Newly listed awards - for 2009 printed Edition
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FILE 2

This is the 2nd file containing award data uncovered since publication of the 2008 printed edition.  
This file was started April 14, 2008.
Awards shown in these files will eventually be added to the 2009 edition.  You have access now. 

Argentina                      Worked Argentine Antarctic Bases (WAAB)

Sponsored by The Radio Club Rio de la Plata for confirming contacts with stations located in at least 3 different Argentine Antarctic Bases since 9 November 2001. SWL OK. All bands from 2 meters to 160 meters and modes of SSB, CW, RTTY and Digital.

List of Argentine Antarctic Bases:
LU1ZA S.Orkney – LU1ZR Petrel – LU1ZB Melchior – LU1ZC Deception – LU1ZS Camara – LU1ZG Belgrano II – LU1ZD San Martin – LU2ZD Primavera – LU1ZV Esperanza – LU1ZI Jubany - LU4ZS Marambio – LU1ZAB Matienzo. Any newly established Argentine Antarctic Base will be automatically added to the list and will be valid for this Award.

Send a GCR list of the contacts with QSO details including callsign and date, in alphabetical order by call sign plus a photocopy of each of the cards the cards. Sponsor reserves the right to request actual cards at their discretion. Include fee of A3 US$ 17,00 .- (Euro 13.00.) for large format certificate or A4 US$ 13.00.- (Euro 9.00.-) for the smaller format certificate. This cost includes shipping inside a tube for greater protection. Apply to: Horacio Ledo, LU4DXU, or P.O.Box # 22.- Martinez ( 1640 ) Buenos Aires  ARGENTINA .

Internet: http://www.waponline.it/WapAwards/tabid/61/Default.aspx
E-mail: lu4dxu@hotmail.com

Tks PA3CUZ 5/2/08

Germany                                     European Castles Award

Sponsored by the BAVARIAN RADIO FRIENDS to promote amateur radio activity from castles or fortresses all over Europe. It is meant to support national castles award programs, which exist in several European countries, and to give a new challenge to all castle hunters.  Available to all radio amateurs and SWLs. There are no band, mode or date restrictions.

There are different awards for every hundred castles confirmed, 100, 200, 300, etc European castles (no upper limit). The applicant must have contacted castles from at least three different countries confirmed by QSL card. Each award has a picture of a different castle. You must begin at the 100 castle level before applying for any higher level. You may, start at a higher award level by applying for several awards in one application.

Non-European castle hunters can multiply their number of castles confirmed by four, so they will receive the same awards in steps of 25 castles, but the three countries rule also applies to them. No QSL cards must be submitted, but the applicant must possess the QSL cards. These QSL cards must clearly state the castle number of the respective national castle awards (like e.g. DCI, DFCF, BCA etc.). No detailed GCR list is needed. All that is required is a listing of the number of castles confirmed per country (e.g. Italy 123, France, 68, Belgium 23, Spain 15; etc.). Just count the QSLs, not write long lists. This list does not have to be verified by anybody. It is regarded as a matter of honor that participants do not cheat.

Castle activators may count each castle they have activated as confirmed.

The award fee is 5 Euro or 8 US-Dollars or 8 IRCs (only current valid ones please) for one award. If you apply, however, for more than one award in one application, the fee for the other awards is 2 Euro, or 3 US-Dollars or 3 IRCs per award. So if you apply for ECA 100, 200, 300 and 400 in one application, the fee  is 11 Euros or 17 Dollars or 17 IRCs for the four awards.

Apply to Hans-Jürgen Schmelzer DE3EAR, P.O. Box 1204, D-95634 Tirschenreuth, Germany.

E-mail: de3ear@darc.de

Tks PA3CUZ 6/2008

GERMANY                     Dat Blooge Band Von Meckelborg-Vörpommern

The Ortsverband Plau am See, DOK V 18, sponsors this award for contacts after 1 January 2007. SWL OK. The city of Plau am See is located situated on the 184 Kilometer long Müritz-Elde-Wasserstraße. Contact members of the Ortsverbänden who are located along the Wasserstraße. The are DOKs V14, V 16, V18, V26, V28, V29 and Z 87, also /P stations on while camping along the river or lake (but only if their QSL clearly shows QTH indication). Earn a total of 184 points.

Point value:
QSOs with Station CW Phone Digital/ATV
Licence klasse A 5 3 10
Licence klasse E / SWL 10 5 15
Clubstations V 18 20 10 20
Schoolstations V 18 50 20 30

Contacts with /M stations along the Müritz-Elde-Wasserstraße count double points. One of the club or school stations DK0WRN, DL0PAS,DL0SAK, DN1PAS, DN1WRN of V 18 is a required contact. Each call counts once per band and mode, except that club or school stations will count after each operator change. All bands and modes except Echo Link and Packet Radio contacts. GCR list and fee of 5€ or $US7 to Wolfgang Sucher, DO4WSL, Im tiefen Tal 19, D-19386 Lübz, Germany.

Internet: http://v18.plawe.net/bloogesband.htm  

Tks PA3CUZ 4/14/08

GERMANY         River Weser Award

Contact stations located alongside the Danube River after 1 January 1970. SWL OK. All bands and modes. DL stations need 25 points, EU 20 and DX 10 points. Stations of the DOK’s H12, H14, H16, H17, H57, I03, I04, I05, I14, I15, I17, I22, I29,I39, I44, I53, I56, N09, N12, N24, N52, Z02, Z43 count 1 point, with a maximum of 3 stations per DOK. GCR list and fee of 5€ to Helmut Knickmeyer DL4OD, Basbergstraße 21, D-31787 Hameln, Germany.

Tks PA3CUZ 5/2008

Hungary                 Ladies of Siófok" Award

Commemorating the twentieth anniversary of founding the first Ham Radio Club of Ladies in Hungary - call sign HA3XYL, QTH Siófok. Any amateur or SWL may earn the award by making the following points:

            Hungarian Stations or SWLs                100 points
            European Stations or SWLs                  50 points
            DX stations or SWLs                            20 points

1.  Any two-way contact with or SWL report with club station HA3XYL = 20 points;
2. Any contact with any member of the Radio Club of Ladies in Siófok = 10 points;
(Members are: HA3s FMW, FRE, FRK, FRV, GQ, KA, KX, KY, LD, LP, LY TLE, TLT, HG3s FLD, FLG, FMS, FMY, IK, IQ)
3. Gentlemen contesters and champions of Siófok city = 5 points;
(HA3s AUI, FL, FLJ, FLQ, FMV, FPL, GI, GJ, GK, GS, KP, KR, LX, HE, HL, HZ, IS, IG, JB, KHL, KQ, LI, LL, LN, KGJ, SAA; HB9s DWT, SHO; HG3s FMT, FMZ; HA4GAK; HA5s BHX, HP, TX)
All bands and modes. Only contacts made after 20th of October, 1967 are valid. Send a GCR list and fee of 8 € or $US10 or 2000 HUF to: RADIOAMATOR KLUB, P. O. Box 78, H-8601 SIOFOK, HUNGARY.

E-mail: ha3gj@teamcomp.hu

Look for the YLs and XYLs of Siófok especially during the month of March and on the last monday of all other months late in the afternoon (local time) in HF and VHF bands.

Tks PA3CUZ 6/2008

Italy                Diploma dei Castilli della Calabria

Sponsored by the Section A.R.I. Gino Constanzo di Cetraro for making contact with castles in the region of Calabria on or after 25 April 2001. SWL OK.

1. HF - Italian stations need 20 different castles in the region of Calabria with at least 2 in each province of Calabrese. On VHF 5 castles with at least 2 in each province of Calabrese.
2. All other stations need on HF 10 castles in Calabria with at least 1 in each province of Calabrese.

The provinces of the Calabrese Region are: CS – Cosenza, CZ – Catanzaro, KR – Crotone, RC – Reggio Calabria, VV – Vibo Valentia.

A list of valid castles is found at: http://www.dcia.it/webdciaeng/pagina_scaricoeng.htm.  All bands and the modes SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31, SSTV. Contacts via repeater, cross band or cross mode are not valid. Send a GCR list showing the the proper reference number of the castles and the fee of €10 or $US12 to: Fransesco Fazio, IK8WEJ, C/da Madonna della Catena No 92, I-87011 Cassano Allo Ionio (CS), Italy.

E-mail: francoik8wej@virgillio.it

Tks PA3CUZ 4/28/08

ITALY                    Diploma dei Castelli Campani D.C.C.

Section Sezione A.R.I. di Salerno sponsored this award for contact with castles in the region Campania after 1 January 2005. SWL OK.

Requirements - work Castles in Campania Region
1. HF - Italians 20 in at least 3 Provinces. On VHF 5 castles in at least 2 Provinces.
2. HF -All others need 10 castles in at least 2 Provinces.
3. Honor Roll - Italian stations need 100 castles on HF or 30 on VHF.

The provinces are: AV – Avellino, BN – Benevento, CE – Caserta, NA – Napoli, SA – Salerno.

List of valid castles on the DCI web page shown below. All bands may be used the modes of SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31, SSTV. Contacts via repeater, crossband or crossmode are not valid. Cost of the award 10€ and for the Honor Roll 20€. Send a GCR list with the reference number of the castles a copy of the QSL's plus fee to: Autilia Lenza, IZ8FFQ, Via J.F. Kennedy ,69, I-84015 Nocera Superiore (SA), Italy.

E-mail: iz8ffq@arisa.it
Internet: http://www.arisa.it/
List of Valid castles: http://www.dcia.it/webdciaeng/pagina_scaricoeng.htm

Tks PA3CUZ 4/14/08

ITALY                           Worked All European Prefix (WAEPX)

The award recognizes contacts and confirmed QSOs with different radio amateur prefixes of Europe. The valid European prefixes are those used in the WAZ areas 14, 15 (including IG9 and IH9), 16, 20 and in the following WAZ countries: Iceland, Svalbard, Jan Mayen, Franz Josef Land.

The alphanumeric combination of the first two or more characters forming the first part of a radio amateur's call sign which identifies his Country is considered a prefix. Any change in the combination will be considered a new prefix. Any prefix will be considered valid if authorized by the responsible authority. SWL OK.

AWARDS AVAILABLE: 
1. MIXED 350 confirmed prefixes.
2. CW 300 confirmed prefixes.
3. 2xSSB 350 confirmed prefixes.
4. THE BEST 800 confirmed prefixes on the 10 meter band.
5. RTTY 250 confirmed prefixes.
5. VHF 200 confirmation on 2 meter band (144-146 MHz).

Each award, (other than VHF), is available endorsed for 5-BANDs. A total of 1000 prefixes with a minimum of 150 for each band are needed.
Only for the 5-BAND award, a special 9x14cm silver plaque designated as Excellent is given for the confirmation of 3000 prefixes with at least 250 prefixes for each of the 5 bands.
For the MIXED award you may contact the same station or prefix on the same band, but using a different mode.
All QSOs must be made from the same country and those for the diploma VHF must not be made by means of cross-band, repeater or satellite. The award manager reserves the right to ask for any QSL. .
GCR accepted. Contacts on or after 1/1/1970. All HF bands OK except for the VHF award.

ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsement will be given for every 50 new prefixes up to the doubling of the base number, besides 25 new prefixes.

Cost for each award is 15€ or $18.00. Cost for the The EXCELLENT award is 60€ or $80. Endorsement available for SASE. Send SASE for special application available for each award or endorsement. For the award, apply to: Award Manager WAEPX, Sezione ARI Pomigliano d'Arco, c/o Luigi Schioppi, IZ8FRY, P.O. Box 18, I-80038 Pomigliano d'Arco (NA), Italy.

E-mail: iz8fry@aripomigliano.org
Internet: http://www.aripomigliano.org/waepx.htm

Tks PA3CUZ 5/2008

ITALY                            Diploma dei Castelli del Friuli Venezia Giulia

Section A.R.I. of Trieste sponsors this award for contacting stations operating from castles in the region of del Friuli Venezia Giulia after 1 January 2001. SWL OK.

Requirements: different castles in the Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.
1. Italian stations need on HF 20 castles with at least 2 castles in every Province. On VHF 5 castles in the region.
2. All others need on HF 10 castles with at least 1 castle in every Province.

The del Friuli Venezia Giulia provinces are: TS - Trieste, UD - Udine, PN - Pordenone and GO – Gorizia. All bands and in the modes SSB, CW, RTTY, SSTV, Digital. CrossBand contacts are not valid. Castle data including official reference numbers and application form is found on the website listed below. Diplome/plaque cost for Europeans is 25€ or US$ 32 and for all others is 28€ or $US36. Send GCR list and fee to Award Manager Luigi Popovic, IV3KAS, Sezione di Trieste, P.O. Box 29, I-34100 Trieste (TS) Italy.

E-mail: wcfvg@aritrieste.it
Internet: http://www.aritrieste.it/castelli/regolamento.htm

Tks PA3CUZ 4/14/08

ITALY                                Italian Districts by Castles Award I.D.C.A.

The A.R.I. Section of Busto Arsizio (VA), in collaboration with A.R.I. Section of Mondovì (CN), sponsors the Italian Districts by Castles Award, involved in the D.C.I. Programme. The purpose of this Award is to contact different Italian Districts through QSOs or SWL with fixed or portable amateur stations who are operating from References of the "Diploma dei Castelli d'Italia" (D.C.I.).

Definition of District: This is an Italian geographic area with same telephone area-code. There are 231 different phone areas in Italy. Note that these Districts don't correspond to the Italian Provinces or any part of them. The Italian Districts are identified through a number from 001 to 230 sorted by area-code and are named with the Chief Town of the District.

The Basic I.D.C.A. requires contacts/SWL with 25 of the 230 Districts. You must possess the QSL as already accredited by the D.C.I. Manager. The award is free and it is sent as e-mail attachment as PDF file, printable by the applicant with a common inkjet printer. The first claimed Class must be the Basic. Each upper Class can be claimed once in possession of the previous Class.  To claim the Basic Award, applicants must send a form, automatically generated by the Official Software D.C.I written by IK6CAS. Dowload it free at: www.ik6cac.com.  The Award will be sent to the applicant once the contacts have been verified by the sponsor. No cards have to be sent. Vaild contacts are since 1st January 2001.  To identify the Districts, proper databases are available. Further intermediate upgrades can be sent via e-mail to the Manager IK2UVR only after the Diamond Level. Refer to their website for rules applying to the Activators Award.

10 Classes of the Award are available: 
1. Basic: 25 Districts (pink)
2. Wood: 50 Districts (brown)
3. Bronze 75 Districts (green/grey)
4. Silver: 100 Districts (silver)
5. Gold: 125 Districts (gold)
6. Platinum: 150 Districts (lavender)
7. Sapphire: 175 Districts (blue)
8. Emerald: 200 Districts (green)
9. Diamond: 225 Districts (red)
10. Honor Roll: 230 Districts (purple)

Each Award shows the picture of a different castle. The file is sent as e-mail attachment. If the applicant does not have Internet connection, the printed form can be mailed with a S.A.S.E. and a floppy-disk to: IDCA Manager IK2UVR, c/o Sezione ARI, Casella Postale 125, I - 21052 Busto Arsizio (VA), Italy.

The I.D.C.A. is issued only to holders of the D.C.I.

Internet: http://www.aribusto.it/

Tks PA3CUZ 4/14/08

ITALY                              Diplome JN63

Sponsored by the Macerata ARI section for contact stations in different subsquares of JN63. SWL OK.

Award Requirements:
1) HF 50 different subsquares
2) 50 MHz 15 different subsquares
3) VHF 15 different subsquares
4) UHF 10 different subsquares
5) SHF 5 different subsquares
6) Satellite 5 different subsquares

Additional endorsement stickers available for each added 15 QSO's in HF, 10 QSO's in 50 MHz and VHF. In UHF, SHF and Satellite 5 QSO's. All contacts must be made from the same square. All modes. No-cross mode, digipeaters, satellites, or repeaters. You must possess the cards. Sponsor reserves the right to examine any or all of them. GCR list and fee pf 5€ or US$ 7 to: Award Manager "JN63", ARI Macerata, PO Box 66, I-62100 Macerata, Italy.

E-mail: ik6cox@amsat.org
http://www.arimacerata.it/diploma_jn63.htm

Tks PA3CUZ 4/14/08

ITALY                      Diploma Castelli della Provincia di Lucca D.C.P.LU

Section A.R.I. Versilia sponsores this award for contacts with castles in the province di Lucca after 1 January 2001. SWL OK.

Requirements:
Italian stations need 15 castles in the province of di Lucca on HF and 5 on VHF.
All others need 15 castles in the province of di Lucca on HF.

All bands and in the modes SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK 31. Contacts via repeater, crossband or crossmode are not valid. GCR list and fee of 10€ to: Cesare Barsottelli I5WEA c/o A.R.I. Versilia, C.P. 200, I-55049 Viareggio ( LU ), Italy.

E-mail cesba@libero.it
List castles of di Lucca http://www.ariversilia.it/diploma_castelli_lucca/castelli.HTM

Tks PA3CUZ 4/14/08

ITALY                            Diploma Parco Dell'Alta Murgia

The ARI di Cassano delle Murge sponsors this award for contacts with stations in the Park or as listed after 5 March 2004. SWL OK. Earn 10 points per the following table:

1. Each station in the Province of Bari = 1 point.
2. Members of the Sezione di Cassano delle Murge (BA 7010) = 2 points.
3. Station residents in the park = 3 points.
4. The Club Jolly stations IQ7MU, II7JP and II7PAX = 5 points.

All bands and modes. GCR list and fee of 10€ to: Maria Maddalena Stano, IW7BNB, Casella Postale 104, I-70020 Cassano Murge (BA), Italy.

Internet: http://aricassanomurge.altervista.org/
E-mail: aricassanomurge@altervista.org

Towns which are located in the park: Cassano delle Murge, Altamura, Andria, Bitonto, Corato, Gravina di Puglia, Grumo Appula, Minervino, Murge, Poggiorsini, Ruvo di Puglia, Santeramo in Colle, Spinazzola, Toritto.

Tks PA3CUZ 4/14/08

ITALY                       Diploma dei Castelli della Provincia di Pistoia

Section A.R.I. of Montecatini Terme (Pistoia) sponsors this award for contacts with castles in the Province of Pistoia after 1 January 2001. SWL OK.

There are 3 classes:
Award Level 	Italians 		All Others
Bronze: 		12 		5
Silver: 		25 		20	
Gold: 		40 		30

All bands and in the modes SSB, CW, RTTY, SSTV or digital. Contacts via repeater, transponder, crossband or crossmode and echo-link are not valid. There is a special endorsement for contact at least one castle operated by IQ5MT. The Honor Roll is awarded for contacting all references located in the province of Pistoia. Official list of all valid Pistoia castles is found on the website shown below. Award cost for Italy 10€, Europe 12€ and all others 15€ or US$ 18. Also for the special endorsement. Fee for the Honor Roll is: Italians 30€, Europeans 50€ and all others 50€ or $US70. GCR list and fee to: Award Manager della Sezione ARI di Montecatini Terme, P.O. Box 137, I-51016 Montecatini Terme (PT), Italy.

E-mail: dcpt@iq5mt.it

Internet: http://www.iq5mt.it/hold/DCPT/index.htm

Tks PA3CUZ 4/14/08

ITALY                       Diplomi Dei Castelli Della Puglia

Section Sezione di Taranto sponsors this award for contacting stations operated from castles in the region Puglia. SWL OK.

Requirements: work castles in the Puglia Region
1. HF - Italian stations need 20 in at least 3 Provinces. On VHF 5 castles in at least 2 Provinces.
2. HF - Others need 10 in at least 2 Provinces on HF and VHF.

The provinces of Puglia are: BA - Bari, TA - Taranto, FG - Foggia, LE - Lecce, BR – Brindisi.
All bands and in the modes SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31, SSTV. GCR list with the reference of the castles and some copy of the QSL's plus fee of 5€ to: Massimo Ligonzo, IZ7FMQ, Corso Italia 304, I-74100 Taranto, Italy.

E-mail: iz7fmq@aritaranto.it
Info and list valid castles http://www.aritaranto.it/diplomi/dcp/default.asp 

Tks PA3CUZ 4/14/08 

MEXICO                                    DXXE Award

A DXXE award is available to all Amateurs who verify contact with DXXE Group members on their expeditions and/or operations in contests. Contacts after December 1st, 2004 on any authorized mode and band, plus the contacts made with the expeditions and operations XF3T (NA-200), XF1K (NA-164), and XF1K (NA-165.) will count for the award. No contacts made via repeater.

The Award is available in three levels:
1. Basic: Contact with three different stations belonging to DXXE members.
2. Intermediate: Contact with six different stations belonging to DXXE members.
3. Advanced: Contact with twelve different stations belonging to DXXE members including those contacts on each of the three modes: Phone, CW, and digital modes.

Cards are not required. Send only the basic contact data (call sign, date, UTC hour, band, mode, signal report, etc.). All the data will be electronically compared to the DXXE members’ logs. All the contacts included in one application must be realized from the same DXCC entity.

Send the contact list via e-mail to xe1zvo@dxxe.org . After the contacts are validated and approved, a $US10 fee is required to complete the process. As there are different kinds of deposits, an e-mail will be sent to the concerned parties to know the best option for them.

A full list of the valid member stations is available at www.dxxe.org in the "DIPLOMAS/AWARDS" section.

Tks Alex XE1ZVO 5/31/08

RUSSIA                          The Air Defense Armies Award

This award honors the members of the Air Defense forces of Russia, which existed as a separate military force.  Contact (SWL OK) the 10 cities in which the Senior staffs of the forces were located.  

The cities are:
1. Moscow              6. Archangelsk
2. Baku                   7. Yekaterinburg
3. St. Petersburg      8. Novosibirsk
4. Minsk                  9. Khabarovsk
5. Kiev                    10. Tashkent

No band or mode limits.  Send log extract and GCR plus fee of 100 roubles or 5 IRCs to: Vladimir Volosozhar RZ9OW, PO Box 17, Novosibirsk, 630089, Russia.

Internet: http://cqaward.narod.ru/pvo.mht 
("MHT" is a mhtml document, not a typing error.)
E-mail: rz9ow@ngs.ru     rz9ow@asia.su 

Tks RA1AE 4/22/08 (corr. 4/23)

RUSSIA              DYMKA Award

Sponsored by radioamateurs of Kirovskaya oblast. The award is devoted to handicraft industry of Russia. Dymka – dymkovskaya igrushka (toys) - is the most famous earthenware made in Russia. This began in the 15^th century in the village of Dykovo near Vyatka city (now Kirov city). Make 15 QSO’s with HAM’s from Kirov and Kirovskaya oblast using all bands and modes. Repeated contacts with the same station are valid as long as they are made on different bands. The diploma may also be earned for 5 QSO’s with the same station, working from 5 different RDAs on one band. Contacts on and after March 1 2008. SWL OK. Send a log extract and fee of 100 roubles (Russia) or 6 IRC’s for all others. Apply to: BAGHIN Oleg Sergeyevich, P.O.Box 431, KIROV, 610035, RUSSIA.

E-mail: uw4nx@qrz.ru

Tks RA1AE 5/20/08

RUSSIA             Far Water Diploma

Sponsored by the "Far Water" Radio Club of Nakhodka, Siberia.  Contact 5 or more club members on or after 1 July 2007.  All bands and modes.  Each station may only be contacted one time.  Any QSO with a Jubilee, Special Event Station or the Club Station RK0LXX may substitute for a missing member.  SWL OK.   Send GCR list and fee of $US2 to: Dmitry Leonidovich Lakhtionov UA0LQJ, PO Box 119, Nakhodka-6, 692906, Russia.

Club members: 

IK2DUW   RA3DEJ   RA9JM   RA0CKK  CL   LGG  LHE  LHH  LHK  LHL  RK6JS   RN4HAT   RN0QQ   RU3NCW   RU6UR   RW0LIF  UM
UA9CGL   UA0CMO  LHG  LHH  LID  LQJ  LSY  LTE   LW  NM   UT5UKA   UY5AP.

Internet: http://rk-farwater.narod.ru
E-mail: ua0lqi@mail.ru 

Tks RA1AE 4/22/08

RUSSIA                 Gagarinskoe Pole Diploma

The diploma is recognizes the first manned space flight, by Cosmonavt Yuri A.Gagarin.
You must earn the award based on contacts that are made on April 12 of the current year till April 11 of the next year. The number of points required goes up by one for each year: for example if you begin, April 12, 2007 and end one year later on April 11, 2008 it is necessary to earn 46 points, for the 2008 - 2009 period, it is 47 points.

Point Values:
1. Contacts in Saratov, Engels(Saratov area), Gagarin(Smolensk area), Leninsk(Kazakhstan) = 2.
2. For radio communications established with radio stations,working from: Gagarin’s landing area, from the place of his death and special stationsl, devoted to space subjects, and contacts with radio club station RK4CXH = 5 points.
3. Contacts with collective radio stations of the Saratov area = 3 points, with individuals in the Saratov area = 1 points.
4.  with the members of Union of the radio amateurs of the Armed Forces = 2 points.
5. Contacts with ISS (International space station),  and earlier with the inhabitants of space station "MIR" and robot craft, and also radioamateur/astronauts making contacts from the earth’s surface = 10 points. (Any date may be used.)

Crossband contacts are OK, any band or mode. Same station may be contacted on different bands.
If all contacts are made on one band, point values are doubled. SWL OK.
Send log extract and fee of 130 roubles or equivalent for foreign stations to: Valeriy Viktorovich Bazhenov, PO Box 106, Engles-2, 413102 Saratov Area, Russia.

E-mail: ua4cgr@qrz.ru
Internet: http://ua4cgr.narod.ru/announcement.diplom.html
English http://ua4cgr.narod.ru/the.diloma.html

Tks PA3CUZ 4/24/08

RUSSIA                                   Radio-Prim. NOVOSIBIRSK

Sponsored by RZ9OW for contacting stations in the RDA (Russian District Award) regions of Novosibirsk.

Award Level Regions of Novosibirsk Needed:
Diploma "R-P.N" Bronze 5
Diploma "R-P.N" Silver 7
Diploma "R-P.N" Gold All 10

Regions of Novosibirsk (RDA):
NS-01 Dzerzhinsky;          NS-06 Leninsky
NS-02 Zheleznodorozhny;     NS-07 Oktyabrsky
NS-03 Zayeltsovsky;         NS-08 Pervomaysky
NS-04 Kalininsky;           NS-09 Sovetsky
NS-05 Kirovsky;             NS-10 Tsentralny

SWL OK. Send a GCR list certified by two HAM's and fee of 5 IRC to: Award Manager, Vladimir Vladimirovich VOLOSOZHAR (RZ9OW), P.O. Box 17, Novosibirsk, 630089, Russia. (Applications via e-mail are welcome.)

Mail to: rz9ow@ngs.ru or rz9ow@asia.su
Internet: http://cqaward.narod.ru

Tks RA1AE 6/5/08
(Award was inactive, but now revived with new rules.) 

RUSSIA                  Marshal A.I. POKRYSHKIN Award

The diploma is offered by the R.C. Novosibirsk and honors the memory of three times Hero of Soviet Union, Air-Marshal A.I.Pokryshkin. Available to all amateurs for contacts made since May, 1st, 2008. SWL OK.

Earn a total of 72 points (his age at time of death) by making contacts from the following table. 
1. Contacts with the special station RP9OMP = 10 points.
2. Contacts with all stations located in Novosibirsk and adjoining areas = 2 points.
3. Repeated contacts may be made on different bands and modes.

Send log extract and fee of 50rbl for Russians, countries of the former CIS $US3 and $US5 for all others. Apply to: Oleg Viktorovich Babakov RA9ODW, P.O. Box 153, Novosibirsk 690090, RUSSIA.

E-mail: barka_s@rambler.ru

Tks OH3GZ 5/9/08

RUSSIA                     RUSSIAN BOGATYR Award

Sponsored by Shcherbinovsky radioamateur club in honor of the great Russian wrestler and athlete Ivan Poddubny. He was born in the Ukraine, and during 40 years of wrestling career did not lose a fight. He was named as "Champion of Champions", died in 1949 and buried in Yeisk Krasnodarsky kray.

Points value:

1. QSO’s with the countries visited by Ivan Poddubny = 1 point. The countries are: Austria, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Belgium, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Georgia, Italy, Russia, Romania, Sicily island, USA, Tunisia, Ukraine, France.

2. QSO’s with the cities visited by Ivan Poddubny = 3 points. They cities are: Algiers, Archangelsk, Astrakhan, Baku, Berdyansk, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Bucharest, Vienna, Venice, Verona, Volgograd, Voronezh, Hamburg, Zhitomir, Zaporozhye, Irkutsk, Kazan, Kerch, Kiev, London, Los-Angeles, Liege, Mariupol, Milan, Moscow, Nice, New-York, Odessa, Palermo, Paris, Rostov-on-Don, San-Francisco, St-Petersburg, Sevastopol, Smolensk, Tambov, Tbilisi, Tula, Tunisia, Turin, Feodosia, Philadelphia, Florence, Kharkov, Chelyabinsk, Chicago, Yakutsk.

3. QSO’s with HAM’s from URDA CH-26 (Chernobayevsky region Cherkasskaya oblast of Ukraine) and RDA KR-17 (Yeisk in Krasnodarsky kray) = 10 points.

Contacts on and after 8 of August 1971. Only ONE QSO with every country and city is counted. Any QSO gives points only one time (for country or for city). On 160 meters, points are doubled. On 2 meters only, they are tripled. SWL OK. Send a GCR list and fee of 40 rubles for Russians + and equivalent of 80 rubles for foreigners. Apply to: Yatsenko Alexandr Yakovlevich, P.O.Box 26, Staroshcherbinovskaya, ul.Krasnaya, 66/1, 353620, Krasnodarsky kray, Russia.

E-mail: rw6aww@mail.ru

Tks RA1AE 5/2008

RUSSIA                          SRR (Union of Russian Radio Amateurs) Series

(The group offers 6 awards, here is the first translation, thanks to RA1AE).
(RA1AE tells me that 3 awards are available ONLY to Russian amateurs.  They are:  RAEM Award, P-6-K Award and the P-100-P Award.  I will run the rules when the awards are available to ALL amateurs.)

General Requirements: Cards must sent send along with your application. Award program "P-150-C" is sponsored by SRR (Union of Radioamateurs of Ruusia)) and consists of 15 certificates, 4 plaques, Cup and Trophy.

Notes:
1. QSL cards which have been confirmed previously in awards already issued in the P-150-C program are not needed when you apply for higher levels.
2. Contacts which are made and confirmed in the official results of any "CQ-M" contest do not have to be sent with your application.

Certificate fee :
1. Fee for every certificate (not Cup) is 250 rubles, 12 IRC, or $US12.
2. Fee for endorsement sticker is 80 rubles, 4 IRC, or $US4.
3. Fee for the plaque - 1000 rubles, 50 IRC, or $US50.
4. Fee for the Cup - 1250 rubles, 60 IRC, or $US60.
5. Fee for the TROPHY - 2000 rubles, 80 IRC, $US80.
6. Fund transfers are to be made to SRR’s account. Details for electronic payment are found on their website at: www.srr.ru

Apply to: Award manager: KUYSOKOV Aliy Nurbiyevich (UA6YW), PO Box 45, MAIKOP 385000, RUSSIA.

Internet: http://www.srr.ru

"P-150-C" basic "P-150-C" - CW "P-150-C" - Phone "P-150-C" - Digital
"P-150-C" - 160m "P-150-C" - 80m "P-150-C" - 40m "P-150-" - 30m
"P-150-C" - 20m "P-150-C" - 17m "P-150-C" - 15m "P-150-C" - 12m
"P-150-C" - 10m "P-150-C" - 2m "P-150-C" - Satellite "P-150-C" - "All entities" (plaque Mix, CW, Phone, Digital)
"P-150-C" - Cup    P-150-C" - Trophy

1. The "P-150-C" is awarded for QSO’s with world wide radio stations in 150 different "P-150C" entities on and after 1 of June 1956. Contacts made be by mode (MIX, CW, Phone, Digital) and on the 160, 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 meter bands. Total 150 QSO’s.  Special sticker endorsements for each 50 entities (200, 250, 300, 350) are available. For contacts with ALL existing entities as of the date of application, a special "All entities endorsement " is presented, or if you wish, the Plaque "P-150-P" - All entities. SWL OK. Your application should be made in alphabetical order of country prefixes with call sign, date, band, and mode. QSL-card must be enclosed.

2. Certificate "P-150-C" CW, Phone, Digital - awarded for confirmed QSOs using all bands and the modes of telegraphy, phone and digital modes. All other conditions as in basic diploma.

3. Certificates "P-150-C" 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m. - awarded for confirmed contacts using any mode on one of the bands listed. All other conditions as in basic diploma.

4. Certificates "P-150-C" 2m, Satellite - awarded for confirmed QSOs made using any mode on the 2m band (except via active repeaters) and via artificial Earth satellites. All other conditions as in basic diploma.

5. Plaque "P-150-C" - «All entities» (Mixed, CW, Phone, Digital) - awarded for confirmed QSOs with ALL all "Ð-150-Ñ" entities existing on the date of application. Contacts may have been made with Mixed, CW, Phone and Digital modes on all HF bands All other conditions as in basic diploma.

6. "P-150-C" – Cup. The Cup is presented for 2000 QSO with world wide radio stations in different "P-150C" entities existing on the date of application. Every country may only be contacted one time on a band irrespective of mode. SWL OK the same rules. Application must be submitted in alphabetical order of prefixes with call sign, date, band, and mode. QSL-cards must be enclosed.

7. "P-150-C" – Trophy - the Trophy is presented for 2500 QSOs with world wide radio stations in different "P-150C" entities existing on the date of application. Every country may only be contacted one time on a band irrespective of mode. SWL OK the same rules. Application must be submitted in alphabetical order of prefixes with call sign, date, band, and mode. QSL-card must be enclosed.

Tks RA1AE 5/26/08C

SPAIN               Municipalities of Asturias AWARD

Sponsored by URE Gijón (S.T. URE GIJON). Contact and confirm each of the 78 municipalities of Asturias. One contact with EA1URG representing the Gijon municipality is mandatory. Contacts on or after 1 January 1997. All HF bands are allowed and only SSB or CW

QSo’s are allowed with fixed, portable or mobile stations but only one qso per day for portables or mobiles. Every QSO must be confirmed by QSL card and the municipality must be noted on the card together with all of the dates of QSO. Send complete log extract, QSL’s and the fee of 5€ to: URG, "VOCALIA DEL DIPLOMA DE LOS CONCEJOS DE ASTURIAS", Apartado postal 318, E-33280- Gijón, PRINCIPADO DE ASTURIAS, SPAIN.

Internet: http://www.ea1urg.com

Tks EA3GHZ 5/2/08

SPAIN                Recreational Areas of Asturias AWARD

Sponsored by the URE Section of Avilés for contacting stations which are located in any of the recreational areas of the principality of Asturias. SWL OK. The award was established in August 2005, and will continue to be offered until 500 awards are issued. Contacts may be made from 6 meters to 80 meters using SSB only. For get the award you need to get 40 recreations areas confirmed. A separate award is available for activators. Contact URE AVILES at dareaspa@iespana.es for details.

Send a log extract with call sign, reference number of the recreational area, date, time, band and RST to: EA1AHA Juan Carlos Acebal Rafael EA1AHA, P.O. Box: 163, E-33400 AVILES – ASTURIAS – SPAIN.

E-mail: dareaspa@iespana.es

Internet:
http://www.igijon.com/personales/dareaspa/index.htm (Includes listing of valid areas)
http://dareaspa.iespana.es/index.htm

Tks EA3GHZ

UKRAINE                         BESARABIA Award

Sponsor: Odessa branch of UARL and Besarabian Radioamateur Association. European stations need 25 QSOs with URDA districts shown below, all others – 10 QSOs. Repeat contacts are allowed if made on different bands. If all the QSO’s are made on only one HF band, then 10 QSO’s are sufficient. On VHF only – 5 QSO’s are needed.

The following URDA districts are valid for the award: OD-10, OD-13, OD-14, OD-16, OD-19, OD-20, OD-22, OD-31, OD-34, OD-35, OD-36, CN-08, CN-11, CN-13, CN-15 and ER-stations, located between Dunai and Dntstr rivers.
Send a log extract and fee of 7 Ukrainean hryvnia’s for Ukraine and Moldova, $US2 for CIS countries and $US5 for others. Apply to: BRATINOVA Valentina Andreevna, UX7FD, P.O.Box 1, BELGOROD-DNESTROVSKY, 67701, UKRAINE.

E-mail ux7fc@bdn.odessa.Ua

Tks RA1AE 5/2008

UKRAINE                  ODESSA PLAQUE

Sponsored by the Odessa branch of UARL. The Odessa Plaque - is awarded for making 2-way QSO’s (SWL’s) with radio amateur stations from Odessa city and Odesskaya oblast of Ukraine.

The Odessa Plaque is awarded only to the owners of all the diplomas, sponsored by Odessa branch of UARL: (1) Odessa,(2) Home Haven, (3) 75 years of Odessa branch of UARL, (4) 80 years of Odessa Branch of UARL,(5) Humorine of Odessa,(6) Odessa the Cosmic, (7) Besarabia.

Make 100 QSO’s with radio amateurs of Odessa and Odesskaya oblast on and after March 1^st 1928 any band any mode. SWL OK. QSL cards from Odessa and Odesskaya oblast SWL’s are OK for the award. Repeat QSO’s are allowed on different bands. The structure of the Odessa region call signs: UR:UZ, EM:EO - digit - F -suffix (0, 1, 2 letters). Out-of-system calls: U5FN, U5FP, UX5CQ, UX5HY, UT5RD, UT5RH, UT5RO, UT5RP, UT5RW.
Send a GCR list: STEPANOV Sergry Nickolayevich UR5FEO, P.O.Box 189,  65025 Odessa-25,  UKRAINE.

E-mail: ur5feo@ukr.net

UKRAINE                 ODESSA TROPHY

Sponsored by the Odessa branch of UARL. Awarded for 2-way QSO’s (SWL’s) with radio amateur stations from Odessa city and Odesskaya oblast of Ukraine. The trophy is stylized statuette ofthe founder of Odessa – "Duc de Richelieux". The trophy is made of coloured marble with your engraved call sign. The Odessa Trophy is awarded only to those stations who have earned all of the diplomas, sponsored by Odessa branch of UARL: (1) Odessa, (2) Home Haven, (3) 75 years of Odessa Branch of UARL, (4) 80 years of Odessa Branch of UARL,(5) Humorine of Odessa, (6) Odessa the Cosmic, and (7) Besarabia.

Make contacts with stations of the Odessa Region (see below) in numbers of QSOs which is equal to the age of Odessa (founded in 1794) – in 2008 for example, you will need 214 QSO’s. Contacts are valid on and after March 1^st 1928 any band or any mode. SWL OK. QSL cards from Odessa and Odesskaya oblast SWL’s are valid for the award. Repeated QSO’s with same station are allowed on different bands.

The structure of the Odessa region call signs: UR:UZ, EM:EO - digit - F -suffix (0, 1, 2 letters). Out-of-system calls: U5FN, U5FP, UX5CQ, UX5HY, UT5RD, UT5RH, UT5RO, UT5RP, UT5RW. Send a GCR list to: STEPANOV Sergry Nickolayevich UR5FEO, P.O. Box 189,  65025 Odessa-25,  UKRAINE.

E-mail: ur5feo@ukr.net

Tks RA1AE 5/2008

USA                    Worked All Kentucky Award

Sponsored by Quarter Century Wireless Association Bluegrass Chapter 214. Contact and confirm each of the 120 counties of Kentucky using any band or mode. There are no date restrictions. SWL OK. No endorsements available. Applicants must use The Bluegrass Chapter 214 application form and county list both of which may be downloaded from their official website at www.qcwa214.org or by sending an SASE to the award manager.

Complet the county list and application and submit with fee of $US7.00. The award manager reserves the right to request contact any of the cards to check for validity. Mail to the Worked All Kentucky Award manager, Dave Vest, K8DV, 2934 Rontina Drive, Goshen, Ohio 45122

USA.

E-Mail: KY-Award@qcwa214.org

Internet: http://www.qcwa214.org

USA                      Worked All Montana Counties Plaque

Work and confirm all 56 Montana counties. All bands 160 through 2 meters, all modes OK, except no repeater or cross-mode contacts. Send a GCR list including station worked, date, time, frequency, mode and county. USA-CA holders may submit their award number as evidence of having worked all of the Montana counties. They do not have to fill out a formal application. The award is a hand made and unique wooden plaque. Fee is $15 for US applicants. Foreign applicants should write sponsor for current cost. Apply to: Gene Copeland KC7WWY, 121 7 Avenue N, PO Box 184, Malta, MT. 59538.

E-mail: debs@mtintouch.net

Tks KC7WWY 6/2008

USA - VHF                      Reverse VUCC Award (VUCC/r)

Sponsored by the Central States VHF Society. This program recognizes the "rover stations" who travel to rare grid areas and make contacts to benefit those working for the VUCC award and other VHF grid based programs. The goal is to make contacts FROM a set number of grids per band. The number of grids is the same as required by the ARRL award. Cards are required when submitting for the award.
     Contacts made on 1 Jan 1993 or later will qualify. All contacts must be made operating AWAY from the home station location. The QSL cards, QSO listings and log extracts sent must include: both call signs, both grids, mode, date, time and band/frequency. This required information may be in any order on the listing or log extract. The cards, listings and extracts should also have the name of the licensee (person or club), mailing address, operating location if different from the mailing address. (Address, GPS coordinates, 6-digit grid, or Lat/Long) plus have a written signature of the licensee, trustee, operator, QSL manager or appropriate person confirming the specifics of the listed contacts. If a QSL card does not indicate the grid in which the rover was operating, it should be added in pencil.
     At frequencies below 1.3GHz (and satellite), any number of stations in any number of grids may be worked. Above that frequency, target stations worked must all be within the 300 meter circle as specified in the VUCC rules. The location of the target stations must be indicated on their cards by at least the four digit grid, or preferably their lat/long or some other indication that they were inside the same circle. The rover, of course, is required to move around. Endorsements above the basic award may be submitted just as in VUCC.
     All cards and forms, along with appropriate self-addressed packaging with enough postage for return of the cards plus a business sized envelope or larger if no folding is wanted, should be sent to: Bill Wageman K5MAT, CSVHFS VUCC/r Award, 7309 Avenida La Costa, NE, Albuquerque, NM. 87109-3900.

Internet: http://www.csvhfs.org/CSVHFVUC.HTML
E-mail: vucc-r@comcast.net

Tks ND9M/VQ9JC 4/23/08