Newly listed awards "discovered" in 2011

FILE 1 for 2012

As newly discovered awards are added to the K1BV Directory, I place them in this working file.  Usually all rules/conditions are OK, but this file may occasionally have incomplete data, until clarified by the sponsor. 
This file was started January 2,  2011.

Entries outlined in yellow are the most recent entries. 

AUSTRIA                     Carinthia Diploma

In one of the most beautiful valleys of Carinthia, rises a 150 meter high limestone cliff. atop of which was built the 860 Hochosterwitz castle, built initially in the possession of King Louis the German. Between the 11th and 12th Century the castle served as a refuge for people during the attacks of enemy hordes. After many generations the castle is again in possession of the family Khevenhüller and has assumed the task of passing on the castle from generation to generation.

The ÖVSV, Carinthian, sponsors this award for all radio amateurs and SWL's who make/(hear) contacts with stations in Carinthia (prefix OE8). All radio contacts starting on 1.1.2000 can be used for the award. Award Requirements: For an award application 100 points are needed.

Contact values:
1. Each QSO with a station from OE8 in Carinthia = 10 points.
2. Each connection to a club station OE8 = 50 points.

There are no band and mode restrictions. The award application can be submitted either by post or e-mail. Send GCR list and fee of 10€ in cash with the application, or the electronic payments may be made to: Konto: BAWAG Knt. Nr. 98416-006-261 be paid.  IBAN: AT9714000984160006261 BIC: BAWAATWW.

Postal address: Richard Kritzer, Aich 4, A-9800 Spittal / Drau, Austria.

Electronic applications may be made to: diplom@oevsv.at
Internet: http://www.oe8.oevsv.at/opencms/diplome/carinthia_diplom.html

Tks OH3GZ 2/2011

BELARUS                                           AGB   Award Plaques H-100-A to H-1000-A

This is a series of plaques, offered by the Activity Group of Belarus (AGB) for demonstrating proof of having earned stated numbers of awards, certificates and trophies for amateur radio achievements. No time limit on the awards you have earned. The initial plaquette is offered for proof of having earned a minimum of 100 different awards.

Additional plaques are available for increasing numbers of awards: 100, 300, 500, 750 and 1000 awards (Diplomas). The plaques measure 10X15cm for the 100 and 300 levels, 20X25cm for the 500 level, 25x30cm for 750 and 30X38cm for the 1000 level.  Trophies are made using a special hardboard having the appearance of expensive wood and is covered with a thin metal plate of a golden metallic color that gives a handsome finish.

Send a GCR list of all awards claimed, witnessed by 2 licensed amateurs, one DIG-member, an officer of your local radio club, and if you are a DIG-member, your signature alone is sufficient.  Payment of the fees may be made electronically through email, funds may be sent via either WebMoney or PayPal.  Communicate with the sponsor (EU1EU-OK8EU) and we will resolve, which address it is better to you to send a package-parcel post-parcel with the award.

E-mail: eu1eu@mail.ru
URL: http://www.EV5AGB.com
ICQ 47572827
President AGB: EU1EU-OK8EU Getman Igor Vladimirovich
Mailing Address: P.O.Box 143, Minsk-5, 220005, Rep. of Belarus.

Important: Please send only letters and NO FUNDS by mail to EU1EU-OK8EU. Mail security in Belarus is a problem as all correspondence coming to Belarus, can be opened and examined by post officials.

Internet: http://ev5agb.com/award/trophy.htm
E-mail: eu1eu@mail.ru

Tks QRZ.ru 10/13/11

Bosnia and Herzegovina                                         E7 WFF Award

Contact different Wildlife reserves of Bosnia on or after May 3, 2010.

There are 5 levels of the award for those hunting the wildlife reserves and separate rules for activators.

The E7WFF diploma may be earned by all licensed operators that establish a number of radio contacts with various E7FF areas (hunters), or amateur radio station that make a QSOs from the areas mentioned in the E7FF list (activators), which can be found at http://e7wff.co.cc .

All bands and modes may be used, but no use of repeaters.

Refer to their website for the rules applicable to "activators" of Nature Parks and reserves. Hunters may use as proof of their contacts, by QSL cards or the online facility used for all WFF awards: www.ew4dx.org/WFFsearch.html. The awards will be issued in the form of electronic (PDF) form. These are free of charge for all categories and will be forwarded to the e-mail address that is listed in your request. The plaque is not yet available, and the price and the method of delivery will be determined at a future time.

E-mail: e74ee@hotmail.com
Internet: http://e7wff.co.cc (Contains official list of the 30 parks valid for the award.)

Tks OH3GZ 3/2011

BRAZIL                              Worked All Brazilian National Parks Award

The DIPLOMA NATIONAL PARKS OF BRAZIL - WABNP, is sponsored by the TERESINA DX GROUP and was developed to publicize the National Parks of Brazil, as well as the conservation of the environment by Brazilian environmental agencies.  Available to all amateur operators and SWLs making contacts with National Parks in Brazil, with beginning on 06/10/2011 on all amateur bands and all modes: Stations operating from such parks will receive credit for the Park.

The award will be issued for contacting at least 20 such Parks. Endorsements for each additional 20 parks.  
Park QSOs will be valid if the following conditions are met:
1 the operator has submitted to the Commission WABNP a sample printed QSL, stating the name and code of the National Park (after the end of the operation).
2 the Park is correctly listed in the Official List of National Parks. The format for this listing is:
IP 01 - NATIONAL PARK in the Serra da Capivara State of Piauí.
3 The List of parks can be changed with the addition of new parks as published by the sponsor.
4 The operation, provides evidence that the contacts were held on the premises of the park, on the ground under the same jurisdiction.

Send copies of QSL cards (front and back) via mail to Nelson de Almeida Costa-Filho PS8NF: PO Box 110, Teresina - Piauí - BRAZIL CEP 64001-970 or electronically via e-mail to
ps8nf@bol.com.br . The Diploma is available in two versions: Completely free when sent via the Internet formatted as a pdf. File or by mail at a cost of U.S. $ 10.00 or 3 IRC's.

E-mail: ps8et@hotmail.com
Internet: http://www.teresinadxgroup.com/?page_id=19

(A complete listing of Brazilian National Parks is found on this site)

K1BV Research 9/11

BULGARIA                        The All Bulgarian Saints Diploma

The Balkan Sports Club LZ1KZA sponsors this annually issued award for contacting different special call signs honoring Bulgarian Orthodox Saints beginning with the first one in 2011.

Requirements:
European stations need 10 QSO (or SWL reports)
All others need 5 QSO (or SWL reports)

For 2011, 14 special call signs are planned:
LZ 11 PGP        Jan 1-31, 2011
LZ 170 MDS       Feb 1-28, 2011
LZ 1370 PRT      Mar 1-31, 2011
LZ 1802 PLO      Apr 1-30, 2011
LZ 855 SRKM      May 1-31, 2011
LZ 1016 WIW      Jun 1-30, 2011
LZ 910 PNO       Jul 1-31, 2011
LZ 1670 SWS      Aug 1-31, 2011
LZ 1794 MAB      Sep 1-30, 2011
LZ 26 ZA         Oct 1-31, 2011
LZ 11 PPE        Oct 1-31, 2011
LZ 1195 IR       Nov 1-30,.2011
LZ 1685 PDB      Nov 1-30, 2011
LZ 1363 PTT      Dec 1-31, 2011

The cost of the award is 10 IRC (or 5 EUR), and also it can be obtained free of charge in electronic form sent to you by e-mail.
Please send applications to: geshev@rozabg.com
For paper version of the Diploma please send: 10 IRC to P.O. Box 36, Karlovo, 4300 BULGARIA, or 5 EUR to the PayPal account: lz1zf@abv.bg
QSL cards are not necessary, only an extract from the log.

For each year the Diploma will be issued with a separate numbering: No / 2011 etc. In following years, only the memorial station call signs will be changed. The Diploma can be obtained every year for QSO’s within period from January 01 till December 31 for the relevant year.

E-mail: : geshev@rozabg.com
Internet (image of the award) http://files.qrz.com/p/lz11pgp/D_17_1_.jpg

Tks LZ1ZF and ON4CAS 2/2/2011

BULGARIA                                 The LZCWC Award

The LZ CW CLUB issues the LZCWC Award to any licensed amateur radio operator for contacting different members of the LZ CW CLUB, using only CW, on any HF band as follows:

First Class = 30 members
Second Class = 20 members
Third Class = 10 members

Recommended frequencies for contacting LZCWC members: 1825, 3527, 7027, 10127, 14027, 18087, 21027, 24927 and 28027 kHz. LZCWC members may send LZCWC after their call sign, when they operate on these frequencies No fee is required for this award.

An updated LZ CW CLUB membership list can be obtained from, and applications containing log extracts with members worked, date, time and band, as well as applicant’s names, call sign and address should be sent by e-mail to: lz1af(at)abv.bg or by ordinary mail to: Dimiter Petrov, LZ1AF, P.O. Box 412, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.

Internet: http://www.bfra.org/index

K1BV Research 11/20/11

BULGARIA                             1800 Years Fortress OVETCH

This diploma will be issued to licensed radio amateurs who make two-way contacts with radio amateurs in the city Provadia and the rest of Bulgaria.  Applicants from Europe will need 100 points, all others 50.  Contacts must have been made on or after 1 Jan 2000. Each call sign may be used only once per band. There are no restrictions for bands and modes.

Point Values:
a. 5 points among the members of the Radio Club in Provadia (LZ2AB, LZ2FY, LZ2SB, LZ2PE, LZ2VS, LZ2VP, LZ4VP, LZ4RV, LZ2ZM, LZ1ZM and LZ2RV.
b. 10 points from the special stations LZ18C, LZ22SO, LZ40VP, LZ50IM, LZ60RP, LZ80DO, LZ90SO, LZ100SO, LZ100SB, LZ120AK, LZ125VP, LZ130VP, LZ170SK, LZ160AK, LZ170HD, LZ180PH and LZ180FT.
c. 1 point for all other LZ stations.

The application is accompanied by a GCR list (in ascending order of call signs with the date and UTC indication of the QSOs) plus fee of 5,00 €, U.S. $ 6.00 or 10 IRCs.  Apply to: George Kolarov, LZ2VP, PO Box 2, Provadia, Bulgaria.   (Note: applications for Bulgarian awards should be paid with IRCs. Letters with cash are very uncertain).

Internet: http://diplom-interessen-gruppe.info/r1705.html

Source: DJ8CR and www.qrz.com/db/LZ2VP

COLOMBIA --- Colombian League Amateur Radio Series (LCRA) ---

General Requirements: Sponsored by the Colombian League Amateur Radio (LCRA) and available to any amateur in the world meeting the requirements. The award may be endorsed for all Phone/SSB, CW, Digital and Mixed Modes. Colombian stations must submit Cards when applying along with a list of contacts including station contacted, department name, UTC, date and mode. Foreign stations, must send a list (no QSL cards), with the stamp of IARU member society.

Apply to: LIGA AMATEUR RADIO COLOMBIANA, Contests and Diplomas, Apartado Aereo No. 584, Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia.

Make two-way contact with each of the 32 departments of Colombia ( http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departamentos_de_Colombia ) Contacts on or after 1 January 1970.

The Departments of the Republic of Colombia are:
Amazonas       Antioquia          Arauca      Atlantic
Bolivar        Boyacá             Caldas      Caquetá
Casanare       Cauca              Cesar       Chocó
Córdoba        Cundinamarca       Guainia     Guaviare
Huila          La Guajira         Magdalena   Meta
Nariño         Norte de Santander Putumayo    Quindío
Risaralda      San Andrés y Providencia Santander Sucre
Tolima         Valle del Cauca    Vaupés      Vichada

The cost of the Diploma of the departments of Colombia is $20 col for HK and $US15 for all others.

Contact stations in each of the 10 zones (call areas) of Colombia on or after January 1, 1970.

The 10 areas of Colombia are:
Zone 1: Atlantic, Bolivar Córdoba y Sucre Córdoba and Sucre.
Zone 2: Guajira, Magdalena, Cesar and Norte de Santander.
Zone 3: Cundinamarca, Meta and Vichada.
Zone 4: Antioquia and Choco.
Zone 5: Valle del Cauca and Cauca.
Zone 6: Caldas, Tolima, Risaralda, Quindío and Huila.
Zone 7: Santander, Boyacá, Arauca and Casanare.
Zone 8: Nariño, Putumayo and Caqueta.
Zone 9: Amazonas, Vaupés, Guainía and Guaviare.
Zone 10: Territorios insulares (San Andrés/ Providencia, Malpelo) Island territories (San Andres / Providencia, Malpelo).

The cost of the Diploma ZHK is $20 col for HK and $US10 for all others.

     Diploma CHK

The Diploma will be awarded to licensed amateur radio operator who proves that he made two-way contact with at least 100 amateur radio stations in Colombia on or after January 1, 1960. Send complete contact information including: station contacted, UTC, date and mode. Valid prefixes to access the CHK diploma are: HK, HJ, 5K, 5J. 

The cost of the Diploma CHK is $20 col for HK and $US10 for all others.

Internet: http://www.lcra.org.co/seccion.php?ids=40&nombre=concursos_y_diplomas 

Tks K1BV Research 2/8/11

ENGLAND                                        Royal Observer Corps Bunker Award

Contact stations operating within a radius of 500 meters from ROC Bunker / Facility locations in the United Kingdom.

History: The Royal Observer Corps has existed for many years, responsible for manning bunkers located all over the United Kingdom, as a part of the nuclear defence of the country. This was a secret part of the British Armed Forces, and as such few even knew of their existence. All of the sites have been decommissioned, but evidence of their presence is easy to see.

Certificates are currently available for making contact with stations operating at 10 and 25 different bunker locations and for working at least 10 Bunker Anniversary Stations.

The contacts must be made with bunkers which are described and numbered according to an official list of such facilities or within the particular locator square, and deemed safe with permission authorized by owners or Trusts of the existing properties. Newly listed bunkers will be validated by an official registration (see web site) of such location and the making of at least of 10 contacts by HF or 5 contacts via VHF or UHF with a single operating period.

All bands and modes will be valid for contacts made in this award program. However, contacts made via repeaters, satellites, IRLP, Echolink or mobile phone are not accepted.  The application should consist of your log extract containing: reference number, call sign, date, time, RST, frequency and mode. QSL cards must be made available to the custodian upon request. SWL OK. The award fee is £5 , 10 Euros, $US10 or 8 IRC’s. Applications are via an electronic form on their website, with Payment being accepted only via PAYPAL.

In case of any question, please contact one of the two individuals listed:
Phil G0ABY EMAIL: YETI585@NTLWORLD.COM
Roger G0TRB EMAIL: G0TRB@FSMAIL.NET
Internet: http://www.rocbunkers.co.uk/

Tks G0TRB 9/25/11

ENGLAND                          Craven Radio Amateur Group Award

Contact or SWL CRAG members.

Class - Gold = 9 members.
Class - Silver = 7 members.
Class - Bronze = 5 members.

One of the contacts must have been with the CRAG club station M0BCQ/MX0BCQ.  
The cost of the award is GBP 3.00 or 3 IRC's.
Send fee of GBP 3.00 or 3 IRC's plus log details of each QSO to G6MZX - Geoff Peel, Nutter Cote Cottage, Thornton-in-Craven, Skipton, BD23 3TT, ENGLAND.

Internet: http://mx0bcq.weebly.com/crag-award.html

Tks K1BV Research 2/2011

ENGLAND                            UK & IRELAND Flora Fauna (GFF Award) Series

General requirements: All contacts claimed for the award must be shown in the EW4DX online log which is found at: http://www.ew4dx.org/WFFsearch.html . No cards need be produced. Awards are free of charge, but sponsor requests funds to cover cost of postage and hard backed envelope: £5.00 GBP, $US8 or 6€. Band and mode endorsements upon request. Only current IRC’s may be used to pay for the awards. Send a copy of the EW4DX GCR list and necessary fee to: Charles R. Wilmott, 60 Church Hill, Royston, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, ENGLAND S71 4NG

* The number of other WFF references needed for the Honor Roll level is the number of GFF contacts and the number of other contacts from any other countries necessary to total 50.

Stations who activate 10 WFF reference numbers anywhere in the world.

Work/hear/activate 17 WFF reference numbers at listed WFF locations PLUS work/hear/activate 3 WFF reference numbers on "GREEN DAY". All 20 of the contacts must have been made in the same year in which the "GREEN DAY" occurs. (Look for announcements of GREEN DAY, which has generally been observed about the middle of June.)

E-mail: charlie.debbie@btinternet.com
Internet: http://www.m0oxo.com/

Tks OH3GZ 3/24/11

FINLAND                             SUF Award

The Guides and Scouts of Finland issues SUF-AWARD for QSO's or SWL-reports with scouting stations which contain the letters: S, SGF, SUF, JAM in their call sign suffix. Finnish stations need 10 points, foreign and SWL-stations need 5 points. 

Point values: QSOs with each different S, SGF, SUF, JAM suffixed station = 1 pt. (for example contacts with OH1SUF, OH7SUF, OH2SUF, OH2S, OH2SGF equals a total of 5 points. CW QSOs and use of bands over 50 MHz give double points. 

Look for activity each year during the 3rd week of October. 

The award is free of charge. Send list of QSO's certified by two radioamateurs (SWL send list of QSL-cards) to Finish National Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) Coordinator OH2JAM, HQ station for Scouts and Guides of Finland, Töölönkatu 55, 00250 Helsinki, Finland.

Scouts and Guides of Finland use also callsigns: OH0JAM, OH0SUF, OH1SUF, OH2SUF, OH2S, OH2SGF, OH3SUF, OH4SUF, OH5SUF, OH6SUF, OH7SUF, OH8SUF and OH9SUF.

Internet: http://jota.partio.net/ 

Tks OH1BOI 10/18/11 

FINLAND                                Worked Scout Radio Club Titari in Tampere

Internet: http://www.oh3ap.fi/award.html

FRANCE                            DD-66 Diplome    (Eastern Pyrenees)

Contact stations located in France Department 66 on or after 1 January 1990.  

Multiband Requirements:
a. 5 different Dept 66 stations using all bands and modes.
b. SWLs need to have heard at least 5 Dept 66 stations. 

Single band Requirements:
a. 3 different Dept 66 stations.
b. SWLs need to have heard at least 3 Dept 66 stations.

All bands and modes, except that contacts via relay, transponders, Echolink or similar devices are excluded. 

Send log extract and fee of 10€ or 10 IRC to Radio Club of Perpignan F6KBR, 52 rue du Marechal Foch, F-66000 Perpignan, France.

Internet: http://f8apf.pagesperso-orange.fr/menu_wide.htm 

Tks K1BV Research 10/11

 FRANCE                          FRENCH FLORA FAUNA AWARD

Available to all amateurs and SWLs who contact stations located in different territories of French National, Regional Parks, Nature Reserves or Protected Landscapes on or after 1 July 2008. All valid bands and modes may be used, however, contacts made by repeaters do not count.

Available in three levels as follows:
Level III - 5 parks, reserves or protected landscapes
Level II - 10 parks, reserves or protected landscapes
Level I - 15 parks, reserves or protected landscapes
HONOR ROLL PLAQUE: 50 / 100 / 200 / 300.

Contacts qualify only if they are made to the stations situated in the official list of parks or reserves. Each park or reserve has its identification number, e.g. FFF -001, which must appear on the QSL card.

Separate rules apply for Activators. See website for details.

Application for the award is based on the received QSL cards or for extraction from WFF internet operating journals. If it would be necessary, the award’s coordinator has the right to request contact confirming QSL card. The paper version of the Award costs – 10 € or 12 $. The basic award is FREE is you accept digital image that you may print yourself (format .JPG or .PDF). The special award plaques cost 50€ or $US70. Application and payment to Award manager : Marc VERGNES, 37 Rue des Ménigouttes, 36 300 LE BLANC – FRANCE,

E-mail: wff44@free.fr
Internet: http://wff44.free.fr

Tks PA3CUZ 6/14/11

GERMANY           --- Digital Modes Club Series ---

General Requirements: The club was formed in 2006, and offers lifetime membership at NO COST to all those interested in Digital Communications. 

1. Digital Modes Club was founded in 2006. So every Digital QSO counts from 1st January 2006.
2. The QSO Frequency must be under 100MHz. Only direct QSO’s are valid. (No Repeaters etc).
3. For Awards with ‘*’ , see list of members on the website, since only DMC-Members count.
4. Awards may be claimed by any Ham or SWL.
5. SWL’s have to log both calls from QSO , for ‘*’ with at least one DMC-Member.
6. CW, Phone and QSO’s with one ‘End’ at Echolink, CQ-100 etc, do not count.
7. QSO’s you made with other Callsigns, like Club- or Contest Call, count for your Awards too.
8. The Manager checks your application, his decision is final.
9. You must not send QSL-Cards (or copy) . Just apply with digital Log as shown below.
10. Name your Files with your Call and Type ( like AA1AA_member.xls or AA1AA.adi )
11. Your Call and Awards stay in the Database.
12. Rules can be changed from time to time……

How to apply for Awards?
1. You can send any Standard-File like txt, doc, xls, or Adif-Export from your logging Program.
2. Send your application to the Manager shown on DMC-Page /Award Rules or see list of Contacts.
3. If your Log-Program supports Award selection, you can also send this as Export or Screenshot. Pse compress Pictures to a good handling size.
4. DMC-Member Awards (*) should be sorted by DMC-Nr, all others by Type of award: (by DXCC, ITU, WAE..)
5. All Awards are sent to you made as a PDF fo;e for download. You must create an account on the DMC-Homepage to see/download your Awards. (Please read the FAQ on Page Top)
6. Mail for Awards: df9al(at)digital-modes-club.org. Use alternate e-mail address of df9al[at]web.de if there are any problems in applying with the primary address. 
7. Please write in the subject your call and type of award. Example : Subject: DXCC Award

You can also apply the awards in high quality print size A4. The price for this printed award is 3 GBP, 4 EUR or 5 USD.
After you send us your application for award you will receive information how to send the fee.

Primary E-mail: df9al[at]digital-modes-club.org. 
Alternate E-mail: df9al[at]web.de (Use this address if you have problems with the one shown above.)
Internet: http://www.digital-modes-club.org/ 

Worked All DMC DX Century Club      (DMC DXCC)

The award may be claimed by any amateur radio operator or SWL station who can give evidence of having contacted or heard (for SWL) stations from the official DXCC list in the following steps: 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275, 300, 310, 320, 330, 335, 336, 337, 338, ALL

All contacts have to be made using digital modes on all bands by any mode; no deleted countries are valid. Not only DMC-Stations valid. A list of contacts is requested, sorted by DXCC prefix, prepared using a common text editor or a common spreadsheet.


Worked ITU Zones Award (DMC-ITU)

This Award is given for contacting 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 and ALL, ITU zones.
This Award is for all licensed hams and SWL's. The rules are: All QSO's after January 2006 are valid. 
The Award will be for all contacts using Digital modes. QSL cards not required. Not only DMC-Stations valid.
Include your call-sign, DMC# and Word, Excel or PDF doc. Have your contacts sorted by DMC#)


Worked DMC Worked All Continents (DMC WAC )

The award may be claimed by any amateur radio operator or SWL station who can give evidence of having contacted (heard for SWL) stations from the 6 continental regions of the world. Not only DMC-Stations valid.

All contacts have to be made using digital modes using all bands or by any mode.
A list of contacts is requested, sorted by WAC, prepared using a common text editor or a common spreadsheet.


Worked DMC Worked All States (DMC WAS)

The award may be claimed by any amateur radio operator or SWL station who can give evidence of having contacted (Heard for SWL) 50 stations from the 50 states of the United States of America. Not only DMC-Stations valid.
All contacts have to be made using digital modes on all bands by any mode.
A list of contacts is requested, sorted by WAS, prepared using a common text editor or a common spreadsheet.


Worked DMC Worked All Zones (DMC WAZ)

The award may be claimed by any amateur radio operator or SWL station who can give evidence of having contacted (heard for SWL) stations from the 40 different Zones of the World. Not only DMC-Stations valid.
All contacts have to be made using digital modes on all bands by any mode.
A list of contacts is requested, sorted by WAZ zone number, prepared using a common text editor or a common spreadsheet.


Worked DMC Europa Award (DMCEUA) 

This Award is given for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65 and 68 worked DMC-Stations from EU-Countries. 
The Award will be for all contacts in PSK and RTTY or other Digitals modes. Only 1 Station from every Country count.

Class 1. all BPSK-Modes (31,62,125...)
Class 2. RTTY
Class 3. "Special" Modes The Special Modes includes all Modes !without! BPSK and RTTY. This Class 3 includes also QPSK modes.

Country List:
1A, 3A, 4O, 4U-ITU, 9A, 9H, C3, CT, CU, DL, E7, EA, EA6, EI, ER, ES, EU, F, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HV, I, IS, IT, JW, JX, LA, LX, LY, LZ, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM , ON, OY, OZ, PA, R1FJ, R1MV, S5, SM, SP, SV, SV/A, SV5, SV9, T7, T9, TA1, TF, TK, UA, UA2, UR, YL, YO, YU, Z3, ZA, ZB2

No deleted Countries may be used for this award. Please don't forget to include your call-sign, DMC# and Word, Excel or PDF doc. Have your contacts sorted by DMC#) 


Worked DMC Members (W-DMC-M)

The awards may be claimed by any HAM operators or SWL
You should send your Log in Word or Excel doc . 

Contact different members of the DMC. Award levels are 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 450 etc. Every Member may be counted only 1x !! Sorted by the DMC# number from lowest to highest number. 


Worked YL Station Award (DMCYLA) 

This Award is given for QSO with 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 YL (DMC members: a list of eligible members is found on the website).
This Award is available for all licensed hams and SWL's. The rules are: 
All QSO's after January 2006 are valid. 
All contacts have to be made using digital modes on all bands by any mode.

A list of contacts is requested, sorted sorted by DMC# , prepared using a common text editor or a common spreadsheet.


Worked Club station Award (DMCCLUBA)

This Award is given for 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25 worked Clubstation with a DMC-Member-Nr.
This Award is for all licensed hams and SWL's.
A list of DMC-Club-Stations is found under their website. (/Members)


Worked Event station PSK award (DMCEVENTA)

This Award is given for 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 QSO with DMC Event Stations. 
This Award is for all licensed hams and SWL's.
A list of DMC-Event-Stations is found under their website. (/Members)


Worked DMC Special Call Award (DMCSPCA)

This Award is given for 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25 worked DMC special Callsign with DMC-Member-Nr.
This Award is for all licensed hams and SWL's.
A list of DMC Special-Calls is found under their website. (/Members)

Tks K1BV Research 2/24/11

GERMANY                                        Landgraf-Philipp-Diplom

Honoring Landgrave Philip the Magnanimous (born 13/11/1504, died 31.03. 1567). He introduced in 1526 in Hesse, the Reformation in 1529 and initiated the famous Marburg Colloquy between Luther, Zwingli, and Melanchthon. In 1527 he founded the first Protestant the University of Marburg, which still bears his name. 

Contact stations as listed below and earn a total of 50 points on or after 1 Jan 2010 of the District of Hesse. 

a. Stations from Hesse = 5 points
b. stations in DOK = F15 15 points
c. club stations and YL - stations = 10 points
d. club stations with S-DOK F15 = 25 points, 
e. 2 contacts with the OV Marburg (F15) are required. 
f. Contacts during the month of November each year count double. 
g. Each call can only be contacted once per band and mode. 

All bands and modes of operation, FM, SSB and CW except packet radio or echo link will be counted. Send a GCR list fee of 10, 00 € or $US15.00 paid U.S. dollars to the account BLZ 513 900 00 KTO 467 128 03 Volksbank Mittelhessen and sent to the following address: Gudrun Lehnert, DL3YL, Graf von Stauffenberg Str.20, D-35037 Marburg, Germany. 

Internet: http://www.mittelhessen-digital.de/marburg/landgraf-philipp-diplom.html 

Tks DIG PA Newsletter 3/7/11 

GERMANY                   Leuchtfeuer (Lighthouse / Beacon) Diploma

The local chapter DARC Emden, I06, of the North District offers the Lighthouse / Beacon Diploma. All contacts on or after 1 January 2011 with light ships and lighthouses. Earn a total of 30 points for the basic award. All contacts must be from the same DXCC country. All bands and modes OK. Lighthouses and light vessels listed worldwide in the ILLW official list will count for this award.

Point Values:
a. Contacts with fire ships =3 points.
b. Contacts with lighthouses = 1 point.
c. The following club stations of the issuing local branch include, but are not mandatory:
1) DF0MF, fire Frisian German Bight = 6 points.
2) DL0EM/Lighthouse = 3 points.

Send GCR list or the actual cards together with award fee of 7.00 € or 10.00 U.S. dollars to the General Manager: Wilhelm Bruns, DL1BJN, Dohlenstraße 3, D-26723 Emden, Germany

E-mail: dl1bjn@t-online.de
Internet: www.darc-i06.com.

Tks http://diplom-interessen-gruppe.info/r1721.html

GERMANY                 The Mona Lisa Award

The award is issued for confirmed contacts from stations located at QTHs where Leonardo da Vinci’s MONA LISA was painted, stored and displayed in museums. The following locations are required:

1. Italy - one station in each of these cities: Florence, Rome and Milan.
2. France - Departments 12, 37, 75, 77, 78 and 82. (The department identifier may be found on French QSLs as the first two digits of the Postal Code.)
3. Japan - Tokyo.
4. Russia - Moscow.
5. USA - New York City and Washington, D.C.

A total of 13 contacts are needed. All bands and modes OK. No time limitations. SWL OK. Send GCR list plus fee of 10E for Europeans and $12 for all others. Apply to: Victor Ganin DG5JFY, A-Kivi-Str. 17, D-18106 Rostock, Germany.

E-mail: dg5jfy@gmx.de

Tks DH1PAL 11/11

GREECE                                          MACEDONIAN Prefectures Award

Available for contacting prefectures of Macedonia. SWL OK. This award is offered in three levels:

BRONZE : 5 to 9 different Prefectures of Macedonia regardless band or mode.
SILVER : 10~14 different Prefectures of Macedonia regardless band or mode.
GOLDEN + pin with Vergina's Sun: 15~21 different Prefectures of Macedonia regardless band or mode.

Each Class of Award will be certified by  a different colour sticker. There is no fee if the award and stickers are requested to be in electronic format. It can be sent on  pdf  format . 
Every Prefecture counts once, no matter the number of modes, bands and QSOs with the same Prefecture.

The Prefectures are:

DRAMA                    KYKLADES (or CYCLADES)
ELIA (or ILIA)           KOZANI
EVIA   		      LARISA
EVROS (or EBROS)         MAGNISIA
FLORINA                  PIERIA (or KATERINI)
GREVENA (or GREBENA),     RODOPI
HALKIDIKI (or CHALKIDIKI)SERRES
KILKIS                   VIOTIA (or BIOTIA)
KAVALA (or KABALA)       XANTHI

Three additional Prefectures counts for double credit as jokers:
a. PELLA is the birthplace of Alexander the Great,
b. IMATHIA was discovered the Tomb of Philipp II and
c. THESSALONIKI is the name of the sister of Alexander the Great.

Send your detailed QSO list/log extract, Self Addressed Label + fee of 10€s (or equal $ or IRCs) to Demetrius Anastasiades, SV2GWY, 28HS Oktobriou 3St, Tagarades, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece.

Tks PA3CUZ 8/11

HUNGARY                           Hungarian Cities Award

The award may be obtained by all licensed ham radio operators and SWLs who meet the tender conditions. Contacts/SWL reports on or after 1 January 1968 are valid. The current total number of Hungarian Cities are 297. There are no band and mode restrictions.

Europeans must contact at least 100 different cities, and all others need just 50. The award application form and the list of cities available for download are found on their website:

http://www.ha8fw.eoldal.hu

Send this application and fee of 5€ or $US7 to: Award manager:  Gracin Marko HA8FT, Tisza L. Krt. 39., Szeged H-6721, Hungary.

Internet: http://www.mrasz.hu/english/diplomak/hca.htm

IRELAND               — The Irish Flora and Fauna Series (IFFA) ---

The Irish Flora and Fauna (IFFA) series was established 1st July, 2010. The awards are issued for producing evidence of having the required number of contacts (SWL OK) with EIFF DX-peditions from various Irish National Nature Reserves and National Parks. Any award in this series may be claimed by any licensed radio amateur, club station, or SWL eligible under the EIFF General Rules. «IFFA 10», «IFFA 20» and «IFFA 30» awards may be claimed for contacts with EIFF DX-peditions from 10, 20 and 30 different Irish National Nature Reserves and National Parks respectively (see EIFF list for currently accredited Reserves and Parks). Contacts are valid from 1st January, 2010.

Applications should be made in writing and list all QSOs made with EIFF DX-peditions including date and time of the QSO, band and mode used, call sign of the station worked, EIFF reference number and signal reports exchanged. Each application should be signed by the applicant. Every QSO in the application should be confirmed by the WFF eLogs system.  ( http://ew4dx.org/WFFsearch.html )The award applicant should re-submit his application when claiming for higher classes of awards. QSL-cards or your logs are not required.

The IFFA awards are free, although the applicant should cover postage costs by enclosing 3 IRCs or 3 US dollars with the application. IFFA awards are sent to applicant’s home address indicated in the application. Apply to: Stan Danlov, 223 Charlesland Court, Greystones, Ireland.

E-mail: Stan, EI6DX coordinator@eiff44.org
Internet: http://www.eiff44.org/

Tks OH3GZ  4/18/11

ITALY                              Diploma of Italian Volcanic Environment (DAV)

This award is sponsored by ARAS Italy Catania for OM and SWL in order to publicize Italian volcanism. To obtain the the basic level of the award, the applicant must demonstrate contacts with Italian volcanic locations and features from the official list as published on their website. All bands and modes. Contacts on or after 1 May 2011.

Categories of volcanic sites valid for this award:
There are only 5 active volcanoes to be found in Italy, but by counting different vents or cones, the award recognized 11 on their list. These 5 are: Etna, Vesuvius, Ischia, Campi Flegrei and Colli Albani.
In addition, their list of qualifying sites include: Extinct Volcanoes, Craters, Caves, Volcanic Lakes, Sulfur Springs, Tourist Hotels near these volcanoes, Volcano Museums, Tourist Areas, Underwater Volcanic Sites and more. Each carries a unique number and is valid for the award. Additional sites will be added as they are verified. Each of these categories are listed on their website.

BASIC AWARD: (Free of charge as PDF file)
1. HF: 10 references for Italian stations, and 5 for all others.
2. VHF: Italian and foreign station need 3 references. (50MHz and above).

The diploma DAV is issued to all OM and SWL who send a request using the site http://dav.arasitalia.it. You must send an adif file listing the official reference numbers which includes the following fields:
a) <CALL>
b) <qso_date>
c) <time_on>
d) <reference>
e) <band>

The custodian will return a file with the confirmation of the QSOs actually on their records. All activators are required to send an electronic log file to the sponsor. It is not necessary to send QSL cards as long as you submit the ADIF file. If you accept the award in PDF format, it will be sent to you via e-mail. If you wish the award on printed parchment paper, the fee is 10€.

Endorsements cost 2E for postage and are always obtained by the procedure listed above. Endorsements consist of a adhesive based sticker of distinctive color and will be granted for every 25 additional references 25, 50, 75, 100 and so on).

A separate set of rules apply to "activators". Refer to their website for these.

The list of references DAV, is available on the website: http://dav.arasitalia.it. Additions to the listing will be considered upon proper proof of their existence. Refer to website for procedure.

Higher levels of the award include:
a. Parchment for 50 different references. (Fee 10E)
b. Plaque for 100 references. (Fee 20€)
c. Plaque for 300 references. (Fee 30€)
d. Endorsements each additional 25 references 2€)

Sponsor’s e-mail:
Marco Mora IT9JPW (ARAS Italia) - it9jpw@libero.it
Applications: iva-info@arasitalia.it
Internet: http://dav.arasitalia.it 

Tks IT9JPW 5/18/11

ITALY                                       Diploma Castelli della Toscana (DCT)

The A.R.I. Section of Scandicci (Firenze), sponsored by the A.R.I. Regional Committee of Tuscany and in co-operation with A.R.I. Section of Mondovì (Cuneo), institutes the permanent award "Tuscan Castles Award" (DCT – Diploma dei Castelli della Toscana) for all OM and SWL, in order to promote the castles of Tuscany.

Award Rules
Art.1: The list of the "Castles of Tuscany" is taken from the list of "Italian Castles Award", downloadable on www.dcia.it , The award is limited to the territory of Tuscany and is divided in 10 sections, one for each of its 10 Provinces.
Art.2: The "Tuscan Castles Award D.C.T." will be awarded to each station/SWL who presents proof of contacts to the award manager of the A.R.I. Section of Scandicci, P.O. Box 30 , I-50018 Scandicci - FI, ITALY. Send: :
     a) GCR listing of required castle contacts.
     b) the list of the QSO references, containing: reference of the Castle, Callsign of the station, Date and Hour UTC, Band; applicalnts are strongly advised to send an electronic file of the list, formatted in sections / fields separated by "semicolon" (file type "CSV"), each record made of following sections:
          a. reference of the Castle: text format PP-NNN where P=province and N=progressive number of the Castle;
          b. station callsign: format free text;
          c. date UTC: format "DD/MM/YYYY";
          d. hour UTC: format "HH:MM";
          e. band: format text must indicate the band in meters (es: for the activations in 40 meters band the field must contain "40m" and not real frequency or other, for the activations in VHF it will have to indicate "6m" or "2m" and not "50MHz" or "vhf");
          f. the last record must have empty sections;
     c) correct amount of fees depending on requests according to award rules;
     d) phone number or e-mail address, to be reached by the Award Manager; QSL can be requested by the Award Manager; the valid list of references are those assigned by the Technical Award Manager of the Italian Castles Award (D.C.I.).
Art.3: The D.C.T. Award is printed on one A4 format paper sheet; the Honor Roll Plate will have various graphical patterns, as decided by the Award Manager.
Art.4: The award and the plaque are available in both versions of Band (HF and VHF) and Category (OM, SWL and Castles Activator). Every acknowledgment, diploma or plate it will be numbered in progression. Contacts since 1 January 2001. QSOs via repeater or both crossband or crossmode are excluded.
Art.5: In order to get the Award, the applicant will have to prove he have contacted and confirmed with QSLs the following minimum number of Castles:
     a) Italian stations: 25 Castles of Tuscany in at least 5 Provinces;
     b) Foreign stations: 15 Castles of Tuscany in at least 3 Provinces;
     c) VHF stations: 10 Castles of Tuscany in at least 3 Provinces.
Endorsements are provided for:
     a) every Province with at least 5 confirmed Castles;
     b) additional castle contacts of:
          a. Italian stations: 50 and 75 further confirmed Castles;
          b. Foreign stations: 30 and 45 further confirmed Castles;
          c. VHF stations: 15 and 20 further confirmed Castles.
The Honor Roll Plaque is provided for:
     a) Italian stations: 100 Castles;
     b) Foreign stations: 50 Castles;
     c) VHF stations: 30 Castles;
with at least 3 Castles for every Province.
Art.6: Special rules and awards apply to Castle Activators. Refer to their WWW site.
Art.7: The award fees are:
     a) for every award 6,00 Euro or 7,00 US$ (outside Europe 7,00 Euro or 8,00 US$);
     b) for every Plaque Honor Roll 18,00 Euro or 20,00 US$ (outside Europe 20,00 Euro or 22,00 US$);
     c) Endorsements are free, but pre-addressed and stamped envelopes are mandatory (SASE or else 1IRC).
Applications and questions may be addressed to: A.R.I. Section of Scandicci, P.O. Box 30, I-50018 Scandicci - FI, Italy

E-mail: dct@ariscandicci.it
Internet: http://www.ariscandicci.it/

Tks PA3CUZ 8/11

JAPAN                                                   MUSASHINO Award

Sponsored by the Musashino Club of the JARL and available to all amateurs and SWLs for contacts beginning on 1 January 2011. All bands and modes may be used. 

DX PRIZE - using the last letter of their call signs, spell the word MUSASHINO with Japanese stations. One of the stations must live within the city of Tokyo. 
CLASS A - Confirm QSOs with 3 Wards, 21 Cities, 2 towns and 3 members of the MUSASHINO Club. 
CLASS B - confirm QSOs with 3 Wards, 10 cities, 2 towns and one member of the MUSASHINO Club.

Send GCR list and fee of $US8 or 8 IRCs to: Akirou Inoue JA1ECU, (167-0032), 2-26-25 Amanuma Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

JA1KK  JA1UK  JA1ZI  JA1AUC JA1BAD JA1BIL JA1BSW JA1CFW JA1CQA JA1DOW 
JA1DVQ JA1ECU JA1ERD JA1FFM JA1JPG JA1MNE JA1MYS JA1NEJ JA1JPZM JA1RTS 
JA1RJU JA1TQG JF1MZA JG1IAV JG1PXS JH1RMH JH1URT JH1VVW JH1XEC JH1XUP 
JJ1BDE JJ1KCH JJ1NIT JJ1SCH JK1AVR JK1LQB JM1KLO JM1VBW JP1MVK JR1QVY 
JS1CLQ JA3RN  JA3RDU JH9UJB JA0ED  JA0OZZ JA0XMQ JH0HST 7K3DIV 7M4CCQ 
JA1YSW

TKS JA1ECU 2/8/11

KALININGRAD                        ALL KALININGRAD DISTRICTS PLAQUE

This wooden plaue is sponsored by Kaliningrad Radio Amateurs Association and by UA2 Contest Club. Work all 24 UA2 districts (RDA List, see list below). HF/VHF bands, any modes. SWL OK. Send Log extract with usual QSO information. Put all QSO data along with UA2 districts names in the application. The fee of special plaque for all 24 UA2 districts is $US30.  Send your application to Yuri Trubey, UA2FAO, - Sergeeva 49A-30, 236040, Kaliningrad, Russia or to our electronic address ua2fao@yandex.ru , and your fee separately to Ulrich Mueller, DK4VW, Kreutzacker Str.13, Marburg, 35041, Germany. (We prefer this way of getting fee for guaranteeing safe delivery.)

UA2 ID list (as per RDA)

KALININGRAD - city
KA-02 Leningradskij rajon
KA-03 Moskovskij rajon
KA-05 Tsntral'nyj rajon

Cities
KA-06 Baltijsk (incl. Primorsk)
KA-07 Pionerskij
KA-08 Svetlogorsk
KA-09 Svetlyj
KA-10 Sovetsk

Other UA2 areas
KA-11 Bagrationovskij rajon (incl. Bagrationovsk)
KA-12 Gvardejskij rajon (incl. Gvardejsk)
KA-13 Gur'evskij rajon (incl. Gur'evsk)
KA-14 Gusevskij rajon (incl. Gusev)
KA-15 Zelenogradskij rajon (incl Zelenogradsk)
KA-16 Krasnoznamenskij rajon (incl Krasnoznamensk)
KA-17 Nemanskij rajon (incl. Neman)
KA-18 Nsterovskij rajon (incl. Nesterov)
KA-19 Ozyorskij rajon (incl. Ozyorsk)
KA-20 Polesskij rajon (incl. Polessk)
KA-21 Pravdinskij rajon (incl Pravdinsk)
KA-22 Slavskij rajon (incl. Slavsk)
KA-23 Chernyakhovskij rajon (incl. Chernyakhovsk)
KA-24 Ladushkin
KA-25 Mamonovo
KA-26 Yantarny

Tks QRZ.ru 5/1/11

KAZAKHSTAN                                                            Kazakhstan Grid Square Award (KZ-GS)

This series of awards is sponsored by the Almaty Amateur League in conjunction with STK "Otan" and consists of 7 levels of proficiency. Applications for the awards may be submitted by any amateur or SWL provided the the evidence of the contacts is in the form of an ADIF extract from the log QSO (SWL) stations in Kazakhstan, using any modes and bands, including WARC. Repeat QSOs are not counted. Within the ADIF file should be clearly marked the Grid Square (QTH locator) of each of the Kazakh radio stations.

QSL-cards are not required.. The Diplomas are issued free of charge in PDF format and sent to applicants by e-mail.

Internet: http://www.cqham.kz
E-mail: un7qcc@mail.ru

Tks QRZ.ru

LATVIA                                Latvian Castles On The Air (Cota-YLWCA)

Make contacts with Latvian fortification structures (castles, palaces, forts etc.)

The award is available in three classes:
1: 10 points, with a minimum of 4 objects.
2. 5 points, minimum of three objects.
3: 3 points, the minimum of two objects.

Scoring: with contact with a Latvian castle or palace = 1point. Same station may be contacted on different bands and modes for award credit. There are a total of 113 different castles, palaces and forts. See URL below for official list.

The award is made for having confirmed a contact with a QSL card or using the WCA e-log of an approved expedtion. Send a log extract and be sure to specify the object identifier number according to the official list for COTA-YL/WCA. Cards are not requried, but the award manager may request any one of the QSL cards.

The award is available in electronic form free of charge. If you wish a paper certificate, you should contact the award manager, YL3GBC for the award fee. Diploma manager: Arne Armani YL3GBC, Sputnik Street 3, Kauguri, Riga, LV-2016, Latvia.

E-mail: arnis (at) yl11wca.org
Internet: http://yl11wca.org/en/awards/cota-latvija
(List of castles, etc. found at: http://yl11wca.org/en/list-of-objects

K1BV Research 12/21/11

LITHUANIA                                LY WPX Plaques

Work LY prefixes on all bands (HF or VHF) and using all modes to earn either of the listed handsome plaques. SWL OK. You must have confirmation by regular QSL, eQSL or LOTW.

For example: You work station LY5W on 9 bands which equals 9 points. If you then work another LY prefix on 2 bands, you now have 11 points towards the award.  Only LY prefixes count for the award, not U2, UP2, UK RP (Soviet Occupation period). All contacts must be confirmed. Sponsor reserves the right to ask for the cards for any contact. Send GCR list and proper fee from the above table. Send application to Saulius Zalnerauskas LY5W, P.O. Box 1081, Kaunas, LT-49005 Lithuania.

If you prefer to pay by electronic bank transaction, contact LY5Wby e-mail for details. 

E-mail: ly5w.sam@gmail.com
Internet: http://rk.vdu.lt/ly-wpx-trophy-honor-roll/176-qly-wpx-trophy-honor-rollq-slygos?lang=lt

Tks LY5W 2/7/11

LITHUANIA                                         The Baltic WPX Trophy:

Work different prefixes of the Baltic States (Estonia (ES), Latvia (YL), and Lithuania (LY)) on all bands, HF or VHF, using all modes. All 3 of the Baltic States must be represented in your application. Your confirmations may be by regular QSL, eQSL or LOTW. SWL OK.

Requirements:
a. LY station's need 100 points,
b. European stations need 50 points,
c. DX stations need 30 points.

Point values example: You work station LY5W on 9 bands which equals 9 points. If you then work another ES/YL/LY prefix on 2 bands, you now have 11 points towards the award. Only ES/YL/LY prefixes count for the award, not UP2, UQ2, UR2. All contacts must be confirmed.

The sponsor reserves the right to ask for the card for any contact. Send GCR list and fee of 90LT (with postage, 100 LT.) for Lithuanians, 40€, $55 or 50 IRCs for all others. Apply to: Saulius Zalnerauskas LY5W, P.O. Box 1081, Kaunas, LT-49005 Lithuania.

E-mail: ly5w.sam@gmail.com

Tks LY5W 10/6/11

NAMIBIA                 The NAMIBIAN AMATEUR RADIO LEAGUE NAMIBIA AWARD

Sponsored by the Namibian Amateur Radio League. The award will be issued to any radio amateur who can submit proof of having made two-way radio contact on or after 21st March, 1990 on any amateur frequency using any mode with a minimum of 5 licensed radio amateurs permanently based in Namibia with a call sign with the prefix V51 or V5O. The award may be endorsed for all contacts on one band or mode.

1. Stations outside Namibia should send proof of the 5 confirmed QSOs via e-mail scanned QSL cards or certified copies by mail. 
Fee: US$: 10.00
2. Namibian Stations should present proof of 10 confirmed QSOs (certified copies or personal presentation of QSL cards).
Fee: N$: 10.00 NARL members
Fee: N$: 50.00 non NARL members

Apply to: Awards Committee, Namibian Amateur Radio League, P.O. Box 1100, Windhoek, Namibia and must be accompanied by
1. Originals (which will not be returned) or photo-copies of both sides of the relevant QSL cards confirming the contacts.
2. Cash or banker's draft for US$10.
3. The full names and postal address of the applicant.

Allow a 4 to 8 week delay in processing and mailing the certificate.

Internet: http://www.qsl.net/narl/index_files/awards.htm

K1BV Research 11/20/11

POLAND                                   CASTLES OF POLAND

This award series is aimed at encouraging everyone to learn some of the history of Poland as well as visiting historical sites in the country. SWL OK. Confirmed contacts/SWL with castles or other ancient structures on the official list will earn you the "Castles of Poland" award. Contacts via repeaters ARE ALLOWED.

The program includes three classes of certificates for different numbers of stations contacted in locations of historical sites which are rated in the "Castles of Poland" register. :

1. DYPLOM SZLACHECKI - „THE GENTRY AWARD"
2. DYPLOM RYCERSKI - „THE KNIGHT'S AWARD"
3. THE CASTELLAN'S AWARD

You may earn higher classes of the certificate by adding seals to certificates. Required numbers of QSO/SWL for individual levels of certificates shows the table below.

                Class: SZLACHECK     RYCERSKI         KASZTELAN'SKI
                      (Gentry)       (Knights Award) (Castellan’s Award"
Award Level            SP   DX       SP    DX         SP    DX
Basic                  100  50       50    25         10     5
V                      150  100      75    50         25     10
IV                     200  150      100   75         50     15
III                    300  200      200   100        100    20
II                     400  250      300   125        200    25
I                      600  300      400   150        250    30
Crown                  900  350      600   175        300    35

Individual levels of certificates may be earned for any level of contacts without having to start from the lowest. You must possess the QSL cards, although e-QSL confirmations are permitted.

Radio contacts carried out during „CASTLE COMPETITIONS" with the stations working from castles and the stations working from places where the castles are, will be counted to certificates on the grounds of received logs from competitions, no QSL cards needed.

Stations taking part in „Certificate Program" compete with one another. The competition refers to „The Gentry Certificate" and „ The Knight's Certificate" with a division of individual, club and SWL’s stations, and „The Castellan's Certificate" with a division of individual and club stations.

An application form and payments for a certificate or a seal containing a list of carried out radio contacts are to be sent to an Award Manager together with the fee of 10E or 10 IRC for DX stations. (Fee for seal confirming a higher class of the award is 5E or 5 IRC.):  Apply to: Ireneusz Kolodziej SP6TRX, ul. Konrada I 25/15, 67-200 Glogów, POLAND.

E-mail dyplom@zamkisp.pl
Internet: http://zamkisp.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68&Itemid=73 

Tks K1BV Research 3/2011

POLAND                       SN9MB Award

The Award is issued to celebrate the Divine Mercy Holiday which was established by Pope John Paul II. Make or SWL three contacts with special event station SN9MB, which is activated to celebrate the Divine Mercy Holiday which falls between Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday each year. (Actually, the Feast of Divine Mercy is celebrated on the Octave of Easter (the Sunday immediately following Easter Sunday each year). The three contacts shall be made during three different years (one a year), using any mode on HF or VHF band.

Please send your application which should be in the form of a log extract plus fee of 10 IRCs to: Award Manager SP9CUU, Oazowy Klub Krótkofalowców, SP9PON, ul. Lwa Landaua 17, 30-698 Kraków, Poland.

Tks OH3GZ 4/28/11

ROMANIA                    The Romanian Historical Objects Program Award

This series is sponsored by the YODX Club.  Submit proof of contacts (SWL OK) with stations located on the premises ( operating /P) or within one kilometer of listed historical objects located on the territory of Romania.  These "objects" include (1) castles, (2) Palaces and (3) Fortresses.  Each "object" has an identification code which consists of a group of two letters designating the county where the object is located, a letter classifying the object (c = castle, p = palace and f = fortress.), and a unique serial number.  Contacts on or after January 1, 2009.  No restriction on bands and modes.     Each of the awards may be earned for contacting at least 10 QSOs/SWL receptions.  Endorsement stickers available for each additional 5.  Only listed objects may be used for this award.  Send GCR list and fee of 4E, $US5 or 3 IRCs for the award (1E, $US2 or 1 IRC for endorsements) to FRR - YODX Club, Box 22-50, RO-014780 Bucuresti 22, Romania. 

Internet: http://rohist.webs.com/awardsdiplome.htm 

Tks K1BV Research 4/2011

ROMANIA                     Worked Romanian Maritime Light Houses

Contact at least 5 contact stations operating on or near Romanian Maritime Light Houses from the Romanian shore of the Black Sea (http://wlol.arlhs.com/index.php?mode=zones&zone=ROM) on or after 1 January 2000.

A special trophy is available for contacts with all 22 Maritime Light Houses from Romanian shore of Black Sea. Send GCR list and fee of 10 IRC or 10 Euro to: Fenyo Stafan Pit YO3JW, P.O.Box 19-43, RO-033210 Bucuresti 19, Romania.

E-mail: fenyo3jw(at)yahoo.com.

Tks YO3JW 7/10/11

RUSSIA                     --- ALRS Club Series ---

General Requirements: No restriction for bands and modes. Crossband, crossmode and repeater QSOs are not valid for the award. SWL OK. All bands and modes. Crossband, crossmode and repeated QSOs are not valid. QSLs are not required, certified LOG extract is enough Send fee of 70 roubles, 4 IRC or $US5 or equivalent in GBP or EURO. Apply to: Nikolay M. Sashenin (RV1AQ), P.O. Box 80, Sankt-Peterburg, 193231, Russia.

E-mail: rv1aq@yandex.ru
Internet: http://www.alrs.info/articles.php?article_id=14
Internet: http://www.alrs.info/articles.php?article_id=18

                                         150 Years of A. S. Popov’ Birthday Award

This is a permanent award for DX stations which commemorates the 150th jubilee of the birth of Aleksandr Sergeevich Popov,  inventor of radio.  This Award may be claimed by any HAM who earned 150 points for QSOs according the points shown below: 
     Each contact with R150… prefixed station =150 points;
    Each contact with amateur station from stations using the following call sign prefixes: R1A, R1C, R3I, R3T, R6A, R9C, R9F, R9G, R9Q, R0A, OH5, UU9 (UT#J), W(Chicago only) = 5 points.

Credit will be given for QSOs made only since 12.03 to 07.05.2009. Stations outside Europe can claim QSO with RK1A after stated dates in substitution for QSO with R150… station.
No restriction for bands and modes. Cross band and cross mode QSOs are not valid. Repeated QSOs are valid by another modes and on another bands.

The Icebreaker KRASIN Award

The Krasin Icebreaker Award is sponsored by the ALRS, St.-Petersburg, in memory of great destiny/destiny of this ship. This Award may be claimed by any HAM who made QSOs according to the following rules:

European Stations
3 QSOs with Krasin icebreaker (using the call signs of: R1LK, RW4NX/1, RP1K, RZ1AWB, UA3URF/1, UE6MAC/1);
2 QSOs with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
2 QSOs with HAMs from I2 and I8;
2 QSOs with HAMs from DL.

Stations outside Europe
2 QSOs with Krasin icebreaker (using the call signs of: R1LK, RW4NX/1, RP1K, RZ1AWB, UA3URF/1, UE6MAC/1);
2 QSOs with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
2 QSOs with HAMs from I2 and I8;
2 QSOs with HAMs from DL.

Contacts since 1 Jan 2002.. Repeat QSOs with Krasin icebreaker are valid if made by different modes or bands.

North Palmyra Award

The Basic Award may be claimed by any HAM who has made QSOs with 10 different districts of St.-Petersburg according to the rules of the Russian Districts Award (RDA) http://www.rdaward.org/rda_eng.txt .

Endorsements may be claimed for higher numbers of districts:
By European stations – for QSOs with 15 and 18 districts;
By Stations outside Europe – for QSOs with 14 and 17 districts.

Contacts since 12.June 1991. . Fee of each endorsement is 35 roubles, 2 IRC or $US3 or equivalent in GBP or EURO.

Tks Vova, UA2FFX/1 6/22/11

RUSSIA                         City of Bobrovu 300^th Anniversary

Bobrovu celebrates the 300^th anniversary of its founding in 2011. Contact stations in Bobrova and Bobrovsky area of the Voronezh Region by earning 300 points starting Jan 1, 2011. The award is a permanent award, and the points required increase by 1 for every year after 2011. The same station may be contacted on different bands but the points must be earned within the same calendar year. SWL OK.

Point values:|
a. stations in Bobrova and Bobrovsky area = 20 points.
b. each contact with RA3KK and UA5QO = 50 points.

Points may be doubled if:
a. contacts are made on 160 and 2 meters.
b. contacts are made of December 25^th, a special activity day.
c. contacts made on "City Day" September 21^st - the official anniversary day.

Point values may be tripled if:
a. made using QRP (<5 watts).
b. station contacted is mobile.

Send GCR list of contacts in alphabetical order by call sign. If paper certificate is desired, the fee is 230 rubles for Russians, foreign stations $US15. If you will accept the award in electronic format (PDF), the award is FREE. Official application form is available at sponsors website.  Mailing address: Valentin Subbotin UA5QO, ul. Kolkhoznaya 84, Bobrov, 397702, Russia.

E-mail: ua5qo@aviamodelka.ru
Internet: http://radio.aviamodelka.ru/index.php

Tks QRZ.ru 1/2/11

RUSSIA                                     Borisoglebsk Diploma

The diploma "Borisoglebsk" may be earned by contacting amateurs of Borisoglebsk Voronezh (VR-07) region, and also the Borisoglebsky area (VR-16) since 1 January 2010. Station who were contacted in the past but are now silent keys, count irrespective of the date of the QSO.  At least 5 QSOs with different Borisoglebsk and area stations are needed for the award. , During designated days of activity of the club SRVS it is necessary to establish just 3 QSOs with members UA3QII, RU3KO, RZ3QWW. One QSO made on 160 meters of VHF will qualify for the award. On special dates May, 15th, and - on August, 6th only 1 QSO is needed. 

The following stations who used to live in Borisoglebsk also count for the award, regardless of the date of contact: R3OR (ex RV3QR), RA3XFI, RA3QDU, RX3QFY.

For stations who have established 30 or more contacts, a hand made plaquette is available. These 30 contacts carry no restriction on date of QSO. In addition, for the plaquette, QSLs from SWL are accepted.

Send log extract and fee of 100rbl, for CIS countries $US3, and all others $US5 to Trunov Romanu Aleksandrovichu, Pioneer St, 18, Borisoglebsk, Voronezh Region, 397167, Russia. The Same fee applies to the plaquette. To youth and school club stations, and for those with less than one year of amateur experience, the diploma is free of charge, except for postage.

The list of radio stations of Borisoglebsk:
1 (Silent key) - UA3QW, UA3QTT, RA3QEK, UA3QCH, UV3QP, UA3QN/R-U3QN, UW3QE, UA3QX
2 Stations - RA3QFL, UA3QUO, UA3QSZ, UA3QN, UA3QII, UA3QIH, UA3QI, UA3QDI, UA3QDH, UA3QBL, RX3QQ, RX3QAQ, RW3QUZ, RW3QHN, RW3OK, RN3QVN, RN3QVL, RN3QQC, RN3QOP, RN3QNR, RN3OP, RW3OO, RA3QBQ, RL3KX, RA3OO, UA3QAR, RA3QJD, RO3OO, RU3KO, RN3QQF, UA3QNB, RN3QNY.
3 Club stations RZ3QWW, RZ3QWT
4 SWLs - UA3-121-2950-2970

(This list is not definitive and will be supplemented.)

E-mail: ru3ko@yandex.ru 

Tks QRZ.ru 6/11/11 (Rewritten with additional data) 

RUSSIA                                              RUSSIAN POET'S HOMELAND S. A. Esenin

Sponsored by the Ryazan Regional Branch of the RAF to honor the memory of the great Russian poet - S.A. Esenin. In 1916, Yesenin published his first book of poems, Ritual for the Dead (Radunitsa, Russian). Through his collections of poignant poetry about love and the simple life, he became one of the most popular poets of the day. His short life ended at the age of 30, in 1925.

The award may be earned by any licensed operator or SWL. who presents evidence of holding QSOs (or SWL) with amateurs from the Ryazan region and earns the 30 points needed for the award. The 30 points are equal the number of full years of life of the great Russian poet - Sergei Aleksandrovich Esenin ( 03/10/1895 - 12/28/1925).

Each QSO with a station of the Ryazan region = 1 point, and on the days of amateur radio activity of the Ryazan region (from 01 October to 7 October each year) = 3 points. Look for UA3S, RA3S, RV3S, etc. prefixes. Contacts on his birthday (October 3) = three QSOs with radio stations from the Ryazan region.  Repeat contacts are allowed on different bands and different modes. The operator or club can use any legal call sign. Contacts may be made from any QTH in one country on the list of DXCC. SWL reports are accepted as confirmed QSO. The Award Manager reserves the right to spot check of a QSO for compliance.

Awards are issued in electronic or print form at the request of the applicant. The electronic certificate is issued free of charge in a high-quality JPG - format and sent to the applicants by e-mail. Holders of themselves can print them with a high quality printer. Send QSO data to awardsrro@mail.ru

To receive a printed award by mail, send in hard copy application on the basis of an log extract, certified by a hobbyist, and together with a copy of the receipt of payment (postal) sent to the address of the award manager. Payment should be made by postal order diploma to the Award Manager (see below) in the sum of:
a. For radio amateurs Russia = 150 rubles.;
b. For radio amateurs from CIS countries = 240 rubles.

Address of the award manager: Sergey V. Alyushin, RV3SBS, ul. Zagorodnaya 12-43, Ryazan 390047, Russia.

E-mail: awardsrro@mail.ru

Internet: http://www.srr-ryazan.ru http://rv3sbs.jimdo.com

Tks QRZ.ru http://www.qrz.ru/awards/detail/2476.html

RUSSIA                            KEMEROVO Diploma

The "Kemerovo" diploma is sponsored by the Kemerovo regional Radio club and the Kemerovo technical school ROSTO. Make 5 2-way contacts with licensed radio stations from the 5 areas of Kemerovo. These are based on the Russian District Award (RDA). The areas are: KE01 KE02 KE03 KE04 KE05. There is no fee for veterans of the Second World War. All contacts must have been made on or after January, 1st 2003. Fee for Russian and CIS countries should be in rubles equivalent to $US2. For all others, the fee is 10 IRC.

Send GCR list and the appropriate fee to: Makhamadeev Khalit Kh. UA9ULY, ul. Metallistov 12-8, 650052 Kemerovo, Russia.

E-mail: rk9uy@rambler.ru

Tks QRZ.ru 1/13/11

RUSSIA                                                  KINESHMA Diploma

This award is sent free of charge for earning at least 100 points by making contacts with stations in the Kineshma and Ivanovo area. All bands and modes OK. (Wikipedia: Kineshma is the second largest town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, which sprawls for 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) along the Volga River. Population about 88000.)

Point Values and other conditions: : 
a. Stations of Kineshma = 10 points.
b. Stations of the Kineshemtsy = 8 points.
c Stations from the Ivanovo area = 5 points.
d. Amateurs who are veterans of the Second World War need only 15 points.
e. On VHF, the award will be earned with just 3 QSOs.
f. At least one QSO with Kineshma is necessary.
g. No limits regarding time to make the needed contacts.

While the award is free of charge, it is suggested that you provide some payment, enough to cover postage. Send GCR witnessed by two licensed amateurs and send to: Lyubimtsev Eugene N., Kineshma, pos.Krasnovolzsec 17 - 3, 155810 Russia..

E-mail: UA3UDX@mail.ru

Tks QRZ.ru 10/6/11

RUSSIA                            LENINGRAD REGION DISTRICTS AWARD (LRDA)

The LENINGRAD REGION DISTRICTS AWARD is sponsored by the City administration of Sertolovo. The award may be earned for contacts with amateur radio stations of the Leningrad region of 20 different administrative areas. This award uses the districts established for the Russian Districts Award (RDA) by The Tambov Award Group (http://rdaward.org/indexeng.htm) All bands and modes. SWL OK.

Activators may earn the award for activating three or more areas of the Leningrad region and making no less than 100 QSOs from each area. You must possess the QSL cards confirming two way radio communications with 20 various areas of Leningrad region. Your application must specify (1) call sign of the station contacted), (2) date of QSO and (3) name of the administrative area according to the list shown below.  GCR list by two licensed radio fans or of an official of your local radio club. The manager of the award has the right to request QSL a card for check.

Fee for the award is:
Russian amateurs: 100 roubles
CIS country amateurs: 4€.
All Others: 7€ or 10 NEW IRC.

Apply to: Sokolov Dmitry Aleksandrovichu RX1CQ, PO Box 13, Sertolovo, Leningrad Region, 188655, Russia.

E-mail rx1cq@mail.ru

DISTRICTS OF THE LENINGRAD REGION

City of the Leningrad Region
LO-01 Boksitogorsk
LO-02 Volkhov
LO-03 Vsevolozhsk
LO-04 VYBORG
LO-05 GATCHINA
LO-06 Ivangorod
LO-07 Kingisepp
LO-08 Kiris
LO-09 KIROVSKY
LO-10 Lodeynoye pole
LO-11 ING
LO-12 Pikalyovo
LO-13 Podporozhye
LO-14 Priozersk
LO-15 SHALE
LO-16 SOSNOVY BOR
LO-17 Tikhvin
LO-18 Tosno
LO-19 Shlisselburg

Districts of the Leningrad Region
LO-20 Boksitogorsky DISTRICT
LO-21 Volosovskiy DISTRICT
LO-22 Volkhov district / incl.NOVAYA, Ladoga, Syasstroy /
LO-23 Vsevolozhsk district
LO-24 Vyborg district / incl. gg.VYSOTSK, Kamennogorsk, Primorsk, Svetogorsk /
LO-25 Gatchina District / off. g.KOMMUNAR /
LO-26 Kingisepp district
LO-27 Kirishsk district
LO-28 KIROVSKY AREA / incl. OTRADNOE /
LO-29 Lodeynoye Pole district
LO-30 Lomonosov district
LO-31 Luga district
LO-32 Podporozhsky DISTRICT
LO-33 Priozersky District
LO-34 Slantsy DISTRICT
LO-35 Tikhvin DISTRICT
LO-36 Tosnensky District / off. LYUBAN, Nicholas /
LO-37 Sertolovo

RUSSIA                                THE LIPETSK REGION

The diploma "Lipetsk region" award is sponsored by the Lipetsk Regional Branch of the Union of radio fans of Russia and is based on the concept of the Russian District Awards (RDA).

The award is available in three levels:
1. Basic award requires contacts with 10 areas of the Lipetsk region under the RDA list.
2. The mid level requires 15 areas.
3. The top level requires all 23 areas.

When applying for either of the two higher levels, please specify number and date of the basic award. The award is issued for confirmed contacts and the manager reserves the right to request cards if there are any doubts of a radio communication. Contactsl on or after June, 12th, 1991 are accepted. SWL OK.  Activators of program RDA can earn this award with a special inscription for activating at least 5 areas of the Lipetsk region with at least 100 QSOs for each. It is desirable to have photographic evidence of operations.  Send GCR list of contacts and fees for Russian stations of 90 roubles, endorsement labels 15 roubles. Fee for CIS countries and DX stations is 6 IRC, and endorsement labels at 1 IRC. The application and correct fee should be sent to: Mazaevu Igor Borisovichu UA3GGO, PO Box 843, Lipetsk-16, 398016, Russia.

E-mail: ua3ggo@lipetsk.ru
Internet: http://www.qrz.ru/awards/detail/264.html

Lipetskaya oblast (LP) UA3G

LIPETSK AREAS
LP-01 LEVOBEREZHNY
LP-02 OKTJABR`SKY
LP-03 PRAVOBEREZHNY
LP-04 SOVIETSKY

CITIES
LP-05 YELETS

AREAS
LP-06 VOLOVSKY AREA
LP-07 GRJAZINSKY AREA /incl. GRJAZI/
LP-08 DANKOVSKY AREA /incl. DANKOV/
LP-09 DOBRINSKY AREA
LP-10 DOBROVSKY AREA
LP-11 DOLGORUKOVSKY AREA
LP-12 ELETSKY AREA
LP-13 ZADONSKY AREA /incl. ZADONSK/
LP-14 IZMALKOVSKY AREA
LP-15 KRASNINSKY AREA
LP-16 LEBEDJANSKY AREA /incl. LEBEDJAN'/
LP-17 LEV - TOLSTOVSKY AREA
LP-18 LIPETSKY AREA
LP-19 STANOVLJANSKY AREA
LP-20 TERBUNSKY AREA
LP-21 USMANSKY AREA /incl. USMAN'/
LP-22 HLEVENSKY AREA
LP-23 CHAPLYGINSKY AREA /incl. CHAPLYGIN/

RUSSIA       --- Nizhniy Novgorod Society of Radio Amateurs Series ---      

General Requirements: The city of Nizhniy Novgorod used to be called "Gorky", and is the 4th largers city in Russia.  The awards are sponsored by the Nizhniy Novgorod  Society of Radio Fans.  The certificates are FREE of charge and will be in the form of an electronic image which you may print in your radio shack.  If you require a printed copy of the award, the fee is 50 Rubles and should be mailed to: Alexander V. Kulakov RA3TL, ul. Dachnaya 18-24, 603034, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. 

E-mail: ra3tl@mail.ru 
Internet: http://nor.atnn.ru/ 

    Nizhniy Novgorod Region Award

Issued  for making 2-way contacts on HF/VHF and using any mode with stations resident in  Nizhniy Novgorod and the Nizhniy Novgorod Region of Russia (UA3T__) in 10 Different RDA (Russian District Award) areas on or after 1 Jan 2010.   Send a list of the stations contacted and their RDA district numbers (as shown in the RDA link above) to ra3tl@mail.ru.  (Valid district numbers will be in the NN-xx series such as NN-05 or NN-60.)  

       The Nizhniy Novgorod Kremlin Award

In Russian, "Kremlin" means a strongly built fortification used for defense of a city.  In the year 1221, the Grand Duke Vladimir Yury Vsevolodovichem supervised the construction of such a fortress at the junction of the Oka and Volga Rivers.  This award commemorates this defense against invaders which lasts to this day.  
     Earn at least 1221 points by contacting stations resident in Nizhni Novgorod and the Nizhniy Novgorod Region (UA3T).  Each such QSO = 50 points on HF and 100 points on VHF.  

     The Nizhniy Novgorod Radio Laboratory Award

This award honors the Novgorod Radio Laboratory which was founded in 1918.  It hosted the formation of the Nizhniy Novgorod Radio Society in 1924.  Contact amateurs in the city of Nizhni Novgorod and the Nizhniy Novgorod Region (UA3T_) on or after 1 January 2010.  Earn a total of 1918 points.  Each valid QSO = 50 points on HF and 100 on VHF.  On designated "days of activity", point values are doubled. The same station may be contacted for award credit if QSOs are made on different bands and modes. 

Tks QRZ.ru 1/2/11

RUSSIA                                    The Prihopere Award

Sponsored by the club "Ether" of Borisoglebsk for contacting RDA’s (Russian District Award) of areas through which the river Khoper, and those areas the Penza, Saratov, Voronezh and Volgograd areas are located. Earn a total of 40 points. Stations which are located in the RDA areas noted below = 10 points each, and radio stations working portable from the Hopra coast, from territory of the Hopyorsky Reserve (RFF 094) = 20 points, and all other amateurs of the areas set forth above, = 1 point. Contact values made on 160 meters are multiplied by two, and on VHF by a factor of three. It is obligatory to make contact with at least two of the RDAs. Your application must identify each station along with its RDA number. Contacts since 01.01.2011, except that the following stations are accepted with earlier dates: UZ3QZH/a (1988) R3AFG (1989,1991), UA3QTT/mm (2005-07 on Hopru) UA3QII/p/QRP (2008.)

Valid RDA List:
UA4F PE-20, 11, 32, 33
UA4C SA-20, 48, 09, 24
UA3Q VR-16, 07, 11, 35, 29
UA4A VG-28, 44, 40

Send log extract and fee of 100 rubles of $US4 for CIS countries and $US8 for foreign stations. Apply to: Roman A. Trunov RU3KO, ul. Pionerskaya 18, Borisoglebsk 397167, Russia.

E-mail: RU3KO@yandex.ru

Tks QRZ.ru 7/11/11

RUSSIA                                      The Rybinsk Award

Awarded to all radio amateurs for contacting different stations in the city of Rybinsk and the Rybinsk area of the Yaroslavl region in Russian District Award (RDA ) areas YR-09 and YR-25.

Point values:
a. each QSO with an individual radio station in these areas = 5 points
b. each QSO with club stations in these areas = 10 points
c. each QSO with special event and memorial radio stations in these areas = 20 points.

All bands and modes, including WARC. Contacts on or after 1 January 1994. Repeated QSOs are OK if made on different bands. 

Russian stations need 100 points. 
Asian Russia, Kaliningrad Region and countries of the Near abroad need 50 points.
Europeans need 50 points.
All others need 30 points.

Endorsements available for all one band or mode. Stations in Rybinsk the diploma may earn the award for making at least 1000 QSOs within a calendar year. SWL OK. Send GCR list witnessed by 2 licensed amateurs or an official of your local radio club and fee noted below. No cards are needed. But stations living in the remote districts and experiencing difficulty with GCR can send the request with these signatures, but must send cards. The award manager reserves the right to request for check QSLs for any contacts.

The award is available in two versions: 
1. "Usual" - on a paper sealed in plastic
Cost: Russia - 200 roubles, Europe - 10 Euro or 10 U.K.£, all others $US15.
2. "LUXE" - metal board on a wooden plaque 300X210 mm.
Cost: Russia - 780 roubles, Europe - 35 Euro or 35 U.K.£, all others $US45.

Apply to: Shabalin Vladimir Martovich, Ul. Architekturnaja 1-4, Rybinsk city, Yaroslavskaja obl., 152916, Russia.

E-mail: rv3me@yandex.ru
Internet: http://rv3me.narod.ru/rdxg_award.htm

Tks QRZ.ru 7/29/11

RUSSIA                                          ISLANDS OF SEA OF RYBINSK

This is a wooden plaque "Islands of Sea of Rybinsk", sponsored by the Rybinsk DX Group and may be awarded to all licensed radio amateurs, for radio contacts with the amateur radio stations operating from islands of the Rybinsk water basin (a group of islands RR-22 under the list of the Russian national island program of club "Russian Robinson" (RRA).

The plaque has three levels which are awarded for different level of achievements. The requirements are for 2-way contacts with stations operating from island group, therefore the same station may be contacted from different islands, or was used with different expeditions (for different calendar years, or sthe same station worked from different islands.

Class 3 - 10 QSO / 10 islands
Class 2 - 20 QSO / 15 islands
Class 1 - 30 QSO / 20 islands
Excellence - 75 % of all valid islands activated at the time of application.

All bands (including WARC), all modes and dates of contact are permitted. with radio stations working from the water area of the Rybinsk water basin (on QSL there should be a corresponding text naming the area or showing the RDA (Russian District Award code) specified.  The plaque may be endorsed for all one mode or band. The numbering of plaques will not be affected by endorsement status.  Activators may earn the award by activating the same numbers of valid islands.

Submit list of contacts in a GCR list, certified by signatures of two radio amateurs having individual call signs or of local radio club together with payment of cost of a plaquette. QSLs are not required. Stations living in remote districts and experiencing difficulty with verifying the QSO data, may send their application without its certification, but must be prepared to submit cards on request of the sponsor. The manager of the diploma reserves the right to itself to request for check QSL for any communication.

Fee for the plaques are as follows: 

a. For Russian amateurs - 780 roubles,
b. For Europeans – 35 Euro or 35 U.K. pounds;
c. For all others - $US45.

Apply to: Shabalin Vladimir Martovich, Ul. Architekturnaja 1-4, Rybinsk, Yaroslavskaja obl, 152916, Russia.

E-mail: rv3me@yandex.ru
Internet: http://rv3me.narod.ru/rdxg_award.htm

Tks QRZ.ru 7/28/11

RUSSIA                                      RDA-YAROSLAVIA

This series of plaques is sponsored by the RDXG, and is available to all licensed radio amateurs for contacting different areas of the Yaroslavl region and to encourage activization of these areas under the Russian District Award (RDA) program.

The plaques are available in three classes which are awarded for an 2-way bilaterial QSO with different areas of the Yaroslavl region:
a. Class 3 - 15 areas,
b. Class 2 - 20 areas,
c. Class 1 - 25 areas,
d. Excellence - all areas (28 areas).

All bands (including WARC) and modes valid for these awards with contacts since January, 1, 2001. The plaque may be endorsed for all one mode or band. Numbering of plaques will be consecutive. The plaques are available for activators of the same numbers of areas of Yaroslavl region.

Send GCR list with QSO information, assured by signatures of two licensed radio amateurs, or by a local radio club together with payment of the cost of a plaque. Cards are not required. Stations living in remote districts and experiencing difficulty with getting GCR verifications may send the request without verification, but should send the cards. The sponsor reserves the right to request for check any QSLs.

Cost of the plaques including mailing costs are:
a. Russians - 780 roubles
b. Europeans – 35 Euro or 35 U.K. pounds;
c. All others - $US45

Apply to: Shabalin Vladimir Martovich, Ul. Architekturnaja 1-4, Rybinsk, Yaroslavskaja obl., 152916, Russia.

E-mail: rv3me@yandex.ru
Internet: http://rv3me.narod.ru/rdxg_award.htm

Tks QRZ.ru 7/28/11

RUSSIA                         100 YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE NAVY

Sponsored by the Union of the Armed Forces radio and ALRS of St. Petersburg. 
Earn a total of 100 points for contacts with the following categories of military members and cities with Naval ports on or after 1 Jan 2009. 

a. members of SRVS = 2 points, 
b. members of SRVS serving in the Navy = 5 points
c. with war veterans, military signalers = 10 points
d. hams living in St. Petersburg, Sevastopol, Vladivostok, Murmansk and Arkhangelsk =2 points,
e. expedition station UE1ASP (Expedition to Hogland and Fort Obruchev 2009 expedition to Fort Milutin 24-26 September 2010, the training ship "Perekop November 12 , 2010) = 10 points.

Send log extract and fee of 80 rubles. (For youth stations - 50 rub.).
Applications and payments sent to: Sashenin NM, PO Box 1980, St. Petersburg, Russia 193231 

E-mail: rv1aq@mail.ru  

Tks QRZ.ru 

RUSSIA                                The "TULA" Diploma

This award was developed by the Tula Radio Club in the honor of the founding of the city of Tula in the year 1146. All contacts used for the award must be different, the same station on different modes or bands does NOT count for additional points.

HF - each QSO with a station in the Tula Region = 10 points. Each district in the Tula region which is contacted acts counts as one point in the multiplier. The 1146 points is multiplied by the QSO points times the number of districts worked. (For example, 50 qso’s X 23 districts = 1150 points, enough to earn the award.
VHF - the 1146 points needed will be 0.5 points X each kilometer distance to the Tula station.

Stations in the Tula region:
HF - contact at least 20 RDA districts of Tula.
VHF - work 30 different RDA districts of the Tula region, which must include each of the four great locators of: KO83, KO84, KO93 and KO94.

Send GCR list and fee of postage stamps in the amount of 100 rubles to Regional Radio Club, 70 Timiryazev Str., 300000 Tula, Russia.

E-mail: rx3pr.qrp@gmail.com
Internet: http://www.r3p.ru/awards

Tks QRZ.ru

SPAIN                    Comarcas de Galicia Diploma

The autonomous community of Galicia is located in the North-West portion of Spain. It is composed of four provinces each of which consists of from 10 to 18 "Comarcas", for a total of 53. The award is available to all licensed radio amateurs and SWLs. Contacts on or after June 1, 2011.  All bands and modes. No cross band contacts, or those which use satellite or repeater.

Portable or Mobile Stations: accepted. Activations by portable or mobile stations OK regions provided they make QSL entered on the reference of the region, the DME or name of the locality from which transferred. Active stations in any area or mobile portable Galician can activate only one region per day and will be recognized that district and worked for the diploma. It will also be validated all the counties to work that day from that mobile or portable activation.

Award Categories: Bronze, Silver and Gold. 
1. The Bronze level requires contacs or SWL with 20 regions of Galicia.
2. The Silver level requires contacts of SWL with 35 regions of Galicia.
3. The Gold level requires contacts or SWL with all 53 existing regions of Galicia. This level requires at least one contact/SWL with the award manager EA1HDD-Nardo. The manager has to be contacted from his fixed station.

You are required to use the official application form prepared for this purpose (download on this website), which must will list call sign, date of contact, band, UTC behalf of the region and reference, which will have to be arranged in numerical order. List must be verified and signed by president of a Radio Amateur Radio Club or two and be forwarded to the manager via email or regular mail. Once the data has been verified, the diploma will be sent in PDF format by email.

You must possess the QSL cards. They may be requested by the manager of the diploma in doubt or control and to safeguard the healthy competition among all participants.

MANAGER OF DIPLOMA: EA1HDD-Nardo, P.O. Box: 59, 36380 - Gondomar (PO), SPAIN

Internet: http://diplomacomarcasdegalicia.jimdo.com/

SPAIN                            Bridges and Aqueducts of Spain Diploma

Contact stations operating in the vicinity of bridges and aqueducts throughout Spain. Much of Spain is arid country, and from the time of the Romans, aqueducts and bridges have been constructed to deliver water to remote areas.  Available to all amateurs and SWLs of the world. The paper award is issued in a single category, for being able to contact various bridges and aqueducts using and mode or band as permitted by law. No cross band contacts. All contacts on or after January 1, 2005.

Requirements:
Spanish stations: 45 bridges or aqueducts
Foreign stations: 25 bridges or aqueducts

Contacts made will be valid from portable stations, portable and mobile provided they are authorized to do so. One such portable or mobile QSO per day. The activating station may be located no further than two hundred meters from the bridge or aqueduct. All activators must contact the award sponsors at least two days before the planned activation for the contact to count for this award. All radio amateurs are encouraged to activate bridges and aqueducts for this Diploma.

Their website contains a list of 2,758 Spanish bridges and aqueducts which are valid for this award!

To apply for the Diploma will not require the submission of QSLs, but you must submit list in EXCEL format in which shows the reference number and name of the bridge or aqueduct, call sign of the station contacted, date, time, band and mode, and sent by e-mail to ea3duf@gmail.com and may be issued in two forms:
     A. - Electronic, by sending the log by email to the email address indicated.
     B. - Physically by requesting photographic paper with the log shipping to the address shown below and , enclosing award fee of € 5 to cover costs of preparation and shipping.

Lists without the input received indicated will be accepted and reflected in the list of participants but are not entitled to a diploma. Diploma holders holding any earlier version of the award must reapply for which the contacts are valid from January 1, 2011, by the same means above.

Applications for the paper award may be sent to: EA3DUF, C /. Montsia, 5 - A, 43820 Calafell, Tarragona, Spain.
Applications for the electronic version may be sent to: ea3duf@gmail.com

A special trophy in the form of a statuette showing a section of aqueduct is available for meeting the following requirements:
1 - have the largest number of references in the current year not valid contacts made in previous years. In case of ties being awarded the trophy for highest scoring season in the big picture, accept the log with a due date June 15 of each year.
2 - trophy will be awarded either one person or radio club a year and a contribution of 10 € for shipping costs.
3 - trophy will also be presented to expeditions who activate at least 12 bridges.

Valid bridges are defined as: all those that are built on/over rivers and can be of Roman, medieval or modern construction but always on Rivers.

For any question or issue not clarified in these rules contact: EA3DUF - Diego

E-mail: ea3duf@gmail.com
Internet: http://ea3dufdiego.blogspot.com

K1BV Research 9/29/11

SPAIN                                                DIPLOMA Delta de l'Ebre

The Ebro or Ebre is one of the most important rivers in the Iberian Peninsula. It measures 928 km in length and is the biggest river by discharge volume in Spain. The local branch of the Montsià URE sponsors this award for contacting stations in the area of the delta of the river Ebro and / or friends of the OV URE Montsià who live near the Ebro Delta and participate in their

Requirements:
Spanish stations need 20 different callsigns.
Other Europeans need 10 different callsigns.
DX stations need 5 different call signs.

Contacts on or after 01.01.2000 using all bands or modes. Send GCR list (signed by two Licensed amateurs) or photocopies of QSL cards and the fee of 5€, 5 IRCs or U.S. $8.00 to: SC URE Montsià, Apartado de Correos 146, E-43 540 Sant Carles de la Rapita / Tarragona, Spain.

The following stations are valid for this award:
AO3: K
EA3: ACA, AGB, AHN, AKA, AXN, DBJ, DIQ, DTD, DYJ, EHC, EIQ, EOM, ESZ, EVL, EVR, GDD, GDP, GGW, GHZ, GKV, GLH, GYT, GZK, HAN, HAQ, HDT, IM, OV
EB3: DBU, DNJ, DML, FCD, FIX
EC3: AJQ
ED3: AGB, AXZ GHZ, CXY, DTH, MDC, MDM, LHT, SCR, TCG, TCL, TCT, TLC, TLG, TMR, TCE
EF3: IB
EG3: LH, MED, MVD, SRT, TCT
EH3: AA

Internet: http://diplom-interessen-gruppe.info/r1724.html

Tks DIG 10/16/11

SPAIN                                     The Rivers of Spain Diploma

This award is sponsored by the KBRA GROUP'S TEAM DX to to raise awareness of the Spanish geography and encourage activity among all Spanish hams, according to the following rules :

The award is available to all licensed amateurs and SWLs as well. It is issued in a single category, requiring contacts with stations operating from mobile or portable locations on or near Spanish rivers or their tributaries using any valid bands on any legal mode as permitted by applicable law. No contacts using cross band or cross modes. Contacts on or after April 1, 2011.

A special plaque may be earned with 100 rivers or tributaries reached,. Contact sponsor for cost of plaque.

Their website contains a list of 1,211 Spanish Rivers and Tributaries valid for the award.

Contacts made will only be valid from portable stations, portable and mobile provided they are authorized to do so. The expedition must contact the award sponsor at least two (2) days prior to activation and may transmit from up to two hundred meters from the river, and at most one activation per day with the same sign at the end of this activation is mandatory to send the log of contacts preferably by e-mail attachment EXCEL. No valid activation across a number less than 50 contacts.

The plaque is awarded for the first 5 to 15 river references on an expedition. No cost for this to the activator.

NOTE. - Keeping in mind that the portable operations alongside rivers is relatively short, the expedition will carry out the activation only on weekends (Saturdays and Sundays). Activities conducted between Monday and Friday, will not be accepted unless they are HOLIDAYS.

Portable operations should notify the sponsor of your planned activity to enable sufficient time for publication. Sponsor encourages all hams to reactivate rivers or tributaries to this Diploma.  No QSLs are necessary to apply for the award. Send a list that provides call sign of the portable station, the activation date, time, band, mode and reference of the river, sent by e-mail to ea3duf @ gmail.com and may be issued in two forms:
     A. - Electronic - by sending the logby email to the e-mail address provided.
     B. - Physically - by requesting photographic paper with the log sent to the address below and enclosing award fee of 5€, to cover costs of preparation and shipping.

The request must be made to Diploma manager: EA3DUF, C /. Montsia, 5 - A, 43820 Calafell, Tarragona, Spain.

E-mail: ea3duf@gmail.com
Internet: http://diprioses.blogspot.com/

K1BV Research

SPAIN                              --- Seville Amateur Radio Union Series —

General Requirements: These awards are available to all amateurs and SWLs. All listings of contacts should be send using the official URE application forms. The awards are free of charge. Apply to: Seville Amateur Radio Union, PO BOX 479, c(.p. 41080 Seville, Spain.

The Giralda in Seville is one of 3 remaining Almohad minarets constructed 1184-96 when the Islam controlled this area of Spain. The structure became the bell tower of the Seville Cathedral after the Reconquista in the early 1400's.

1 .- Contact Seville stations on or after January 1, 1981.
2 .- Points needed:
     * Stations of Seville and its province: 500.points.
     * Stations from other locations in Spain and Portugal : 350 points.
     * Stations of the rest of Europe: 100 points
     * Stations of North and South America: 50 points.
     * Stations of Africa :25 points.
     * Asia-Pacific stations: 15 points.

4 .- Point value for each Sevilla QSO
Amateurs in Seville = 1,               Spain and Portugal = 1
Europe = 2,                                 North and South America =3
Africa = 4                                   Asia and Oceania = 5 points.

5 . Send your lists of contacts forwarded by bands accompanied by a final summary. Cards are not necessary if GCR list is provided.

1 .- Contacts after January 1, 1974.
2 .- The initial diploma is awarded for working 100 different EA stations using 2 meters SSB up to a total of 1000, with endorsements each additional 100.
3. No use of contacts via repeaters.

T-EA-HF-SSB

1 .- Contact Spanish station using SSB on the HF bands on or after January 1, 1974 made from the same province.
2 .- The basic diploma is awarded for working 100 stations and endorsements are available for each additional up to 1000. The first hundred contacts may be distributed between the bands 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 meters, with a minimum of 50 contacts per band. Every 100 new stations can be used for a new endorsement. You can contact the same station on different bands for credit.
3 .The same station may be worked once per band. SSB only.

1 .- Contacts on or after January 1, 1974 made from the same province. The HF Bands of 3.5, 7, 14, 21 and 28 may be used on every mode.
3 .- To achieve the diploma will be required to work different stations in each of the provinces of Andalusia with the following scale:

PROVINCES          EA    EUROPE    All Others.
SEVILLA  EA7       50      30         10
MALAGA EA7         15      10          5
CORDOBA EA7        15      10          5
GRANADA EA7        15      10          5
CADIZ EA7          10      10          5
HUELVA EA7         10      10          2
JAEN EA7            5       5          2 
ALMERIA EA7         5       5          2 
CEUTA & MELILLA EA9 5       5          2

1 .- The plaque from URE Sevilla is awarded for any station who has earned at least two of the permanent diplomas listed above. One of these must be the T-EA-HF SSB that is endorsed up to the 1000 level with the 250 minimum contacts of the five bands (10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 meters).

Internet: http://www.ea7urs.es/

K1BV Research 3/11

SPAIN                                                            Counties Of The Valencia Region Diploma

Sponsored by the Amateur Radio Union Valencia (URV) and available to all amateurs of the world. Spanish stations must show proof of having contacted at least 20 of the 34 counties that make up the Valencian Community (EA5) . Foreign participants must prove they had reached at least 12 counties. All contacts must be made on or after January 1, 1987.  All legal bands may be used, and the award may be endorsed for all FM, SSB, CW, mixed or any type of digital communication.  

Spanish amateurs must send copies of all the QSLs and all others may use GCR. The URV reserves in all cases the right to make such checks as deemed appropriate.
Special endorsement for 24 counties, at no charge.
To request the special plaque for 34 districts, the fee for Spanish stations is 35 Euros and all others 45 Euros.
Apply to: URV Diploma Valencia Counties, PO Box 453, 46080 Valencia, Spain. .

Complete list of the counties of Valencia (the website contains a complete list of the towns within each of the counties.)
01.- ELS PORTS
02.- L'ALT MAESTRAT
03.- EL BAIX MAESTRAT
04.- L'ALCALATEN
05.- LA PLANA ALTA
06.- LA PLANA BAIXA
07.- ALT PALANCIA
08.- ALT MILLARS
09.- RACO DE ADEMUZ
10.- LOS SERRANOS
11.- EL CAMP DEL TURIA
12.- EL CAMP DE MORVEDRE
13.- L'HORTA NORD
14.- L'HORTA OEST
15.- VALENCIA
16.- L'HORTA SUD
17.- LA PLANA DE UTIEL REQUENA.
18.- LA FOYA DE BUNYOL
19.- LA VALL D'AIORA o DE COFRENTES
20.- LA RIBERA ALTA
21.- LA RIBERA BAIXA
22.- LA CANAL DE NAVARRÉS
23.- LA COSTERA
24.- LA VALL D'ALBAIDA
25.- LA SAFOR
26.- EL COMPTAT
27.- L'ALCOIÀ
28.- ALT VINALOPO
29.- VINALOPO MITJA
30.- LA MARINA ALTA
31.- LA MARINA BAIXA
32.- L'ALACANT
33.- BAIX VINALOPO
34.- BAIX SEGURA/ LA VEGA BAJA

Internet: http://ea5urv.ure.es/

SPAIN                            DIPLOMA PARQUES EOLICOS DE ESPAÑA
                                       (WIND FARMS IN SPAIN AWARD)   DPEE

The DPEE award was created with the idea of promoting activities in the group of radio amateurs and also to publicize the places in Spain where wind farms are located.

1 - available to all licensed amateurs and SWLs.
2 - The award shall be issued in a single category, being able to make contact with the various wind farms in any band and mode as permitted by applicable law. No crossband contacts or from aircraft.
3 - QSOs valid from portable and mobile stations .All contacts on or after 15-July-2011.
4 - The active station may transmit from up to 500 meters from the outer edge of the wind farm site.
5 - See rules for Activators on their web site.
6 - The award will be sent in digital format and sent by e-mail free of charge, to be printed by the applicant. If someone prefers a printed award, you must contact the manager, who will give you instructions for sending the money for printing and postal costs.
7. Requirements:
     A. Spanish stations: 75 wind farms and should be among them, at least one wind farm from 10 autonomous regions of Spain. Endorsements every 25 new references.
     B. Foreign stations: 50 wind farms and should be among them, at least one wind farm in 8 regions of Spain. Endorsements every 25 new references.
8. Cards are not necessary, but you should send a list of all contacts and incorporating the station's callsign expeditionary active reference, date, time, band and mode. This list shall be signed by the applicant and also signed and stamped by the president of a SL of ERUs, the president of a radio club or GCR of two radio amateurs. In the three previous events, the signatories undertake to ensure that each of the statements included in the list is duly confirmed by the corresponding QSL card.
9 - E-mail requests are accepted. Applications and inquiries should be sent by mail to: PO Box-742 E-36200 VIGO, Pontevedra, SPAIN. Or by email to the manager ea1ajv@gmail.com .
10 - Windfarm References will be identified as follows:  In all cases the initial PE (wind farms), followed by the letter of the relevant province, plus the reference number assigned. For example, the reference will be number one in Madrid: PEM-001, the Pontevedra PEPO-001, and so on with all the provinces that have wind farms.
11 - The official lists will be included the reference in DME (Municipality of Spain Award) for each wind farm. The activator, if it deems necessary in these cases should give the DME reference corresponding to where you place your station. Also included in the gazetteer is a column with the registry key that the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce assigned to each wind farm. This listing will be available at: https://oficinavirtual.mityc.es/ripre/informes/informeinstalaciones.aspx
12 - Sponsor’s Web site will include a list of references will be activated, another indicative of active stations and one with the awards.

E-mail: ea1ajv@gmail.com
Internet: http://diplomaparqueseolicos.jimdo.com/

Tks PA3CUZ 8/11

SWEDEN                                Swedish Fauna and Flora Award (SM-FF)

There are more than 3500 national parks / nature reserves / natural areas listed in Sweden, plus 4 Antarctic bases. All of these count for contacts in this award. About 75% of the area consists of nature reserves in the mountains Heaths, birch forests and pine forests which dominate these reserve areas. The total area of nature reserves represents 9% of Swedish land area and national parks 1.6% of land area.

The award is sponsored by SK6AW, the Hisingens Radio Club. The diploma is issued to amateurs who contact the number of QSOs with Swedish national parks, nature reserves or natural areas that are listed.  There are two types of awards, offered simultaneously. The first diploma, called BASIC DIPLOMA, is permanent. The second called the ÅRSDIPLOM, will be replaced each year.

The award may be downloaded and printed on your personal printer, free of charge. The diploma is then signed with an electronic Signature. If you wish a printed version, signed by the certificate-manager and sent to your home address, you must submit an application, e-mail or letter, and make contributions to SK6AW as shown below.

Rules for the Diploma:
Make two-way contacts with national parks, nature reserves or natural areas in Sweden (known SMFF range), at least one of the stations must be located in a SMFF area. For SWLs their confirmation must reference a QSO between two stations including at least one of these must be in a SMFF area.

For SMFF årsdiplom: contacts are required in at least 20 SMFF areas. For diploma 2011 QSOs count from 8.april 2011, the date the diploma is released in Sweden.

For SMFF Basic Diploma: At least 100 SMFF areas. QSO since 1 July 2008 count for the diploma.

Higher levels:

SMFF 250- Diploma: A minimum of 250 unique SMFF listed sites.
SMFF 500-Master: At least 500 unique SMFF listed sites.
SMFF 1000 Diploma: A minimum of 1000 listed unique SMFF areas.

When you have satisfied requirements for the award and want a certificate that you print, you can download the diploma via their web site. See: "Find Certificate".
If you want to have a certificate signed and numbered, so you should submit a single application to SK6AW and deposit fee of the club's postal account, 89 55 91 - 6, or directly via the "Donate" button (PayPal). Specify what award you are requesting and your identity. The application sends confirms your e-mail or letter as described below.

SWLs should send the application by e-mail or letter. If you then want to receive the diploma for their own printing so this must be clearly stated in the application.

The application form may be downloaded from SK6AW, via the link on the left, "Documents".

Costs:
Sweden, the fee is 75 SEK / 8€
For all others: 100 SEK / 12€

Mail: SMFF Diplom-manager, SM6MGZ Lasse Dahlund, Persgerde 38, SE - 437 33 Lindome, Sweden.

E-mail: support@smff.sk6aw.net
Internet: http://smff.sk6aw.net/menu/omsmff
                  http://wff.se/

Tks K1BV Research 8/11

UKRAINE                ---UARL Series --- Administrative Districts Awards 

The UARL is introducing a series of 27 different individual awards for contacting administrative districts of each of the regions of Ukraine. The designs for at least 15 of the regions have been released and may be found at: http://uarl.com.ua/ . The initial rules require that you confirm at least 10 of these administrative districts. Most regions have more than 10 districts, so it is possible that a series of endorsements will be offered for higher numbers. 

Here are the rules as presently displayed on http://uarl.com.ua/index.htm (At top of page, you can request translation into any of 32 different languages.) Each award is multicolored with the coats of arms of both the district and several of the cities/towns of the district. VERY colorful. The basic award is issued for 10 districts. There will be a separate award for each of the 27 Ukraine regions. A complete list of the districts may be found at: http://uarl.com.ua/urda/files/listeng.htm . No time limits for QSOs. Separate awards will be available for CW, SSB, Digital, Mixed, and Multiband achievements. Sponsor suggests applying only via Registered Mail. Fee for each award is 15UAH for Ukraine, $US5 for CIS countries, and $US10 for all others. GCR list and appropriate fee to be sent via Registered Mail to: UARL Awards Manager, VladimirA. Stepanenko, AY28, Chernigov-Post Office, 14000, Ukraine. 

The awards pictured on their website so far are: 
Award Name                      Region                     Regions available 
1. Diploma ODDA - Odessa Region.                         40 
2. Diploma MYDA - Mykolaiv Region.                      27 
3. Diploma LUDA - Luhansk Region.                        35 
4. Diploma HADA - Kharkiv Region.                        42 
5. Diploma KVDA - Kiev City.                                 10 
6. Diploma KRDA - AR Crimea.                              27 
7. Diploma KODA - Kiev Region.                            35 
8. Diploma KIDA - Kirovograd Region.                   26 
9. Diploma IFDA - Ivano-Frankvisk Region.            20
10. Diploma DNDA - Dnepropetrovsk Region.        51 
11. Diploma CHDA - Cherkasy Region.                  27 
12. Diploma VIDA - Vinnytsia Region.                     35 
13. Diploma LVDA - Lviv Region.                           33 
14. Diploma DODA - Donetsk Region.                    63 
15. Diploma CRDA - Chernihiv Region.                   27

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UKRAINE                                      — Club Contour Awards Series —

General Requirements: All of the awards are FREE of charge, and are delivered by e-mail with images in digital form (JPEG. ) You will need a color printer. Contacts must be on or after 1 Jan 1994, unless another date is specified.

E-mail: ux2ij@mail.ru
Internet: http://dokradio.at.ua
The URDA list is available at:  http://www.uarl.com.ua/urda/files/listeng.htm 

Contact stations in cities which border the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Straits. You will need 30 QSOs which include all 6 areas and no fewer than 5 of the eligible cities. Settlements in small towns which are close to a major eligible city will count as that city. (For example, the small town of Sedovo will count for Novoazovsk, the settlement Milekino or New Yalta for Mariupol.) Contacts made on 160 meters and UHF or worked on Digital modes will count double credit. The same station may be worked on different bands for awards credit.

List of cities: Berdyansk, Mariupol, Novoazovsk, Taganrog, Yeysk, Kerch, Genichesk and Primorsko-Ahtarsk. (Your application must specify the actual city of the contact claimed.)

This award commemorates the scientist, a professor of the Petersburg University, Vasily Vasileviche Dokuchayev (1846-1903) and requires contacts with amateur stations of the regions connected with his life and activities. Earn at least 100 points and make at least 5 QSOs with amateurs of Dokuchaevska (named after the professor) who count for 5 points each. Contacts made on 160 meters and UHF or worked on Digital modes will count double credit. The same station may be worked on different bands for awards credit.

Refer to http://dokradio.at.ua for a list of amateurs living in Dokuchaevska.

The list of the administrative regions connected with his life is as follows:
1. Russia - St. Petersburg, Smolensk region, Nizhniy Novgorod region, Voronezh region, Stavropol Territory, Kabardino-Balkarian AP, North Ossetia AP, Checheno-Inguish AP, Dagestan AP.
2. Ukraine - Poltava Region, Lugansk Region, Donetsk Region.
3. Kazakhstan - North Kazakhstan Region, Kustanay Region, Aktyubinsk Region, Guryev region.

Your application must specify the QTH (RDA or URDA) of the station contacted.

Contact stations located in seaports of the Azov and Black Seas. Make at least 30 QSOs which include at least 15 cities. QSOs on 160 meters and UHF count for double credit. If using only 160 meters and UHF, or using Digital modes, only 7 seaports needed for the award. Same station may be contacted on different bands for award credit.

List of Ports for the award: Odessa, Illyichevsk, Nikolaev, Skadovsk, Kherson, Berdyansk, Mariupol, Evpatoria, Sevastopol, Yalta, Feodosiya, Kerch, Taganrog, Temryuk, Novorossisk, Tuapse, Sochi, Sukhumi, Poti, Batumi, Varna, Burgas, Constance, Zonguldak, Samsun, and Trabzon.

(Your application must specify the QTH of each listed contact for the award.)

Contact 40 of the 63 administrative areas of the Donetsk Area. Refer to the URDA listing. If all contacts are made on 160 meters or using only Digital modes, then only 30 areas are required. 
(Your application must specify the QTH of each listed contact for the award)

Make 30 QSOs with amateurs who live in administrative areas of the Donetsk area through which the river Kalmius and its various tributaries flow. QSOs on 160 meters and UHF count for double credit.

List of valid cities and administrative areas:
CITIES
1. Donetsk: Voroshilovsky (DO-02), Kalinin (DO-03), Kiev (DO-04), Lenin (DO-07), areas Dokuchaevsk (DO-24).
2. Makeyevka: central-city area (DO-36).
3. Mariupol:  Zhovtnevyi district (DO-39), Illichevsky (DO-59), Ordzhonikidzevsky (DO-17), areas Kokuchaevsk (DO-24).
AREAS: 
Amvrosievsky (DO-12), Volnovahsky (DO-16), Volodarsky (DO-17), New Azov (DO-40), Old Beshevsky (DO-24), Telmanovsky (DO-47), and Jasinovatsky (DO-54).

Tks QRZ.ru 1/9/11

UKRAINE                            Forest Song Diploma

This award celebrates the 140th anniversary of the date of birth of the female playwright Lesyi Ukrainki and the 100th anniversary of her "Forest Song (Лісова пісня)" This well known work featured characters which included mythological beings from Ukrainian folklore. The award may be earned by making contacts with amateurs located in Kolodiazhne (Колодяжне) (VO-09), Volynsk (ZH-19), Lutsk (VO-01) and Kovel (VO-08). 

The points earned in a calendar year will increase at 1 per year according to how many years have passed since she wrote the famed drama. In 2011, 100 points are needed, for 2012 - 101 and so forth into the future. 

Point values:
a. a QSO/SWL with Kolodiazhne (Колодяжне) (VO-09) (required contact) = 40 points
b. a QSO/SWL with other towns listed above = 10 points. 
c. Repeated QSO (SWL) on different bands or modes are permitted for award credit. 
d. All contacts must have been made on or after February, 25th, 2011.

Send log extract and fee of 10 грн or 1 IRC for Ukrainian stations and $US4 or 4 IRC for all others. 
Apply to: Pashkevich Nikolay Aleksandrovich, P.O. Box 5, Kovel-8, Volynsk Region, 45008, Ukraine. 

E-mail: lpaward@gmail.com 

Tks QRZ.ru 4/26/11 

UKRAINE                          Radio Club IZJUMSKY Award

Sponsored by the radio club "Izjumsky for making contacts with their club station US4LXF and members of the Izjumsky club. The requirement is to make at least one radio contact on VHF, or three radio communications communication using digital modes, or five radio contacts with club members. No limits on date of contact. SWL OK.

A. Working club station US4LXF/P counts as one required contact.
B. Working the club station with different operators, or on different bands or using different modes (CW, SSB, etc.) all count as different QSOs.

Club members: UT3LI UX4LL UT0LR UT2LS UR3LQV UR3LRX UR6LAU UT5LC UR4LIH UR3LV US5LPK UX1LW U4LUK UR3LRY US5LF UR3LSA US4LOL UR3LRR UR6LBW UR6LBT UR4LMY UT5LP UR3LSU UX1LN UR5LCH UR5LGO.

Send log extract and fee of 20 hryvnia for Ukraine stations. No fee specified for others, but suggest at least $US3 or 3 IRC. Apply to Club station US4LXF, ul. Kotsyubinskogo 67, 64300, Izyum, Ukraine.

E-mail: ux2ll@mail.ru

Tks QRZ.ru 5/10/11

UKRAINE                     KHARKIV AWARD

The KHARKIV Award is sponsored by the Kharkiv Regional Association of Radioamateurs TDR. Any individual or club station can obtain KHARKIV Award for radio communications (or SWL) with amateur radio stations from Kharkiv city and Kharkiv region on HF and VHF bands.

Earn a total of 25 points.
A. Each QSO with a station in the Kharkiv region (HA) = 1 point on HF and 2 points on VHF.
B. Each QSO with a special event station from Kharkiv region EM/L.., EN/L.., EO/L =5 points on HF/VHF.

Stations from Kharkiv city and Kharkiv region always have the first letter "L" in the suffix of their Call-sign: (UR/L.., US/L.., UT/L.., UV/L.., UW/L.., UX/L.., UY/L.., UZ/L.., EM/L.., EN/L.., EO/L…)

Your application should include all data about the QSO (or SWL) and must be confirmed (GCR) by the your call sign and signature. Application form is on web site listed below. Cost of the Award: $US5 or 5 IRCs (incl. shipping). Apply to: Nick Panchenko, P.O.Box 2373, Kharkiv-1, 61001, Ukraine.

E-mail: ut8ln@ukr.net
Internet: http://tdr.at.ua/index/diplomy_odr/0-24

Tks QRZ.ru 1/4/11

UKRAINE                        The Prikarpatye Award

This diploma is sponsored by the Ivano-Frankovsk regional Branch LRU. It requires contacts with stations located in the Ivano-Frankovsk area from 1956 and later.

1. Europeans need 15 QSO on HF (1,8-28 MHz) including WARC bands or 5 QSOs on VHF/UHF.
2. All others need 10 on HF or  3 QSO on VHF.
3. SWL OK on same basis.

Same station may be contacted at different times and bands. If all contacts are made on one band or modes, the award will be endorsed to show this.

You may apply by a GCR list showing usual contact data. If you request the award be sent to you in the form of an electronic image, the award is FREE. (About 150K in size). Otherwise, the award fee is 7 H for Ukraine stations and for all others, the equivalent of $US2. Apply to: Yarema Shpilchak US0SY, Box 1 Yamnytsia, Ivano-Frankivsk Reg. 77422, Ukraine.

Info/applications for the award in image form: us0sy@rambler.ru

Tks QRZ.ru 4/14/11 (Correction made 6/5/11)

UKRAINE                          The T-34 Award

This award was created to honour of inventors and designers of well-known Model T-34 tank of the Russian Army during WWII. .

Class 2: Contact stations located in the following cities which trace the route of movement of the tank during its acceptance testing during March 1940: In a period of no less than 11 days, you must contact the following cities, one or two every day: Kharkov, Belgorod, Kursk, Orel, Tula, Serpukhov, Podolsk and Moscow. (Viewed on a map, the route between these cities is an almost straight line stretching between Kharkov, Ukraine to Moscow, Russia)

Class 1: Contact the locations as noted above for Class 2, but also include one contact each with:
a. the city of Maloarhangelsk immediately after Kursk.
b. the city of Chuguev which can be made on any of the 11 days
c. the Central area of Moscow RDA: MA-07 where the Kremlin is located which was the end of the testing route.

Send contact data In the form of an log extract and payment equivalent to $US2 to: Alexander V. Roslyak UX3LF, P.O. Box 13, Chuguev, Khar'kovskaya obl,, Ukraine 63503

Email:rosalv@list.ru

Tks QRZ.ru 4/30/11

UKRAINE                                       UKRAINE World Fauna Flora Award (WFF)

Issued by the Ukraine WFF group for contacting stations operating in protected areas (PAs) of Ukraine. This program is supported by the UARL. The official list of the specially protected natural territories of Ukraine is found on their web site. All bands and modes are accepted for the awards. No time limitation.

Award Class I = 30 URFF references.
Award Class II = 20 URFF references.
Award Class III = 10 URFF references.
Honour Roll Plaque = 50 URFF references.

The custodian suggests that you make use of the LogSearch which may be accessed at: http://ew4dx.org/WFFsearch.html . Most WFF expeditions download their logs to the EW4DX website and you may conduct a quick search to see how many you have in all countries which have a WFF program. You may also use photocopies or scanned copies of QSL cards, but the manager retains the right to verify the original QSL. Separate rules apply to activators. See website for details.

Award fees:

Apply to: Igor B. Gutnik UT5LU, PO Box 10485, 61120, Kharkov, UKRAINE.

E-mail: ut5lu@mail.ru
Internet: http://wff44.org.ua/?page_id=3754

Tks OH3GZ 5/10/11

USA                                      Alaska Flora Fauna Award (KLFF)

Contact Alaskan and other Arctic Region WFF Parks and Nature Preserves:
1. KLFF Eagle Award : 1 QSO with an Alaskan WFF reference and 3 QSOs with other Arctic Region WFF references. (Total of 4 contacts.)
2. KLFF Wolf Award: 3 QSOs with different alaskan WFF references and 5 QSOs with different Arctic Region WFF references. (Total of 8 contacts.)

Higher class awards will be developed at a later date. Send a log with listing of valid QSOs to AL3T@qsl.net . QSL cards are not needed. All contacts in the WFF list of EW4DX are valid.
For other valid QSOs send a copy of the QSL the the award manager.
You can search your contacts at: http://www.ew4dx.org/WFFsearch.html

Fee for the electronic version of the Basic (Eagle) award costs $US7 or 5 Euro. All higher classes of electronic awards are free. Each paper printed version of the awards costs $US10, 8 Euro or 6 IRC. You can pay by paypal. Receiver is KW69@gmx.de .   Award manager: Veit Pelinski, AL3T , Morper Allee 34, 40699 Erkrath, Germany.  (Don't use the US call book address please, my computer is in Germany.)

E-mail: KW69@gmx.de
Internet: http://www.klff.us.pn/

List of Alaskan and world wide arctic WFF references. 

USA                                                  Worked All Hellgate Award

The Hellgate Amateur Radio Club (HARC) of Missoula, Montana sponsors the WORKED ALL HELLGATE AWARD for contacting at least 25 amateur radio operators who are members in good standing of the Hellgate Amateur Radio Club during a calendar year (January 1-December 31). An official member list is found on their website, as well as officers, etc as required below. All bands and modes OK. Included among the 25 member-in-good-standing credits must be at least 5 of the officers, repeater committee members, or appointees of the Hellgate Amateur Radio Club during that same calendar year. Also, included among the 25 members at least one QSO must be with one of the following stations: K7BA, N7FMW or K7IMZ.  No more than 10 of the 25 required QSOs may be made via repeaters (ie.15 QSOs must be simplex).  All recipients must have participated in 2 HARC events during the same calendar year. For the purposes of this award, participation is defined as having transmitted and received message via radio. The Award shall be available to non-members, as well as to members of HARC.

Complete an application form and submit it to the award’s Gatekeeper. . Unsuccessful applicants may request the HARC directors to review the Gatekeeper’s decision.  You may earn yearly endorsements for the award by successfully applying during succeeding years. Initial applications shall include a $1.00 fee. Succeeding applications for annual endorsements will not require a fee. Apply to the current "Gatekeeper" (custodian) N7MSU: Robert E Henderson, 104 Sarabac Dr., Missoula, MT. 59803.

E-mail: n7msu@q.com
Internet: http://www.w7px.org/awards.html

K1BV Research 8/14/11

USA               — Wireless Society of Southern Maine Series —

General Requirements: All bands and modes, including WARC and satellite. No date limitations. GCR list accepted. Fee for each award is US $8.00, or 5 Euros.
Apply to: WSSM Awards Manager, 16 Hope Drive, Gorham, ME 04038, USA.

E-mail: ws1sm@yahoo.com
Internet: http://www.qsl.net/ws1sm/

Contact stations in all sixteen (16) counties of Maine, which are: Androscoggin, Aroostook, Cumberland, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Sagadahoc, Somerset, Waldo, Washington, and York.

No contacts on repeaters, IRLP, or Echolink will count for this award. Only three mobile or portable stations may be claimed for credit. Not available for SWL’s.

Here, we’re looking for "ambigrams". The classic, or natural ambigram is a 180 degree symmetric rotation, which means that the word, or in this case, the call sign, must read the same upside down as it does right side up.

Contact five (5) stations on at least two different bands with call signs that read the same upside down as they do right side up. For example: WS1SM, XX1XX, HZ1ZH, HS1SH, W1M, etc.

IRLP and Echolink contacts are also allowed. SWL’s are okay.

This award is issued by the Wireless Society of Southern Maine for contacts with ten (10) Maine Lighthouses. The lighthouses must be on either the WLOTA or ILLW lighthouse lists. Please click on the links below to view the current lists.

International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW) list.
World List of Lights
World Lighthouses on the Air (WLOTA) list.

All bands and modes, but no IRLP, Echolink, repeater, or satellite contacts may be used for this award.

New England has a tradition of being the birthplace and home of many famous writers. Work the towns where these famous writers lived. Contact ten (10) stations located in the towns where these writers lived. (See list of accepted towns below).  IRLP and Echolink contacts are not allowed.

Louisa May Alcott          Concord, Massachusetts          Orchard House
Ralph Waldo Emerson        Concord, Massachusetts
Henry David Thoreau        Concord, Massachusetts          Cabin, Walden Pond
Emily Dickenson            Amherst, Massachusetts
Edith Wharton              Lenox, Massachusetts            The Mount
Nathaniel Hawthorne        Lenox, Massachusetts            The Little Red House
                           (Also, Salem, Massachusetts     The House of Seven Gables
John Greenleaf Whittier    Haverhill, Massachusetts
Herman Melville            Pittsfield, Massachusetts       Holmesdale
                           (Also Boston, Massachusetts)
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Pittsfield, Massachusetts
                           (Also Boston, Massachusetts)
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Pittsfield, Massachusetts       Holmesdale
                           (Also Boston, Massachusetts)
Jack Kerouac               Lowell, Massachusetts
William Cullen Bryant      Great Barrington, Massachusetts Bryant House
                           (Also Cummington, Massachusetts)
Catherine Sedgwick         Stockbridge, Massachusetts      Sedgwick House
Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel) Springfield, Massachusetts
Robert Frost               Franconia, New Hampshire        Robert Frost House
Mark Twain                 Hartford, Connecticut
Harriet Beecher Stowe      Hartford, Connecticut
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Portland,  Maine                Longfellow House
Artemus Ward               Waterford, Maine
Edna St. Vincent Millay    Camden, Maine
Robert Benchley            Worcester, Massachusetts
E.E. Cummings              Cambridge, Massachusetts
Erle Stanley Gardner       Malden, Massachusetts
Robert Lowell              Boston, Massachusetts
James Russell Lowell       Cambridge, Massachusetts
Sylvia Plath               Winthrop, Massachusetts
Edgar Allan Poe            Boston, Massachusetts

Tks K1BV Research 1/2/11

USA                                    Worked U.S. Territories Award (WUST)

Sponsored by the METRO DX Club for proof of contact of a minimum of fourteen (14) of the current sixteen (16) IARU-recognized U.S. territories (as of 1 January, 2011).

The sixteen WUST territories are:
KG4 (Guantanamo Bay)              KHØ (Mariana Islands)
KH1 (Baker & Howland Islands)     KH2 (Guam)
KH3 (Johnston Island)             KH4 (Midway Island)
KH5 (Palmyra & Jarvis Islands)    KH5K (Kingman Reef)
KH7K (Kure Island)                KH8 (American Samoa)
KH8S (Swains Island)              KH9 (Wake Island)
KP1 (Navassa Island)              KP2 (US Virgin Islands)
KP4 (Puerto Rico)                 KP5 (Desecheo Island)

Following receipt of the original award for a minimum of fourteen territories, endorsements for contact #15 or contact #16 available for US$3.00 or two (2) valid IRCs.

Mixed bands and modes OK. No date restriction. Send a GCR list certified by two licensed amateurs showing the callsign of the station worked, date, time, frequency/band and mode. Sponsor requests that you use application as found on their web site. Photocopies of QSL cards are OK. , If you are NUMBER ONE on the ARRL DXCC Honor Roll and your station call appears on the list dated August 2010 (or later) you'll not be required to send any confirmations for the WUST award. SWL OK. Send GCR list or QSL photocopies and fee of US$8 or 4 valid IRCs to METRO DX Club, 3810 N. Chamlin Drive, Morris, IL 60450.

E-mail: awards@metrodxclub.com
Internet: http://www.metrodxclub.com
Award Application/Sample log extract: http://www.metrodxclub.com/log_extract.htm

Tks W9ILY 6/23/11
(Chg 11/11)

QRP - AUSTRALIA                                    Tri Bander Award

Sponsored by the VK QRP Club and CW Operators Club. Make QSOs on all 3 bands 80, 40 and 20 meters and earn at least 5 points on each band. This equates to a minimum total of 9 contacts or a maximum total of 15 contacts. Available to all Amateur Radio Operators for contacts on or after 1 September 2011.

Point Values:
Station Not a Club Member = 1 point.
Station is a member of the VK QRP or CW Operators Club = 2 points.

All contacts are to be made using CW only. Applicant must use QRP power (not to exceed a maximum transmitted power of five watts), and the receiving station may use any legal power level.

Send photocopies of QSL cards both sent and received. Data on the cards must include: Date of contact, Mode, Band & Frequency, RST (both given and received), Power, Claimants’ station callsign, name VK QRP Club member number (if applicable) and location, Other Station callsign, name VK QRP Club membership number (if applicable) and location, and Time of the contact in UTC.  Include your postal address for forwarding of Awards. All awards will be free for claims made up to and including 31st December, 2012.

Apply to: VK QRP Club, CW Operators' QRP Club Inc., Tri Bander Award Manager, Garry Cottle VK2YA #121, 96 Luttrell Street, Richmond NSW 2753 AUSTRALIA.

You may also apply via email to: tribanderaward@vkqrpclub.org 
Internet: http://vkqrpclub.org/tri_bander_award_rules.php

Tks K1BV Research 11/17/11

QRP - FINLAND                            Ham Finland OH/QRP Award

The OH/QRP award is a certificate offered by Ham Finland ry. Make contacts with Finnish QRP stations. Stations must be OH stations with /QRP extension. Extension may also be /P if operator announces power to be at QRP levels. QRP powers are considered maximum of 5W CW and 10W PEP SSB. The Award applicant does not have to be QRP station.

The award is available in three classes:
a. Bronze 15 x QSO with OH/QRP -stations
b. Silver 30 x QSO with OH/QRP -stations
c. Gold 72 x QSO with OH/QRP -stations

Contacts after 1.1.2000 are valid for this award. QSL cards are not required. No band restrictions. The signed application should include a log of the contacts. A station may be included only once in the application. Example: station OH5X/QRP and OH5X/P are one and the same sation. SWL OK.

Special endorsements available if applies to all contacts:
a. Two way QRP contact
b. Operating mode (CW, SSB, digimodes)
c. QRPp (own power less than 1W)
d. Contacts made during one day (within 24hrs)

The award is free, however a voluntary payment may be included in the application. Apply to: Ham Finland ry, Heikki Eskola, Kammekantie 2, 45120 Kouvola, Finland.

Internet: http://www.oh5x.com/award.htm

Tks K1BV Research 11/11

QRP-PORTUGAL                                CLUBE PORTUGUES QRP (CT-QRP-Awards)

QRP is defined as the use of not more than 5 watts output CW or 10 watts PEP SSB. Applicant must hold all QSLs for contacts claimed.  GCR OK.  Applicant must enclose signed statement with their application that when making the contacts, their power was QRP as defined above.  Contacts must have been made on or after 1 Jan 2007.For each application or endorsement, the fee is 5 IRCs.  Apply to: Clube Portugues de QRP, PO Box 41, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal. 

          PORTUGAL QRP AWARD
Contact Portuguese QRP stations, who have sent their call sign followed by /QRP.  The call sign extension may also be /P if the operator has announced their power to be at QRP levels.  Applicant DOES NOT have to be a QRP station. 

Bronze Level - 5 QSOs with CT/QRP stations..
Silver Level -- 15 QSOs.
Gold Level -- 20 QSOs. 

All bands. All contacts must have been with different stations. May be endorsed for (1) All 2-way QRP Contact, (2) All one mode: CW, SSB, digital modes, (3) QRPp (your own power less than 1 Watt, (4) all contacts made during one day. NO CHARGE for this award. 

          WORKED CT-QRP CLUB AWARD
Contact different members of the CT QRP Club.  Applicant does not have to have been using QRP. Basic award available for working 10 members, and may be endorsed for each additional 5 members. SWL OK.   Award fee is 5 IRCs. 

          QRP COUNTRIES AWARD
Make contacts with stations of stations of 25 different countries who are using QRP during the contact.  (May be endorsed if both stations were using QRP power).  All bands. Award fee is 5 IRCs. 

          CW-NOVICE AWARD
Available to any amateur who, during the first 12 months of holding a license, contacts 50 different stations while using the CW mode.  Send log extract and fee of 3 first class stamps (or 5 IRC).  Class A is issued two way QRP contacts, and Class B is issued for working stations at any other power levels.   SWL OK.   

Internet: http://ctqrpclub.bravehose.com/Awards.htm 

QRP - USA                                     QRPp Low Power Award

This award was developed in order to encourage more low power amateur radio operations.

1. Make one QSO using power of less than one watt. The output power during the period of qualifying communications, was accurately measured to be less than one watt (QRPp).
2. The distance between the applicant's transmitting antenna and the receiving station was over 63.3 miles (100 kilometers).
3. No artificial means of active relay was used to complete the communications (i.e., repeaters, satellite transponders, digi-peaters, land-lines, etc.).
4. Send a signed statement to the custodian affirming that the transmitter power was less than one watt, the distance was greater than 100 kilometers, and no artificial means of active relay was utilized. Provide a photocopy of the station log, or photocopy of the confirmation QSL card (Electronic QSL cards are not acceptable), clearly showing the date, time, mode, and frequency on which the qualifying communication took place. If desired, provide information concerning any endosements (such as longer distances, even lower power levels, WAC, WAS, WAZ, solar power, etc.) that you may want listed on your certificate.
5. Mail fee of $4.00 ($5.00 for foreign), to cover postage, paper, and printing along with the application materials shown above to: Roger J. Wendell - WBØJNR, QRPp Certificate Manager, P.O. Box 17174, Golden, CO 80402-6019 USA.
6. A link to a handy online distance calculator by N9SSA is available on his website to help you with the distances.

Internet: http://rogerwendell.com/qrpaward.html

Tks K1BV 11/16/11

FRANCE - SWL           --- The Union Nationale des Radioamateurs et des Radioclubs Award Series ---

Available to SWLs, but also valid for club stations and licensed amateurs. All HF bands OK. Send list of contacts including SWL call, date, band and mode plus fee of 10E or 8 IRC to: URC, BP 40148, F-42012 Saint Etienne Cedex 2, France.

Award 1:
Requirements:
A. SWL - must have received QSLs representing 25 French operators operating in different departments plus 10 different DXCC countries.
B. Radioclubs - must have received 50 QSLs from SWLs representing at least 20 different DXCC countries.
C. Licensed Amateurs - must have received 30 QSLs from different French departments plus 10 different DXCC countries.

Award 2:
Available for amateurs and SWLs for confirming contacts or listening to French stations on all HF bands as follows:
Class 1 - 15 stations.
Class 2 - 35 stations.
Class 3 - 55 stations.
Excellence - 95 stations.

Award 3:
Available amateurs and SWLs who use their SWL/QSL cards to form the words "UNION OF THE RADIO HAM RADIOCLUBS".  The award is available in three levels as described below:
Class 1 - Use the first letter or the last letter of the area code of each of the stations.  For example: UR5VF   CT1LN   I1DEV...  The cards will have to include at least 3 countries of 6 continents. 
Class 2 - Use the name using only the last letter of the suffix of the stations.  For example: ON1DU   LA3GN    K4CXI ....  The cards will have to include each of the 6 continents. 
Class 3 - Same requirements as Class 1, but must include at least 5 QSL cards of SWL stations. 

Internet: http://www.news.urc.asso.fr/

Tks F-20710 7/13/11

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