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The LATEST AWARD/S LISTED are the entries above which are outlined in yellow.

1 January to 31 August 2010

POLAND                             Fryderyk Chopin 1810-2010 Award

Commemorating the 200^th Anniversary of the birth of famed Polish composer Chopin. Work 3Z0FCH and HF200FCH. DX and/or CW stations need one QSO with either station. Send your application and fee of 2 IRC's to: Stanislaw Chorzepa SP7MJL, Al. 600-Lecia 62A/20, PL 96-500 Sochaczew, Poland.

3Z0FCH will be active from 1 January to 30 June 2010.
HF200FCH will be active from 1 April to 31 August 2010.

K1BV Comment: Very handsome award at modest cost.

Internet: http://www.sp7pad.republika.pl/chopin.htm

Tks Henryk SP9JPA 4/1/10

1-27 January 2010
1-28 May 2010
1-28  September 2010

NETHERLANDS                         600th Anniversary of the City of Purmerend

In 2010 the city of Purmerend celebrates it's 600 years anniversary of the granting of city rights. To commemorate this event a special event station with the call PC600P will be activated during three periods in 2010. These periods are January 1-27, May 1-28 and September 1-28. QSL via PA3HGP. All the QSO data will be uploaded to LOTW and eQSL after each activity period, and will be automatically confirmed via the bureau when the last period has ended. Local operators are expected to operate under special prefix call signs (i.e. PA600MIR, PA601FR, PA602SWL, PA603HGP, PD602YL, PE603HG, etc)

A special award will be available for amateurs who contacted PC600P and stations from Purmerend.  Dutch stations need 600 points, European stations need 450 points, stations from outside Europe need 300 points.

Point Values:
1. At least one contact with PC600P = for 100 points. 
2. Contacts with a Dutch station with a "600" prefix station =  50 points as well as contacts with stations from Purmerend's sister-city Jihlava in the Czech Republic.  These Czech stations are: OK2BEJ, OK2BPV, OK2KJI, OK2PBF, OK2PYA, OK2UFU, OK2VYJ, OK2WKW, OK2ZDL, OK2ZU OK6CZ, OK7ZD, OL9X and OL0E.
3. Contacts with other Dutch stations from the region Waterland = 25 points.

You may use any band and any mode but points credit is only given once for every band-mode combination. The award is also available for SWL's but QSO's reported on the DXclusters do not count. Applicants need to send in a log with QSO's before January 31 2011 to the award manager.  Sending QSL's for the award is not necessary but will be appreciated.  To cover postage costs a fee of €2,- $3,- or 2 new IRC's must accompany your application.

The award manager is: PA0MIR, Nico van der Bijl, Lepelblad 129, 1441VH Purmerend, Netherlands

 Tks: Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 941  1/3/10 

15 March to 31 December 2010

The Award was created to support the goal of building a well for drinkable water in a village of the Central African Republic. The award, on parchment, show the photos of Central African children’s and the Convent of St. Bernardino in Genoa (Italy), center of the infirmary, rest home of the elderly religious and the Center of Foreign Missions of Cappuccini. The award will be signed by the Provincial Minister and with the operator of the radio station. The person responsible of the Award and manager is IK1APO Gianni Calafato.

Rules
Period:  from 10.00 utc of 15 March 2010 to 24.00 utc of 31 December 2010.
Share: all world (OM, YL, SWL)
Band: 160, 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 10
Mode: CW, SSB

Requirements: Make two contacts with station IR1C. Two contacts may be made on the same band if they are on different days or modes.
Applying: Send log extract to the manager IK1APO no later than 30 Mar. 2011 . For European stations the cost is 15 Euros, for other Continents the cost is $US18. Europeans may pay will be able to on ccp n°336164, for:Procura Missioni Estere Frati Cappuccini Centro Africa e Perù , Via Mura di San Bernardino n°15 16122 Genova-Italia.

Internet: http://www.ir1c.com/Eng/index.html

Tks OH3GZ/PA3CUZ

1 May 2010 to 15 June 2010

1. Participation: Any world-wide OM and SWL can participate.
2. Period: starts at 00:00 UTC on May 1st 2010 and ends at 24:00 UTC on June 15th 2010.
3. Bands: all the HF frequencies, but no WARC are allowed.
4. Mode: SSB only.
5. Score: Stations outside of Europe need only 3 points or 3 SWL reports to receive the Diploma, while Italian or European stations need at least 10 points or 10 SWL reports. More than one contact with the same station is allowed but only if the contacts are made on different date or band. Contact with the same station made in a different band but same day, must be logged with at least one hour of interval. Any contact or SWL report is worth 1 point. During the period above mentioned stations called "Jolly" might be on air and a contact with such station will be worth 3 points. During the Diploma period it's accepted only one contact a day on each band with only one Jolly station.
Every contact must be logged with:
     – progressive number
     – R-S report
     – QTR report
IQ5EM, a super "Jolly" Station of the Empoli Radio Club, will be randomly active and any contact with this station = 5 points. Within 31st July 2010 all the world-wide OM and SWL (NOT Italian) who would have sent all the necessary documentation and logged at least 30 points will be ranked into the 30 th International Contest HF "Leonardo da Vinci" with awards for the 1 st world-wide OM, 1st world-wide SWL, 1st OM of each Continent, 1 st Eco Charlie, 2nd OM of USA, 2nd OM of Europe.

Apply to: Sezione A.R.I. di Empoli P.o.Box 100 – 50053 Empoli (FI) Italy accompanied with station's log, a QSL for each call contacted, plus fee of 10€ or $US10. All the amount of money Empoli Radio Club Station will collect, it will be devolved to the Italian League against Cancer.

Internet http://www.ariempoli.altervista.org/diplomaldv.html

1 May to 7 May 2011
1 October to 7 October 2011

GERMANY               CW – Activity Week Award

To promote telegraphy on all amateur bands (HF, VHF, UHF) the German Telegraphy Club (DTC) sponsors two activity weeks and a special award for completing its requirements. The CWAW takes place twice a year, each with separate awards. All CW QSOs made during these period count, "normal" QSOs or QSO Contest, on all amateur bands.

Dates:
01th. May 00:00 UTC to 07th May 24:00 UT
01th. October 00:00 UTC to 07th October 24:00 UTC

Scoring:
a) for the HF bands is:
- Each contest QSO counts 1 point
- Any non-Contest QSO counts 2 points
b) for the VHF / UHF bands is:
- Each contest QSO counts 2 points
- Any non-Contest QSO counts 3 points

Total score: sum of all points

Note for QRP participants: Contacts for all QSOs with QRP (max. 5 W 10 W input and output) may be multiplied by 1.25 points in the final invoice amount, to compensate for the QRP-Handicap.

There are no results in terms of participants rating, but every participant who makes from 30-59 points will receive a beautiful "CWAW" commemorative QSL card, and all participants, who earn more than 60 points, will receive an attractive certificate.  Logs should be sent to the sponsor by 31 May and 31 October respectively.  Fee for European applicants is $US2 or 1 IRC, and for those outside Europe $US3 or 1 IRC. Apply to: Thomas Koenig DG6YFY , - CWAW -, Rincklakeweg 43, D- 48153 Münster, Germany.

Internet: http://www.dtc-online.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=12 

Tks DH5MM 4/27/10 

1 May to 22 August 2010

TURKEY                150th Anniversary of Sile Lighthouse Award

Between May 2010 and August 2010, the TC Special Wireless Activity Team (TCSWAT) in collaboration with Coastal Safety Administration and Municipality of Sile is going to activate the historical Sile Lighthouse to commemorate its 150th Anniversary. The dates for this special event station, TC150SLH, are as follows:

1. 1-9 May 2010 Opening Ceremony Activity
2. 24-25 July 2010
3. 21-22 August 2010 International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend

Only one QSO from previous activations from this Lighthouse,TC2SLH and TC2LHS, counts for the award. To be eligible for the award, there make at least one QSO for every activity week/weekend.

GOLDEN AWARD
In different modes and/or bands, total of nine contacts in three actvity periods

SILVER AWARD
In different modes and/or bands, total of seven contacts in three actvity periods

BRONZE AWARD
In different modes and/or bands, total of five contacts in three actvity periods

Same rules apply to SWLs.  To apply for the award, please contact "Tevfik Aydin KAZANCIOGLU, PK 73 Karakoy 34421, ISTANBUL / TURKEY", before 31 December 2010, enclosing your log extract together with 5 new IRCs or 5 Euros. You may also send us by e – mail your log details to ta0u@tcswat.org to have a PDF formatted copy of the award sent to you FREE OF CHARGE.

Tks OH3GZ 4/26/10

8 May to 8 August 2010

POLAND                                       CITADEL NYSA Diploma

Nysa is one of the oldest towns in Silesia located on the southern border of Poland very close to the Czech Republic. It was the scene of numerous conflicts during the Thirty Years War, the Napoleonic Wars, and WWII. 
This award is sponsored by The Nysa Amateur Radio Club of the PZK and the Historical Group of 32 Nysa to promote the city and fortress of Nysa. The award features Napoleonic Era battle re-enactments.

Earn a total of at least 40 points using HF and VHF bands during the period 8 May to 8 August 2010.

1. Special event station HF6TN = 20 points.
2. Stations: Club members SP6APD, SP6FBR, SP6LHT, SP6LUY, SP6OUAQ, SP6HDE, SQ6LBS, SQ6LBW, SP6EIO, SQ6OYT, SP6KCO, SQ6SEA, SQ6PHZ, SQ6MMN = 10 points.

Each station may only be worked one time. Send log extract and fee of 3Zloty for Polish stations and 2 IRC for all others. Apply to: Edward Plisiuk, Pilsudski 6B/13, 48-303 Nysa, Poland.

Internet: http://www.sp6pnz.republika.pl/
and  http://www.pzk.org.pl/news.php?readmore=1224

Tks PA3CUZ 5/2010

No special endorsements are available. All bands and modes OK.
The cost of distribution of a diploma is 10 PLN.
Money should be paid into the club account SP3PKC: SP3PKC Amateur Radio Club - "LAMBDA" Pl. Stra y Po arnej 1, 63-100 REM
Acct Number:  31 9084 0003 0009 3653 2000 0001 as a donation, please enter the title: HF600 KW – rem, lub 

E-mail  sq3mve@marph.pl
Internet: http://www.sp3pkc.pl/ http://sp3pkc.vacau.com/pliki/HF600KW_regulamin_ang.pdf

In conjunction with the annual twenty-four hours of Le Mans racing event, the special station TM24H will be active during the period of May 30 to June 13, 2010.

If you contact the special event station for each of three years, you may apply for the Diplôme des 24 Heures's. Contacts of any 3 years are needed, and do not have to be in any kind of sequence. Since its inception in 1952 the special event station has used the following calls: F3YE, F3XC, F8GE, F6KFI, TV6ACO, TM6ACO and F6KFI. This year it is TM24H.

Internet: http://asso.proxiland.fr/aras72/

31 May to 16 June 2010

The Brindisi A.R.I. Section sponsors a permanent award honoring the "Italian Navy Seal". The award is dedicated to the memory of the "Italian Seals" particularly to the M/bsm (Battaglione San Marco) Filippo MONTESI, who was killed during a peacekeeping operation in Lebanon.  An activity period every year will help make the award available. For 2010, this will occur from 00.00 GMT on 31 May 2010 to 24.00 GMT 16 June 2010. The award is available to all amateurs and SWL around the world (QSOs among Brindisi stations is excepted). No use of repeaters.

The award is available for HF (Category A) or 50MHz and up (Category B).

Points required:
Category A -
1. Stations located from islands around Brindisi as listed in the Italian Islands Award ( IIA) = 5 Points.
2. Stations who are members of the Brindisi ARI Association = 2 Points.
3. Special Event Station of the Brindisi ARI section IQ7PU = 3 Points.
4. Jolly station =5 Points.
5. Special calls = 4 Points

Category B -
1 point for each KM of QRB.

The award will be given for making 20 points for the A Category (Italian OM) or 15 points (DX stations, or a minimum 10 QSOs for the B Category (Italian OM) or 5 QSO (DX stations).  Each valid station can be contacted just once a day per mode or band. The Diploma will be awarded to those who send, no later than 31st July of every year detailed information about QSO (date, GMT time, mode, frequency, exchanged reports and progressive number sent by the station contacted), together with the QRB calculated and completed with the Locator for the B category.

Fee for the award is 10€. Apply to: Sezione ARI di Brindisi, Casella Postale nr. 4, I-72100 Brindisi, Italy.

E-mail to : ik7imq@libero.it .
Internet: http://www.aribrindisi.it/index.php

Tks PA3CUZ 5/2010

1 June to 30 Sept 2010

POLAND             They Saved London Diploma

The award commemorates the partisans of the Polish Underground during WWII and their contribution to help uncover the secrets of the German "V" weapons of terror. These actions helped to turn the tide of battle and lead to victory over the Third Reich in 1945.

Look for and contact the special event stations organized for this award:
1. 3Z0VV - testing grounds for the V1 and V2 rockets during 1943-44.
2. 3Z0OBOZ - Concentration camp in Pustkowo where prisoners were used as slave labor.
3. 3Z0MOST - the place of landing of the DC-3 aircraft on the night of 25 to 26 July 1944 which received debris from a crashed V-2 missile for analysis by the allies.

Earn 20 points to obtain the award. Point values are:
1. commemorative station 3Z0VV = 5 points. (1 July to 30 Sept)
2. Commemorative station 3Z0OBOZ = 5 points (1 June to 31 August)
3. Commemorative station 3Z0MOST = 5 points (1 June to 31 August)
4. Stations members OT28 = 2 pts.
List of members of OT Tarnow:    SO8FH SP9AED SP9AKD SP9AMN SP9CLO SP9DAP SP9DFT SP9DPM SP9FPP SP9GLJ SP9HVV SP9HYZ SP9HZW SP9IEK SP9JA SP9JQA SP9JZT SP9LAS SP9MKL SP9MZX SP9NH SP9OYO SP9OYV SP9RHN SP9RPV SP9RPW SP9RPY SP9RPZ SP9RQJ SP9SPI SP9UML SP9VRY SP9W SP9XKV SQ8AQO SQ8CBM SQ8MXC SQ8MXE SQ8MXK SQ9AOL SQ9AOR SQ9APU SQ9APY SQ9CAH SQ9CAQ SQ9DJD SQ9DJG SQ9FCH SQ9FQC SQ9HQ SQ9IAS SQ9IAU SQ9IVE SQ9KDO SQ9LCH SQ9LFO SQ9LGB SQ9MEE SQ9MEI SQ9MEN SQ9MUO SQ9OKV SQ9SX

It is mandatory to carry out communications with the station 3Z0VV and one of the two other stations, 3Z0OBOZ or 3Z0MOST. The remaining points can be earned for contacts with stations of the OT 28^th. SWL OK.

QSL managers for the special event stations are:
3Z0VV via SP8KKM
3Z0OBOZ via SP8YAY
3Z0MOST via SP9PTA

Applications: Send a log extract verified by two witnesses plus fee of 5 normal rate stamps for Polish stations and $US2 for all others no later than 31 October 2010 to: Debicki Klub Lacznosci, Swietej Jadwigi 9, Debica, PL 39-200, POLAND.  The awards will be mailed by the end of 2010.

Internet: http://www.sp8kkm.org.pl And www.krotkofalowcy.org

Tks PA3CUZ 5/2010

1-30 June 2010

GERMANY                      International YL Meeting Munich 2010 Award

On the occasion of this international YL meeting, an award is offered for contacts with YLs and any operators of Munich local associations. Their official meeting begins 18 June and ends 28 June, but the period for the award is the entire month of June.

Point Values:
a. Every YL and each club station activated by a YL = 2 points.    (Each YL station contacted must be located in Germany.)
b. Every station from Munich local associations (DOKs C09, C11, C12, C13, C18, C26 C34, Z13, Z67), including OM operators and club and educational stations = 1 point. .
c. YL club station DLØYLC of the district C =10 points.
d. Each valid contact with a different call sign counts one time only.
e All bands and modes of operation are allowed.

Points Required for the Award:
a. Applicants from DL need 88 points.
b. Stations from Europe need 33 points,
c. DX stations need 11 points.

Send a log extract and fee of 5€ or $US7 to Cornelia Wellner DF8MN, Danziger Straße 29, D-85748 Garching, Germany.

Tks Gunda, DO1OMA 3/7/10

a. all bands may be used.
b. all modes permitted including repeaters and VOIP.
c. participants should send signal report, operators name, QTH. Stations along the Danube shall send "nr Danube" or "/Danube" as well.
d. Points: stations from countries located along the Danube river = 1 point, 2 points may be claimed on DANUBE DAY, June 29th. QSOs with HG7DANUBE = 5 points and contacts on June 29th = 10 points.
e. Countries along the river: 9A DL ER HA LZ OE OM UR YO and YU .
f. Each station sending "/Danube" counts once for each band or mode.
g. Trophies: for highest score and next 3 top scores receive special Danube Day activity certificate.
h. the DANUBE AWARD: for contacting 100 stations located along the Danube river since June 1, 2007.

Internet: http://ha2mn.dsgnet.hu/danubeday.html

8-27 June 2010

SPAIN                    Formula 1 Valencia 2010 Award

The Formula One Grand Prix of Europe will be held in Valencia, Spain in June.  To help celebrate this event, eight special event stations (AM5FUV, AN5FUV, AO5FUV, EG5FUV, EH5FUV, AM5VFU, AN5VHU and AO5VFU) will be on the air from 8 to 27 June using all of the HF bands and modes (Digital, Phone and CW).  Contacts will be confirmed with a special color QSL card via the manager EA5FL, either by Bureau or Direct.  The HAMDXGROUP awards a Diplome for all amateurs and SWLs who have worked (heard) at least 4 different stations using any band or mode.   The award in PDF format will be sent free to all who apply.  The award may also be ordered in an already printed format at a fee of 5E to be sent by ordinary mail.  

PDF: send e-mail containing QSO data for each of the 4 QSOs to pdf@hamdxgroup.eu .
PAPER: send e-mail containing QSO data to print@hamdxgroup.eu .  You will receive instructions on how to send the funds.

Online logs to make sure you are in the log will be available by the end of the operating period: http://www.cqrivne.com.ua/logs/index.php .

Internet: QRZ.com = AN5VFU

Tks ON4CAS 6/10/10 

12-13 June 2010

ROMANIA                Save the Green Planet Earth - Green Day 2010 Award

Work at least 7 stations from different natural parks and nature centers on at least 2 continents. The station with top worked countries will get a special award.
Requests must be received before 1 August .2010. Cost of the printed award is 5€ or 5 valid IRC's.  Apply to Fenyo Stefan Pit, P.O. Box 19-43, RO-033210 Bucuresti 19, Romania
If you request that the award be sent by electronic means, there is NO COST for the pdf document.

Apply by e-mail to: fenyo3jw(at)yahoo.com   
Internet: http://wff-yo.blogspot.com 

16 June to 15 August 2010

LITHUANIA                                 Grunwald-Zalgiris 1410-2010

Lithuanian and Polish amateur stations will operate special event stations to mark the 600th Anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald/Zalgiris. The Lithuanian National Radio Society (LRMD) will issue special wooden Plaques to those operators and SWL's who fulfil the following conditions:

Contact special event stations with LY600 and LY1410 prefixes (13 stations listed below), and SN1410G, SN600G, SP600G, HF600PG, SQ600G and possible other special event SP stations, earning a total of 600 points from 16 June 2010 to 15 August.2010.

Point Values:
A. European stations:
1. 100 points for each contact with special event stations LY600, LY1410 or SP600G, HF600PG, SQ600G (at least 4 contacts are required);
2. 25 points for each contact with any other LY or SP station.
B. DX stations:
1. 200 points for each contact with a special event station LY600 or SP600G, HF600PG, SQ600G (at least 2 contacts are required);
2. 50 points for each contact with any other LY or SP station.

Other Grunwald-Zalgiris special event stations may operate in Poland during the period, and they will also count for 100/200 points each.  Application deadline: 31 Dec 2011. Please send a certified list of contacts (without your QSL's) and the fee to the LRMD Award Manager, P.O. Box 1000, LT-01014 Vilnius-1, Lithuania..  Please include your e-mail address in case we need to contact you. Fee: EUR 15.00 or equivalent in USD, or IRC's.

E-mail: diplomai(at)lrmd.lt or ly4q(at)qrz.lt

Current information on the event may be found at:
http://www.lrmd.lt/en/awards.htmhttp://sp9jpa.blogspot.com

List  of special event stations and dates of activity:
SN600G (via SP9PKR) 01 June to 31 July 2010.
SN1410G (via SP9PKZ) 01 June to 31 July 2010.
SQ600G (via SP4ZHR) 25 June to 20 July 2010.
HF600PG (via SP4ZHT) 01 July to 17 July 2010.
SP600G (via SP4KSY) 01.07-31.07.2010

All stations operating dates 16 June to 15 Aug .2010.
LY1410G (via LY3X)      LY600KM (via LY2KM)
LY600A (via LY5A)       LY600NI (via LY2NI)
LY600BY (via LY3BY)     LY600Q (via LY4Q)
LY600CM (via LY1CM)     LY600QT (via LY2QT)
LY600DZ (via LY2DZ)     LY600V (via LY3V)
LY600GV (via LY2GV)     LY600W (via LY5W)
LY600J (via LY3J)

Tks LY4Q, OH3GZ, ON4CAS 6/16/10

1-6 July 2010

USA                          USA Original 13 Colonies Independence Week Award

Sponsored by the US Original 13 Colonies Group to celebrate the 4th of July, American Independence Day and honoring the 13 original state colonies.  

Special event call signs will be used (K2A Thru K2M).  All modes OK. The mode of operation is up to the individual colony state station. Please refer to the Station information page for details.

(The blank QSL card is needed because sometime we cannot read some folks hand writing :) All the info is on your card, which insures you will get the certificate in short order.)  You may print out a log form for your use from our website (see below).

All HF bands will be used except the WARC bands and 60 meters. The Colony stations will be operating on or near the"13" of each band (Eg.14.213, 14.013,14.313, 7.213, 7.013, etc.). 2 meters and 6 meter simplex are encouraged.   The Special Event stations are on the East Coast and are very close to each other. It will be harder for these states to contact each other so, use of 40m-160m is encouraged.  The Special Event stations  will begin operating on July 1st at 1300 UTC and end July 6th at 0400 UTC.   SWL OK. 

E-mail: dentron1@yahoo.com  
Internet: http://www.13colonies.info/ 

Tks N8OFS 6/6/10

1-31 July 2010

GERMANY                           Sea of Peace (SOP) - Pennon

The DARC e. V. - Distrikt Meckl./Vorp has sponsored the SOP Pennon since 1991, and will continue the tradition of over 40 years in 2010. Every year in the month of July, the radio amateurs of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern district encourage special activities supporting the application of the SOP. The SOP is awarded for contacts with different countries/areas bordering the Baltic Sea and Norway each year from 1-31 July. Starting in 1992, we award SOP sticker (a small pennon) each year continuing accomplishment of the SOP competition.

Requirements: 
* On HF, European applicants must earn at least 15 points from such countries/areas and non- Europeans 10 points. A contact from Germany is compulsory.
* On frequencies above 30 MHz exclusively, applicants need only 5 points. DL is not compulsory.

Points:
* 1 QSO with Mecklenburg-Vorpommern district (DOK: V.., Z87, Z89, MVP, SOP..) = 3 points or
* 3 different other stations of DL = 3 points (DL max. 3 points).
* The following 25 countries/areas count 1 point each for the SOP: ES LA LY OH1 OH2 OH5 OH6 OH8 OH9 OHØ OJØ OZ R1/MVI RA1 RA2 SM1 SM2 SM3 SM5 SM6 SM7 SMØ SP1 SP2 YL

SWL OK. No QSLs are needed, please submit log only. If you earn the award for 5 years of SOP Activity, we award a special sticker free of charge.
Please send your online application (preferred) and fee as noted below to our SOP-Manager: Georg Tretow, DL4SVA, P.O.Box 1114, D-23931 Grevesmühlen, Germany

The fees:"
SOP sticker 4 EUR or 6 US$

Fees for SOP pennon vary by the shipping-costs
DL - 10 EUR or 15 US$
EU - 12 EUR or 17 US$
DX - 15 EUR or 20 US$

Electronic payment : Account of DARC e. V. - Distrikt Meckl./Vorp., No.1200002284,bank code 14051000, account with Sparkasse Mecklenburg Nordwest., IBAN: DE 50 1405 1000 1200 0022 84, BIC: NOLADE21WIS.

Email: DL4SVA@darc.de
Internet: http://www.amateurfunk-mvp.de/inhalte/sopdiple.htm

Tks DH5MM 6/6/2010

7-15 July 2010

BELARUS                 International Festival "Slavic Market" Award

This award celebrates the annual International Festival of Arts, called the Slavic Market. Contact stations of Vitebsk and Vitebsk area during the period July 7-15, 2010.

Requirements:
Belarus amateurs need 10.
CIS and Baltic area amateurs need 5.
All others need 3.

All bands and modes OK. Each contact must be different. SWL OK. Award fee for amateurs of Belarus is 3€, for radio CIS and Baltic 5€, all others 7€. Send GCR list and required fee to: Diploma "Slavic Bazaar" Zhernosekovu Roman Aleksandrovich (EW6TT), PO Box 23, Vitebsk, 210032, Belarus.

E-mail: ew6tt@yandex.ru.
Internet: http://www.ev5agb.com/award/award_slavianskij-bazar-vitebsk.htm

Tks SM6DEC 7/1/10

3-4 July 2010

VENEZUELA                          Independence of Venezuela Contest 2010, Diploma Independencia

To commemorate 199th. anniversary of Venezuelan Independence, the Radio Club Venezolano is sponsoring the 49th. Venezuelan Independence Day contest. It is a world wide type contest, so don't confine your activity working only Venezuela’s stations (YV, YW, YX, YY, and 4M).

1. STARTS: 00:00 UTC JULY 03, 2010 ENDS: 23:59 UTC JULY 04, 2010
2. MODES : SSB and CW
3. Categories:
A. Single operator, single band. SSB, CW or Mixed.
B. Single operator, all bands. SSB, CW or Mixed.
C. Multioperator single transmitter. Only Mixed.
D. SWL all bands. Only Mixed.
4. BANDS: 10, 15, 20, 40, 80 y 160 meters.
5. EXCHANGE: RS(T) report plus QSO number starting at 001.
6. POINTS:
A. Contacts between stations in the same country one (1) point.
B. Contacts between stations on the same continent but different countries, three (3) points.
C. Contacts between stations on different continents five (5) points.
7. MULTIPLIERS:
A. One (1) for each YV call area contacted on each band.
B. One (1) for each different country contacted on each band (included own) regardless the mode.
C. Two qso's are allowed with a station in the same band, one in SSB and one in CW (but only one will count as multiplier).
8. SWL: A station can be reported in the log only 2 times on the same band, one as sending and one as receiving.
9. SCORING: Total QSO points from all bands, multiplied by the sum of the multipliers from each band.
10. AWARDS/PLAQUES: A plaque to the highest scorer in each class and certificates to stations working more than twenty per cent (20 %) of the score reached by winner in the same class. To achieve a plaque at least 100 valid QSO's must be logged.
11. LOG INSTRUCTIONS: all times must be in UTC. Must show date, time, station call, report and number sent, report and number Received, indication for new YV call area or country and points.
12. Use a separate LOG sheet for each band, and a summary sheet showing your call sign, name and address, as well as the scoring and the usual signed declaration stating that all CONTEST RULES and regulations for amateur radio in the country of the contestant have been observed.
13. Each YV call area (9) and each country (DXCC + WAE country list) should be entered only the first time they are contacted in each band regardless the mode.
14. If more than one band is present in the log without single band indication, the entry will be catalogued as All Band entry.
15. Contest logs are welcome in CABRILLO or ASCII format.
16. DEADLINE: Mail/email deadline is : August 31th. (for all entries). Logs received will be published on the RCV’s WEB page at http://www.radioclubvenezolano.org
17. e-MAIL ADDRESS: contestyv@cantv.net or contestyv@gmail.com e-mails will be confirmed, if you don’t get the receipt in 72 hours please resubmit the log.
18. REGULAR MAIL ADDRESS:
RADIO CLUB VENEZOLANO
CONCURSO INDEPENDENCIA DE VENEZUELA
P O Box 20285
CARACAS 1020 A
VENEZUELA
18. DISQUALIFICATIONS: Violation of amateur radio regulations in the country of the contestant, or the rules of the contest, unsportsmanlike conduct, taking credit of excessive duplicate QSO’s (> 3%) will be deemed as sufficient cause for desqualification.
19. All decisions by the contest committee are final.

E-mail: : contestyv@cantv.net or contestyv@gmail.com
Internet: http://www.radioclubvenezolano.org/rules.htm

Tks SM6DEC 4/2010

10-11 July 2010 

RUSSIA                      WRTC Contest Awards

This year, Russia is hosting the World Radiosport Team Championship event where most of the finest operators in the world compete against each other in the host country, all using similar rigs and antennas to see who truly is the BEST.

The Russian sponsors will be offering awards, special plaques, T-shirts and trophies to stations who contact the required number of these visiting contestors.  Remember, that the awards are only for contacting the Russian hosted operators, and not the other participants worldwide.  All WRTC stations will use distinctive callsigns from the R30A - R39Z prefix block.  The same WRTC-2010 station may be worked once on CW and once on SSB on each band (80 through 10).  No operations on 160 meters.

All stations working the IARU contest should send copies of their electronic, Cabrillo formatted logs to logs@wrtc2010.ru no later than 1800UTC on Sunday July 11, 2010.  This is only six hours after the end of the contest!  These logs will be used only to determine winners of the WRTC awards and prizes and to help cross checking the team logs. 

Paper Award: WRTC-2010 Certificate: for making 50 QSO points with the WRTC-2010 stations using any combination of modes and bands.

WRTC-2010 Special Trophy:
1. For making QSOs with ALL WRTC-2010 stations on CW.
2. For making QSOs with ALL WRTC-2010 staions on SSB.
3. For making QSOs with ALL WRTC-2010 stations using mixed modes.

WRTC-2010 T-shirt:
1. DX: for making 100 QSO points with WRTC-2010 stations.
2. EU: for making 180 QSO points with WRTC-2010 stations.
3. ITU Zone 29: for making 140 QSO points with WRTC-2010 stations.

WRTC-2010 plaques:
WRTC-2010 plaques  will be issued to the stations with the highest number of QSO points in the following categories:
1. Worked all WRTC-2010 - Single Op CW.
2. Worked all WRTC-2010 - Single op SSB.
3. Worked all WRTC-2010 - Single op Mixed.
4. Worked all WRTC-2010 - Multi op CW
5. Worked all WRTC-2010 - Multi op SSB
6. Worked all WRTC-2010 - Multi op Mixed

Internet: http://www.wrtc2010.ru/?id=51&idp=29 

1. This award is issued by MK QTC (The Polish Radio Amateurs’ Journal) Editor.
2. The purpose of this award is to encourage each station to maximize contacts with national IARU central stations all over the world, during the IARU HF Championship (10-11 July 2010 ).
3. The award is issued in two classes:
     a. Basic, for having at least 10 contacts with the HQ stations, i.e. AO8HQ, DA0HQ, GB5HQ, EM7HQ, SN0HQ, IU8HQ etc.
     b. Special, W-HQ-S Special Award, limited to top three operators worldwide, for having the the highest number of HQ stations contacted during the Championship.

Note: one HQ station counts per band and per mode, up to 12 times i.e. 1.8MHz-CW, 1.8MHz-SSB, 3.5MHz-CW, 3.7MHz-SSB, 7MHz-CW, 7MHz-SSB, 14MHz-CW, 14MHz-SSB, 21MHz-CW, 21MHz-SSB, 28MHz-CW – 28MHz-SSB.

4. A list of valid contacts should be submitted within 30 days after the Championship to the following address: qtc@post.pl
5. W-HQ-S Award may be issued as a High resolution print, with the applicant’s individual call sign, original seal and Chief Editor signature, for a fee of 5€ or $7 USD.  
The funds may be sent to: MK QTC, Suchacz-Zamek, PL-82340 Tolkmicko, Poland or via PayPal to: qtc@post.pl (award name and applicant’s call sign should be included as a transaction note).
6. The award is available to SWL.
7. Any questions on the Award rules interpretation may be submitted to: qtc@post.pl

Tks SP2FAP 7/6/10

10-11 July 2010

GERMANY                           DA0HQ Diploma

The Deutsches Amateur Radio Club (DARC) will send a special award free of charge to any station who contacts them on at least 22 CW/SSB band combinations during the IARU Contest.
It will be automatically sent and does not have to be applied for.

Internet: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/contest/da0hq/diplom/ 

Tks DH5MM 7/11/10

1 - 20 September 2010

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Italian Acrobatic Team, the ARI Section of UDINE through the radio amateurs resident in the region "FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA" and the support of the 313th National Acrobatic Team "Frecce Tricolori" (Italian elite formation-flying team) situated in RIVOLTO di CODROIPO (UDINE) have organized the award : "50th Anniversary of P.A.N." Open to all OM's and SWL's in the whole world.