Newly listed awards "discovered" in 2010

FILE 1

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, 2010.
At the end of the year, I move the data into the appropriate country file.

Entries outlined in yellow are the most recent entries. 

  

 

 
COUNTRY Name of Award Date Added Source
ARGENTINA Diploma "Sistemas Hidrograficos de Cordoba" 16 February 2010 PA3CUZ
AUSTRALIA The VK9 Award 15 February 2010 VK4TJF
BULGARIA Bulgarian Flora Fauna Award (LZFFA) 18 January 2010 OH3GZ
CZECH REPUBLIC The Three Emperors Battle Award 5 February 2010 W9GL
DENMARK Halmstad-Helsinge Diploma 12 February 2010 OH3GZ
FRANCE Military Amateur Radio Clubs Award 2 January 2010 F5IRO
GERMANY Oberems-Diplom 14 February 2010 PA3CUZ
GERMANY Titisee-Diplom 14 February 2010 PA3CUZ
KYRGYZSTAN  Kyrgyzstan Flora Fauna Award   (EXFFA) 19 January 2010 OH3GZ
POLAND SP Great Cities Award 25 February 2010 SM6DEC
POLAND Poland on Long Wave 136 KHz Award 19 January 2010 SQ7B
ROMANIA  ROMANIAN FEDERATION OF RADIOAMATORISM    (FRR) Series     26 January 2010 YO3JW
ROMANIA Romanian Flora Fauna Award 18 January 2010 YO3JW
RUSSIA Chuvash Regional Branch of Union of Russian Amateurs 25 February 2010 OH3GZ
SERBIA Lajkovac Award 12 February 2010 YU1AB
UKRAINE Diploma Old Kiev 14 February 2010 PA3CUZ
UKRAINE Bunkers of Kiev Hardened Shelter Area 3 March 2010 K1BV Research
VENEZUELA Diploma Faros Venezolanos 19 January 2010 YV1DIG
USA IARU Region 2 Award 12 February 2010 ARRL Letter
USA Worked All Ohio State Parks Award 12 February 2010 Tks N8OFS
IRELAND - VHF The Brendan Awards 23 January 2010 EA3GHZ
USA - VHF VHF - USA Pacific NorthWest VHF Society Grid Exploration Award Program 26 February 2010 N8OFS

ARGENTINA                                          Diploma "Sistemas Hidrograficos de Cordoba"

Sponsored by the Club Villa María for contacts after 30 May 2009. SWL OK. Earn the award by contacting at least 10 stations operating close to rivers, reservoirs, lakes and lagoons in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. There are endorsement for each additional 10.  All bands and modes. Each river, reservoir, lake and lagoon has a refenrence number DSHC 001 ect.  GCR list and fee of US$ 10 (endorsements US$ 5) to Radio Club Villa María, Casilla de Correo 7, código postal 5900, Villa María, Córdoba, Argentina.

E-mail : noticiasàraradioaficionados@yahoo.com.ar

Here is a partial list of the qualifying rivers, reservoirs, lakes and lagoons valid for the award.   A complete list which will be updated once it is completed may be found at: http://www.radioclubvillamaria.org.ar

Rívers

Altautina, Ancasmayo, Anisacate, Calabalumba, Candelaria, Carcaraña, Chico, Chocancharaua (ex Rio Cuarto), Conlara, Cosquin, Cruz del Eje, Ctalamochita (Ex Rio Tercero), De la Candelaria, De la Cruz, De las Barrancas, De las letanias, Del Medio, De los sauces, Dulce, El Durazno, Guasapampa, Grande, Las Tapias, Los Espinillos, Los Molinos, Los Reartes, Mina clavero, Panaholma, Pichanas, Piedra Blanca, Pintos, Popopis (Ex Rio Quinto), Quillinzo, Quilpo, Rugapampa, Saladillo, San Bartolome, San Francisco, San Gregorio, San Ignacio/Dolores, San Jerónimo, San Marcos, San Miguel, San Pedro, San Roque, Santa Rosa, Soto, Suquia (Ex Rio Primero), Tabaquillo, Xanaes (Ex Rio Segundo), Yuspe.

Dams, Reservoirs

Arroyo corto, Boca del Rio, Cerro pelado, Cruz del eje, El Cajon (H. Algañaraz), El Mal Paso, El Portecelo, Jose de la Quintana, La Falda, La Quebrada, La Viña (Medina Allende), Los Alazanes, Los molinos, Paso de las Campanas, Pichanas, Piedras moras, Piso Huasi, San Jeronimo, Rio tercero, San Roque.

Lagoons

Mar Chiquita (Mar Chiquita), El Camoatí (Viamonte), José María (Onagoity), Jumel (Corral de Bustos), La Amarga (El Tambito, Serrano), La Brava (La Carlota), La Chanchera (La Carlota), La Salada (Viamonte), La Tunita (Etruria).

Internet http://noticiaspararadioaficionados.obolog.com/diploma-permanente-sistemas-hidrograficos-cordoba-277994 or www.gratisweb.com/.../Diploma_Sistemas_Hidro_Cordoba.html 

Tks PA3CUZ 2/2010


AUSTRALIA                                  The VK9 AWARD

The award is sponsored by the Redcliffe and District Amateur Radio Club. Contact each of the "VK9" DXCC entities using any or all bands and all modes. Band and mode endorsements are available on request. SWL OK, though their applications must show the call signs of both stations heard.

The VK9 DXCC entities are as follows:
1. Mellish Reef
2. Lord Howe Island
3. Norfolk Island
4. Christmas Island
5. Willis Island
6. Cocos Keeling Island

Send GCR list and fee of 5 AUD, 2 IRC’s or $US5 to James Fleming VK4TJF, 4 Murchison Ct., Murrumba Downs, 4503 QLD Australia.

Internet: http://www.redclifferadioclub.org.au/


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:

Class

Name

Hunters
need:

Activators need:

Fee

(PAYPAL accepted)

III

LZFFA Bronze

5

3

Award and sticker:

5€, $US8 or 4 IRCs

II

LZFFA Silver

10

5

Sticker: 2€, $US3 or 2 IRCs

I

LZFFA Gold

15

8

Sticker: 2€, $US3 or 2 IRCs

 

Honour Roll

 

Honor Roll

25

15

Separate certificate: 10€, $US15 or 8 IRCs Optional Plaque: 25€, $US35 or 29 IRCs.

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


CZECH REPUBLIC                                               The Three Emperors Battle Award

The award is issued to all amateurs on the occasion of the 200th anniversary (Dec. 2nd 1805) of the "Battle of the Three Emperors" near Austerlitz. Earn a total of 200 points working stations or areas noted below using all bands and modes, but only one time, since July 1st 2005.

Point Values:
1) QSO with OL200BA, OL3EB, OL5AUS or OL5NAP = 50 points, OL40SW = 40 points.
2) 2 QSOs are required with the district of Brno-venkov = GBV, Vyškov = GVY or special stns: OL5AFN, OL0 – 9BA (Battle at Austerlitz) or using the suffix AB (Austerlitz Battle) , AU (Austerlitz), CP (The Caim of Peace), TP (The Tumulus of peace) = 10 points.
3) Each QSO with the neighboring district: Blansko = GBL, Brno-mìsto = GBM , Bøeclav = GBR, Hodonín = GHO, Kromìøíž = GKR, Prostìjov = GPR, Tøebíè = GTR , Znojmo = GZN and Ždár nad Sázavou = GZS = 5points.
4.) EU and DX (outside of OK/OM) fr QSO with OK/OL stnts = 2points.
5) VHF, UHF bands multiply by 2, QSOs via repeaters are not valid.

Send GCR list showing call sign, date, UTC, Band and mode) with fee of OK/OM 50Kc(/70Sk), EU / DX 7 IRC, and 5€ or $US7 to: Jaromír Klaška OK2SW, Pratecká 186, 664 51 Kobylnice, CZECH REPUBLIC, EUROPE.

Internet: http://ok2sw.kobylnice.net/english.php

Tks W9GL 2/2010


DENMARK                           Halmstad - Helsinge Diploma

This diploma was created in a collaboration between Swedish radio amateur club SK6SP in Halmstad and OZ9HEL EDR Helsinge department for Ramløse-repeater. The award consists of a hand-painted oval plaque with the two amateur radio clubs' logos and can be acquired as follows:

Make 25 contacts with Swedish licensed radio amateurs and one contact with club station SK6SP plus 25 contacts with Danish licensed radio amateurs and one contact with club station OZ9HEL to acquire diploma. All bands and modes may be used. Repeaters are OK. Contacts on or after 7 Jan 2000. Send GCR list with all QSO details and fee of 200 Danish Kroner plus postage to Bente, Lodberg OZ1DLJ, Tisvildevej 3, DK-3210 Vejby,

Internet: http://www.oz9hel.dk/ 

Tks OH3GZ 2/2010


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


GERMANY                                         Oberems-Diplom

The DARC-Ortsverband Rheda-Wiedenbrück, DOK N 47, offers this Diploma for contacts after 1 January 2010, SWL OK. Form the words RHEDA WIEDENBRUECK with the suffix letters from stations of the N District. From each station’s call only one letter may be used. Of the 17 letters (stations) at least 7 letters from stations of the DOK 47 are required.  A contact with the club station DK0RE or contest station DP4D may be used once as a Joker (substitute) for a missing letter.  All bands and modes except none via Packet Radio and Echolink.  Send a GCR list and fee of 5€ to Wilfried Schwabe DG6YDJ, Lippestrasse 2, D-33378 Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany.

Internet: http://www.ov-n47.de/oberems-diplom

Tks PA3CUZ 2/2010


GERMANY                                         Titisee-Diplom

Sponsored by the German Amateur Radio Club eV, Ortsverband Titisee, DOKA34, for contacts after 1 January 2008 with members of DOK A34 and Club stations from the district of Baden (A DOK). SWL OK.  Earn 20 points.

Each contact with A34 and the club stations there = 1 point and on in CW = 5 points. The A34 club station DK0TI = 5 points.  All bands and modes, except that Packet Radio and Echolink may not be used.  Fee of the diploma is 10€. Germans may send funds electronically to DARC OV Titisee, Konto 19596800, BLZ 68090000, Volksbank Freiburg.  Send GCR list and fee to Alfred Spitzer, DF9JD, Am Reichberg 10, D-79843 Löffingen, Germany.

E-mail: aspitzer@t-online.de
Internet: http://www.ov-a34.de/titiseediplom/index.php

Tks PA3CUZ 2/2010


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                         "SP Great Cities" Award

Earn the award by making QSOs with stations located in the principal cities of Poland. 
This award is a part of the PZK series.  Requirements and fees are found at the POLAND.htm file. 

The award is available in 3 classes:

Class 3 - for QSOs with 15 different cities
Class 2 - for QSOs with 25 different cities
Class 1 - for QSOs with 35 different cities

No time limits. SWL OK.

Internet: (rules): http://www.awards.pzk.org.pl/html/Polskie_Miasta.htm
Internet (cities list) http://www.awards.pzk.org.pl/html/Miasta_Polskie_1.htm
(There are 220 cities in the list.)

Tks SM6DEC 2/25/10


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


This popular and old series of awards offered by the
national society of Romania (FRR) was removed in 2005 due to administrative problems.  YO3JW assures me that the issues have been solved, and I am happy to re-introduce the awards once again.    ---Ted K1BV

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, ER, 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


RUSSIA                   --Chuvash Regional Branch of Union of Russian Amateurs Series --

General Requirements: This is a series of three awards with nearly identical requirements differing only in the option to work a special memorial station different for each of the three. The identical requirements are: to make 10 contacts with stations located in the Chuvash Republic on HF or, just 1 QSO on VHF bands. All the contacts must be with different stations .Send GCR list and fee of 100 rubles for Russians, $US5 or 10 IRCs for CIS countries and $US8 or 16 IRC for all others.

E-mail: ua4ye@mail.ru
Internet: http://www.radio.cheb.ru
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Tks OH3GZ 2/25/10

     Chuvashiya Award

The award may be earned as noted above or by just one HF contact with UE4YWI on or after 1 January 1990. 

     V.I. CHAPAEV Award

The award honors the memory of General Vasily Chapayev.
The award may be earned as noted above or by just one HF contact with UE4YWL on or after 1 Jan 1990. .

     Chuvashiya Space Diploma

Awarded to honor the cosmonauts from Chuvashiya: the twice Hero of the Soviet Union A.G. Nikolaeva, the Hero of Russia, N.M. Budarina and the long time Hero of the Soviet Union living in Chuvashiya, M.H. Manarova.
The award may be earned as noted above or by just one HF contact with UE4YCS or after 4/12/2007.


SERBIA                             LAJKOVAC AWARD

Sponsored by the Radio Club "Zeleznicar" YU1GTU on the 90th anniversary of the Railway in Lajkovac. SWL OK. Contact Lajkovac stations on or after 1 Sept 1998, all bands or modes. No use of cross0-mode, digitpeaters, satellites or repeaters. Each station may be worked one time. YU's need 3 QSO's, other EU 2 and all others just 1 QSO with members of RC "Zeleznicar" YU1GTU. YU and EU's must work the club station YU1GTU or special call YT1L. The award is free, but YU stations must send 2 IRCs, EU 3 and all others 4 IRCs for postage. Send GCR list and fee for postage to: Radio Club "Zeleznicar" - YU1GTU, PO Box 5, YU-14224 Lajkovac, Yugoslavia.

List of members: YU1GTU (special call YT1L), YU1AB (YU4A), YU1CM, YU1SL, YU5B, YT1DL, YT1DOS, YT1GSM, YT1MIT, YT1MBZ, YU2MAX, YT1SEN, YT1SMC, YT1VBR, YT1VVK and YT1WIN.

Internet: http://solair.eunet.rs/~yu1ab/awards/lajkovac.html

Tks YU1AB 2/2010


UKRAINE                               Bunkers of Kiev Hardened Shelter Area

During the early days of WWII, responding to the German invasion of their country, the Ukraine built a series of concrete bunkers in concentric rings that surrounded Kiev. In memory of this desperate defense measure, an award was developed to encourage radio "expedition" operations from within or near the site of the bunkers which still exist, albeit as overgrown and empty memorials of the horrors of the "Great Patriotic War".

Conditions:
Contact at least 10 different expeditions, which operate from the location of the BUNKERs of the Kiev hardened shelter area. All bands and modes OK. On 1.8 MHz and VHF/UHF, only 5 contacts are needed. The official list of valid bunkers is found on a downloadable file called "Pipa's Map" and available on the website.  No use of repeaters or non-radio services using ECHO-LINK or similar methods. The sponors suggest using QRP power levels, similar to that used during the actual combat operations of the time. The bunker station will send the following contact data which is required that you include in your application: RST - OPERATOR NAME - QTH (Bunker Number from Pipa's List).

Refer to the website for rules applicable for activators.  Look for activity from the operators between June 22 to September 19 of each year, since 2008.  The applications should be in the form of an e-mail to the award manager UT4UBL addressed to award@ham.net.ua. SWL OK, but must include the call sign of the calling station and the bunker data.

The diploma is sent only by E-MAIL and  is free-of-charge Your award will show an image the actual  BUNKERs you  worked, the brief information on these structures, and also information on the competitor, number of the diploma, date, signature of the members of expeditions if possible.

Internet: http://krc.ham.net.ua/articles.php?lng=en&pg=1146

Additional information about expeditions, etc found at: http://qrp.ham.net.ua/ and http://krc.ham.net.ua/

Information about the bunkers:
http://ukrfort.io.ua/
http://relicfinder.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=119
http://doti.org.ua/, http://qrp.ham.net.ua/forum/forums.php?forum=11

Tks K1BV research 3/3/2010


UKRAINE                                 Diploma Old Kiev

Sponsored by the Radioclub Delta. Contact 10 stations from Kiev and the Kiev region within 24 hours. Repeat contacts with same station are allowed if made on different bands and modes.  Send log and fee of $US3 to: Sergey Mikhailovich Beresnev UR7UT, P.O. Box 73, OBUKHOV-2, Kievskaya oblast, 08702, Ukraine.

E-mail: ur7ut@mail.ru  
Internet: http://deltaclub.org.ua/articles.php?lng=ru&pg=996

Tks PA3CUZ 2/2010


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


USA                                       The IARU Region 2 Award

In October 2009, IARU's Region 2 announced a new award -- the IARU Region 2 Award -- available to amateurs and SWL’s who submit confirmed QSLs with 20 Region 2 countries or entities. Contacts on or after April 16, 1964 -- the date when IARU Region 2 was founded.

US applicants must submit QSL cards -- along with the application and certification form -- to either the ARRL Awards Branch or ARRL Card Checkers for certification; non-US hams must submit their cards, application and certification form to their IARU Member Society to be approved. Applicants will also need to provide an envelope with sufficient postage affixed so the person checking the cards can forward the application and supporting materials to the IARU Region 2 Awards Manager in Venezuela (from the US, postage is approximately 98 cents).

Applicants may also submit photocopies of the QSL cards (front and back) that have been authenticated by both the applicant and an appointee of the ham's IARU Member-Society, or the original QSLs (no authentications necessary) to the IARU Region 2 Awards Manager. Both methods require sending the application form.

The IARU Region 2 Award Manager may one or more of the QSLs. Electronic QSLs -- such as Logbook of The World (LoTW) or eQSL -- can not be used for this award.

Contacts can be made using the following bands: 160, 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 meters. You can make all your contacts on one band, or mix it up and use them all -- it's up to you. Contacts can be made using phone, CW, digital or satellite modes. All contacts must be made from the same location using any official call letters that belong to the applicant (including special licenses for contests or events) and must be bilateral or two-way. Contacts in crossed modes and/or bands will not be accepted, except for satellite mode.

The IARU Region 2 countries are: Anguilla, Antigua y Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Granada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucie, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Turk & Caicos Islands, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Internet: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2010/02/11/11335/?nc=1

Tks The ARRL Letter for February 11, 2010


USA                               Worked All Ohio State Parks Award

Contacts stations operating from the US state of OHIO State Parks on or after 1 Sept 2008. The contacts must be verified by either a traditional QSL card or EQSL. The card ard must clearly specify the Ohio State Park claimed for credit. All bands and modes OK. Repeater contacts are not eligible for this award, nor can a repeater be used to solicit contacts.

Stations submitting proof of contact with all 74* Ohio State Parks will receive a numbered certificate, the first 10 of these applicants will also be eligible for a plaque. Stations who submit proof of traveling to and activating all 74* Ohio State Parks will receive a numbered plaque.

All stations submitting for a certificate must forward a WAOSPA application along with a 9X13 SASE. All stations submitting for a plaque must forward a WAOSPA application along with a $7.95 money order payable to: WB8LCD – Thomas R. Sly,to pay for shipping and handling. (WB8LCD is the WAOSPA sponsor)

* There are currently 74 Ohio State Parks. This number can change as the number of Parks changes in the future. "All Ohio State Parks" will be defined as all current parks at time of application for the award.

Look for activity each year in the month of September. Check the website below.

Internet: http://parks.portcars.org/ospota/?p=173
(Official Application will be found on this website.)

Tks N8OFS 2/12/10


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


VHF - USA Pacific NorthWest VHF Society Grid Exploration Award Program

General Requirements:

1. Contacts made via man made satellites or repeaters are not eligible.
2. Contacts for the Mountain Bluebird, Apple, Spirit Bear, Chinook, and Outpost Certificates must be made from within 200km of your current home station and all contacts must be within 200km of each other.
3. Contacts where there is evidence of rover to rover grid circling will be disqualified after review by the Board of Directors.
4. Confirmation of contacts can be traditional QSL cards or electronic QSL cards (eQSL or LOTW).
5. Contacts made in grids that are on a state border may be counted in either state. British Columbia contacts only count for British Columbia if that station was in British Columbia. British Columbia contacts can not be used for Idaho, Oregon or Washington state certificates.
6. Roving / Portable stations must have the other station clearly state what grid you were in during the contact on the QSL.
7. Maritime Mobile contacts count for the grid they are in if the grid includes land for the state/ province claimed.
8. Contacts with Aeronautical and Orbital stations do not apply.
9. All qualifying contacts must be made after 00:00 UTC January 1, 2009.

Application Procedure:
1. Please use the provided Grid Worksheets in Excel or PDF on their website.
2. There is a one time application fee of ten dollars that includes lifetime membership in the society. Applications are free to existing members.
3. Certificate application will be made to a representative of the PNWVHFS Board of Directors. Applicants are encouraged to apply with the Director representing the state/province of the award they are applying for, but may use any board member for convenience. Board members must have their own application checked by another board member.
4. Upon completion of the four required certificates, the Board of Directors will forward a plaque application to the PNWVHFS club president for final approval.
5. A complete submission for an award will include all required QSL cards or E-QSLs and a properly filled out grid check off sheet. The official grid check off sheet is attached at the end of this document. A self addressed stamped envelope must be provided along with the QSL cards if they are to be returned.
6. A board member will review the certificate submission, forwarding it on to the Awards chair if approved or returning it if the submission is rejected.
7. Additional opportunities for award checking will be posted on the PNWVHFS e-mail reflector. (Common examples will be major ham fests or during the PNWVHFS annual conference.
7. Certificates will be sent out as soon as practical at no additional cost.
8. The first five plaques issued will be free of charge. The plaques and endorsements will be charged at cost (plaque creation plus shipping & handling) after that.
Applications may be sent to: Pacific Northwest VHF Society, 1011 NE 71st St., Seattle, WA 98115.

E-mail: secretary@pnwvhfs.org
Internet: http://pnwvhfs.org/society.html

Program Goal: To encourage VHF+ activity in the greater Pacific Northwest (the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and the province of British Columbia) and to honor the achievements of operators within its boundaries as well as the stations who work them. The goal of the award program is to work or activate all grids with land mass in the Pacific Northwest.  Award Certificates will be issued for confirmed contacts from 50 Mhz to light. Certificates will be numbered in the order stations are qualified and confirmed. A list of certificate holders and plaque holders will be posted on their web site.

Home Station Certificates and Plaques
1. The Apple Certificate
Work all grids within the state of Washington using any combination of VHF bands.

2. The Chinook Certificate
Work all grids within the state of Oregon using any combination of bands.

3. The Mountain Bluebird Certificate
Work all grids within the state of Idaho using any combination of bands.

4. The Spirit Bear Certificate
Work a minimum of 15 grids within the province of British Columbia with any combination of bands.

5. The Homestead Plaque
Issued to any station who completes the Apple, Chinook, Mountain Bluebird, and Sprit Bear certificates. Plaques will be numbered in the order stations are qualified and confirmed.

6. Outpost Certificates
One numbered Outpost Certificate will be given to any station who achieves any of the above awards on any single band. A second or third certificate will be awarded when additional sections are completed on a single band.  Numbered Band Endorsements will also be added to the Homestead Plaque for each Outpost Certificate.

Portable / Mobile / Rover Certificates and Plaques
A separate set of awards and plaques is available to Grid Square activators. Refer to their web site for complete details.


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