REAL SHORT TIME AWARDS LISTING Check this page from time to time

26 April 2008	30 June 2008	Austria Switzerland	EURO-2008 Award (European Football Championships)	OH3GZ
1 May 2008	31 May 2008	Germany	European Spring Award	DE3EAR
1 May 2008	25 May 2008	Italy	Diploma del Quarantesimo	PA3CUZ
9 May 2008	9 May 2008	Russia	Marshalls of Viatka	OH3GZ
17 May 2008	18 May 2008	Italy	4th Members Trophy - Mediterraneo DX Club	OH3GZ
20 May 2008	5 June 2008	Italy	4^th COTA AWARD 2008 (CARABINIERI ON THE AIR)	PA3CUZ
28 May 2008	1 June 2008	Italy	A.R.M.I. Award "IADV"	PA3CUZ
31 May 2008	1 June 2008	Portugal	CT7LH - ALGARVE Lighthouse Activity 2008	PA3CUZ
5 June 2008	14 June 2008	Italy	Italian Navy Day	PA3CUZ
7 June 2008	8 June 2008	USA	International Museum Ship Radio Event 2008	OH3GZ
14 June 2008 21 June 2008	15 June 2008 22 June 2008	England	International Museums Weekend 2008	OH3GZ
1 July 2008	31 July 2008	Germany	50th Anniversary "Sea of Peace" Award	PA3CUZ
12 July 2008	13 July 2008	Ukraine	IARU EM5HQ Award	UR5EAW
July 2008	July 2008	Christmas Island VK9X	VK9X July 2008 Expedition Award	CT1BWW
1 August 2008	10 August 2008	Italy	Diploma Grande Guerra	PA3CUZ
20 Sept 2008	30 Sept 2008	Italy	9th Pallazo Reale di Caserta	PA3CUZ
17 October 2008	19 October 2008	Italy	5th STRANGE RADIO EVENT	PA3CUZ

On the occasion of the 2008 European Football Championship, the Austrian Österreichische Versuchsenderverband (ÖVSV) and the Swiss Union Schweizerischer Kurzwellen Amateure (USKA) jointly sponsor this short term award for contacts made between 26 April l to 30 June with special prefixed stations operating from both Austria and Switzerland. SWL OK. All contacts must be with different stations, regardless of band or mode of the contact.

Contact stations using call signs in the following blocks:
Austria: OE2008AAA-ZZZ
Switzerland: HB2008AAA-ZZZ.

All bands may be used, and all modes except for Packet Radio and Echo Link. Endorsements available for the modes of SSB, CW, Digital and Mixed modes. A QRP endorsement may be issued if all contacts were made using no more than 10 watts.

The award is available in 3 levels:
a. Bronze - 10 stations (5 from OE and 5 from HB).
b. Silver - 14 stations (7 from OE and 7 from HB).
c. Gold - 20 stations (10 from OE and 10 from HB.

Send GCR list or certification by an official of a national radio association plus fee of 10€ by 31 December 2008 to: Richard Kritzer OE8RZS, Aich 4, A-9800 Spittal/Dr., Austria.

Each year in may the Bavarian Radio Friends sponsor the European Spring Award which is open to amateur radio stations and listeners.

During the month of May 2008 work (or hear) as many European DXCC-entities as possible. Be aware that only European entities count. For European applicants a minimum of 20 and for non-European applicants a minimum of 15 entities is required for the award. The deadline for the application is June 30, 2008. Application with log extract. (No QSLs necessary). No band or mode restrictions. Award fee: 5 Euros or 8 US-Dollars or 8 IRCs (but only the very new ones!).

All applications must be sent to the following address: Hans-Jürgen Schmelzer, P.O. Box 1204, 95634 Tirschenreuth, Germany.

The ARI di Latina celebrates their 40th anniversary with a schedule of activity for all members of the Section leading to an award.

Period:
from 1600 UTC 1 May to 2400 UTC on 1 May 2008.
from 0800 UTC 3 May to 2400 UTC on 4 May 2008.
from 0800 UTC 10 May to 2400 UTC on 11 May 2008.
from 0800 UTC 17 May to 2400 UTC on 18 May 2008.
from 0800 UTC 24 May to 2400 UTC on 25 May 2008.

Earn 25 points by making contacts with stations from the Sezioni ARI di Latina, Aprilia, Cisterna, Formia, Velletri using 40 and 80 meters SSB.

Each contact with a member = 1 point.
A contact with Jolly station (wild card) IQ0LT = 3 points.

The same station can be worked multiple times as long as there is a 30 minute interval between such contacts.

Send a log extract, on or before 1 June 2008 with fee of 10€ to: Enzo Fiorletta I0ENF, via Gemito 6, I-04100 Latin, Italy.

Make one contact with commemorative station UE4NMV on 9 May.
The award commemorates four historic Marshalls of the Soviet Union:
1. Konev Ivan Stepanovich (16.12.1897-21.05.1973)
2. Leonid Aleksandrovich (22.02.1897-19.03.1955)
3. Vershinin Konstantin Andreevich (21.5.1900 - 1973)
4. Falaleev Feodor Yakovlevich (19.5.1899.1899 - 12.8.1955)

Cost of the diploma Russia - 80 rbl., the CIS - 120 р.
Foreign radio fans - 6 IRC (equivalent)
To veterans/Participants of the Second World War - it is free-of-charge.
Applications on E-mail are welcomed: ra4naj@mail.ru

Apply to Tsirul Oleg Vladimirovichu, PO Box 470, 610011 Kirov, Russia.
E-mail: ra4naj@mail.ru
QSL - through RZ4NWA

Tks OH3GZ 5/9/08

ITALY 4^th COTA AWARD 2008 (CARABINIERI ON THE AIR)
194th anniversary of the founding of the Carabinieri [police] Force

Objective: for amateurs and SWL around the world to contact COTA members amateurs as many times as possible.
Bands : 3,5 MHz, 7 MHz, 14 MHz.
Mode: SSB, CW, PSK31, RTTY.
Contacts allowed: only one contact per day is allowed for the same band/mode/member . As many contact as possible per day are allowed with members on different band/modes.

COTA HAM members:
IKØAUO, IKØQBI, IKØQOF, ISØYHV, IWØDGJ, IWØGSB, IWØEYT, IZØIWL, IZØKNA, I1ULJ, IK1MOP, IZ1BZV, IW2GRA, IW2NLJ, IZ2ABM, IZ2DJN, IZ2IPF, IZ2LNA, IV3LBP, IV3HSV, IV3HWY, IV3PCF, IV3TYS, IZ3CTA, IZ5DMC, IK6BAK, IK6ZJE, IK6ZNK, IZ6FUQ, IW7EBB, IW7EFJ, IK8XVQ, IW8PQ, IZ8BGA, IZ8CCX, IZ8DAF, IZ8FMU, IZ8GNEI, IT9ECQ, IT9KKE
For the official list of C.O.T.A amateurs member see at http://www.cota.cc

1. Contacts between amateurs and C.O.T.A. member on SSB = point.
2. Contacts between amateurs and C.O.T.A. member using CW, RTTY and PSK31 mode =3 points.
Contacts between amateurs and special station II0CC/zone any mode = 5 points.
Contacts between amateurs and special station II0CC on any mode = 8 points.
Contacts between amateurs and "Jolly" station on any mode = 3 points.

Number exchange : RS-T report plus progressive number (i.e. 59-001)
Call: SSB, RTTY and PSK31 " CQ 4̊ COTA Award " , CW "CQ COTA "

Points Required / Scoring:
All stations: the final score is the result of the total QSO points.
To be eligible for an award, the amateurs must be collect:
HF stations in Italy (80mt, 40mt, 20mt) need 15 points.
HF stations outside Italy (80mt, 40mt, 20mt) need 10 points.

The request of the award must be postmarked no later than 30 June, 2008 to and be sent to: Associazione Radioamatori Carabinieri COTA – P.O.Box 28 – I-60022 Castelfidardo (Ancona), Italy. (By e-Mail diploma@cota.cc ) including:
     1. A signed paper log extract signed complete with the COTA members call sign, date, times in GMT, all sent and received exchanges are to be logged, band, mode.
     2.  Copy of the bank transfer of 10,00 Euro to: Associazione Radioamatori Carabinieri COTA – P.O.Box 28 – 60022 Castelfidardo (Ancona) ITALY - account IBAN: IT 04 L 07601 02600 000060567955 ; BIC: BPPIITRRXXX.
     3. A copy of your own QSL card.

The net proceeds will be devolved to "ONAOMAC" (Assistance for Carabinieri Force Orphans).
QSL II0CC to IW6DSM. LORENZO IANNONE , Via Raggiolo 17, 61015 - Novafeltria (Pesaro) ITALY, E-Mail qsl@cota.cc.

The MDXC celebrates the growing presence of our Club in the world, now more than 450 members. The aim of this Trophy, open to all OM and SWL of the world, is to contact/heard the largest number of MDXC Members and club Special Event Stations (among these also the Headquarter Station MDXC: IQ8MD).

Date – The Trophy is programmed on 17, 18 May 2008 (00.01 UTC of 17until 24.00 UTC of 18).

Categories: a1) MDXC Stations, SSB mode; a2) MDXC Stations, Mixed Mode; b1) Not-MDXC Stations, SSB Mode; b2) Not-MDXC Stations, Mixed Mode; c) MDXC Special Event Stations (Mixed Mode only); d) SWL (Mixed Mode only)

Points - Each QSO with Not-MDXC Stations counts 1 point. Each QSO with MDXC Stations counts 2 points. Each QSO with MDXC Special Event Stations counts 3 points. Each QSO with IQ8MD (Headquarter Station MDXC) counts 5 points. Each Station can be contacted once per band and once per mode.

Reports: The MDXC Stations will give RS(T) + their Membership Number, preceeded by the letter “M” (e.g. 59-M040), Not Members will transmit the RS(T) + a serial number starting with 001, the MDXC Special Event Stations and the Headquarter Station will transmit only the RS(T). For SWLs the ‘callsign of station being worked’ may not appear more than three consecutive times. There must be at least one other QSO before a series of one to three callsigns is repeated.

Multipliersi: Each MDXC Member and each Special Event Station will count 1 multiplier regardless the bande and the mode.

Bands and Modes - HF only, from 10 m to 80 m, WARC excluded, Modes: SSB, CW/Digital. Call SSB: CQ MDXC TROPHY. Call CW/Digital: CQ MDXC.

Prizes – First 3 operators wit best score for categories a1, a2, b1, b2 e d, and the best Special Event Station (category c) will be awarded.

Award- Reaching 300 points, and at least twenty (20) of them coming from QSOs with MDXC Members, applicants can apply for a Special Award. No applications containing only QSOs with Special Event Stations, without QSOs with MDXC Members will be accepted. Application forms and logs, and a fee of 15 Euro, must be sent to the Members Trophy Manager: Giuliano Mondini P.O. Box 10 21052 Busto Arsizio ( VA. )

QSL Cards – For all Special Event Stations a special QSL card will be printed. To get it, no request is necessary: all QSOs with S.E.S. will be automatically confirmed via the Bureau.

Logs – The log-deadline is established at June 20th 2009, the logs must be mailed to the Manager’s address or emailed to: ik2vuc@aribusto.it. S.E.S must send ther logs in ADIF format only, or they will be excluded from the standings.

Other stations can use the ADIF, DBF or Excel format for logs sent via e-mail, printed TXT, for logs sent via normal mail. Incomplete logs will be cancelled from the standings. (Logs must contain Call, Date, UTC, Band in meters, Mode, Complete Report, sent and given). Example:

Special Event Stations – The S.E.S. can operate as single or multi-operator, each multi-operator team will have no more than three operators (license owner plus two other operators). All S.E.S. operators cannot take part to the Trophy with their own callsigns, and cannot make QSO and send reports with other callsigns except the Special Callsign they are using in this Trophy, or their stations will be disqualified. Each S.E.S. will be in competition only with other S.E.S. regardless the composition of the teams (single or multi-operator). Multi-multi are not allowed, only one TRX per team will be allowed.

N.B. – Money sent to claim the Awards will be used to pay the Awards and the QSL cards. In case the amount of the expenses will be less than the collected money, the rest will be used, as usual, to sponsor further IOTA and DX activities.

The ARMI sponsors this award for making just with special call II1ADV at any time between Wednesday May 28, 2008 (00:00 UTC) and Sunday 1 June 2008 (24.00 UTC). This station will be active on all bands using SSB, CW, PSK31.

Fee for the award is 10€ or US$ 13. Note: The sum received for graduation, minus expenses of printing and shipping will be donated entirely to all'ISTITUO ANDREA DORIA, an organization devoted to providing assistance to orphaned children of sailors.

Send log extract and fee to: Alberto Mattei, IT9MRM, Via Enrico Millo, 20, I-96011 Augusta (SR), Italy.

Seven Portuguese lighthouses will be on the air at the same time during this 2 day period. A free award is offered for those who contact all of them. Bands: 40, 30, 20, 17, 6 (StªMaria LH) and maybe 80 and 15 meters. Mode: CW + SSB + RTTY. Check out their website for additional information as it develops. These lighthouses may be QSLed via the CT bureau, directly to CT1GFK or via email request to ct7lh@sapo.pt .

(K1BV visited the last listed lighthouse in 2004 on a trip to Portugal. The Cape of St. Vincent is generally thought to be the last sight of Europe that the 15^th century Portuguese explorers saw as they sailed south to explore Africa. It sits on the edge of a large cliff and is a popular tourist attraction.)

1. Lighthouse of Vila Real de Santo António – CT7LHR
2. Lighthouse Torre da Igreja da Fuzeta – CT7LHF
3. Lighthouse Cabo de Santa Maria – CT1LHM
4. Lighthouse of Alfanzina – CT7LHZ
5. Lighthouse Ponta do Altar – CT7LHA
6. Lighthouse Ponta da Piedade – CT7LHP
7. Lighthouse Cabo de São Vicente – CT7LHV

The celebration of Armed Forces Day, including the Navy, was established in 1939. But only since 1964, the event was finally set for June 10, the day in which you remember a historic undertaking accomplished, along the Dalmatian coast, Lieutenant Commander Luigi Rizzo and Ensign Joseph Aonzo; action that ended with the sinking of some units of the Austrian fleet, including the battleship S. Stefano flagship of the fleet, changed the fate of the conflict.

The Association of Italian Sailors Radio-amateurs ARMI has established a special diploma with every decade, which will award the activity of OM and SWL in memory of Commander Rizzo and Aonzo.

Requirements:
Italian stations need 20 points.
European need 15 points.
All others need 10 points.

Point Values:
QSOs with members of Navy Club using SSB = 1 point.
QSOs with members using CW, PSK31 or RTTY = 2 points.
QSOs with the special station from Milazzo, II9LR = 3 points.
QSOs with special station from Savona, II1GA = 3 points.
QSOs with "Jolly Station" (wildcard) II0MM = 10- points.

(Note the special stations may be contacted just one time during the time of the operation.)

Award cost 10€ or US$ 13. Note: The sum received for the award, minus expenses of printing and shipping will go entirely all'ISTITUO ANDREA DORIA, institute focusing orphaned children of fathers sailors.

Apply on or before 31 July 2008 to: Aldo Palazzese, IZØINU, A.R.M.I. A/275, Via Svezia, 13, I-04100 Latina, Italy.

The Museum Ships Event 2008 is sponsored by the BNJARS "The Battleship New Jersey Amateur Radio Station" during the period 0001Z June 07th to 2359Z June 08^th, 2008. (Ships wishing to participate should send a note to museum@nj2bb.org with the name of ship, call sign, location, qsl info and contact info for person responsible.) Every year, there is participation of naval ships, lightships, steamships, research vessel and merchant ships. Interesting international ships as the British cruiser HMS "BELFAST" (GB 2 RN) will take part.

All stations that work at least 15 different ships listed as officially participating will receive a certificate if they send a copy of their log entries showing these contacts. )Working the same ship on different frequencies DOES NOT count as 2 ships.). Please either send $US3 to cover costs or send a large enough envelope with enough postage. Certificates should not be folded. Apply to: Margaret Burgess, KB2BRR, 150 Schooner Ave., Barnegat, NJ 08005, USA. All certificate requests must be received by September 30th, 2008.

A list of participating ships is available on the website of USS "NEW JERSEY"
Internet: http://www.nj2bb.org

This annual event will be held again on the 2nd and 3rd weekend of June. This change is to enable those unable to operate on the first weekend, to make use of the second weekend. Everyone is welcome to operate on either or even both of the weekends - your choice.

The intention of the event is to set up amateur radio special event stations at as many of the museums as possible throughout the whole of the world. I would hope for an HF, VHF, and if at all possible, a Ui-View (APRS) packet station to be set up at each museum site, but the scope of your station is entirely up to you. The choice of museum is also left very much up to you, however aim for the largest and/or most unusual you can find.

The museums taking part over the years have included ships, castles, air museums, Napoleonic forts, pumping stations, wireless museums, racing museums and many others. For the purposes of the event, the word 'museum' is loosely interpreted. There really is no shortage of venues in which such an event can be staged, no matter where in the world you might live.

Details not confirmed as of the time of writing this (29 Feb 08), so there will be additional information. Check their website for information.

The year 2008 will mark 50 years that the "Sea of Peace" award has been issued. A special version of the award will be issued to celebrate this event. During the entire month of July, earn points by contacting countries and districts of those countries which border the shores of the Baltic Sea.

Requirements:
Europeans need 15 points, 3 of which must be from German stations.
DX need 10 points, 3 of which must be from German stations.
On VHF, all stations need 7 points (DL0SOP and 2 other.).
One QSO with Jubilee Station DL0SOP is required and = 5 points.

Point Values:
a. A QSO with a station from the DARC district Mecklenburg-West Pomerania = 3 points.
(These are DOKs beginning with "V", Z87, Z89, MCM, MVP, SOP and YLV).
b. QSOs with other German stations (a maximum of 3 stations or 3 points).
c. Stations in the following countries/districts = 1 point:
LA LY OHØ OH1 OH2 OH5 OH6 OH8 OH9 OJØ OZ R1/MVI RA1 RA2 SMØ SM1 SM2 SM3 SM5 SM6 SM7 SP1 SP2 YL.

All bands and modes OK. Send a log extract and fee of 10E or $US13 for a cloth pennant to: Georg Tretow DL4SVA, PO Box 1114, D-23931, Grevesmuhlen, Germany.

Alexander (UR5EAW) informs us that anyone who contacts the official headquarters station of the UARL (Ukraine Amateur Radio League) 3 times (different bands) during the IARU contest will receive a certificate sent through the Bureaus at no charge. If you wish the award, but do not want to wait for Bureau delivery, you may obtain it by sending a log extract and 2 IRCs to: SHEVCHENKO ALEXANDER I. UR5EAW, POB 6632, DNEPROPETROVSK 49130, UKRAINE.

Contact stations on Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean during the term of their July 2008 Expedition. There are two ways to qualify:
1. Contact 4 different VK9X stations active in July on any band or using any mode.
2. Make 5 QSOs using different bands or modes with any of these stations: VK9XWW, VK9XHZ, VK9XOR and VK9XME. (For example making 2 QSOs with VK9XHZ and 3 with VK9XOR).

Send a log extract and fee of 10€ to the award manager: Manuel Alberto C. Martques CT1BWW, PO Box 41, 2780-901 Oeiras, Portugal. (If you are a sponsor or contributor to the expedition, send only the log extract, in this case there is no fee for the award.)

In occasion of 90th anniversary of 1 Guerra Mondiale (First World War), the sezione ARI di Gorizia offers a special award for contacts between 1 and 10 August 2008. SWL OK.

Bands: 3,5 MHz, 7 MHz, 14 MHz using the modes SSB, CW, RTTY.
Italian stations need 30 points, European stations 20 and all others 15 points.
Members of the ARI di Gorizia count 1 point. IQ3GO is 3 points and II3GG 5 points.

Each station may be contacted only once per day. Send log extract and fee of 10€ or $US15 on or before 30 October 2008 to the Award Manager, Vital Salvatore, IV3YIM, via To Toscanini, 5, I-34170 Gorizia (GO), Italy.

The A.R.I. of Caserta sponsors this award for contacts made between 00:00 UTC of 20 September 2008 and 24:00 UTC of 30 September 2008. SWL OK.

Bands: 3.5 MHz and 7.0 MHz (HF) in the modes SSB and CW..
Italian stations need 30 points, European 10 and all others 5 points.
Each member of the A.R.I. of Caserta = 1 point.
Jolly station = 5 points.
Special station IQ8DO, which will be active on 20 and 21 September = 5 points
Special station IR8PR3, which will be active on 27 and 28 September = 5 points.

The same station may be contacted several times in the same day, but each contact must be on a different band and mode with at least one hour between the contacts. Send log extract and fee of 15€ before 20 December 2008 to Manager: Caterina Dorina, IK8HEQ, Via Generoso Iodice pal. B sc. B, I-81055 Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Caserta, Italy.

If you like to have fun with us during the Strange Radio Event, please take note of the following rules:

1- Date: from 06.00 GMT of 17 October to 22.00 GMT of 19 October 2008.
2- To obtain the Strange Radio Event Certificate you need contacts with 5 different S.R.T. Special Calls.
3- Mode: SSB only.
4- Plaques to: 1st European OM; 1st station Outside Europe, 1st S.R.T. Special Call and 1st SWL.
Prizes will be given during the 6th International DX Convention, Salerno 2009, or shipped later.
5- You will be informed about the S.R.T. special callsigns through the normal channels magazines and WEB.
6- Logs: to earn the Strange Radio Event Certificate, logs have to be sent before November 30, 2008. The cost is 10 Euros or $US15 which should be sent to the Event Manager: IZ7DOK Marco De Carlo, Via degli Orefici 6, I-73100 Lecce, Italy.

This is a list of expired very short term awards which were listed and then removed.
I give a credit of $US1 towards purchase of my Directory for each award.

1 January 2008	31 January 2008	Germany	Bavarian Radio Friends - 2008 Activity Award 2008	Hans-Jürgen Schmelzer
4 January 2008	6 January 2008	Italy	BEANS BENEFICA AWARD	OH3GZ
15 January 2008	25 January 2008	Ukraine	Vertical Award	OH3GZ
4 February 2008	20 February 2008	Italy	VIAREGGIO’S 134th INTERNATIONAL CARNIVAL VII DIPLOMA	OH3GZ
1 February 2008	29 February 2008	Estonia	90^th Anniversary of the Estonian Republic	SM6DEC
16 February 2008	16 March 2008	Lithuania	90th Anniversary of Lithuanian Independence Award	OH3GZ/PA3CUZ
23 February 2008	12 March 2008	Russia	Baikal Winteriada 2008 award	OH3GZ
15 March 2008	22 March 2008	Italy	PROCESSIONE DEI MISTERI DI TRAPANI AWARD	OH3GZ
1 January 2008	31 March 2008	Bulgaria	130^th Anniversary of Liberation of Bulgaria Award	VA3RJ
5 January 2008	12 April 2008	Spain	Diploma Seville Fair April	OH3GZ
4 March 2008	7 April 2008	Russia	The Great North Road Award (R9J)	OH3GZ
22 March 2008	30 March 2008	Italy	ITALIAN NAVY COASTAL RADIO STATIONS 2008	PA3CUZ
28 March 2008	2 April 2008	Italy	500th Anniversary Death of St. Francis of Paola	OH3GZ
29 March 2008	13 April 2008	Poland	75^th Anniversary of the SP-DX Contest	SP5UAF
6 April 2008	7 April 2008	USA	Association of Saints Church Radio Amateurs Anniversary	WA0EMX
18 April 2008	18 April 2008	Poland	World Amateur Radio Day Award	SP2FAP
26 April 2008	26 April 2008	England	International Marconi Day Award	K1BV