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(Updated 7/2008)

--- Awards Program of the Hungarian Radioamateur Society ---

General Requirements: Available to all licensed amateurs and SWL's. All bands and modes may be used, except repeater QSO's. Stations may be contacted only once on any band and any mode. GCR is accepted; exceptions: DUNAFERR awards need only a log extract and for the HCS award, you must enclose the required section of the QSL card.

The fee schedule for their awards series is as follows:

a. Pannonia, Savaria, Balaton and Hungarian Counties Awards = 10 IRC.
b. Dunakanyar/DD = 6 IRC OR $US3
c. Hungarian Rummy Diploma, Hungarian Canasta Diploma, and Worked Hungarian Districts = 5 IRC.
d. Hungarian Castle Series - Bronze = 5 IRC, -Silver = 8 IRC, -Gold = 10 IRC.
e. DUNAFERR - no fee but postage should be sent - endorsement sticker: SAE and IRC for postage.

Addresses for each award are different, and are shown with requirements. Correspondence may be sent to the listed manager or Magyar Radioamator Szovetseg, Award Committee, PO Box 20, Nagytarcsa H-2142, Hungary. (CHG 92)

Pannonia Award

Awarded by the Radio Club of Gyor. Contacts after 1 Jan 1966.

HA's need a total of 12 contacts - 3 from each of the HA/HG1, 2, 3 and 4 call areas using at least 2 bands.
DX stations need 8 contacts - 2 from each of the above call areas using at least 2 bands.
On VHF/UHF, you need 4 contacts, one from each of the above call area.

GCR list and fee of HUF300, $US5 or 10 IRCs to: Radioclub Gyor HA1KSA, PO Box 79, Gyor H-9002, Hungary. (CHG 97)

Balaton Diploma (BD)

Sponsored by Radioclub Siofok. For contacts made after 1 Jan 1967. Contact stations as specified below. 
    HA's need 50 points , at least three contacts of which are with Radioclub Siofok members. 
    DX stations have to obtain 15 points, at least 1 contact should be with a member of Radioclub Siofok. 
    Europeans need 30 points and must make 2 contacts with club members. 
    SWL OK. 

(Chg 7/2008)

Stations and point values:

a. Radioclub Siofok and members count 5 points:  HA3KGJ, HA3GJ, HA3GQ, HA3HE, HA3KHL, HA2RM. 

    HA3KGJ KGX KGF KHL XYL VAM GI GJ GQ HE HL HZ IS IU IK IQ IG  IH JO JP KA KX KZ KP KR LD LC LX LI LP JB FNQ FNU FNS FNR FOK FL FLD FLG FMS FMT FMV FMW FLQ FMY FON FMZ FNF FNG FNN UM UY 
    HA2OD OE OC 
    HA4DF GAK GAM GAL 
    HA5BVB BVT BVZ 
    HA7JHX.

b. Stations in vicinity of Lake Balaton count 3 points:
Towns of: Keszthely, Balatonfured, Balatonfuzto, Balatonboglar, Fonyod.

HA1KXX XX ZY XA XJ XH RZ RW RK CF CU CB CG CS 
HA2KRQ KSC 
HA3KHB FLY FLZ FMC GG GO HU II IP IR IX JF JK JN JZ.

c. Any other stations in Zala, Veszprem and Somogy county count 1 point. Stations starting with:
HA2KR*   HA2KS*   HA2YR*   HA2YS*   HA2R**  HA2S**
HA3KG*   HA3KH*   HA3YG*   HA3YH*   HA3G**   HA3H**

HA1KZ. KX KR Z R X DRA-DZZ.
HA2KR KP KS KT KV O P R S T U V EOA-EZZ.
HA3KG KH KI KJ F G H I J K L FLA-FSZ.

Apply to: Radio Club, PO Box 78, Siofok, Hungary H-8601. 

Internet: http://radioklub.puskas.hu/hg5vy/radio/diploma/eng/balawardeng.htm 

(CHG 7/2008)

Hungarian Rummy Diploma

Sponsored by the Radioamateur Society of Somogy county. Contacts after 1 Sept 1972. This award is issued in 3 levels:

Bronze: "hand rummy" collecting 14 cards in accordance with the game rules.
Silver: full collection of one of the four series plus one Joker of the same color. For example diamond 2...A plus Red Joker (14 cards)
Gold: full pack, containing 54 cards.

Apply to: Ferenc Borsfoldi HA3GE, PO Box 173, Kaposvar H-2730, Hungary. 

(CHG 97)

HRD-108 Award

Collect two packets of QSL cards, from 108 different stations after 4 April 1980. SWL OK.  Apply to: Ferenc Borsfoldi HA3GE, PO Box 173, Kaposvar H-2730, Hungary. 

(Added 8/2004)

Hungarian Canasta Diploma

Also sponsored by the Somogy county group. Three canastas (21 cards) have to be confirmed in accordance with the rules of the game.  May be endorsed for CW or Phone, but not Mixed. 

(Chg 3/2005)

The canasta contains 7 cards of the same figure, two of them can be equivalent, for example: 7 cards of the figure 5, 7 cards of figure 8 and 7 cards of Kings. Not more than 3 cards substituted by the 4 Jokers and the "Little-Jokers" (figure 2) in one canasta. Note: contacts after 4 April 1980 are valid for HRD-108 and HCD.

Amateur stations belonging to Radio Club "Tivadar Puskas" can send any kind of HRD cards for the qso's. These stations are: HA/HG3 GA GB GD GH GL GM GR GU HD HF HH HM HS HV HX HY KGC KGL KGR KGU KHC and KHJ.

Allocation of the HRD Cards:

HA Call Area         Spade Heart         Diamond Club

                                R/a                            R/b

  1                            A                                J               

2                             2                                 J

3                             3                                 J

4                             4                                 J

5                             5                                 Q

6                             6                                 Q

7                             7                                 K

8                             8                                 K

9                             9                                 K

0                             10                                 K

??? red and black Joker = Y

Apply to: Ferenc Borsfoldi HA3GE, PO Box 173, Kaposvar H-7104, Hungary. 

(CHG 97)

Worked All Hungarian Counties (WAHUC)

Europeans need 2 contacts with each Hungarian county and 2 Budapest contacts for a total of 40 QSLs. DX stations need 1 contact with each county and 1 with Budapest. SWL OK. All bands and modes. Endorsements for all CW or SSB. Contacts after 1 March 1968. 

A special WAHUC-MULTIBAND HF version is offered as followed:

Submit 75 QSL cards confirming 75 QSO's in different counties on any HF band, except WARC. Only one QSL per band from each county and Budapest. No mode restrictions.

No use of repeaters. GCR list is accepted.. Note that HA stations use their county abbreviations in the HA-DX contest - see below. Apply to Fero Baracsi  HA8MT Fuzesgyarmat, Beke utca 3/a H-5525, Hungary. 

E-mail: ha8mt@freemail.hu

(Chg 9/2007)

VHF/UHF/SHF - foriegn stations need 1 contact with each Hungarian county and 1 contact with a station in Budapest. Total of 20 QSLs. 

(Chg 10/2001)

Counties:

Worked Hungarian Districts (WHD)

The Hungarian Radioamateur Society issues this award. Contacts after 1 Jan 1958. HA's need 4 QSO's from each of the 10 districts on two bands for a total of 40 QSLs; EU's need 2 QSO's from each of 8 districts on 2 bands for total of 16 QSLs and all others need 2 QSO's from each of 5 districts on 2 bands for total of 10 QSLs.

On VHF: Same as above but without the 2 band requirement.

Apply to:  Fero Baracsi  HA8MT Fuzesgyarmat, Beke utca 3/a H-5525, Hungary.

E-mail: ha8mt@freemail.hu

(Chg 9/2007)

Dunakanyar Diploma (DD)

Issued by the Radioamateur Society of Pest county. Contacts after 1 Jan 1970. All bands and modes, but no use of repeaters or crossband QSO’s. On HF: HA's need 40 different HA7/HG7's, EU stations 20, and DX stations obtain 5 different QSLs from the HA7/HG7 call area. On VHF/UHF: HA’s need 20, EU or DX need 5. (If all contacts can be confirmed by e-QSL's, the award is free.) Fee for HA = 250 Ft., EU/DX 6 IRC, or $US3. Apply to: Ferenc Horvath HA7UL, Ferenc Horváth HA7UL, Kárpitos u. 38, H-2030 ÉRD, Hungary.  

E-mail: ha7ul@freestart.hu
Internet: http://wwww.qsl.net/ha7ul/index.htm 

(Chg 8/2004)

Hungarian Castle Series (HCS)

Issued by the Hungarian Radioamateur Society. Contacts after 1 Jan 1968. Many Hungarian stations in each call area have special cards for the HCS Award. They are of different old castles (36 total) found throughout the country. Each of the cards has a tab area with the respective castle number. This must be cut off and submitted with your application. The award is issued in 3 levels:

- Bronze: Castle numbers 1-12 or 13-24 or 25-36.
- Silver: Castle numbers 1-24 or 13-36.
- Gold: Castle numbers 1-36 (all the cards)

The castle numbers are to be found in the HA call areas as follows:

HA/HG1 - 7 22 25 31 HA/HG6 - 4 10 11 34
HA/HG2 - 6 8 12 15 21 23 30 32 35 HA/HG7 - 2 5 19
HA/HG3 - 3 14 23 30 32 33 35 HA/HG8 - 16 20 24
HA/HG4 - 17 23 30 32 35 HA/HG9 -18 27 28 29
HA/HG5 - 1 13 36 HA/HG0 - 9 26 29

Apply to: Fero Baracsi  HA8MT Fuzesgyarmat, Beke utca 3/a H-5525, Hungary. 

E-mail: ha8mt@freemail.hu

(Chg 9/2007)

DUNAFERR Award

The Radioclub Dunaujvaros issues this award annually for qso's with HA/HG4 stations made between 22 April and 8 May 0000 - 2400 GMT. Deadline for applications is 31 May to Manager. Applicants need 40 points with point values as follows:

Special station HA4DFR = 10. (One QSO is Mandatory)

Intercisa Club stations HA4KXG, KYH and KYV = 5.
Any single operator who belongs to the Intercisa Club station = 4.
Members: HA3LF OI HA4FB FB GBG GDO GEJ WB WE XN XG YP YK YO YV ZF ZM HG4GAR GBE GDD GEH GGD WT = 2.

Club stations in Fejer County = 2.
Private stations in Fejer County = 1.

Note: this award/sticker may be claimed every year if desired. Apply to: Radioclub Dunaujvaros, Award Manager: Intercisa Radioklub, Gyorgy Kralik HA4FB, PO Box 9, Dunaujvaros H-2405, Hungary.

 (CHG 8/2004)

Savaria Award (Relisted 8/2004)

The Radioamateur Society of Vas County issues this award.  Contacts after 1 Jan 1990.  SWL OK.  EU stations need 10 points and DX 5. 
Club stations VAS county:  HG1W, HA1VHF, HA1DIG, HA/GH1KV, HA/HG1KY, HA/HG1KW = 3 points.  
HA1/HG1 stations from Szombathely count 3 points and HA1/HG1 stations from VAS county count 1 point.  Issued for HF, UHF or Mixed mode.  The same call may be used only one time in each category.  GCR list and fee of 6€ to: Albert Ratz HA1YH, Hunyadi u. 45, H-9700 Szombathely, Hungary. 

(Re-added 8/2004)

Big Hunter Award

5H-Tanzania, 5X-Uganda, 5Z-Kenya, 9A-Croatia, GM-Scotland, HA3 + HA4-Hungary, I-Italy, KL-Alaska, ST-Sudan, SU-Egypt, VU-India, YO-Romania. 

Class I = HA3 + HA4 plus 11 countries.
Class II = HA3 + HA4 plus 7 countries.

SWL OK.  Contacts may be on CW, SSB or mixed modes.  No WARC band contacts.  

GCR list and fee of 5 IRC or 5E to award manager: Borsfцldi Ferenc HA3GE, H-7401 Kaposvбr PF. 271,  Hungary.

Internet: http://ha3kgc.fw.hu/bighunter/bighunter.jpg

Tks OH3GZ 9/2006 

Civitas Fidelissima Award

Issued by the Radioamateur Club of Sopron to publicize the stateline Hamfest. Points needed on HF: HA = 75, EU = 50, all others 30, on VHF: HA1's need 75, other HA's 50 and all others = 30. Contacts since 1 Jan 1990.

The following stations = 5 points each: HA1SO SR SS TI KSO KSS and special stations HG1HRT and HG100T. Members of the RC Sopron = 3 points each. All others in Gyor-Moson-Sopron county = 1 point. These are HA1's with first letter of suffix = A, B, S, T, U, DAA-DZZ, KS, KT. No VHF or use of repeaters. GCR list and fee of 7 IRCs to: Sopron Radioamatoerklub, c/o Awards Manager, PO Box 354, H-9401 Sopron, Hungary. Alternative address: via Hirschl Tamas HA1TT, IV. Laszlo Kir. u. 13, H-9400 Sopron, Hungary.

 (Chg 10/2001)

DEBRECEN CIVIC TOWN DIPLOMA

Contacts on or after January 01, 2000. Submit a list of the QSOs verified by two amateurs.Fee is Hungarian Forints 1500, while for foreigners 15 IRC or $15.  Apply to: Molnar Antal HA0HK, Doberdo U.11, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary.

(Chg 11/2005)

Earn 100 points.  :Scoring:

Every HA 0, HG 0 individual station = 1 point.
If the QTH is Debrecen = 5 points.
Club stations in Debrecen = 10 points. (HA0KHA, HA0KDR, HA0KGD, HA0KHQ)
Central stations of Radio Sports Club Debrecen ( HG0D, HA0KDA) = 20 points.

Miscellanous: Each year a free week_stay for two is offered by the hotel to one of the owners of our Civic Town Debrecen diploma to be elected by lottery. This opportunity is valid until 31 December 2006 according to our contracts. (Later it will depend on support from our partners. Enquire, send them e_mail and recommend them to your friends while referring to the radio amateur movement whereby you can help a lot too.)

There is a very interesting website describing Debrecen and the club at: http://ha0kda.movinet.hu/diplen.htm

Esperanto Diploma

Esperanto is a modern language developed in order to allow all peoples to speak in a common tongue. Contact members of the International League of Esperanto Radio Amateurs worldwide after 1 Jan 1970. Their cards must show the word ESPERANTO, the abbreviation ILERA, a green stamp of a circle surrounding a star and the word ILERA or Esperanto text. SWL OK. All bands/modes. Basic award is for any 10 Esperanto cards as described above. Endorsements are for number of QSLs/DXCC countries 25/5  50/10, 75/15, 100/20,  125/25, 150/30, 175/35, 200/40. GCR list OK. Basic award costs $US5 or 5 IRCs; further endorsements $US1 or 1 IRC. Award is free to ILERA members. Apply to ILERA Secretary,Laszlo Matusinka HA7PW, Albertirsa Gyozelem u.2., H-2730 Hungary.

Note:  the group sponsors a contest every year on the third weekend in November, 0000 UT on Saturday - 2400 UT on Sunday.  Good way to make QSOs for the award or endorsements. Refer to WWW page noted below for more information. 

Internet: http://www.esperanto.org/ilera6.html

(Chg 6/2005)

HA-YL Award

Issued by the YL-Committee of Hungarian Radioamateur Society (MRASZ) and the HA-YL Club. Confirm contact with different HA-YL stations as follows:

Categories: HF, VHF, Mixed.

Requirements: Europeans need 10 points, all others 5.

Points: each HA-YL club member = 2 points, other HA YL’s = 1.

All bands and modes, no time requirements. Repeaters may NOT be used. Additional endorsement for confirming contacts with different HA-YL stations from all 10 Hungarian districts (HA/HG 1-0) from original application. GCR list and fee of 7 IRC’s (endorsements 1 IRC) to: Martha Nemeth HA5FQ, Nagybanya u. 68, Budapest H-1185, Hungary.

HA1AE  DAF  DAY  DBY  DBK DEE DFI XH
HG1DAG  DBH DLA  DTW
HA2ECY  
HG2EDY  PY  QU
HA3FRE FRK  GN  GQ  VW
HG3JO  JP
HA4WX
HG4GAT  GFG  GFY  YN
HA5AHT  AKD  BA  BAM  CJK  COZ  CSL  CTH  CVE  CXC  FQ  LD  MM  OEL  YA  ZS
HG5AQA  AVY  BDR  BMH  BSH  CMY  CNN  CNY  CVY  OEO  YL  ZB
HA6VW
HG6ICU  XI
HA7JGP  JLC  RJ 
HG7EY  JLI  JEY  JNY  JPY  WEE  TZ  ZN

HA8LTY  SY XY 
HG8TZ ZN
HA9AY  OY
HG9MAY  MBI
HA0VV

Internet:  http://www.qsl.net/ha9pp/hayl_award_gb.htm

(Chg 5/2003)

--- Hungarian DX Chapter Awards

General requirements: Available to all licensed amateurs. All bands and modes, except repeaters. Contacts must be from within the same country. Contacts must be on or after 1 Jan 1980. Each station may be ontacted only once. GCR list and fee of 12 IRCs for each award. Endorsements cost SASE or SAE and 2 IRCs. Apply to: Nagy Csaba HA3LN, Virag U. 4., H-8656 Nagybereny, Hungary. 

E-mail: mrasz@elender.hu 

(Chg 1/2004)

Worked Hungarian DX Chapter Award - contact members. DX stations need 15 points, Eu need 20 points with members. Each member = 1 point, and clubstation HG3DXC = 2.

Worked All Hungarian Award HF - contact Hungarian amateurs who carry point values as follows:

a. clubstation HG3DXC = 10 points.
b. HADXC members = 5 points.
c. All other Hungarian stations = 1 point.

Class III requires 250 points, Class II needs 500 points, Class I, 1000.

WAHA-VHF - Contact Hungarian amateurs on VHF with point values as follows:

a. clubstation HG3DXC = 10 points.
b. HADXC members = 5 points.
c. All other Hungarian stations = 1 point.

Class III requires 100 points, Class II requires 250 points, Class I 500.

Hungarian Railway Award

Contact members of the Hungarian section of FIRAC (International Radio Amateur Radio Asso. of Railway Workers) after 1 Jan 1991. HA's need 15 points on either HF or VHF; other Europeans need 10 on HF or 5 on VHF; all others need 5 on HF or 3 on VHF.

No use of repeaters. Each member contacted = 1 point, only one contact per member. GCR list and fee of 200Forint for HA's, others DM10 or 10 IRCs. Apply to: Vidacs Janos HG5BSX, Eötvös U. 14, 1191 Budapest, Hungary.

(TKS WB2AQC)(97)

Members: HA1DAB SR SW TS UD VQ WD WJ KSQ HA2PH RD HA3FTV GG NE NM OE OW RG RJ UN HA4XY HA5AVJ BSW TR ZP HA6VJ HA7HL JIV UM HA8DR IC VW HA9MBB RR HA0ET IV LW HG1DJS DJX IU HG3FBF FNF FNG FNN FTD FTI TB UC HG5AKW BSV BSX HG6IAS IOS XO XS XT HG7AU BC BG JGV JKW JRF JSF OP WW HG8DO JL LKA LTQ QJ HG9MAY HG0OH.

Jasz Diploma

The "Pusta" region is located 100km east of Budapest. Parts of the HA7 call area are located here. All QTH’s in the region start with "Jasz", i.e. Jaszapati, Jaszbereny, Jaszfenyszaru and Jaszjakohalma. To achieve this award needs to contacts in Pusta region. Each station with a QTH starting with Jasz = 1 point. SWL OK. Look for special activity between May 1 and 20 each year.

Points Requirements:

GCR list and fee of $US6, DM10 or 7 IRC’s to: Jaszsagi Radioclub, Pf. 33, H-5100 Jaszbereny, Hungary.

(Tks ON4CAS)(99)

New Budapest Award

Issued by the Radioamateur Society of Budapest (MRASZ BSZ) for contacting Budapest stations on or after 1 Jan 1990. SWL OK. 

On HF,     
    HA's need 75 different HA5 stations, 
    other EU need 50 
    and all others 25. 

On VHF, 
    HA/HG's need 50 different HA5 stations, 
    all others within 500 Km need 30 different HA/HG5,
    over 500Km need 5000 Km summarized.

 For satellite contacts, need 3 HA/HG5. 

The same station may only be used one time. All bands and modes, except no use of repeaters. GCR list and fee of 6 IRCs to: Attila Komantinger HA5JP, MRASZ Budapesti Szovetsege, PO Box 603, H-1374 Budapest, Hungary. 

Internet: http://radioklub.puskas.hu/hg5vy/radio/diploma/eng/newbpeng.htm 

(Chg 3/2004)

Saint Steven Award

The award celebrates the Millenium existence of the Hungarian state and 1000 years Jubilee of the coronation of St. Steven, the first king of Hungary.  Activity period every year will be held between 10 and 20 August starting in 2000.  All bands and modes may be used in the competition period.  Make contacts and earn points as follows:

    HA, OE, OM, UR, YO, YU, 9A and S5 stations need 70 points.
    Other Europeans need 40 points.
    All others need 20 points.

Point values:        
    1. Each contact with HA1OOT, HA5MCK, HA1DAR, W1PL (HA5CPL) = 10 points.
    2. Each contact with a member of the HA Old-Timer's Club = 5 points.
    3. Each contact with a licensed Hungarian amateur station = 1 point.

GCR list and fee of 7 IRC or  HUF 600- to: Pocsi Sandor HA5AI, Angyalfoldi Radio Club, H-1325 Budapest, Pf. 150., Hungary. 

Internet: http://www.pannondxc.hu/diploma.htm 

(Tks PA3CUZ)(10/2001)

Sarret Award

Issued by Radioclub of Veszto to all amateurs and SWLs for contacts on or after 1 Jan 1993 per list below. HA’s need 30 points, other EU 20, all others 10. 

Point values:
a. QSO with HG8SDS special event station required = 10.
b. Stations from Veesztoo, Szeghalom and Fuuzesgyarmat (HA8AB  AL  AT  AZ  BI  BY  BX  IB  IC  IE  JP  JS  MS  MT  PB  PF  PG  PH  PU  PV  PW  QX  WD  WDP  LKE  LKM  LLK  LLS  LLR  LLT  LMT  LPK  LPZ  LPW  LPY  LQE  LQG  LQI  KWO  KQX  KAZ = 5 points. 
c. HG8Q  HA5TI/8  HA5ARR/8 = 2 points. 
d. All other stations from Bekes county = 1 point.

All modes and bands. Must be all different stations. GCR list and fee of 1000HUF, $US8, 10 IRC or 7€ to: Imre Csongradi HA8IC, Veszto Szechenyi,  u.5., H-5530 Hungary.

Internet: http://www.qsl.net/hg8sds

(Chg 8/2004)

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