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The K1BV DX Awards Directory - Online

Most recent update: 4 February 2012
Newly added information:

30 Jan 2012 RSGB advises on availability of many new prefixes for The Queen's Diamond Jubilee and Paralympic Games this year. (Tks OH3GZ)

4 Feb 12 Just in time for the Black Sea Contest Club competition, 1200Z 4 Feb to 1200Z 5 Feb, their new award just listed for contacting their members in contests.

Very Short Time Awards - typically valid from just a few days to a few months:
(This page changes almost daily. Check it out frequently.)

Added:	Country	Name of Award	Starts	Ends	Info Provided by:
19 Oct 11	Denmark	European Union Presidency Award	1 Jan 12	30 Jun 12	OZ4FF and OZ1DYI
7 Dec 11	Russia	The Final Frontier Award	5 Dec 11	20 Apr 12	QRZ.ru
24 Dec 11	Italy	Venice Carnival Award	25 Dec 11	28 Feb 12	425 DX News
2 Jan 12	Germany	Radio Activity Award	1 Jan 12	31 Jan 12	DE3EAR
2 Jan 12	USA	Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary	26 May 12	27 May 12	PA3CUZ
6 Jan 12	Poland	Worked SOS Radio Week Stations Award	21 Jan 12	29 Jan 12	PA3CUZ
8 Jan 12	New Zealand	Kordia National Systlem Award 2012	1 Jan 12	6 Feb 12	PA3CUZ
8 Jan 12	New Zealand	Golden Shears World Shearing Competition Award 2012	20 Feb 12	3 Mar 12	PA3CUZ
11 Jan 12	Italy	The Francesco Cossiga Award	14 Jan 12	29 Jan 12	OH3GZ
12 Jan 12	Italy	Italian Navy Coastal Radio Stations 2012	3 Mar 12	18 Mar 12	PA3CUZ
16 Jan 12	Armenia	85 Years of DOSAAF of Armenia	21 Jan 12	1 Mar 12	OH3GZ
26 Jan 12	England	Cumbria Lifeboat Award	21 Jan 12	29 Jan 12	OH3GZ
2 Feb 12	Belarus	AGB-19-Years Commemorative Certificate	4 Feb 12	5 Feb 12	QRZ.ru
4 Feb 12	Belarus	BSCC-AGB Friendship-2012	4 Feb 12	5 Feb 12	QRZ.ru

Annual Period Awards - earn these awards for contacts during 2011 or 2012:
(These are only the newest additions, check the entire list.)

Added:	Country	Name of Award	Dates:	Info Provided by:
3 Dec 11	Russia	Diploma Togliatti - Stavropol	Chgd 1/10/12 - This one is permanent.	G4UZN
5 Dec 11	Denmark	5P12EU Award	1 Jan to 30 June 2012	DIG
8 Dec 11	Luxembourg	75th Anniversary of the RL	Calendar Year 2012	PA3CUZ
25 Dec 11	Russia	Battle of Borodino - 200th Anniversary	Calendar Year 2012	OH3GZ/QRZ.ru
28 Dec 11	England	Worked All Britain: Queen's Diamond Jubilee Award	Calendar Year 2012	OH3GZ
29 Dec 11	Croatia	20 Years of 9A Prefix Award	Calendar Year 2012	9A3SM
31 Dec 11	Germany	775th Anniversary of the Founding of Berlin Jubilee Award	Calendar Year 2012	DL7UGO
1 Jan 12	USA	ARRL Diamond DXCC Challenge	Calendar Year 2012	ARRL
1 Jan 12	Philippines	PARL 50th Year Anniversary	Calendar Year 2012	PA3CUZ
1 Jan 12	Ireland	The TITANIC 100th Anniversary Commemorative Award	Calendar Year 2012	PA3CUZ
5 Jan 12	France	10th Anniversary of the EURO Award	Calendar Year 2012	F5RBB
6 Jan 12	Germany	65th Anniversary of the State of Rheinland-Pfalz	Calendar Year 2012	OH3GZ
7 Jan 12	Poland	Wladek Wagner Award	Calendar Year 2012	PA3CUZ
8 Jan 12	Bulgaria	All Bulgarian Saints Diploma - 2012	Calendar Year 2012	ON4CAS and PA3CUZ
8 Jan 12	Greece	The Katerini Award	Calendar Year 2012	ON4CAS
12 Jan 12	England	IOTA 50th Anniversary Marathon	Calendar Years 2012 and 2013	OH3GZ
19 Jan 12	Ireland	EI80IRTS Award	Calendar Year 2012	SP9JPA Blog
26 Jan 12	Germany	35th Anniversary OV R-24 Award	Calendar Year 2012	DL7ET
26 Jan 12	Germany	800 Years Anhalt Diploma	Calendar Year 2012	DH1PAL
31 Jan 12	Germany	Gottinger-Seven Diploma	Calendar Year 2012	DH1PAL

Permanent Awards - Generally Not Time Limited. Always check for a beginning date for contacts. (These are only the newest additions, check the entire list.)

Added	Country	Name of Award	Info Provided by:
12 Dec 11	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan Grid Square Award (KZ-GS)	QRZ.ru
21 Dec 11	Latvia	Latvian Castles On The Air (COTA YL-WCA)	K1BV Research
1 Jan 12	Philippines	Pearl of the Orient Seas DX Award	Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1043
9 Jan 12	Russia	Moscow - The Port of Five Seas Diploma	QRZ.ru
3 Dec 11	Russia	Togliatti - Stavropol Diploma	QRZ.ru
11 Jan 12	Germany	Pirna Diploma	K1BV Research
12 Jan 12	Germany	Swabia Diploma	K1BV Research
13 Jan 12	Russia	Ilya Muromets Diploma	QRZ.ru
15 Jan 12	Denmark	OZ-FF Award (Danish Fauna-Flora Award)	OH3GZ
16 Jan 12	Slovenia	S5 World Castles Award	K1BV Research
17 Jan 12	France	Castles of Sarthe Diploma	K1BV Research
23 Jan 12	Belarus	Addition to AGB Series: Prefixes of Belarus	QRZ.ru
29 Jan 12	Kazakhstan	Addition to Almaty Radio League Series	UN7QCC
29 Jan 12	Russia	Michurinsk Contest Group Series	RN3RQ
29 Jan 12	Austria	Additions to the OVSV Series (1) Worked Austrian Capitals (2) Austrian Youth Award (3) UKW Diploma OE3-VHF-10 ADL 301	PA3CUZ
31 Jan 12	Russia	NL Diploma	QRZ.ru
2 Feb 12	Spain	Diploma Geodetic Markers of Spain	K1BV Research
4 Feb 12	Ukraine	Worked Black Sea Contest Club Award (W-BSCC-M)	UU0JM

Other Useful Data for Award Hunters:

SOME AWARD PAGE LINKS	BACKGROUND - AWARD HUNTING	COUNTY HUNTING INFO	County Awards of the United States	RECIPES nothing to do with radio, just good eating.
LISTS - Counties, Provinces, Members, valuable for award hunting.	VERY SHORT TERM AWARDS ! (few days to a few months)	SHORT TERM AWARDS DURING: 2012 2011 2009 2010	County Awards of the United States	RECIPES nothing to do with radio, just good eating.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:

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