO9 must be included.  On VHF at least 20 counties from 6 call areas must be included.

Romanian Counties
AB/Alba/YO5                   
AR/Arad/YO2           
AG/Arges,/YO7                           
BC/Bacau/YO8
BH/Bihor/YO5
BN/Bistrit,a-Nasaud/YO5
BT/Botosani/YO8
BR/Braila/YO4
BV.Brasov/YO6
BZ/Buzau/YO9
CL/Calaras,i/YO9
CS/Caras,-Severin/YO2
CJ/Cluj/YO5
CT/Constanta/YO4
DB/Dâmbovita/YO9
DJ/Dolj/YO7
GL/Galati/YO4
GJ/Gorj/YO7
GR/Giurgiu/YO9
HD/Hunedoara/YO2
HR/ Harghita/YO6
IF/Ilfov/YO3
IL/Ialomita/YO9
IS/Iasi/YO8
MM/Maramures,/YO5
MH/Mehedinti/YO
MS/Mures,/YO6
NT/Neamt,/YO8
OT/Olt/YO7
PH/Prahova/YO9
SJ/Salaj/YO5
SM/Satu Mare/YO
SB/Sibiu/YO6
SV/Suceava/YO8
TR/Teleorman/YO9
TM/Timis,/YO;
TL/Tulcea/YO4
VS/Vaslui/YO8
VL/Vâlcea/YO7
VN/Vrancea/YO4
B(BU)/Bucuresti/YO3


BUCHAREST Diploma Award
Contact at least 10 different stations in Bucharest, the Romanian capital.

Diploma BUCHAREST Jubilee Award
Contact at least 5 stations in Bucharest, Romania's capital annually between 1-31 December. The applications must be submitted no later than March 31 of the following year.

Diploma YO-AD All Districts Award
Contact stations in Romanian call areas YO2-YO9 per the requirements shown in the table below.  The number of contacts and districts varies according to your CQ Zone.

Diploma is issued in three classes, as follows:
                 Zone 15, 16, 20    Zones 14, 17, 21, 33, 34    All Other Zones               VHF
Class I    10 QSO/8 districts         6 QSOs in 8 districts    3 QSOs in 8 districts    1 QSO in 4 districts
Class II    6 QSOs in 6 districts     6 QSOs in 4 districts    2 QSOs in 6 districts    1 QSO in 3 districts
Class III    3 QSOs in 3 districts    3 QSOs in 2 districts    1 QSOs in 3 districts    1 QSO in 2 districts



Diploma YO-A M Alma Mater Award

Contact YO stations in Romanian cities where colleges, universities or other high academic centers are located. The number of contacts depends upon your CQ ZONE.

Diploma is issued as follows:

Zones                          3.5         7         14         21         28         WARC         VHF
15, 16, 20, 30             5            1          1           4           8              8                15
14, 15, 21, 33, 34       20          6          2            1          3               6                10
All others                   10          8          3            1          2               4                  5

Localities with high academic centers: Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara, Constanta, Oradea, Baia Mare, Ploiesti, Sibiu, Bacau, Pitesti, Galati, Suceava, Petrosani, Hunedoara, Targu Mures, Craiova, Resita.

YO-BZ Balkans Peace  Zone Award                     
Contact stations in different Balkan countries plus QSO in the number of districts of YO per the list below.

Diploma issued in three classes as:           
Class I:   24 QSO in 18 districts in 5 countries in the Balkans  + 6 districts of  YO with 3 QSOs from each.                    
Class II:  21 QSO in 15 districts in 4 countries in the Balkans  + 6 districts of  YO with 2 QSOs from each. 
Class III: 18 QSO in 12 districts in 3 countries in the Balkans  + 6 districts of  YO with 1 QSO from each. 

The Balkan countries are:  LZ, SV, SV5, SV9, SV/A, T9, TA(European), YO, YU, 4O, Z3, ZA.

YO-DC Double Diploma Award call
Contact 26 stations which have double letters in their suffix from AA to ZZ. Minimum required number of Romanian stations in this group for YO is 8 stations, for Europe, 5 YO stations, and for  DX, 2 YO stations.  Stations with three letter suffixes may be used  if their call has two of the letters next to each other: For example: AAT or CCZ.

YO-DR Danube River Award       
Contact stations in countries through which the Danube River flows.
These countries are: DL, OE, OM, HA, 9A, YU, LZ, YO, UR.
3 QSO’s are needed with each country, and 5 in Romania.  Of the total, at least three QSOs must be with cities which are located on the banks of the Danube. On VHF, at least 3 and YO are needed.

YO-DX-C award
Contact stations who are members of the YO DX Club.
Europeans need 5, Romanians need 10 and all others need 2 members.

YO-LC Large Cities Award
Contact stations which are located in the major cities in Romania as listed below.

Diploma issued in three classes:
Class I:  EU need  30 DX QSO in 30 major cities: DX 20 in 20 cities VHF: 10 QSO in 10 cities
Class II  EU need: 20 DX QSO in 20 major cities: DX 10 in 10 cities VHF   8 QSO of 8 cities.
Class III EU need  10 DX QSO in 10 major cities; DX: 5 in 5 cities    VHF  6 QSO of 6 cities.

Big cities are:
YO2: Arad, Deva, Hunedoara, Petrosani, Resita, Timisoara;
YO3: Bucharest;
YO4: Braila, Constanta, Focsani, Galati, Tecuci, Tulcea;
YO5: Alba Iulia, Baia Mare, Bistrita, Cluj-Napoca, Dej, Oradea, Satu Mare, Sighetu Marmatiei, Zalau;
YO6: Brasov, Medias, Miercurea Ciuc, Székelyudvarhely, Sibiu, Saint-George, Targu-Mures;
YO7: Craiova, Pitesti, Rbmnicu Vâlcea, Slatina, Tbrgu Jiu, Drobeta Turnu Severin;
YO8: Bacau, Barlad, Botosani, Iasi Onesti, Piatra-Neamt, Romania, Suceava;
YO9: Alexandria, Buzau, Calarasi, Giurgiu, Ploiesti, Slobozia Targoviste, Turnu Magurele:

YO-CM Chess Mate Diploma Award
Contact 64 stations of which at least 8 of which are in Romania, as follows:
Horizontal row of the chess board is filled with eight stations YO worked. In each box vertically, make the other: seven indicative (or YO) where their suffix has at least one common letter, the same, with the suffix of the first box YO station.
For example: first station listed is YO3KAA, the key point is K, the following is the listing of the vertical row: JA1KKZ, DL1KP, W5IK, YO6KBM, HA8AK, LZ1KWT, I1KKK.

YO-CM-Masters Diploma Award
In this case, first row are members of YO DX Club, the vertically can also use the same member YO DX Club, but worked in different bands.

YO-NC Diploma Award Call Namesake
Contact 5 stations which have the same suffix as yours.  Stations with a three-letter suffix only need 3 different stations with identical suffixes. .       
                   
YO-5 on 5 Award
Contact stations with the 5 continents other than their own, on five different bands

Diploma YO-2x2 . Etc.
Contact with Romanian stations of each of the listed bands in the same number as that of the band.  For example 10 Romanians on 10 meters. 
YO-10x10
YO 12x12
YO-15x15
 YO  17x17
YO-20x20
YO 30 x30
YO-40x40
YO-80x80
YO 160 x 160

Diploma YO-100 YO-200 YO-300 ............ award
Contact 100, 200, 300, ..... etc. different Romanian stations.

YO-20Z Diploma award 20 areas
Contact different stations in CQ Zone 20.  The total number of contacts and countries depend upon you own Zone.     (1 QSO/country )
YO is required as one of the countries in all cases.
Diploma issued in three classes, as follows:

Zones:                      15, 16, 20                       14, 17, 21, 33, 34                All other Zones             VHF
Class I                      10 QSO, 10 countries    8 QSO, 8 countries            6 QSO, 6 countries     3 QSO, 3 countries
Class II                        8,                8               6             ,6                         4            ,4                    2,           2   
Class III                       6,                6               4,            4                          2,            2                    1,           1

Zone 20 countries are: 4X, 5B,E4, JY, LZ, OD, SV, SV5, SV9, SV/A, TA, YK, YO, ZC4.

YO-25M 25th Meridian Award
This degree was instituted for those who fail to submit evidence that they made contacts with stations in countries crossed the meridian 25 East, including a station YO.

Class I:   12 QSO from 12 countries         VHF: 3 countries + YO
Class II:    8 QSO in 8 countries,              VHF: 8 countries + YO
Class III    5 QSO of 5 countries               VHF: 1 country + YO

Traveling 25 East countries are: LA, OH, ES, YL, LY, EU, UR, YO, LZ, SV, SV9, 5A, SU, ST, TL, 9Q, 9J, V5, A2, ZS.

YO-45P 45th  Parallel award
Contact stations located in countries through which the 45th parallel passes, including a station YO.

Class   I  8 QSO of 8 countries         VHF = 3 countries + YO
Class II   6 QSO in 6 countries,         VHF = 2 countries + YO
Class III  5 QSO of 5 countries         VHF = 1 country + YO                

Countries of North Latitude 45:YO, YU, T9, 9A, I, F, VE, W, JA, UA0, BY, JT, UN, UK, UA, UR
The award and the honorary membership in the YO DX Club counts as a certificate. 

Internet: http://www.hamradio.ro/default.asp?id=46&mnu=3
Tks YO3JW fenyo3jw@gmail.com

ROMANIA                               YO Fauna Flora Award

The Award is issued by Societatea Romana al Radioamatorilor - YO FF Group. Contact stations operating from Romanian Nature Parks and Reservations listed valid for this award. All bands and modes OK.

Romanian stations need 8 different parks, Europeans need 5 and all others 3.

Endorsement stickers are available for additional contacts. Romanians need 8 more, Europeans need 5 and all others need 3. Fee for the endorsements are 2€ each by mail, but if it is placed on a "diploma" by electronic modes, there is no charge. Special Trophy is being made available if you have contacted all 25 parks. The special trophy is available only by mail and the fee is 20E.  Send list of contacts and fee of 5€. There is no fee if the award is requested in electronic format (pdf or jpg). Apply to Fenyo Stefan, PO Box 19-43, RO-033210 Bucuresti 19, Romania or fenyo3jw@yahoo.com .

E-mail: fenyo3jw@yahoo.com 
Internet: http://wff-yo.blogspot.com/2009/08/yoff-diploma.html
Internet: www.hamradio.ro at "diplome" regulamente

Tks YO3JW 1/18/10

VENEZUELA                         Diploma Faros Venezolanos              (Venezuelan Lighthouse Award)

Sponsored by the RADIO CLUB VENEZOLANO, available to any amateur radio operator or SWL for contacting different lighthouses of Venezuela on or after 1 January 1980. The award may be endorsed for contacts made on Phone, CW, Digital or mixed modes.

The following contacts will not count: cross bands or modes, repeaters, nodes, relays or via Internet (echolink, iLink, etc). Satellite QSOs are OK. Contacts must be made with stations operating from the official list of lighthouses using any valid band or mode assigned to amateur radio.

Foreign stations (SWLs) need 20 different Venezuelan lighthouses.
Venezuelan stations (SWLs) need 30 different Venezuelan lighthouses.
Special Award for any station (SWL’s) for QSOs with at least 40 different Venezuelan lighthouses.

Contacts made by two different stations, both on the same lighthouse, will be considered valid for the object of this award. Those contacts made with portable stations will be considered valid, whenever they are within the effective legality.

Your applicaton must include the QSLs, without any no type of amendments or corrections, and include the following data: Station worked (heard), lighthouse reference number, UTC time and date, mode. Foreign stations only should send the list of the contacts certified by any society member of IARU.

The D.F.V award fee for Venezuelan stations is 20 Bs F. Fee for foreign stations is 12 $ ó 24 IRC. Apply to: D.F.V., RADIO CLUB VENEZOLANO, Comisión de Concursos y Diplomas Apartado Postal 20285, Caracas 1020-A, Venezuela.

The official list of lighthouses valid for this award is found on the internet reference below. 

Internet: http://www.radioclubvenezolano.org/dfvru.htm

Tks YV1DIG 1/19/10

VHF - IRELAND                      The Brendan Awards

The Brendan Awards are designed to encourage experimentation with two-way trans Atlantic communications by radio amateurs using the Two Metre Band. Such an event would establish a historical record.

The Brendan Trophies and Brendan Shields will be presented to each of the operators of the two amateur radio stations which first establish two-way communication in the relevant category between the continents of Europe and America (North or South) within the Two Metre Amateur Band.

The Brendan Plate will be awarded to the Receiving station, or to both the Receiving and Transmitting station where the Transmitting station has specifically attempted a trans Atlantic contact.

The specific rules and conditions under which the award will be made are laid out in great detail on the IRTS website: Internet: http://www.irts.ie/cgi/brendan.cgi

Contacting the Awards Panel:  Write to The Brendan Trophies Awards Panel, Irish Radio Transmitters Society, P.O. Box 462, Dublin 9, Ireland.

Internet: http://www.irts.ie/cgi/brendan.cgi

Tks EA3GHZ 1/2010

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