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(Updated 2/2008

 --- Central Radio Club Series ---     Removed 9/2007.  I am unable to get any confirmation that the organization is still active and issuing any awards.  If anyone reading this has any better information, please let me know.

AB Family Award

Available in 3 different methods:

1. Work 3 different stations with AB in suffix on CW
2. Work 5 different stations with AB in suffix on SSB or
3. Work RV6AB on 2 bands, using any mode.

If a station has a 3 letter suffix, then the last two letters (AB) count for the award. GCR list and fee of 4 IRC’s to: Victor Babenko RV6AB, PO Box 33, Armavir , Krasnodarsky kray, 352900, Russia.

(Payment may be made in current mint Russian stamps in the amount of 50 roubles.)

(Chg 11/2005)

Make 10 contacts with different stations from Republic of Adygeya (obl. AD) on or after 1 September 2001. On 160 m only 5 stations are needed. All bands or modes may be used. Award fee is 15 roubles for Russian stations (use postage stamps), 4 IRC for CIS countries, 8 IRC for the rest of world.  GCR list and fee to: V.V.Velichko RA6YJ, PO Box 66, Maykop, 385000, Russia.

Tks UA9CGL 10/03

AFARU Moscow Section Memorial Badges

1. Rocket Armies of Strategic Assignment
2. Air Forces
3. Signals Commands of an Antiaircraft Protection
4. Motorized_Rifle Armies
5. Tank Armies
6. Airborne Armies
7. Signals Commands of Communication
8. Rocket Armies and Artillery
9. Marine Fleet
10. Automobile Armies

Sponsored by The Moscow's Section of the Armed Forces Amateur Radio Union (AFARU) of the Russian Federation. Contact members of the Moscow's Section of the AFARU. Each badge is given for 10 contacts with ordinary members or 6 contacts with veterans of the GPW or 8 contacts with club stations or 2 contacts with special call sign stations. All contacts must be different. Special Diploma and honorary membership is given for earning all 10 badges. All bands and modes. Contacts after 1 Feb 1998. SWL OK. GCR list and fee of $US5 for each badge to: Alexander B. Simukhin RA3ARN, P. O. Box 31, Moscow, 129337, Russia.

Members list of the Moscow's Section of the AFARU _ RA3ABN, RA3ACO, RA3ADB, RA3ADH, RA3ADK, RA3AHT, RA3AIW, RA3AOX, RA3ARN, RA3ARZ, RA3ATG, RA3ATR, RA3CW, RA3DCO, RA3DHN, RA3DKM, RA3FQ, RK3BA, RK3BJ, RK3DN, RU3AGT, RU3AKI, RU3ALN, RU3ALO, RU3AOQ, RU3ASV, RU3DCZ, RU3DDA, RU3DDC, RU3DG, RU3DO, RU3DVA, RU3DVK, RV3ACD, RV3ADL, RV3AJ, RV3AJN, RV3AKV, RV3AKW, RV3AOC, RV3AOT, RV3AQ, RV3BC, RV3DEL, RV3DEM, RV3DEN, RV3DFU, RV3DHJ, RV3DHL, RV3DHO, RV3DIJ, RV3DIT, RV3DLA, RV3DPW, RV3DRI, RV3DRR, RV3DSD, RV3DUP, RW3DCF, RW3DL, RX3ABQ, RX3AFY, RX3AGT, RX3AIC, RX3AHV, RX3AIW, RX3AJM, RX3AKO, RX3ALV, RX3ALZ, RX3AMG, RX3AMZ, RX3ANA, RX3ANE, RX3AQN, RX3ARE, RX3DNF, RX3DRC, RZ3AH, RZ3AJ, RZ3AY, RZ3BZ, RZ3DQ, RZ3DY, RZ3PD, U3AB, U3AQ, U3DA, U3DB, U3DF, U3IC, UA3ADC, UA3ADV, UA3AEG, UA3ALS, UA3ASM, UA3AUD, UA3BT, UA3DAF, UA3DGA, UA3DKR, UA3DNF.

Tks RN3FX 3/01

Airnaut Award

Sponsored by the Radioclub of Mineralniye Vody to honor and publicize the annual international festival of hot-air balloons in the cities of Caucasus Mineral Waters.

11 contacts are required: One QSO with UE6FBR or RZ6HXK is obligatory. 10 QSO's with the cities of Caucasus Mineral Waters: Minvody, Zheleznovodsk, Pyatigorsk, Essentuki, Kislovodsk. All bands and modes OK. Every station counts only once. Contacts are valid on and after Sept 25 2004. Send log extract and fee of 3E or 6 IRCs. (Fee for CIS countries is 70 RRB.)

Apply to: MIKHAYLOV Andrey Andreyevich RN6FJ, P.O. Box 10, Mineralniye Vody, 357212, Russia.

e-mail rz6hdx@mail.ru

Tks RA1AE 12/07

Earn 30 points by working stations of Altai krai (oblast AL) after 1 January 2002. Contact with club station RK9YWW = 3 points, other club stations = 2, individual stations = 1. Additional requirement: Not less than 5 districts of Altai krai must be present in the application. For contacts on 1.8 MHz point values are doubled. For contacts on VHF point values are trebled. On VHF (144 MHz) only 30 points are needed (no additional requirement). No use of repeaters. Repeated contacts with the same stations are not credited. Point values are doubled for stations outside Asiatic Russia. SWL OK. Log extract and fee of 25 Rubles for Russian stations, 5 IRC for all others to: Victor Haralgin, PO Box 3590, Barnaul-63, 656063, Russia.  

Tks UA9CGL 8/2003

ALL ALTAISKY KRAY Award

Sponsored by Victor Zudin RA9YKZ and consists of five different awards (Classes I, II, III, IV and V). The awards are available for licensed radio amateurs and SWL’s all over the world for contacting various districts of Altaisky kray shown in the official RDA list. All bands and modes. Contacts available on and after 01 January 1990.

GCR list and fee of 2E for Russians, 3E for other CIS, 7E for EU and AS stations and 8E all others to: Zudin Victor Aleksandrovich, RA9YKZ, ul.Gushchina 181-53, Barnaul, 656063, Altaisky kray, Russia.

E-mail: libra83@list.ru

Tks RA1AE 2/2005

 DIPLOMA "AMUR"

Offered by the Amur Provincial Council and the Amur Radio Club for contacting stations of the Amur Region on or after 1 January 1965. You must contact 25 stations on any bands, including WARC, but no fewer than 5 of the regions of Amur on the list of the RDA award. One contact with club station RZ0JWA is needed.

Stations of the Amur region need no fewer than 150 contacts with any stations of Russia or CIS countries during one calendar year.

Stations may be contacted on different bands for credit. Fees: $US1 or 2 IRC for Russians, $US2 or 4 IRCs for CIS countries and $US3 or 6 IRCs for all others. SWL OK. GCR list acceptable. Apply to: Prokhorov Vladimir Petrovich, RC Amur, 103 ul. Kalinin, Blagoveschenk, Amur Region, 675011 Russia.

Tks OH3GZ 12/03

ANZHERO-SUDJENSK - 75 YEARS

Sponsored by the Radioclub SIBIRIA for making 3 QSOs (SWL) with amateur radiostations from ANZHERO-SUDJENSK on any band any mode on or after Jan 1, 2006. . Station may be contacted for credit on different bands and mode.  . Fee 4 US$.  Send a log extract and fee of $US4 to: Nicolay Sergeevich Dmitriyev, P.O.Box 48, ANZHERO-SUDJENSK, Kemerovskaya oblast, 652470, Russia.

E-mail: rw9ubp@kuzbass.net

Tks RA1AE 2/2007

ARKTIKA Radioclub Series

General requirements: This club was founded in 1989 in order to support all polar amateurs and members of Arctic expeditions, to sponsor awards to provide interest in this region and in general to support greater general knowledge of the world in Arctic regions. Several of the awards require contacting members. 

If you are interested in becoming a member, an amateur from ANY country must meet one of the following criteria (no time limits):

     a. live in and operate an amateur station in any QTH North of the Polar Circle.
     b. take part in any arctic or antarctic dx-pedition.
     c. win 1^st to 3^rd place in the "Arctic Cup" contest.
     d. earn all 3 awards offered by the "RAA" (award, pennant, and medal)

Life Membership fee is 20€ or $US20 which should be sent to: Dmytro Ostrenko KY2T, 21 Somerset Dr. 12-R, Suffern, NY 10901. Supply your arctic call sign, QTH and time period when the call sign was active.

The club sponsors an activity week every year from 21-24 September to make it easier for you to earn any of the following awards. During this week, the RAA may be earned with just 10 member contacts, the ARKTIKA-V with 20 and the RAA Gold Medal with 30.

Award Manager: Alexander MakSurov UA6LTO/9, PO Box 606, Vorkuta 169912, Russia.

A list of club members is found on their website at: http://www.arktika.komi.com/INTERNATIONALNORTHRADIOCLUB.htm

E-mail: ua6lto@mail.ru

          Radioclub "ARKTIKA" Award (RAA)

Confirm contacts on any bands or modes with Arctic areas and RC "Arktika" members on or after 24 Sept 1989. 
Cards are not needed. Earn 67 points from the following schedule:

a. "ARKTIKA" members (a minimum of 5 different members) = 3 points each.
b. any station residing in the Arctic (within the Polar circle) = 1 point each.

Award is available for CW, SSB, Mixed, QRP, RTTY, SSTV, Digital or SWL endorsement. Fee is 5€,  $US5 or 7 IRC to KY2T 
at address shown above and a GCR list to the Award Manager: Alexander MakSurov UA6LTO/9, PO Box 606, Vorkuta 169912, 
Russia.

          "ARKTIKA - V" Pennant

This is a continuation of the ARKTIKA Award shown above. 100 points are needed. Fee is 5€,  $US5 or 7 IRCs. The award is a colorful 
cloth pennant.

           "RAA Gold Medal"

This is a continuation of the ARKTIKA Award and Pennant described above. 167 points are needed. Fee 5€,  $US5 or 7 IRCs. .

          "Diplom of Arctic Travel" (DAT)

Please follow this procedure: write to the award manager UA6LTO/0 at the address shown above telling him the latitude and 
longitude of your station. Enclose 1 IRC. Be as accurate as possible. You will receive a special application and participant number 
for the DAT program. He will calculate the number of points you need; basically the distance between your QTH and the nearest
Pole, in number of kilometers. You will need to earn this number of points from the following table:

a. QSO with any arctic DAT-QTH = 50 points.
b. QSO with Arctic Island = 100 points.
c. QSO with DX-pedition to the North Pole = 200 points.
d. QSO with any RC "Arktika" member = 50 points.
e. QSO with any RC "Arktika" HQ member = 60 points.

When you have made all the needed contacts, send the completed form/application to UA6LTO/9 at the above address and fee of 
7€, $US7 or 10 IRCs  to KY2T.

DAT-QTH Listing: http://www.arktika.komi.com/DAT-QTHlist.htm 

Tks UA6LTO/9 Original data 5/04, corrections made 11/04. 

Contact stations in the town of Primorsko-Achtarsk  and Primorsko-Achtarsk district. You must earn points representing the number of elapsed years since 1941, i.e., during 2002 - 61 points; during 2003 – 62 points, during 2004 – 63 points etc.
    A. Each individual station of Primorsko-Achtarsk town and district counts 3 points.
    B. Club station RV6AWL counts 5 points.
    C. For contacts during the annual days of activity (Navy day, Town day, Victory day, Armed Forces Amateur Radio Union (AFARU) days) these point values are doubled.
     D.  Memorial station RP6AWF/UE6AWF counts 20 points.
The same call may be worked for credit on  different calendar days (but only during days of activity). Fee for award is $US1 for Russia, $US2 for CIS countries and $US3 for all others.   Log extract along with fee to: Oleg Abramov RU6BN, ul. Alexeya Kramarenko 29, Primorsko-Achtarsk, Krasnodarskij kraj, 353860.

Tks UA9CGL 8/2003

  Bashkortostan Award Programm 

Work (or hear) different UA9W, R..9W districts from the RDA list as shown below. All bands and modes, contacts after 12 June 1991. Districts needed:

Award Fees:

Payment to outside C.I.S. should be sent to W.Engel DL8KAC, Dorfstr 11 a, D-51766 Engelskirchen, Germany

GCR list and correct fee shown above to: Alik Khamatdinov RX9WN, PO Box 139, 450038, Ufa-38, Russia.

E-mail: rx9wn@ufanet.ru

Website: http://radio.on.ufanet.ru/rw9wa/RDA/bashrda.htm 

Tks UR5EAW 2/2004

Republic of Bashkortostan (BA) UA9W

This list is taken from the official RDA listing at: http://rdaward.org/rda_eng.txt    

Marshal of the Soviet Union Biruzov Sergey Semenovich

Sponsored by the Federation of Radio Sport of Ryazan region and Administration of municipal education of Skopin of Ryazan. During the period of one calendar year earn 100 points by making contacts from the table below. All contacts made on August 21 count double.

     1. Contacts with stations of Skopin, Skopin region (birthplace of the Marshal), RA6UK, UA6AKY or UA3AKA = 15.
     2. U3ST = 20.
     3. Radio stations of Ryazan oblast = 10.
     4.Contact with the following regions where Marshall Biruzov commanded WWII forces all = 2. These are Braynsk oblast, Volgograd oblast, c) Donetsk oblast, Poltava oblast,
and Bulgaria.
     5. Contact with the countries comprising ex-Yugoslavia = 5.
     6. Contacts on 160 meters are doubled in value.
     7. For stations in zones 17, 18, 19 and 23 all contacts are doubled in value (for Russia).
     8. Repeated contacts on different bands are allowed for credit.
     9. On VHF just contact once Skopin town and Ryazan oblast twice.

SWL OK. Stations of countries who fought in WWII are required to make 1 contact with the town of Skopin and the award is free for them.  GCR list is acceptable. The award is free, except for postage charges of 20 Rubles in Russia, $US1 in CIS and all others $US3. Apply to: Kazimirov Vladimir Vasilyevitch RA3SO, PO Box 10, Skopin 391803, Russia.

E-mail: RA3SO@mail.ru

Tks RA1AE 1/26/2005

DIPLOMA "BLAGOVESHCHENK"

Sponsored by the Blagoveshenk United Technical school and Radio Club "Amur". Contact stations of Blagoveshchenk and the Blagoveshchenskeyeo region of the Amur (regions AM-01 to AM-10 of the RDA award) on or after 1 January 1003. Earn 100 points.

Point values:

a. RZ0JWA = 50 points;
b. other club stations in the regions above = 20 points;
c. category 1 stations = 10 points;
d. category 2 stations = 15 points;
e. category 3 and 4 categories = 20 points;
f. SWL card from Blagoveshchenska and Blagoveshchenskeyeo region = 20 points;
g. VHF - 144MHz or higher, only one contact needed.

For amateurs of the Amur region it is necessary to contact no less than 100 qso with any amateurs of Russia (except Amur) and countries OF THE CIS, or to participate is not less than in one of the competitions, organized by radio clubs and FRS of the Far East RF, or by radio club "Crystal". Contacts on different bands with the same station may be counted for each band.

Fee for the award is: $US1 or 2 IRC for Russian stations, $US2 or 4 Irc for CIS countries, $US3 or 6 IRC for all others. SWL OK. GCR accepted. Apply to: Prokhorov Vladimir Petrovich, Bots Rosto for AMUR STRC, 103 ul Kalinin, Blagoveshchenk, Amur Region 675011, Russia.

Internet: http://www.amursu.ru/radio

Tks OH3GZ 12/03

Bryansk Guerrilla Diploma

The diploma is established by Bryansk Radioclub in commemoration of guerrilla movement in Bryansk area during Great Patriotic War. Contact 15 stations of the Bryanskaya Oblast. on any bands and modes. SWL OK. GCR list and fee of 3 IRC's to Anatoliy A. Bokhonov RW3YB, P. O. Box 36, Bryansk35, 241035, Russia.

Bryansk stations are located in RA...RZ3Y, UA...UI3Y.

URL : http://qrz.boom.ru/diplom     Mail : rv3yr@mail.ru

Tks RN3FX 2/01

 50 Years Of BRYANSK Short Wave Radio Club

Work 20 members of Bryansk SW Radio Club. Members will tell you of their membership during the QSO. No band and mode restrictions. Every station may be worked only one time. SWL OK. GCR list and fee for Russian = 100 rubles and 10 rubles for postage and 5 IRC for all others. Apply to: Vladimir Zhukov RA3YA, PO Box 73, Bryansk-center, 241000, Russia.

Internet: http://br32.narod.ru/awards.htm#D-1
E-mail: rv3yr@mail.ru

Tks RA1AE 1/29/07

Bryansk 1000 Years Diploma

Established by Bransk Radioclub in commemoration 1000 years of the establishment of Bryansk. Contact 15 stations of Bryansk City on or after 1 Jan 1985 using all bands and modes. SWL OK. GCR list signed by two radioamateurs. and fee of 3 IRC to: Anatoliy A. Bokhonov RW3YB, P. O. Box 36, Bryansk_35, 241035, Russia. List of Bryansk stations from award manager for SASE or e-mail.

URL : http://qrz.boom.ru/diplom E_Mail : rv3yr@mail.ru

Caucasus Mountains Award

Make 50 contacts with amateur radio stations operating on Caucasus mountain expeditions. Contacts must be from Caucasus mountains and hills, as long as a minimum height of 700 meters or above and are located between the Caspian and Black Seas, in the territory of Russia (R6A, R6E, R6H, R6J, R6P, R6Q, R6W, R6X or R6Y), Georgia (4L), Azerbaijan (4K, 4J), and Armenia (EK). All bands and modes. No contacts via repeaters, contacts on more than one band during the expedition or QSOs made by mixed modes. A maximum of 15 contacts with the same mountain are allowed.

There is a separate award available for expedition stations; see WWW page at address shown below.

Send a log extract to: ua6hpt@bk.ru ua6hjq@mail.ru or rv3dpm@mail.ru

The contact list will be checked to verify accuracy. The award manager reserves the right to request confirmation of any or all QSL cards. There is no charge for the award if you receive it electronically. If you want to receive a separate paper certificate from the sponsor, use one of the e-mail address to secure correct mailing address and fee.

Internet: http://www.hamradio.cmw.ru/diplom/gk.htm

Tks OH3GZ 11/07

Chayka Award.        (/Rewrite 6/2208 tks to RA1AE)

This award commemorates the memory of the first woman cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkowa whose radio call in space in 1963 was "CHAJKA". During any one calendar year, earn the number of points which equal the years since her 1963 flight.  (For example, in 2007, you will need 2007-1963 = 44) 44 points, in 2008 = 45 points. 

1. QSO with stations from Yaroslavskaya oblast (Russia) = 1 point.
2. QSO with stations from Tutayevsky region of Yaroslavskaya oblast, birthplace of Tereshkova = 3 points.
3. QSO with any YL operator from Yaroslavskaya oblast = 4 points.
4. QSO with any special event station from Yaroslavskaya oblast = 5 points.
5. QSO with a special event station, devoted to Tereshkova’s flight = 10 points.
6. QSOs with the stations located in the cities of Kaluga (RF), Karaganda and Baykonur (UN), Ghyumri (EK), Vitebsk (EU), Montreux and Drancy (F), Montgomery (G), Polizzi-Generosa (I), Darkhan (JT), Sofia, Burgas, Petrich, Stara-Zagora, Pleven, Varna (LZ), Bratislava (OM) where Tereshkova was honored the title "Honorary Citizen", the towns of Korolev and Zvezdny Gorodok (Russia, Moskovskaya oblast). Every QSO with these cities and towns = 1 point.

All modes and bands. The same station may be worked for credit on other bands, including WARC and UHF. Points for QSO’s with Yaroslavskaya oblast on VHF and during the activity days (one week after 15th of June every year) are doubled in value. SES give usual value of points. SWL OK. Send GCR list (with YL-operators names if YL’s were among QSO’s), and fee of 3 IRC’s to Award Commission, P.O.Box 85, YAROSLAVL, 150003, Russia.

Internet: http://r3m.qrz.ru/index.php?page=award
E-mail: r3m@mail.ru

Tks RA1AE 6/2008

VASILY IVANOVICH CHAPAYEV Award
(Hero of Civil War, perished in 1920).

Sponsored by the Chuvash regional department of SRR for making 10 QSOs with different stations from Chuvash Republic (R4Y) on HF, or 1 QSO with the memorial station UE4YWI, or 1 QSO on VHF/UHF. Contacts on or after 1 Janaury 1990 are valid. Every station counts only one time. GCR list and fee of $US2 (4 IRC) for CIS and $US3 (6 IRC) for all others.  Apply to: Kraselnikov Vyacheslav Valentinovich, P.O.Box 14, Cheboksary-3, Chuvashia, 428003, Russia.

Internet: http://www.radio.cheb.ru
E-mail: ra4yw@cbx.ru

Tks RA1AE 2/07

Ivan Danilovich Chernyakhovskiy Diploma

Sponsored by the collective of the radio amateurs of the Town of Chernyakhovsk of the Kaliningradskaya Oblast in honour of the great commander, and of hero of the Soviet Union, general of Army I. D. Chernyakhovskiy.  Contact stations of the Kaliningradskaya Oblast and the war veterans who took part in battle actions under the command of the General Chernyakhovskiy during the Great Patriotic War (WWII), earning numbers of points, equal to the number of years of since Victory over fascism. In 2001, you need 56 points, in 2002, 57 points and one point for each additional year. Each contact with station from the Kaliningradskaya Oblast = 1 point. Each contact with station from the Town of Chernyakhovsk = 3 points. Each contact with the veterans who were took part in battle actions under a command of the general I. D. Chernyakhovskiy during the GPW = 5 points. 1.8MHz contact values are doubled. On VHF bands, then only 3 contacts are needed. QSL's from SWL's (R2F_... or UA2_125_...) are valid, but not more 5. One contact with station from the Town of Chernyakhovsk is mandatory. The same station may be contacted on different bands for credit.

All bands and modes. Contacts after 1 Jan 1986. SWL OK. GCR accepted. Check with sponsor for current award cost. Apply to Vasiliy V. Gnezdilov U2FA, P. O. Box 4, Chernyakhovsk, 238100, Kaliningradskaya Oblast, Russia.

Kaliningradskaya Oblast callsigns series: R2, RA...RZ2, U2, UA...UI2.

List of veterans who were taking part in battle actions under a command of the general I. D. Chernyakhovskiy during the GPW _ U1QB, U2FA, U2FM (ex UA2FH), U2FN, U3DB, U3FI (ex UA2FCE), UA2AU, UA3DFE. Station's list from the Town of Chernyakhovsk RA2FD, RA2FG, RK2FWH (ex UZ2FWH), RK2FWK (ex UZ2FWK), RK2FWN, RK2FWX (ex UZ2FWX), RK2FXI (ex UZ2FXI), U2FA, UA2DC, UA2DF, UA2FAG, UA2FBC, UA2FCH, UA2FCK, UA2FCQ, UA2FCT, UA2FDD, UA2FDF, UA2FDG, UA2FDH, UA2FDI, UA2FDJ, UA2FDK, UA2FDL, UA2FDO, UA2FDP, UA2FDQ, UA2FDT, UA2FDU, UA2FDV, UA2FDX, UA2FE, UA2FEO, UA2FEP, UA2FGE, UA2FGF, UA2FGO.

Tks RN3FX 2/01

Chuvashiya Award

Awarded for contacting 10 stations in Chuvashiya (CU) oblast after 1 Jan 1990. SWL OK. All bands and modes. GCR list and fee of $US5 or 10 IRC to: Krasnilnikovu Vyacheslav Valentinovichu RX4YY PO Box 14, Cheboksary, Chuvashiya, 428003, Russia.

(Chgs 2/06)

--- Club Station Series ---

General Requirements: Contacts must be made on or after 1 May 1984, except CSCA and YTGA which is effective after 1 January 1989. SWL OK. Any modes and bands. Endorsements available for band and mode upon request. You may make contacts with the same station on different bands for credit, except for the WCS and CSCA award. Club calls may be recognized by having W, X, Y, or Z in the second position of their suffix. You must have awards of lower classes in order to earn the higher class.  GCR rule applies.  Fee is  $US7 for each award. Apply to Dipl.-Ing. Ernst H. Hoffman DF3DP, Im Defdahl 315, D-44141 Dortmund, Germany. 

Internet: http://www.qsl.net/pulsar/part7.html 

(Chg 1/2005)

Club Station Club Award (CSCA)

Work CSC members after 1 Jan 1989:
Class 3 = 3 QSOs, Class 2 = 10, and Class 1 = 20. 

Schoolchildren Award (SA)

Work 14 school club stations from the area of the former USSR. From one of the call letters of the contacts, (either prefix or suffix), spell the word: SCHOOLCHILDREN. 
Class III - any bands, Class II - only 20 meters, Class I = only 40 meters.

Worked Club Stations Award (WCS)- 

Work any club station from different countries.
Class 1 = 25 countries; Class 2 = 50; Class 3 = 100.

Young Lady Operator Award (YL-OP)

Work any YL operators of CIS club stations. Also valid are QSO's (or SWL) with different YL operators of the same station. Call signs of CIS club stations have the letters W, X, Y or Z as the second position of the suffix.

a. Class 1: 5 QSOs.
Class 2: 15 QSOs
Class 3: 40 QSOs 

b. Work different YL operators of RZ9MYL: Class III = 2, Class II = 5, Class I = 10 different operators. 

Young Technician Award (YTA)

Work any club-station from the ex-USSR:

Class 1: 15 stations from 10 oblasts..
Class 2: 30 stations from 20 oblasts..
Class 3: 60 stations from 40 oblasts. 

Youth Tutor-Guide Award (YTGA)

Work individual CSC members

Class 1: 2 members.
Class 2: 7 members.
Class 3: 15 members. 

First Steps

For any QSO / SWL made with any station.

Class I = 100
Class II = 300
Class III = 1000

My Motherland Is Large

For QSO / SWL with different Russian oblasts:

Class III = 25 oblasts.
Class II = 50 oblasts.
Class I = 75

The Earth Is Our Common House

For QSO / SWL with any Russian amateurs.

Class III = 50 QSOs/ SWL.
Class II = 150 QSOs/SWL
Class I = 500 QSOs/SWL

The Whole World Is On Your Hand

For QSO / SWL with different countries.

Class III = 50 countries.
Class II = 100 countries.
Class I = 150 countries.

CW Signals Are Singing

For any CW QSO/SWL.

Class III = 50.
Class II = 150.
Class I = 500.

Contact all 12 countries which are members of the Commonwealth of Independent States on or after their date of joining.  Contacts must be made from the same country and by the holder of the applicant's call sign.  Contacts with land mobile stations are accepted, provided that the location of that station is clearly stated on the QSL.  All modes and HF bands, but no cross-mode or cross-band.  Send GCR list and fee of $US10 or £5 to: Scottish-Russian ARS, PO Box 7469, Glasgow, G42 0YD Scotland, United Kingdom.

Tks OH3GZ 12/04  

CIS List and date of joining:

This award was established in honor of Yuri Gagarin's first flight to space in 1961.  The number of points required starts with 40 if earned in 2001, and goes up by one for each following year: for 2002, 41 points needed, in 2003, 42 points, etc.

Point values:

    1. for each QSO with radio amateurs of the Saratov Region (UA4C.., UV4C..., UW4C..., RA4C..., RZ4C....) and members of AFARU = 1 point.
    2. for QSO with special stations R4CG, R3CPK, R3K, RK1G = 5 points.
    3. for QSOs with radio amateurs who are astronauts or cosmonauts = 10 points.

Repeat QSOs are allowed on different bands with same station.  Log extract and fee of $US3 to: Alex Makevkin RA4CEO, PO Box 135, Svetly, Saratov region, 412163 Russia.

E-mail: ra4ceo@mail.ru

Tks RA4CEO 4/2003

 --  Cossacks' Army Association of Radio Clubs "VOZROZHDENIYE (REVIVAL)" series --

General Requirements; Sponsored by the association of Radio Clubs "VOZROZHDENIYE (REVIVAL)" and HAMs of the Luganskaya oblast, Ukraine. No mode and band restrictions. Each valid station may be worked for award credit on different band and modes. SWL OK.  Fee for Russia and CIS country station is 100 rubles, for other countries - $US6. Send log extract, verified by two licensed HAMs, to either name/address below:
     In the Ukraine: Vladimir Gennadyevich Vorobyov UR1MU, Shakhtnaya str., 1, Krasnodon, 94400, Ukraine.
     Or in Russia: Yuri Vladimirovich Efremov RV6MR, Vasilevsky str., 3-a, Donetsk, Rostovskaya oblast, 346330, Russia.

E-mail: rk6mp@mail.ru or ua6lne@mail.ru

Tks RA1AE 4/2007

        DRUZHBA (FRIENDSHIP) Award
Earn 60 points: 30 points for contacts with Luganskaya oblast, Ukraine, and 30 points for contacts with Rostovskaya oblast, Russia. Individual stations = 5 points, club stations = 10.  Contacts must be made on and after Feb 1 2005.

         KAZACHYA VOLYA (COSSACS' LIBERTY) Award
Award was established in 1999 in honor of 350^th anniversary of stanitsa (the call of Cossacks settlements) Gundorovskaya. Make 10 QSOs with HAMs from the following RDA districts: Donetsk (RO-14), Kamensk-Shakhtinsky (RO-16), Belaya Kalitva (RO-11), Zverevo (RO-15), and regions: Tarasovsky (RO-60), Kamensky (RO-38), Belokalitvensky (RO-27). On VHF only 3 QSOs from these areas are needed. .
Contacts must be made on and after June 1 1999.

     COSMONAUT YURI USACHEV Award
Make 10 QSOs with HAMs from the following RDA districts: Donetsk (RO-14), Kamensk-Shakhtinsky (RO-16), Belaya Kalitva (RO-11), Zverevo (RO-15), and regions: Tarasovsky (RO-60), Kamensky (RO-38), Belokalitvensky (RO-27). On VHF make 1 QSO with cosmonaut Yuri Usachev from International cosmic station or 3 QSOs with HAMs from association VOZROZHDENIYE. No contacts via repeaters and other retranslators.
Contacts must be made on and after Oct 19 2002.

     IN MEMORY OF PERISHED DESCENDERS Award
Award is issued in 2004 in memory of warriors-descenders who died on the lands of Rostovskaya oblast during Great Patriotic war (1941-1945).  Make 1 QSO with a club station of association VOZROZHDENIYE RK6LWL/p, which is active in "Watch of Memory" on June 22 every year (0.00-6.00 UTC) on HF. [This is the date when the German armies attacked Russia in 1942.]

     SHROUDS OF SACRED VIRGIN MARY Award
This award is issued in honor of Cossacks' Army holiday of Cossacks Fame. Make 10 QSOs with HAMs from the following RDA districts: Donetsk (RO-14), Kamensk-Shakhtinsky (RO-16), Belaya Kalitva (RO-11), Zverevo (RO-15), and regions: Tarasovsky (RO-60), Kamensky (RO-38), Belokalitvensky (RO-27). On VHF only 3 QSOs are needed. .
Contacts must be made on and after Jan 14 2001.

Tks  RA1AE 4/2007 

The Detective

. Contact (SWL) at least 25 members of the IPA, in not less than 10 DXCC countries all modes and bands on or after 1 Nov 2003. Available to all licensed amateurs and SWLs. No use of repeaters. Send log extract and fee of $1.50 for Russian stations, $US2 for CIS member countries, and $US5, 5E or 10 IRC from all other countries. Apply to: Victor Mikhaylovich Berezhnov RA9LL, Stantsionaya Str., 18a-103, Tyumen, Russia 625053. 

Chg 2/2008 

Worked DIG Russia    (W-DIG-R)

Work DIG members (Diploma Interest Group - see Germany) after 1 Jan 1996. Russian stations need 20, EU 10 and all others 5. All bands and modes. GCR list and fee of $US5, 5€ or 8 IRC to: Slava Markov RX1AB via Boris Gnoussov OH5ZZ, PO Box 64, FIN-53101 Lappeenranta, Finland.

(Chg 1/2004)

Don Cossak Community Series

General Requirements: Contacts must be on or after 1 January 1991. The group is interested in establishing contact with other amateurs having roots in the Don region and other cossak communities. All bands and modes. GCR list and fee of 10 IRCs for ATAMAN and 6 IRCs for QUIET DON. Apply to: ARDC "Don", PO Box 109, Volgograd 400066, Russia.

(TKS UA4AM)(92)

Ataman Certificate

Contact members of the Don Association. CIS stations need 10, Europe 5, all others 3.

Members: U4AA UA4AAA AC AM AS AL AO AH AU ANO AJD AAV ACZ ABK AFZ ALU UW4AK UV4AB UA4BI BD BP BT RA4AR AG AF U6AS U6DM UA6LK U5MA UB5ZA ZC U3QC UA0KG UA6LU U6UF RA6LU U3IC U4IL U3EE UV3HD RA6LA UA1FA RA4AA UA4AAP UA4AAI ATE AQY UA6ADP UA4AIL ARX AMG RA4AAT UW4AB UA4ABC AHT UA6LEU UA4AFH UV6LFR UA6LFC RA6LBC UA6LNQ RA4AK UV6LIC UA3RGU UA4ARG AFL UA6HFY RV6LQ AFG UW3CM RA4CEQ UA3ZTT UV6UV RA0BR UO5OCM RW6LD RA4AED UA4AQS UA4AKQ.

The Quiet Don

Contact members of the Don Association. The following points are required: USSR needs 100, Europe - 50, all others 20. Each contact with a member = 1 point. Contact with UZ6LHN = 2.

Engineering Armies _ 300 Years Diploma

Established by the Armed Forces Amateur Radio Union (AFARU) and military_engineering Academy of the V.V. Kuibyshevs in honor of 300 years of education of Army Engineers by Peter I.. Contact members of the AFARU earning a total of 300 points. Each member = 8 points. Each contact with a club station = 12. Each QSO with a veteran of the Great Patriotic War (WWII) = 16. Each contact with veteran of GPW connected to the Army Engineers = 20. Each contact with special stations of the AFARU = 30. Contact with special station UE3AIW is Mandatory and is worth 50 points. Each contact with an amateur graduate of the Military_Engineering Academy = 50. 160 meter QSO point values are doubled. On VHF, only 15 QSOs are needed. All contacts must be different. Valid contacts only during days of activity of the AFARU. All bands and modes. QSOs after 1 Jan 2001. Check with award manager for current fees. SWL OK. GCR list to Pavel V. Bogatyryov RX3AMG, PO Box 187, Moscow 129346 Russia.

E_mail: pv@radioma.ru  WWW: http://www.qsl.net/afaru  Amateurs who are connected to Army Engineers: EU1FY EW2CE RA3ADK RA3MI RV3BC RX3ANE RZ3FP U5RK UA3PON UA4HGG UA0LHB/1 UR5ASM UT2UQ.

Holders of this basic award are eligible for additional special endorsements as follows:

    Peter I Sticker    

    D.M. Karbyshev Sticker

    Military Engineering Academy of the V.V. Kuibyshevs Sticker

Each requires the earning of 50 additional points based on the scale above. Contact sponsor for details.

Tks RN3FX 2/01 

The Fatherland Diploma

Sponsored by the Armed Forces Amateur Radio Union (AFARU) of the Russian Federation.  Contact members of the AFARU and earn a total of 100 points. Each contact with individual station = 1 point. Each contact with club station = 2 point. Each contact with veteran of the GPW = 3 points. Contacts on 160 meters require total of 50 points. For veterans of the GPW enough 25 points. All contacts must be different. All bands and modes. SWL OK Contacts after 1 Feb 1996. Members list of the AFARU available from award manager or president RK3BJ Sergej V. Smirnov, P. O. Box 31, Moscow, 129221, Russia. GCR list and fee of $US2 to: Vyacheslav S. Grigoryev RK3DN, P. O. Box 122, Yubileynyj_2, 141080, Moskovskaya Oblast, Russia.

Tks RN3FX 3/01

Vasily FEDOROV Award

Sponsored by the Radioclub SIBIRIA in memory of the great Russian poet Vasily Dmitriyevich Fedorov, born in Maryevka village in Yaysky district of Kemerovskaya onlast.  Points to earn the award increase by one with the base year 2007 requiring 89 points, in 2008 - 90 points and so forth. Points are earned by contacting members of SIBIRIA club.

Point value:
a. QSOs with club members = 10 points (RZ9UF, UA9UVB, RW9UDS, RA9UBZ, UA9UPM, RA9UNY, RW9UAO, RW9UDU, RA9UVF, RW9UPF, UA9UCU, UA9UHG, RW9UGR, RA9UMV, RW9UDX),
b. QSOs with club stations RZ9UZV, RA9UWD = 15 points,
c. QSOs with special event stations UE9UWF, UE9UYY = 30 points.
d. On February 21, 22 and 23 (Feb 23 - birthday of the poet) point values are doubled.

Veterans of WWII need only 3 QSOs with SIBIRIA club members, and there is no charge for veterans. All bands and modes. Points must be earned in any calendar year on and after Jan 1 2002. Valid stations may be contacted for credit on different bands. SWL OK. Send log extract and fee of $US4 to: Victor Alexandrovich Sideltsev , P.O. Box 1, Radioclub, YAYA, Kemerovskaya oblast, 652100, Russia.

E-mail: ra9uwd@kemtel.ru

Tks RA1AE 2/2007

---Fifth Ocean Club Series---

Sponsored by the Fifth Ocean (Pyaty Okean) Radio Club of the Russian Federation. Contact members of "The Fifth Ocean" amateur's radioclub on or after April 4 1992. Round table - every Sunday at 10.00 Moscow time on 14.280 MHz.

E-Mail: ua3adx@list.ru
Internet: http://www.flyham.ru
 Pictures of all diplomas are shown at: http://www.flyham.ru/all_diploms.htm

1. The Fifth Ocean Club Diploma = 25 points. 
2. The Take Off Diploma = 25 points.

Point Schedule:
Each contact on 1,8 MHz, 28 MHz or VHF bands = 5 points.
Each contact on other bands = 1 point.
Each contact with callsign .../am = 5 points.
For contacts during the days of activity these point values are doubled.

The same station may be contacted on different bands and different mode for credit. All bands and modes. SWL OK. GCR list and fee of $US3 to: Zamura Victir Nikolayevich, UA3DHU, Sirenevy boulevard, 5 - 116, TROITSK, Moscow region, 142190, Russia.

Round table - every Sunday at 10.00 Moscow time on 14.280 MHz.

After you have earned the first 2 awards, you may apply for the following:

3. The TU-95 MS "Russian Bear" Diploma = 25 points + 2 QSO with the club members, flight (past of fly) on Tupolev's buro planes.
Club members:  4Z5GU, M0RUS, R3AR, RA3ABS, RA3ALK, RA3SQ, RA6FID, RA6UE, RA9OU, RK0UK, RK3BJ, RN3FS, RN6MC, RU1AS, RU3ACI, RU3AO, RU3VT, RU9WW, RV3ACB, RV3AK, RV3AKQ, RV3ALL, RV3AN, RV3TJ, RW3BO, RX0AA, RX3AOE, RZ6HU, U1BB, U3FB, U3UK, U5DQ, U6HU, UA0LQQ, UA1AAE, UA3ADX, UA3AIC, UA3DCV, UA3DHV, UA4LD, UA6FZ, UA9MC, UA9VI, UA9XQ, UR0YC, UR4HP, UR5ZIB, UT1LX, UU3JO, UX1LC, UY1IA.

4. The Polar Aviation Diplome = 25 points (2 QSO with stations north of the Polar Circle - 5 points each + 10 QSO's with "The Fifth Ocean" amateur's radioclub members. 
5. The AN-2 Sky Worker Diploma = 25 points + 2 QSO's with the club members, flight on AN-2 planes 
Club members: 4L6FU, LZ2KO, R3AR, RA3FB, RA3SG, RA3XE, RN3ZR, RU3DG, RU6FP, RU6UO, RV6LMG, RV9CQ, RW3DBM, RW6HW, RW6YZ, RX3AOE, RZ6FW, UA0KDU, UA3ADX, UA3AV, UA3DND, UA3QJT, UA3YPS, UA4CU, UA6FZ, UA6MK, UA9HJ, UA9MC, UN7IN, UR3HC, UR4HP.

6. The Flying Radioman Diploma = 25 points, minimum 10 members, 5 of them - radiomen on board or gunners-radiomen 
Club members: 4Z5GU, DF5FIR, DL1BRA, DL2RTC, ER2G, EY8AN, R3AR, R9UM, RA0BK, RA3GCD, RA9OU, UA3DPN, RD3FS, RK3DHD, RK4HC, RN6MC, RU1AS, RU3AO, RU4HP, RU4HZ, RV3AKQ, RV3AM, RV3FD, RW3BO, RW3DET, RW4HR, RX0AA, RX3AST, RX3ON, RX9DC, RZ3AP, RZ3DK, U3FB, U5CA, U6HU, UA0ACT, UA1DU, UA1ZJJ, UA3AIC, UA3AV, UA3DHV, UA3GC, UA3GU, UA3UCL, UA3UNL, UA4LD, UA4LS, UA4OI, UA6AJD, UA6MC, UA9APA, UA9HJ, UA9VI, UA9XEA, UA9YTN, UR0YC, UR5YV, UR5ZCO, US5CS, UT2LC, UT3RA, UU3JO, UX1LC, UX1LL, UY1IA.

7. The AN-124 RUSLAN Diploma = 25 points + minimum 2 members flight crew (previous flyers) on Antonov Buro aircraft.
Members, flight on AN planes: 4L6FU, DJ1CQ, EV6C, LY1FF, LZ2KO, R3AR, RA0BK, RA3FB, RA3GCD, RA3SG, RA3TAI, RA3XE, RA4CAO, RA4CE, RA6FID, RA6FK, RK0UK, RK3DHD, RK4HC, RN3DA, RN3ZR, RN6MC, RU1AS, RU3AO, RU4HZ, RU6FP, RU6UO, RV3AKQ, RV3ALL, RV3AM, RV3YR, RV9CQ, RW0BM, RW3DBM, RW3DET, RW4HF, RW6HW, RW6YZ, RX3AOE, RX3ON, RX9DC, RZ3BJ, RZ6FW, U1BB, UA0KDU, UA1ODK, UA3ABM, UA3ADX, UA3AV, UA3DFS, UA3DND, UA3QJT, UA3UNL, UA3WZ, UA3YPS, UA3ZHA, UA4CU, UA4LD, UA4LS, UA6HIM, UA6MC, UA6MK, UA9APA, UA9CDA, UA9HAB, UA9HJ, UN7IN, UN7RC, UN7SAE, UN7SB, UR0YC, UR3HC, UR3LDM, UR3LDN, UR4HP, UR5LMD, UR5RMN, UR5YV, US4LR, UT1LX, UT2LC, UT8LL, UX1LC, UX1LL, UX1LQ, UY7IO.

8. The AN-225 Mriya Diploma = 25 points + minimum 2 members, flight crew(previous flyers) on Antonov Bureau planes.
Members, flight on AN planes: 4L6FU, DJ1CQ, EV6C, LY1FF, LZ2KO, R3AR, RA0BK, RA3FB, RA3GCD, RA3SG, RA3TAI, RA3XE, RA4CAO, RA4CE, RA6FID, RA6FK, RK0UK, RK3DHD, RK4HC, RN3DA, RN3ZR, RN6MC, RU1AS, RU3AO, RU4HZ, RU6FP, RU6UO, RV3AKQ, RV3ALL, RV3AM, RV3YR, RV9CQ, RW0BM, RW3DBM, RW3DET, RW4HF, RW6HW, RW6YZ, RX3AOE, RX3ON, RX9DC, RZ3BJ, RZ6FW, U1BB, UA0KDU, UA1ODK, UA3ABM, UA3ADX, UA3AV, UA3DFS, UA3DND, UA3QJT, UA3UNL, UA3WZ, UA3YPS, UA3ZHA, UA4CU, UA4LD, UA4LS, UA6HIM, UA6MC, UA6MK, UA9APA, UA9CDA, UA9HAB, UA9HJ, UN7IN, UN7RC, UN7SAE, UN7SB, UR0YC, UR3HC, UR3LDM, UR3LDN, UR4HP, UR5LMD, UR5RMN, UR5YV, US4LR, UT1LX, UT2LC, UT8LL, UX1LC, UX1LL, UX1LQ, UY7IO.

9. The TU-104 - First Passenger Jet Diploma = 25 points + minimum 2 members, flight crew (previous flyers) on Tupolev Bureau planes.
Members, flight on TU planes: 4Z5GU, M0RUS, R3AR, RA3ABS, RA3ALK, RA3SQ, RA6FID, RA6UE, RA9OU, RK0UK, RK3BJ, RD3FS, RN6MC, RU1AS, RU3ACI, RU3AO, RU3VT, RU9WW, RV3ACB, RV3AK, RV3AKQ, RV3ALL, RV3AN, RV3TJ, RW3BO, RX0AA, RX3AOE, RZ6HU, U1BB, U3F?, U3UK, U5DQ, U6HU, UA0LQQ, UA1AAE, UA3ADX, UA3AIC, UA3DCV, UA3DHV, UA3DPN, UA4LD, UA6FZ, UA9MC, UA9VI, UA9XQ, UR0YC, UR4HP, UR5ZIB, UT1LX, UU3JO, UX1LC, UY1IA.

10. The Helicopter Aviation Diploma = 25 points + minimum 1 member, flight crew (previous flyers) of helicopters.
Members-helicopterers: RA0BK, RA1ZM, RA1ZY, RA6FD, RA6FK, RA9LY, RK4HC, RN3DA, RU3DG, RU3VR, RU4HP, RU6UO, RU6FP, RV3DUC, RV3FD, RV3ZX, RV9CQ, RW3AH, RW3DBM, RW9JS, RX0AA, RZ6AIJ, U5CA, UA1CAK, UA1JC, UA1ZJJ, UA3AV, UA3DHU, UA3UCL, UA9HJ, UA9JMA, UA9XEA, UA0CQJ, UR7UT, UR0HL, UR0YC, US0NZ, UT1LX, UT5MN, UT5RL, US4LQL, YL2PS.

11. The All Air Fleet Diploma = 25 points + minimum 5 members of Civil Air Fleet + minimum 5 members of Air Forces + 1 member - sportsman, paratrooper (parachute jumper), planes constructor, aeronaut, Club station - member of Club. 
During the QSO applicant must ask his correspondent, what branch of aviation they belong to.

12.The Airforce Diploma = 25 points + 10 members who are military aviators. 
During the QSO applicant must ask the other station of he belongs to an airforce.

13. The SOYUZ-APOLLO Diploma = 25 points + obligatory 1 QSO with cosmonaut, astronaut, International Cosmic Station (MKS) or Flight Control Center (Russia). This one QSO = 5 points.
List of call signs (cosmonauts, astronauts, Clubs, ICS and CFCs: 7L2NJY, DB1KM, DB5PL, DD6CF, DF0VR, DF4TR, DG1KIH, DG1KIL, DG1KIM, DG2KM, DL0ISS, DL2MIR, DP0MIR, DP0SL, DP3MIR, ED4ISS, F5MIR, F6MIR, GB1MIR, KB4YSY, KB5AWP, KB5OHL, KB5SIL, KB5SIW, KB5SIX, KB5TZZ, KB5UAC, KB5UAH, KB5YSQ, KB5YSR, KC5ACR, KC5AXA, KC5BKT, KC5BTK, KC5CKM, KC5ETH, KC5FVF, KC5HBR, KC5HBS, KC5HBV, KC5KII, KC5MGA, KC5MGF, KC5OZX, KC5PNU, KC5RGF, KC5RGG, KC5RNI, KC5RNJ, KC5RSY, KC5TEU, KC5TIE, KC5TZQ, KC5VPF, KC5WKF, KC5WKG, KC5WKI, KC5WKJ, KC5WKK, KC5ZSU, KC5ZSV, KC5ZSW, KC5ZSX, KC5ZSY, KC5ZSZ, KC5ZTA, KC5ZTB, KC5ZTC, KC5ZTD, KC5ZTE, KC5ZTF, KC5ZTH, KC7NHZ, KD5AOS, KD5CHF, KD5DCB, KD5DXD, KD5DXE, KD5DZC, KD5DZE, KD5EDS, KD5EJZ, KD5ESI, KD5GSL, KD5JBP, KD5MDT, KD5MIJ, KD5OPQ, KD5PKY, KD5PKZ, KD5PLA, KD5PLB, KD5PNU, KD5TVP, KD5TVQ, KD5TVR, KD5VNP, KE4IQB, KE4RFI, KE5AIT, KE5BRW, KE5CGR, KE5DAR, KE5DAS, KE5DAT, KE5DAU, KE5DAV, KE5DAW, KE5DNI, KG6FZX, N3TQA, N4BQW, N5QWL, N5RAW, N5RAX, N5SCW, N5WQC, N5WQW, N5YYV, NA1SS, OE0MIR, ON1AFD, PE1LFO, PI9ESA, PI9ISS, R0MIR, R2MIR, R3K, R3MIR, RK3DUD, RK3DUG, RK3DUO, RK3DUP, RN3DT, RS0ISS, RV3DB, RV3DR, RV3DU, RV3FB, RW3FU, RZ3FK, RZ3FT, RZ3FU, U1MIR, U2MIR, U3MIR, U4MIR, U5MIR, U6MIR, U7MIR, U8MIR, U9MIR, UZ3AK, VA3CSA, VA3OOG, VK5MIR, W0ORE, W4NYZ, W5LFL, W5RAP, W5RRR, WA4SIR, WB0QMZ. 

(Updated: 30.11.05).

The First Cosmonaut Yuri A. Gagarin

Earn 100 points by working different UA3L stations in Oblast 155 after 1 January 1988. Contacts may be repeated on other bands for credit. Each QSO with Gagarin City = 50 points, other Oblast 155 = 20, and a QSO with RK1G = 100 points. (RK1G is active every year on 9 March, 12 April and 25 September). GCR list and fee of 8 IRCs to Award Manager, PO Box 35, Gagarin, Smolenskaya Oblast, 215010 Russia.

First Oil of Russia

Europeans need 4 QSO's with Ukhta (UE9X) Special Stations UE50X.. = 2 QSO's

All others need 2 QSO's with Ukhta.

Look for special operations annually from 22 November till 31 December with special sticky label "..... years of Ukhta". GCR list and fee of 5 IRC to award manager: Victor I.Rochev UA9XEN, P.O.Box 253, 169400 Ukhta, Russia.

E-mail: ua9xen@sever.ru

Internet: http://dx.komi.ru/urc/rules_en.htm

Stations in Ukhta:

RA9: RA9XAX, RA9XDF, RA9XSC, RA9XSM;

RK9: RK9XWN;

RV9: RV9XD, RV9XM;

RX9: RX9XD, RX9XO;

UA9: UA9XA, UA9XAB, UA9XAI, UA9XAL, UA9XBD, UA9XBK, UA9XBO, UA9XBV, UA9XCH, UA9XCR, UA9XCT, UA9XDQ, UA9XDU, UA9XEA, UA9XEH, UA9XEN, UA9XET, UA9XFJ, UA9XFK, UA9XFS, UA9XFT, UA9XGN, UA9XHO, UA9XIL, UA9XIN, UA9XIO, UA9XIR, UA9XJL, UA9XJP, UA9XJU, UA9XJW, UA9XJX, UA9XK, UA9XKC, UA9XKQ, UA9XLO, UA9XLP, UA9XLY, UA9XMD, UA9XME, UA9XMF, UA9XMR, UA9XMS, UA9XMT, UA9XMU, UA9XQ, UA9XS, UA9XSJ, UA9XST.

Tks W3HF 3/02

The award is a Multicoloured silk pennant. Work amateurs from Voronezh oblast. Using the last letters of their callsigns, spell the word "FLAMINGO". For example: RW3QF, UA3QBL, RA3QA, RU3QM, RV3QI, RX3QIN, UA3QG, RN3OO. All bands, all modes, all dates. The callsigns UA3QAC, UA3QG, UA3QK, UA3QQ, RN3OS, RD3QG may substitute for any missed letter. SWL OK. Send GCR list and fee of $US2 to: Gribanov A.V., UA3QG, P.O. Box 26, Voronezh-30, 394030, Russia.

E-mail: nov@box.vsi.ru

Tks RA1AE 2/2007 

The diploma was established in 2002 in honour of the 65th anniversary flight of crew of plane ANT-25 under the direction V.P.Tchkalov from Shchelkovo the Moscow area through North Pole to Vancouver, Washington, USA.

To earn the award, you should complete one of the following requirements:

1 QSO with amateurss in Shchelkovo and 1 QSO with Vancouver (Washington) or Portland (Oregon) USA.

Earn 66 points (in 2003) during the period from 16.06.2003 till 31.12.2003 for QSO with HAMs Shchelkovo and the Shchelkovo area, and also members of the Armed Forces Amateur Radio Union (AFARU) and members of the Club " Fifth Ocean ". Note that each following year requires one more point, so 2004 will need 67 points, etc.

RK3DYB - 20
R3DPD – 45 (it will be active with 18 - 20.06.2003)

RK3DYB, UA3DGP, RA3DPC, RD3DI, RV3DBG, RW3DIA, RV3DUT, RW3DN, UA3DJR, RZ3DFL, UA3DDH, UA3DUN, UA3FP, RZ3FB, RV3DSA, RZ3DK – 15 (including UE3DGQ - it will be active with 29 - 31.08.2003)

RA3DAG, RV3DOK, RU3DKD, RW3DVQ, RU3DNN, UA3DOY, RW3FY, U3EE, UA3DT, RA3DCI, RA3DPJ, RA3DJW, UA3DHC, RK3DZB, UA3DKR, RZ3FO, U4MIR, RA3DKY, RW3DVG -10

Members of AFARU and Club «Fifth Ocean »-1

During the period from June, 16 - 22 June, 2003 points, except for the QSO with R3DPD, are doubled.  Cost of the diploma: $US5, 5E or 10 IRC.  (for Russia and Ukraine - $US1(2 IRC); for the countries CIS - $US2 (4 IRC)  Award manager: Dmitriy Voronin RV3DUT, Box 230, SHCHYOLKOVO, Russia 141100. Ukraine applicants should send to: Michael Konjaev UR5ASM, u. Krasnoarmeyskaya 74-31, Akhirta-4, Sumy region, 42704 Ukraine.

E-mail: rv3dut@mail.ru, rv3dut@front.ru, rv3dut@qsl.net, ur5asm@sm.ukrtel.net

Tks RV3DUT 6/03

Composer M.I. Glinka Award

The award is offered by the Smolensk Oblast Radio Club and will be issued to any amateur radio operator or swl for QSO's/SWL's with a stations of the Smolensk oblast (R3L*, RA3-RZ3L*, U3L*, UA3L*, UE3L*) on or after 1 January 2004 on all bands and modes. 

Requirements: 
EU stations: 5 QSO/SWL with stations of the Smolensk region or 1 QSO/SWL with a special event station - R200MIG or UE3LMG. 
DX stations: 2 QSO/SWL with radio stations of the Smolensk region or 1 QSO/SWL with a special event station - R200MIG or UE3LMG.

GCR list and fee of $US3 or 6 IRC to: Vladimir Ivanov (RV3LZ), P.O. Box 350, Smolensk, 214000, Russia.

E-mail: rv3lz@mail.ru 

Tks Sergei Y. Solovyov     4/11/2005

Solnechnaya Hakassiya (Sunny Hakassiya)

Sponsored by the Republic of Hakassiya Radio Sports Federation for making 10 QSOs with Hakassiya operators on HF  or just 1 on VHF.  All bands and modes.  No date limitations.  Send GCR list and fee of 5€, $US4 or 15 IRC to: Valery Mikhaylovich Yazovskiy, PO Box 391, Sovetskaya str., 179, Abakan, 655004, Russia. 

E-mail: rz0wwa@mail.ru 

Tks RA1AE 2/2007

Hero Cities Award

Sponsored by the Smolensk Radioclub of ROSTO. During WWII (The Great Patriotic War), certain cities were designated as "Hero Cities" honoring their special efforts. Contact stations located in hero cities of the former USSR: Moscow, Leningrad (now St-Petersburg), Minsk, Kiev, Volgograd, Kerch, Murmansk, Novorossiysk, Odessa, Smolensk, Sevastopol, Tula, and Brest.

No time, band and mode limits. European and Asian HAM's must contact each of the 13 cities. All others need a QSO with any 6 of the 13 cities.  SWL OK. The award is issued in CW, Phone, Mixed, RTTY, VHF and SWL. Send log extract and fee of $US5 or 6 IRC to: Award committee secretary: IVANOV Vladimir Georgievich, P.O. Box 350, Main Post Office, Smolensk, 214000, Russia.

Or by e-mail: rv3lz@mail.ru

Tks RA1AE 12/07

Hi-Hi Award

Sponsored by radioamateurs of Petrozavodsk City of Republic of Karelia.  Work amateurs in any country who have callsign suffixes which are common abbreviations used on CW.  One stations with the "HI" suffix is mandatory.  Basic award = 10 different prefixes.  Three endorsements available:  20, 40 and 60 different prefixes.  All bands and modes.  Contacts on or after 1 Jan 1996.  SWL OK.  Check with manager for correct fee.  Apply with GCR list to:  Dmitriy P. Raykerus UA1NDX, PO Box 1010, Petrozavodsk, 185034, Republic of Karelia, Russian.

Valid suffixes:  ABT  ADR  AGN  ALL  AM  ANT  AR  AS  AT  BAD  BD  BK  BLG  BOX  BT  BUT  BY  CFM  CLG  CQ  CU  CUL  CW  DE  DR  DSW  DWN  DX  ES  EX  FB  FER  FOR  FM  FR  GA  GB  GD  GE  GL  GLD  GM  GMT  GN  GND  GOT  GUD  HAM  HF  HPE  HR  HRD  HW  ITU  KN  KW  LAT  LF  LID  LOG  LSB  LTR  LW  MHZ  MIN  MNI  MOM  MSG  MSK  MTR  NIL  NO  NOT  NR  NW  OK  OM  OP  OPR  PA  PM  PWR  PSE  RCV  RIG  RPT  RX  SK  SM  SUM  SN  SPB  SRI  SSB  STN  SWL  SWR  TKS  TKU  TNX  TO  TU  TVI  TX  TXT  UFB  UP  UR  URS  USB  UT  UHF  VFO  VHF  VIA  VY  WID  WKD  WLL  WRK  WW  WX  XYL  YES  YL  ZDR, etc. 

(Tks RN3FX)(8/2001) 

Worked High-Mountain Stations

Sponsored by the High Mountains DX Club for contacting stations on mountaintops (height of QTH more than 1000m) from different countries of the world.  
    1st Class = 15000 points including 2 DXCC countries.
    2nd Class = 25000 points including 4 DXCC countries.
    3rd Class = 50000 points including 6 DXCC countries.
    4th Class = 100000 points including 10 DXCC countries.
The number of points earned for each QSO equals the height of the station contacted.  Contacts with stations located on other continents receive double point value.  For QSO from high-mountain expeditions (temporary QTH), points are also doubled.  The same station may be contacted on different bands.  All HF bands and modes OK.  Contacts after 1 Jan 1980.  GCR list must include the specific QTH and height of the location of the station worked.  SWL OK.  Write in advance for current award fee.  Apply to: The High Mountains DX Club, PO Box 410, Korolev-10, 141070, Moskovskaya Oblast, Russia.

Internet: http://ns..tpi.ru/~ivham/3d.html 
(Tks RN3FX)( 8/2001)

Highest Mountains All Continents Award (HMAC)

Sponsored by the High Mountains DX Club. Contact stations in six countries, which contains the highest peaks of its continent. (1) Europe _ Karachaevo_Cherkessian Republic (RA...RZ6E, UA...UI6E) or Kabardino_Balkarian Republic (RA...RZ6X, UA...UI6X), (2) Asia _ Kingdom of Nepal (9N) or People's Republic of China (BA_BZ), (3) Africa _ Republic of Tanzania (5H_5I), (4) North America _ State of Alaska (AL7, KL7, NL7, WL7), (5) South America _ Argentine Republic (LO_LW), (6) Oceania _ Republic of Indoneia (YB_YH). Separate diplomas are issued for CW, SSB and mixed making all continents on 80 or 160 meters. All bands and modes. Contacts on or after 1 Jan 1980. SWL OK. Contact sponsor for current fee. Apply with GCR list to: The High Mountains DX Club, P. O. Box 410, Korolev_10, 141070, Moskovskaya Oblast, Russia.

WWW: http://ns.tpi.ru/~ivham/3d.html

Tks RN3FX 3/01

The High Mountains DX Club Award (HMDXCA)

Sponsored by The High Mountains DX Club. Contact members and DX_peditions of the High Mountains DX Club on or after 1 Jan 1990. . First class diploma reqiores 2 such contacts. Second class diploma = 5 contacts. Third class diploma = 15 contacts. The same station may be contacted on different bands for credit. All bands and modes. Check with manager for current fee. SWL OK. Apply to: The High Mountains DX Club, P. O. Box 410, Korolev_10, 141070, Moskovskaya Oblast, Russia.

URL : http://ns.tpi.ru/~ivham/3d.html

Members of the High Mountains DX Club _ EX2MM ex UM8MIR, EY4AA ex UJ8RA, EY8JJ ex UJ8JJ, RA3DUU, RA3DUT, RA4HTX, RA9WJV, RK1OWZ, ex UZ1OWZ, RK3AXX, RK3DWH ex UZ3DWH, RK6AZF ex UZ6AZF, RK6LK ex UZ6LN, RK9XWH, ex UZ9XWH, RN1NA, RN1NF, RW6HFQ ex UW6HFQ, RW6HMC, RW9YM ex UW9YM, RV3DDZ, RV4HA, RV6HPV ex UV6HPV, RX3DAZ ex UV3DAZ, RZ9OO ex UV9OO, RZ9WR ex UV9WR, UA1OMS, UA1OZ, UA6HCW, UA6HGB, UA6HIX, UA6HPR, UA6HPV, UA9QFI, UK8GA ex UI8GA, UK9GWA ex UI9GWA, UR5AMD ex UB5AMD, UU1JD ex RB5JP, UV3DCX, UW4HX, UW6HHW, UW6HWI, UZ9OWK, UA1_113_242, UA1_113_630, UA1_113_661, UA3_170_79.

Tks RN3FX 3/01

  -- Irkutsk Awards Group Series -- 

General Requirements: Sponsored by the Irkutsk Award Group.   Endorsements are available for each WARC band, any single amateur band, Modes (CW, SSB, Digital (SSTV, RTTY, PSK31, or Mixed), QRP (output power less than 5 watts) and QRPp (output power 0.5 watts or less.)   GCR list is accepted, but if you send cards, you must include sufficient postage for their return.

Apply to: Arkady Erbaev RZ0SB, PO Box 285, Irkutsk 664033, Russia.  SWL OK.  Fee information is found in each set of rules for different awards. 
BAIKAL applications to: Sergey Sobolev - UA0SR, P.O. 323, Irkutsk, 664050, Russia 

Internet: (CORA) : http://www.cora.irk.ru/en/index.html
             (TZA)       http://cora.irk.ru/en/tza-rules.html (Link to all time zone data is on this page.)
             (TRANSSIB)    http://cora.irk.ru/en/transsib-rules.html
              (BAIKAL)   http://awardgroup.org/ru/baikal-rules.html

E-mail: rz0sb@angara.ru 

(Chg 3/2008)

1. Cities of Russia Awards 

Contact cities of Russia on or after 1 January 2005. Endorsements available for any single band, HF or VHF or for any single mode. Special endorsements available for contacts made by satellite, QRP (<5W) or QRPp (<0.5 watts).  Contacts having status of a city at the time of QSO are counted. All stations with ground stations, including mobile, or those on rivers and lakes are valid. All coutacts must have been made from your same call sign area, or if your country does not have call areas, then from the same country.  Application must contain QSO data, call sign, date, band mode, and the name of the Russian City and it’s respective number. GCR list and fee of 10E (plaque is 35E).  List of all eligible Russian cities and the official application form is found on their website.

     CORA100 - 1100

Contacts (SWL OK) amateurs in at least 100 cities of Russia. Separate awards issued for 200 through 1100 different cities.

     WACORA

Work All the Cities of Russia. Work each of the cities of Russia. The award is is a wooden plaque.

2. Time Zones Award

Contacts must be made on or after May 1, 2005. Only contacts with ground stations are valid. All QSOs should be made from the same time zone.  Supply list of contacts with complete QSO data in order by ascending time zone.
Cost of the diploma $US12, cost of endorsement is 2 IRC. Cost of the plaque is $US35. 

TZA

Time Zones Award contacting (SWL) HAMs in each one of 24 various time zones of the world. Twenty four QSOs in all.

TZA-ALL

Diploma TZA-ALL (All time zones of the world) awarded for contacts (SWL)with amateur stations in all time zones of the Earth. It is necessary to provide a one contact with the each of time zone of the Earth. Since there are some odd shaped zones, there are a total of Forty QSOs needed to compete this award.

5B-TZA

The diploma 5B-TZA (Time zones on five bands) is issued to radio amateurs of all world for contacting (SWL) amateur stations in all time zones of the Earth on the following five different bands (3.6, 7, 14, 21, 28) with at least 24 time zones on each band. One hundred and twenty QSOs in all. If you complete these requirements, you will receive both a paper award and a small plaque.

3. TRANSSIB Award

Make contact with amateurs in the 3 cities which form the beginning (Moscow UA3), middle, Irkutsk City (UA0S) and eastern terminus of Vladivostok (UA0L) of this legendary railroad.  The 3 contacts may be made on any band or mode after August, 1, 2005. Endorsements are issued for contacts made with low power.   Send list, containing usual QSO data plus name of the city and fee of 10 IRC or $US10. Endorsement fee is 4 IRC. 

E-mail: rz0sb@angara.ru 
Internet:

4. BAIKAL Award

The BAIKAL award is available for the QSO's with amateur radio stations, located in Irkutskaya oblast (RA0S), Ust-Ordynsky Autonomic Buryat Okrug (RA8T) and Buryat Republic (RA0O). All bands and modes are allowed. 

   From the letters of the names of the towns worked you must form the word BAIKAL". For example a contact with  BRATSK will provide the letters B, A, and K. A contact with ULAN-UDE will provide the letters L and A etc. 
   The award is also available for just one QSO with any amateur in the towns of BAIKALSK, SEVEROBAIKALSK and port BAIKAL.  Also just one QSO with a station located on the lake (either /MM or from the Ice).   Award fee is 18 IRC, 12$US, or 10€ . Endorsements are available for QRP (less than 5w.) or QRPp (less than 1/2 w.) Contacts must be made on or after 1 January 2006. GCR accepted. The application should contain call sign of a station worked, the date of the QSO, a band and a mode (CW, SSB etc.), received RS/RST and the name of the town and the letter from this name for the word BAIKAL". The power - Standard/QRP/QRPp - should be specified in a title of the application. 

Tks Andre RA1AE 5/12/2006

5. ARGA Award
              
The All Russian Grids Award  (ARGA)  has been established by "Irkutsk Award Group" and is available to all amateurs who provide proof of contacts with radio stations located in 100 and more different great quads (QTH-locators) of Russia. Great quads are areas determined by first four alpha-numeric characters of the Maidenhead Grid locator system.   For example, KO85, OO22, MN18 etc.

The following awards are issued:
ARGA-100 for contacts with 100 great quads of Russia.
ARGA-500 for contacts with 500 great quads of Russia.
ARGA-1000 for contacts with 1000 great quads of Russia.
ARGA-1500 for contacts with 1500 great quads of Russia.
ARGA-2000 for contacts with 2000 great quads of Russia.
ARGA-2500 for contacts with 2500 great quads of Russia.
ARGA-ALL for contacts with all great quads of Russia.
(Those who complete the highest level may apply for the plaquette.)

All bands and modes may be used.  Separate awards are issued in MIXED BANDS, 1.8, 3.6, 7, 10, 14, 18, 21, 24, 28 and VHF and UHF bands, MIXED MODES and CW, SSB, FM, SSTV, RTTY, PSK31.
Endorsements are available for QRP (less than 5w.) or QRPp (less than 1/2 w.) and All Satellite QSOs. Contacts must be made on or after 1 January 2006. Contacts may only be made with ground based stations, including mobile and on Russia's rivers and lakes. Contacts made under any call sign by the same operator are OK. If several call signs were used then all of them must be mentioned in the application.

GCR is accepted. The application for the award should contain QSO data in alphabetic order of great quads. The application should contain call sign of the station worked, the date of the QSO, band and mode (CW, SSB etc.), a great quads name (four digits) and the received RS/RST.. The power - Standard/QRP/QRPp - should be specified in a title of the application. 
Award fee is 18 IRC, 12$US, or 10| . The cost of a plaquette is 35|. 
Apply to: Arkady Erbaev - RZ0SB, P.O. 1224, Irkutsk, 664033, Russia.

E-mail: rz0sb@angara.ru  
Internet: http://awardgroup.org/en/gloria-rules.html 

Tks Andre RA1AE 3/2006 and Jukka OH3GZ 

6. GLORIA Awards

Grid Locators Of Russia International Award - GLORIA has been established by "Irkutsk Award Group" and is available to all amateurs who provide proof of  contacts with radio stations located in different grid fields of Russia. Grid fields are areas determined by first two letters of the Grid locator system (the Maidenhead grid system). For example, KO, OO, MN etc.

The following awards are issued:
GLORIA-25 for contacts with 25 grid fields of Russia.
GLORIA-30 for contacts with 30 grid fields of Russia.
GLORIA-ALL for contacts with all 35 grid fields of Russia.
(Those who complete the highest level may  apply for the plaquette.)

All bands and modes may be used. Endorsements available for QRP (less than 5w.) or QRPp (less than 1/2 w.) and all Satellite QSOs. Contacts must be made on or after 1 1 January 2006.  Contacts may only be made with ground based stations, including mobile and on Russia's rivers and lakes.  Contacts made under any call sign by the same operator are OK. If several call signs were used then all of them must be mentioned in the application.

GCR accepted. The application for the award should contain QSO data in alphabetic order of grid fields.  The application should contain callsign of a station worked, the date of the QSO, a band and a mode (CW, SSB etc.), a grid field name (two letters) and received RS/RST..  The power - Standard/QRP/QRPp - shoud be specified in a title of the application. .Award fee is 18 IRC, 12$US, or 10€ . The cost of a plaquette is 35€.  Apply to: Arkady Erbaev - RZ0SB, P.O. 1224, Irkutsk, 664033, Russia


The list of grid fields of Russia.

AP LO MR OO QN
AQ LP NN OP QO
JO LQ NO OQ QP
KN LR NP PN QQ
KO MO NQ PO RO
KP MP NR PP RP
LN MQ ON PQ RQ

E-mail: rz0sb@angara.ru 
Internet: http://awardgroup.org/en/gloria-rules.html 

Tks UA0SN 3/1/06 

7. Irkutsk Region Districts Award (IRDA)

Contact stations located in different districts of Irkutsk region and Ust' -Ordynskogo buryat autonomous area. On 1 January 2008 the Irkutsk Region and Autonomous area will end their independent existence. Contacts may be made by HF and VHF bands and any modes beginning 12 June, 1991. SWL OK.

Requirements:
a. stations in the Asian part of Russia need 20 regions;
b. stations in the European part of Russia need 10 regions;
c. all other countries need 3 regions.
(A minimum of one contact must be made during 2007.)

You should possess the cards, except that contacts made with the needed districts that are made by stations who submit scores during the annual RDA contest. Your application must include call sign, date, and designation of district in accordance with the official RDA award.  GCR is accepted. Award manager reserves the right to demand any cards for further checking.  Cost of the diploma: Russians - 100 Rubles, other CIS countries - 4E, all others 7E or 10 new IRC. 

(Chg 3/2008)

Kaluga Space Diploma 

Sponsored by the Radioclub of the Kaluzhskaya Oblast.  Contact stations of this oblast during one calendar year.  For 2001, you will need to earn 630 points; in 2002, it will be 631 and increase 1 point per year.  The value for each contact with individual stations = number of years on the air.  Each contact with a club station = 50 points.  For contacts on 1.8 MHz, all point values are doubled.  For stations outside of Europe, point values are also doubled.  On VHF, only 5 contacts are needed.  The same station may be contacted on different bands or modes for credit.  Honorary members of the Sports Technical Club "Signalman" also count:  U1LP  U3FI  U3ABB  U3AF  U3DA  U5NM and UN9CA.  All bands and modes; no date limitations.  SWL OK.  GCR accepted.  Check with sponsor for current charge.  Aply to: Vladimir S. Mogilyov UA3XAN, PO Box 703, Kaluga-30, 248030, Russia.

Kaluzhskaya Oblast Series:  R3X,  RA...RZ3X, U3X, UA...UI3X. 
Internet: http://www.ns.tpi.ru/ivham/3x.html 
(Tks RN3FX)(8/2002) 

  KARELIA Award Programm

Sponsored by the Republic of Karelia Radio Sports Federation and consists of three certificates and trophies - Plaque and Cup. Contact/SWL with different districts of Karelia Republic from RDA list. All bands and modes. Contacts on or after June 12 1991.

              Award Level         Districts Required

               "BRONZE" Certificate            7
               "SILVER" Certificate           14
               "GOLD" Certificate              all districts (as of April 01 2005 - 19 districts).
               Plaque                         40
               Cup                            55

(For the plaque and cup, QSO/SWLs with the same district may be made on different bands for credit). Log extract and fee of 150 rubles for CIS countries and 8 new IRC or the equivalent in value in Euro or $US for all others. Fee for trophies will be determined later. Apply to: Victor Valentinovich Sinyavin, P.O. Box 209, Petrozavodsk, 185026, Russia.

E-mail: age@karelia.ru

Tks RA1AE 2/2007

Karelia Republic Districts:
KL-01 PETROZAVODSK
KL-04 KOSTOMUKSHA
KL-07 SORTAVALA
KL-08 BELOMORSKY district (incl. BELOMORSK)
KL-09 VEPS NATIONAL VOLOST
KL-10 KALEVALA NATIONAL DISTRICT
KL-11 KEMSKY district (incl. KEM')
KL-12 KONDOPOZHSKY district (incl. KONDOPOGA)
KL-13 LAHDENPOHSKY district (incl. LAHDENPOHJA)
KL-14 LOUHSKY district.
KL-15 MEDVEZHYEGORSKY district (incl. MEDVEZHYEGORSK)
KL-16 MUYEZERSKY district
KL-17 OLONETSKY district (incl. OLONETS)
KL-18 PITKAERANTSKY district (incl. PITKAERANTA)
KL-19 PRIONEZHSKY district
KL-20 PRYAZHINSKY district
KL-21 PUDOZHSKY district (incl. PUDOZH)
KL-22 SEGEZHSKY district (incl. SEGEZHA)
KL-23 SUOJAERVSKY district (incl. SUOJAERVI)

Note: KL02, 03, 05, 06 have been deleted and renamed.

Tks RA1AE 2/2007

KARELIAN ISLAND AWARD

Awarded for contacting  islands located in Karelia region (R1N) of Russia.  SWL OK. 

Europeans need: 
3rd Class - 5 different islands of Karelia
2nd Class - 10 different islands of Karelia
1st Class - 20 different islands of Karelia
Honor Roll - 30 or more different islands of Karelia

All Others need: .
3rd Class - 2 different islands of Karelia
2nd Class - 4 different islands of Karelia
1st Class - 6 different islands of Karelia
Honor Roll - 10 or more different islands of Karelia

All bands and modes OK.  Repeated contacts with the same Islands reference are not credited.

The application must be based on the received photocopies of QSL cards. Both sides of the card  must be copied and sent with the application. Sending
scans of the QSL cards to the manager by email is also possible. The manager reserves the right to request any specific cards..

Karelian Islands will carry an identification number based on the location:
KI-1 + 2 digits (starting 01) – Islands of White Sea (example: KI-1-01).
KI-2 + 2 digits (starting 01) – Islands of Ladoga Lake (example: KI-2-01).
KI-3 + 2 digits (starting 01) – Islands of Onega Lake (example: KI-3-01).
KI-4 + 2 digits (starting 01) – Islands of interim Lakes and rivers (example: KI-4-01).

Award fee: for Russia – 100 rubles, for CIS  150 rubles, All others – 7 EURO or 10 NEW IRC.  Don't send cash in ordinary letters, use  REGISTERED ones!!!
Address of Award manager: Sinyavin Victor V., P.O.Box 209, Petrozavodsk 185026, RUSSIA. 
E-mail: age@karelia.ru 

A wooden plaque with golden letters (size 15x20 sm.) is also available.  The fee for the plaque is 1200 rubles for Russians. For CIS countries and all others, please ask for current rates: age@karelia.ru. 
Address for payment and applications will be announced later. 

(Chg 4/2007)

KIROVSKY REGION OF KEMEROVO CITY - 70 YEARS

Earn 70 points on and after Jan 1 2004. All bands and modes OK.

Points value:
a. Stations from Kirovsky region of Kemerovo city (KE-02) = 10 points;
b. Stations from Kemerovo city = 5 points;
c. Stations from Kemerovskaya oblast = 1 point.

During the annual week of activity (Dec 17-26) and for all QSOs on 160 meters, the point value is doubled. The same station may be worked for credit on different bands. One QSO with KE-02 is obligatory. Send GCR list and fee of $US1.5 for CIS and $US4 for all others to: Andrey Anatolyevich Orlov, P.O. Box 3411, KEMEROVO, 650065, Russia.

Internet: http://www.qsl.net/rk9um
E-mail: rk9um@kemtel.ru

Tks RA1AE 3-5-07

Hero of Soviet Union Colonel Semen Sergeyevich Kiselev Award

Sponsored by the club station RK2SWZ and municipality of Chuchkovo (Ryazanskaya oblast).  This award is issued to honor the memory of the hero of Soviet Union Colonel Semen Sergeyevich Kiselev, who was born in Chuchkovsky region of Ryazanskaya oblast. To obtain the award work HAMs of Ryazanskaya oblast. One QSO with the Chuchkovsky region is mandatory (RDA - RA-30). All contacts must be made within one calendar year: Jan 1 till Dec 31. SWL OK.

Earn 100 points. Points value:
a. QSO with Ryazanskaya oblast's HAM's = 10 points;
b. QSO with any club station from Ryazanskaya oblast = 20 points;
c. QSO with memorial station of "Pobeda" (Victory) memorial = 10 points;
d. QSO with WWII veterans = 30 points;
e. QSO with AFARU members (Engineering Armies) = 30 points;
f. QSOs with stations RK3SWZ, UE3SWZ, UE3SSK, UE3SDP and RW3SD = 30 points.

(One QSO made with UE3SSK or UE3SWZ on May 9 will automatically earn the award. ) Every station counts only once. Send GCR list and fee of $US2 or 4 IRC to: SELEMYANIN Mikhail Anatolyevich RW3SD, 58 Novaya str., CHUCHKOVO, Ryazanskaya oblast, 391240, Russia.

e-mail applications are welcome. E-mail: ra3so@mail.ru

Tks RA1AE 12/07

Kolskoye Zapolarye Award

Sponsored by the governor of Murmanskaya oblast and Radioamateur club "Murmansk". All stations must make 30 2-way QSO’s (SWL’s) with amateurs located in 10 different QTH’s in the Murmanskaya oblast of Russia on or after 1 January 2001. Stations operating from various islands count as different QTH’s. No contacts with /MM, Mobile or Aero Mobile count. Every station may only be worked once. All bands and modes. The awards is free. Sponsor requests you pay for mailing costs: 5 Euros, $US5 or 8 IRC. Send GCR list and postage payment to award manager: IUS SERGEY NIKOLAYEVICH, P.O.Box 525, 183034, Murmansk, Russia.

Tks RA1AE 11/04

Diploma of the Republic Of Komi

This award was established by the Regional department of the Union of the Wireless Enthusiasts of Russia from the republic of Komi to increase the activity of amateurs in Komi. Contact stations in the republic of Komi using all bands and modes. Look for UA9X, RA9X, etc. The basic award is earned by achieving any of the 9 levels as shown below. The other levels are then available as endorsements and a plaque when all 9 levels have been earned.

Endorsements/Requirements:
1 - for contacts with 30 different radio stations in Komi;
2 - for contacts with 40 different radio stations in Komi;
3 - for contacts with 50 different radio stations in Komi;
4 - for contacting 5 different municipalities of Komi;
5 - for contacting 7 different municipalities of Komi;
6 - for contacting 9 different municipalities of Komi;
7 - for contacting 10 regions of Komi;
8 - for contacting 15 regions of Komi;
9 - for contacting 19 regions of Komi.

After earning all 9 endorsements/levels, you are eligible to apply for the Komi Plaque.SWL OK. Cards must be possessed. GCR OK. Contacts on or after 1 March 2003. Apply to: Leonid anatol'evich, Post Office Box 841, Syktyvkar, 167000, Republic of Komi , Russia.

Municipalities: Syktyvkar, Vorkuta, Inta, Usinsk, Pechora, Ukhta, Sosnogorsk. Vuktyl, Yemva, Mikun'.

Regions: Syktyvkarskiy, Vorkutinskiy, Vuktyl'skiy, Intinskiy, Pechora, Sosnogorskiy, Usinskiy, Ukhtinskiy, Izhemskiy, Knyazhpogostskiy, Koygorodskiy. Kortkerosskiy, Priluzskiy, Syktyvdinskiy, Sysol'skiy, Troiqko- Pechora, Udorskiy, Ust' -Vym6ski1, Ust' -Kulomski1, Ust' -Qilemski1.

E-mail: ra9xf@qsy.ru
Internet: http://srr.komi.ru/awards/award_rk/rk_e.htm

Tks QSL of UA9XF 3/9/06

Kronstadt Award

Contact stations in Kronstadt, St. Petersburg and St. Peterburg Oblast. SWL OK. It may be earned for 1 QSO with R1ASP, 5 QSOs with stations in Kronstadt or 10 QSOs with St. Petersburg and St. Petersburg Oblast, but 1 QSO must have been made with a Kronstadt station. All bands and modes. No date limitation. GCR list and fee of 7 IRC to: Lysenko V.V. RA1AD, PO Box 300, Kronstadt, 189610, Russia.

(Tks UA9UAX)(00)

Free Kuban Award

Sponsored by the Krasnodarsky kray Radiosport federation. The award honors the foundation of Ekaterinodar (now - Krasnodar) and Cossac settlements (kuren or stanitsa) in 1793. All settlements were 40. Now they are stanitsas in 20 administrative regions (RDA) in Krasnodarsky kray.

To obtain the award, amateurs in CIS countries must work 20 stations from 10 regions. Foreign HAM's need 10 stations from 5 regions. QSOs must have been made on or after Jan 1 2003. Each station may be worked only once. SWL OK. Send log extract and fee for CIS countries $US1 or 2 IRC, for all others the fee is $US2 or 4 IRC. Apply to: Yatsenko Alexander Yakovlevich RW6CW, P.O. Box 26, Stanitsa STAROSHCHERBINOVSKAYA, Krasnodarsky kray, 353620, Russia.

The regions are:
1.Abinsky 2. Brykhovetsky
3. Vyselkovsky 4. Dinsky
5. Kalininsky 6. Karasunski district of Krasnodar city
7. Kanevsky 8. Korenovsky
9. Krasnoarmeysky 10. Krylovsky
11. Kushchevsky 12. Leningradsky
13. Novopokrovsky 14. Pavlovsky
15. Starominsky 16. Slavyansky
17. Temryksky 18. Timashevsky
19, Shcherbinovsky 20. Tikhoretsky

e-mail: rw6cw@mail.ru

Tks RA1AE 12/07

Kuban Diploma

Sponsored by :the Federation of Radiosport of the Krasnodarskiy Kray. Contact stations from Krasnodarskiy Kray. . In 2001, you need 209 stations, in 2002, 210 stations and one station for each additional year. This number equals the years from a beginning of the maiden settlements on Kuban. All bands and modes. No date restrictions. SWL OK. GCR accepted. Ask sponsor for current fee before you apply. Apply to: Nickolay G. Zhirlo UA6AB, P. O. Box 827, Krasnodar, 350005, Krasnodarskiy Kray, Russia.

Krasnodarskiy Kray Callsign Series : R6A_D, RA...RZ6A_D, U6A_D, UA...UI6A_D.

URL : http://krasnodar.online.ru/hamradio/award.htm Mail : ua6ap@online.ru

A.S. Kuchin Memorial Award

This award commemorates the 100th birthday of the Russian Polar explorer A.S. Kuchin and was established by the amateurs of Onega in the Arkhangelskaya Oblast.  Contact 3 stations from Onega.  The same station may be contacted on different bands.  All bands and modes OK.  Contacts must be after 23 Sept 1988.  SWL OK, but will require 10 stations.  GCR OK.  Check with award manager for current fee.  Apply to: Yuri Ye. Baryshev RZ1OK, PO Box 94, Onega, 164880, Arkhangelskaya Oblast, Russia.

Onega stations include:  RK1OWR  RZ1OK  UA1OFT  UA1OIQ  UA1OLI  UA1OLF.

(Tks RN3FX)(8/2001)

KULIKOVO a FIELD Diploma

Awarded for one QSO with UE3PKB or RP3POT plus QSOs from stations in the Tula area.

On VHF, 2 QSOs with the Tula area.

On HF, 10 QSOs with Tula area (including at least 1 QSO with Efremov or Kurkino area is necessary). Same station may be contacted on different bands and modes for credit. GCR list and fee of 15 Rubles for Russian stations, $US1 or 2 IRC for all others. No fee for Veterans of the Great Patriotic War (WWII). SWL OK. Apply to: SEROV A.V. (UA3PNO), Post Office Box 1, Efremov, 301840 Tulskaya Oblast, RUSSIA.

E-mail for sponsor: alexs@home.tula.net

List of stations in the EFREMOV area:

UA3PNO UA3PNN UA3PPO RA3PD RA3PW UA3PVT RA3PHO RA3PBW RA3PBY RA3PCH RA3PFN RA3PGU RA3PJ RK3PWJ RK3PXP RV3PE RW3PF RW3PG RW3PN RW3PP RX3PB RX3PG UA3PAM UA3PBE UA3PCJ UA3PEP UA3PFA UA3PFC UA3PHJ UA3PVT UA3PGS UA3PHD UA3PHR UA3PHT UA3PHX UA3PKQ UA3PKU UA3PKZ UA3PLA UA3PLT UA3PMT UA3PMV UA3PMW UA3PMX UA3PMY UA3PNL UA3POM UA3PPC UA3PPS UA3PPX UA3PSJ UA3PSO UA3PTV

List of stations in the KURKINO area:     UA3PUW UA3PVW UA3PTT UA3PCQ.

Tks UA3PNO 6/02

KURSK JUBILEE Award

Sponsored by the Radio Sport Federation of Kursk. This award celebrates the 60^th anniversary of the Battle at Kursk in 1943 and 60^th anniversary of the founding of Radio Club of Kursk.  During one calendar year, earn 60 points for QSO with HAMs of Kurskaya oblast on any band (except WARC), and using any mode. SWL OK.  Each valid station may be worked for credit one more time on a different band.  Special event stations with prefixes RP3+ UE3+ are active each year on Feb 8 (Liberation Day), Feb 27 (Radio Club foundation), and during the period July 5 - Aug 23 (Battle at Kursk).

Point Table:
a. CW, RTTY, DIGI modes QSO = 2 points.
b. SSB, FM QSO = 1 point.
c. Contacts with any veteran of WWII = 5 points.
d. Non European HAMs multiply points by 2.

Send log extract and postal expenses of $US4 to: Award Manager, RSF of Kursk, P.O. Box 73, KURSK, 305000, Russsia.

Tks RA1AE 4/2007

KUZBASS Award

Sponsored by the Radioclub of Kemerovskaya oblast. Earn 50 points for QSOs (SWLs) with amateurs located in the Kemerovskaya oblast on or after 1 Jan 1990. WWII veterans need 25 points. Asian foreign stations need 20 QSOs, DX stations from all other continents need 10 QSOs.

Point values:
a. Every QSO/SWL = 1 point.
b. On 160 m = 2 points.
c. On VHF or via satellite you need 10 QSOs
d. The same station may be contacted for credit on different bands or with a different mode on one band.

Send GCR list and award fee of $US2 for Russian and CIS country amateurs, and 10 IRC for all others. Apply to: Andrey Anatolyevich Orlov, P.O.Box 3411, KEMEROVO, 650065, Russia.

Tks RA1AE 2/2007

 --  Kuzbass DX Group Series  --

General Requirements: Log extract accepted. SWL OK. No restrictions for the date, modes and bands. Awards fee is $US1 or equivalent for Russian amateurs, $US2 or 4 IRC for CIS amateurs, $US10, 10 IRC or 10 Euros for the rest of world. Application and fee should be sent (registered letter recommended) to: O.A.Maljavskij , Box 1, Topki, Kemerovskaja obl, 652300 Russia .

Website:  http://www.ua9uax.narod.ru 
e-mail: ua9uax@kuzbass.net or ua9uax@qrz.ru 

(Chg 3/2006)

        W-18-Z Award 
Contact stations of the Russian oblasts situated in WAZ zone 18: R9H (TO ex 158), R9O (NS ex 145), R9U (KE ex 130), R9Y (AL ex 99), R9Z (GA ex 100), R0A (KK ex 103), R0B (TM ex 105), R0H (EW ex 106), R0O (BU ex 85), R0S (IR ex 124), R0U (CT ex 166), R0W (HA ex 104), R8T (UO ex 174) , R8V (AB ex 175). 

The award is available in three classes. 
     1^st class: work 18 different stations of the zone 18, among them at least one station of the each one of the above listed oblasts.
     2^nd class: work 18 different stations from at least 7 different oblasts located in the zone 18. 
     3^rd class: work 10 different stations of the zone 18. 
(QSLs of the SWLs located in the zone 18 are valid for the award purposes

WRSS Award

Contact Russian special event stations. 
Available in 3 classes: 
     1^st class - work 20 different stations (Russians need 40) 
     2^nd class - work10 different stations (Russians need 20) 
     3^rd class - work 5 different stations. (Russians need 10) 
Valid special prefixes include: 1. those using UE prefix 2. those using special call-signs during DX-peditions and contests (like RM4W, RI3A, RU1A, R3HQ etc). 3. those belonging to amateurs societies and clubs using special call-signs (like R1DIG, R9MWS, RS3A, R3RRC etc.) 4. those using special event call-signs during different special events and celebrations (like RP3ZOR, RP9XUK, RH1C etc.) 5. QSOs with R1AN.., R1MV.., R1FJ don't qualify for the WRSS purposes.

Tks UA9UAX 12/01 Rewrite.

Law, Duty Honour Award

Sponsored by Krasnodar reg, Russian section of the IPA.  Contact different IPA members from Russia since 1 Jan 2002. Earn 200 points from the following schedule:

    1. Every QSO: for European part of Russia = 50 points, for all others = 100 points.
    2. QSOs made on: 28 March, 5 September, 30 September, 10 November, or on 1.8 Mhz count double.

IPA Russian section members: RW1AP  RN1TA  UA1CKC  RA3YA  RU3HD  UA3AFL  UA3RDO  RA3ASA  RA3ASR  UA3GMB  RU4CF  RA4CO  RA6AHL  RA6JZ  RV9CEC  RA9LL  RU9DX  UA9XK  RW0JB  RA0LL  UA4RZ  RU0SL ("silent keys" UA4RZ, RU0SL - since 28 March 1992).

GCR list and fee for Russian stations = $1, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan stations = $1.50 and all others = $US5 or 10 IRC.  Apply to: Victor Mikhaylovich Berezhnov RA9LL, Stantsionaya Str., 18a-103, Tyumen, Russia 625053. 

(Chg 2/2008)

Magnitka Diploma

Sponsored by the Magnitogorsk City RC of the Chelyabinskaya oblast.  Contact Magnitogorsk City and Chelyabinskaya Oblast and earn a total of 70 points.  
    Each contact with a station from Magnitogorsk City = 7 points.
    Each contact with a station from other areas of the Chelyabinskaya Oblast = 3 points.
    Each contact with special station of the Chelyabinskaya Oblast = 10 points.
    Each digital (SSTV, PSK, etc) contact = 15 points. 
On 160 meters, these point values are doubled.  3 contacts with stations of Magnitogorsk City are mandatory.  On VHF, only 5 contacts with Magnitogorsk needed. The same station may be contacted on different bands or modes for credit.  All bands and modes.  Contacts after 1 Jan 1999.  SWL OK.  GCR list and fee of $US2 or 4 IRCs.  Award is free to veterans of the Great Patriotic War (WWII) and for any amateurs under the age of 16.  Apply to: Konstantin P. Babayev RX9AEF, PO Box 22, Magnitogorsk, 455005, Chelyabinskaya Oblast, Russia.

Chelyabinskaya Oblast Callsign Series: R9A,  R9B,  RA...RZ9A, RA...RZ9B,  U9A,  UA...UI9A,  UA...UI9B.
Internet: http://www.rn9aql.nm.ru/diplom.htm
E-mail: rx9aef@qsl.net

(Tks RN3FX)(8/2001) 

MEZHDURECHENSK TOWN - 50 YEARS

Sponsored by the Radioclub of Mezhdurechensk. Earn 50 points for QSO with members of Radioclub of Mezhdurechensk (RDA districts KE-22 and KE-36).

Point values are:
1. Club station = 20 points.
2. Residents of Mezhdurechensk. = 10 points.
3. Stations may be contacted for credit on different bands, or different modes on one band,
4. Points are doubled if they are:
     a. made on 160, 80 40 m.
     b. made on June 23 (day of foundation of Mezhdurechensk) and on last Sunday of August (Miner's Day).
5. Points are tripled for foreign HAMs.

SWL OK. Send a GCR list and fee of $US2 for CIS and $US3 for all others. Apply to: VITALY VASILYEVICH Kozhemyakin, P.O.Box 20, Mezhdurechensk-10, Kemerovskaya oblast, 652880, Russia.

List of members of Mezhdurechensk town radioclub (on Jan 1 2006):
- Club stations: RA9UWT, RU9UWU.
- HAMs: RA9UAE, RA9UBP, RA9UIW, RA9UP, RA9UPK, RA9UQS, RA9ULT, RV9UAF, RV9UBF, RV9UBH, RV9UO, RV9USB, RW9UAS, RW9UBG, RW9UDG, RX9ULM, UA9UAE, UA9UFT, UA9UIC, UA9UKI, UA9UPK, UA9URN, UA9URO, UA9UUG, UA9UUO.

E-mail: rx9ulm@rikt.ru

Tks RA1AE 2/2007

MOSCOW AWARD PROGRAM

Sponsored by the Moscow regional department of SRR (Soyuz Radiolyubitelej Rossii or Union of Radio Amateurs of Russia). Contact different municipalities which are found within the city of Moscow since 1 January 2007. All bands and modes. No use of repeaters. SWL OK.  
     Every municipality in Moscow has its own unique identifier. Each municipality may be used one time for the awards. Hams from Moscow may display on their QSL-cards the short name of the municipality, and report it during the QSO: e.g. MOS BR (MOS = Moscow, BR = short name of the municipality). The list of municipalities is on the site http://www.mos.inst.ru

The awards are awarded in succession, beginning from Class III. Your application should list the municipalitie