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Updated 4/2008

 DD-77 Diplome de Seine et Marne

Work Dept 77 stations after 1 January 1975. SWL OK. The requirements vary by band and are any of the following:

5 contacts on 80 or 40 meters
3 contacts on 20 meters
2 contacts on 15 meters
2 contacts on 10 meters
3 contacts on the WARC bands
10 contacts on 2 meters
5 contacts on 432 MHz.
2 contacts on 1296 MHz
2 contacts on 2300 MHz.

GCR list and fee of 5€ or 10 IRCs to: Francis Breton F5QF, 23 rue de la Sente Verte, F-77400 Saint Thibault Des Vignes,France. 

Internet: http://www.ref-union.org/ed77/index.html 

(Chg 4/2007)

 DD-82 Diplome Tarn et Garonne Award        

Contact Dept. 82 stations.  French stations need 5 QSOs on HF.  All others need just 5 contacts using HF/VHF/UHF.  On VHF, French stations need 4 and all others 2. On UHF, anyone needs 2. Each station counts for 1 point and the clubstation = 2.  SWL OK.  GCR list and fee of 4.57€ or 10 IRCs to: Alain Thebault F5JMH, La Bordeneuve, F-82120 Mansonville, France.

(Tks PA3CUZ)(3/2003)

DD-83 Diplome du Department du Var

Contact 5 different stations in Dept 83 on or after 18 May 1972. 
    HF - 5 stations using Phone SSB, AM, DSB, CW or Mixed modes.
    VHF - 4 stations using Phone SSB, CW or mixed modes.
    UHF - 2 stations using phone SSB, CW or mixed modes. 
    UHF/SHF - 1 station using phone SSB, CW or mixed modes.
    1 QSO in the QTH locator JN32 xx  Iles de Porquerolles.
 
GCR list and fee of 11.50€ or 14 IRCs to: Roger Durose F1RVR, La Florentine, 467 Rue Hippolyte Fabre, F-83600 Frejus, France.

E-mail: roger.durose@wanadoo.fr 
Internet: http://ref83.free.fr/diplomes.htm 

(Chg 4/2007)

DD-84 Diplome du Vaucluse

Contact 5 stations in Dept 84 after 1 January 1991. Award may be earned on HF, VHF, HF/VHF or SWL basis. On SHF, 3 contacts. For mixed class, 5 from Dept 84 on HF plus 10 on VHF/UHF/SHF.  GCR list and fee of 4.60€ or 6 IRCs to: André Injalrac F8BRP, Lotissement Les Aubépines, F-84150 Jonuiéres, France. 

Internet: http://www.interlog.fr/frrpaca/diplome.htm#haut 

(Chg 4/2007)

 DD-85 Diplome du department de la Vendee

Contact stations in Dept. 85 on or after 1 January 1991.
French stations need:  HF, VHF or UHF = 5 stations and on SHF  =3 stations.
All others need: HF = 3, VHF = 2, SHF = 1.
SWL OK. GCR list verified by 2 amateurs and fee of 7.50€ or 10 IRC to Jean Pierre Pouyadoux F6HPS, 3 Lotissement les Violettes, F-85320 Corpe, France. 

(Chg 4/2007)

DD-86 Diplome des Department Vienne

Contact 5 members in this Department after 1 Jan 1963 using all bands and modes except repeater contacts.  SWL OK.  GCR list and fee of 10€, $US10  or 12 IRC to: Salle Jean-Marie F5MJA, 19 rue des Vignes, F-86540 Thure, France.

Eligible stations: 
F1AFJ  AIV  AIW  AIX  ALM  AME  AMF  RZ  VP  
F2HF  IH  OP  VX  
F3BW  GQ  HF  MT  NH  ZZ  
F5HR  LI  OK  VU  XR  
F6ABE  ABO  ACG  AEZ  AGN  AHB  AJG  
F8AU  BN  GU  JZ  QW  ZJ  
F9MK  NU. 

E-mail: ref86@wanadoo.fr 

(Chg 4/2007)

DD-88 Diplome du Department des Vosges

Contact stations in Dept 88. Europeans need 5, all others 3. SWL's need 5 reports, but should send cards received together with SASE for return.  All bands and modes.  You may also earn the award for one contact on VHF/UHF if the contact is at a distance of at least 500 Km.  GCR list (except SWL's) and fee of 12€ or 16 IRCs to: Mme Lhuillier Marie-Therese F5TYL, 14 Chemin des Patents, F-88000 Epinal, France.

E-mail: F5TYL@wanadoo.fr
Internet: http://www.ref-union.org/ed88/nouveautes.htm 

(Chg 4/2007)

DD-90 Diplome du Territoire de Belfort

Contact 5 different stations in Department 90. No use of repeaters. GCR list and fee of 10€, $US12 or 12 IRCs to: Michel Beaubouchez F5PLC, 27 Rue la Chalonvillars, F-90350 Evette-Salbert, France.

(Chg 12/2007)

DD-91 Diplome du Department De L'Essonne

Issued by REF Section 91 and available to licensed amateurs and SWL's. Contact stations in Dept. 91. Applicants in Dept. 91 need 10; French applicants in Depts which border Dept 91 need 8, all others need 5.  All bands and modes.  GCR list and fee of 50FF or 15 IRCs to: Paul Negre F6CLH, 12 Allee des Chardonnerets, Les Ardrets, 91220 Bretigny, France.

(Chg 3/2003)

DD-92 Hauts de Seine Department Award

Contact stations in Dept. 92 on all bands or modes.  French stations need 5 contacts, all others just 1. SWL OK.  GCR list and fee of 5 IRCs, 5€ or $US5.  Apply to: Eric Coffinet F8DHV, Radioclub de Rueil Malmaison, 1 bis Rue Paul Gimont, F-92500 Rueil Malmaison, France.

E-mail: diplome92@ref-union.org 

(Chg 4/2007)

DD-94 Diplome du Val de Marne

Contact 10 stations in Dept 94 (one of which must be a club) after 1 January 1968. SWL OK. No mode or band limitations. GCR list and fee of 7.70€ or 10 IRCs to: Marcel Pouchoux F9MD, 39 Villa du Belvedere, 94800 Villejuif, France.

(Chg 3/2003)

DD95 Diplome du Val D'Oise

Contact stations in Dept 95. No time limitations. SWL OK.  Stations in Dept 95 need 10, other French stations need 6, all others need 4. GCR and fee of $US10, 10 Euro or 15 IRCs to: Andre Blain F5LJT, 21 Av. Jeanne Merienne, F-95290 L’Isle Adam, France.

E-mail: f5ljt@ref-union.org 
Internet: http://ed95.ref-union.org/diplomeF.htm 

(Chg 4/2007)

Edouard Branly Award

Edouard Branly (1844-1940) was a physicist and physician whose studies led to the development of the "coherer" as a device for detecting radio signals. Marconi used the coherer in his early 1900 wireless station and openly credited Branly for the invention. Sponsored by the Amiens division of REF. Contact 5 stations in the City of Amiens or Department 80. On VHF only 2 contacts needed. A maximum of 3 contacts with the same station are acceptable, but must be on different bands. A contact with F5KOF counts double. All bands and modes.  No repeater contacts.  SWL OK.  GCR list and fee of 5€ or 5 IRC to Paul Bellette F1RR, 29 Rue d’Antibes, F-80090 Amiens, France.

(Chg 10/02)

Diploma of Brittany

Contact stations in departments 22, 29, 35, 44 and 56. 
French stations need 5 QSOs in  the Brittany departments.
Other Europeans need 3 QSOs in the Brittany departments.
All other countries need 2 QSOs in the Brittany departments.
All bands and modes OK. No use of repeaters. GCR list plus copy of your QSL and fee of 5€, $US5 or 10 IRC to: Claude Le Goaster F6IAP, 49 rue de Moncontour, F-22950 Tregueux, France.
E-mail: F6IAP@infonie.fr 

(Chg 11/2005)

Dunkirk City Award

Contact 3 different stations in Dunkirk. GCR list and 5€ to: Bernard Lesage F8DML, 72 rue Félix Coquelle, F-59240 Dunkerque, France. 

(Chg 4/2007)

DXPA Dxpeditions Award

This award is sponsored by the Clipperton DX Club and its aim is to encourage and reward contacts with DXpeditions. Contacts since 1 January 1985.

Rule 1 - Definition of DXpedition. An expedition is a temporary activity duly authorized to operate in a place where amateur activity is either nil or limited. The list of countries which follows may be modified at any time by the Board of Directors of this group, based on changes in the DXCC list or on the activity of residents becoming too important. Contacts for this award will only be for expeditions, but will include those temporarily using a resident's callsign. The club may reject an operation if not duly authorized or if it does not meet standards of courtesy and the ham spirit.

Rule 2 - The DXPA is available in 3 modes (mixed, Phone, CW), for QSO made or heard with 50 expeditions. The number of expeditions credited is limited to 2 for the same DXCC Country. All five continents must be represented. The honor DXPA will be awarded to the station able to justify 35 QSOs with expeditions per band, on at last 5 of the HF bands.

The QSO's will need to be confirmed by QSL cards, which have to be submitted along with the application, using the official recap form. The cost of the DXPA is €8, $US10 or 10 IRCs, this includes the return of the cards. The HONOR DXPA is offered free of charge by Clipperton DX Club. An application form is available from the Clipperton DX Club. Apply to: M. Jean-Pierre Tendron, Arawak, 316 allee des Pins, F-83690, Tourtour, France. 

Internet: http://cdxc.free.fr/txt/cdxc02-e.htm

(CHG 6/02)

List of Countries Automatically Creditable

European World Wide Award

The award was created by the Radio Club of the Council of Europe available to all licensed amateurs and SWL's who fulfill the following conditions:

1. HF
    A. Mixed (CW/Phone/RTTY) - 200 confirmed contacts with 200 different countries of the EWWA list.
    B. CW - using all CW.
    C. SSB - using  all CW.
    D. RTTY - using all RTTY.
    E. PSK - using all PSK.
    F. Monoband - 200 confirmed contacts with 200 different countries on the following bands:  20, 17, 15, 12 or 10 meters.
    100 confirmed contacts with 100 different countries on the following bands: 160, 80, 40, 30 meters (mixed, SSB, CW,  RTTY or PSK).
    G. 5 Bands EWWA - 100 contacts on each band: 80, 40, 20, 15,  10 meters, made in mixed mode, SSB, CW, RTTY or PSK).
    H. 9 Bands EWWA - As above for the 5 bands, but on the following: 160, 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 10 meters.
    I. EWWA YL - 50 contacts with 50 YLs from 50 different countries of the EWWA list.
    J. TOP LIST HF EWWA - make a total of 285 confirmed countries in mixed modes (Mixed, CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK).  Special plaque device. One of the basic diplomas (200, Monoband, 5 band or 9 band) is necessary to earn designation of TOP LIST.

2. VHF
    A. 144 MHz - 30 confirmed countries using FM, SSB CW or Mixed. 
    B. 50 MHz - 50 confirmed countries using SSB, CW, RTTY or Mixed.

3. Satellite
    A. 100 confirmed countries.

A GCR list is accepted.  Contacts must have been made on or after 1 Jan 1980.  All contacts must be land stations.  Contacts with portable stations are OK, but portable stations may not earn the award.  Fees for the award are 10€ or $US13; fee for Top List Award is 25€  or $US31. Software for managing contacts towards the award is available at the website below.  Apply to: Francis Kremer F6FQK, 31 rue Louis Pasteur, F-67490 Dettwiller, France.

E-mail: f6fqk@free.fr 
Internet:  http://ewwa.free.fr 

(Chg 4/2007)

-- F5PRR Awards Series --

General Requirements: SWL OK. These two awards are also available to promote the use of electronic QSLing or the QSL e-mail. Contacts after 1 Jan 1997. The diploma will be sent by e-mail to all applicants who have an Internet address. If sent electronically, there is no charge at all for the award, as well as any endorsements. If you not have the possibility of receiving it on a computer, than the fee is € 5 for the DFCV and € 8 for the DIFH. Endorsements for both are free with your SASE and/or IRC. Send the QSL cards by E-mail, disk, CD or a photo-copy to the manager. Apply to Jean Michel, F5PRR,1 Avenue Faye Garaud, 83000 Toulon, France. 

E-mail: f5prr@yahoo.fr
Internet: http://www.f5prr-radioamateur.fr/

Tks PA3CUZ 3/25/07

                  Diplôme des Forts et Châteaux du Var (DFCV)

This diploma celebrates the cultural inheritance of the department of the Var. The references of the DFCF award (French Forts and Castles) may be used for the DFCV.

HF: Basic award 30 forts or castles. DFCV Excellence 60 forts or castles and a contact with Fort de Brégançon DFCF 83004 are obligatorily.
VHF: Basic award 10 forts and castles and there are endorsements for each additional 4 forts or castles. Contact 18 forts or castles for the DFCV Honor Class.

                  Diplôme des Forts des Iles d’Hyères (DFIH)

The Iles d’Hyères (or Iles d’Or) is a group of three islands. The three Mediterranean islands are Ile de Porquerolles, Ile de Port Cros and Ile du Levant et Ile de Bagaud. These islands cover an area of 26 km². The Ile de Bagaud is a nature reserve (as well as rat infested) which makes access prohibited. In this case one can activate the fort as from the sea but not more than a maximum of 500 meters from the fort.

HF: DFIH basic award 6 forts. DIFH Excellence 12 forts. DIHF Honor 18 forts from the three islands.
VHF: DIHF basic award 4 forts. DIHF Honor 18 forts from the three islands.

(Chg 4/2008)

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