Short Term Awards for 2012 

Contacts for these awards must be made generally during the calendar year 2012.
Some of the award periods may range from as short as 4 months to over a year, but all include the year 2012.  
For much shorter term awards (a few days to a month), see this special file. 

Indicates Latest Award Added to this list.

BULGARIA                    ALL BULGARIAN SAINTS Diploma - 2012

Established by the Balkan Contest as an annual award to honor the memory of  Saints of the Orthodox faith.

Requirements:
1. European stations need 10 different QSO (SWL reports),
2. stations outside Europe need 5 QSO (SWL reports) with different memorial callsigns dedicated to Bulgarian Orthodox Saints.

In 2012, there will be 12 different special call signs activated by club members for the award: 12:
1. LZ 1818 MOG from 01.01.2012 till 31.01.2012
2. LZ 1401 SET from 01.02.2012 till 29.02.2012
3. LZ 1784 SIB from 01.03.2012 till 31.03.2012
4. LZ 1437 MGS from 01.04.2012 till 30.04.2012
5.LZ 907 SKB from 01.05.2012 till 31.05.2012
6. LZ 1515 PSB from 01.06.2012 till 30.06.2012
7. LZ 1822 MIT from 01.07.2012 till 31.07.2012
8. LZ 916 SS from 01.08.2012 till 31.08.2012
9. LZ 1737 SSS from 01.09.2012 till 30.09.2012
10. LZ 1814 MIS from 01.10.2012 till 31.10.2012
11. LZ 1620 PPZ from 01.11.2012 till 30.11.2012
12. LZ 1500 PNB from 01.12.2012 till 31.12.2012

The cost of the Diploma is 10 IRC (or 5 EUR) and it can also be obtained free of charge in electronic form by e-mail. Send applications to: lz3ga@abv.bg
For a paper version of the Diploma please send fee of 10 IRC to P.O. Box 36, Karlovo, 4300 BULGARIA, or 5 EUR to the PayPal account: lz1zf@abv.bg
QSL cards are not necessary, only an extract from the log. For each year Diploma will be issued with a separate numbering: No / 2012 and etc.
Only memorial callsigns will be changed and Diploma can be obtained every year for QSO’s within period from January 01 till December 31 for the relevant year.

Internet http://www.balkanclub.org/awards.htm
and QRZ site of LZ1818MOG

Tks ON4CAS and PA3CUZ 1/8/12

Croatia                                              20 Years of 9A Prefix Award

This award is issued by the Croatian Amateur Radio Association (HRS) to commemorate 20 years of 9A prefix on the air.  Available to all amateurs and SWLs.

Award requirements: Contact all 10 different special 9A prefixes (9A200-9A209) on any band or mode in period from January 1st to December 31st 2012. Note that the special calls 9A20HRS & 9A20HQ can replace any missing prefix and can be used a maximum of 2 times.  Log extract with fee of 10E or $US15 should be sent no later than December 31st 2013. 

(Electronic Money transfer may be made to HRS bank account: Zagreba ka banka, d.d. Paromlinska 2,10 000 Zagreb
SWIFT:ZABAHR2X (20 YEARS 9A PREFIXES AWARD)
IBAN : HR 4323600001101561569

Apply to: HRVATSKI RADIO AMATERSKI SAVEZ, Dalmatinska 12, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia.

E-mail: mato.samardzic@zg.t-com.hr 
Internet:  http://www.hamradio.hr/
               http://www.9a3sm.com 

Tks HRS Award Manager 9A3SM 12/29/11

DENMARK                                    5P12EU Award

Denmark will be the acting chairman of the European Union during the period from 1 January to 30 June 2012. There are present 27 countries in the European Union. Danish amateur radio stations will be active with the special call sign 5P12EU during this period of time and the call will only be active in the period between 1 January and 30 June 2012.

An award has been created for this special event. Contact 5P12EU using any modes as follows: 
1. Gold award: QSO on 7 different bands.
2. Silver award: QSO on 5 different bands.
3. Bronze award: QSO on 3 different bands. 

All QSOs must be worked from the same call sign to get the award.

Applying for the award: 

1. Send an e-mail to Award Manager OZ4CG (E-mail award@5p12eu.dk). Then you will get reply with the requested award attached which you can print it out yourself. This is free of charge.
2. Send a letter to QSL Manager OZ0J to get the award by letter. Make sure you specify the level earned. The first award to one address costs US$10 or 3 IRC to cover our costs for printing the award and for the envelope and return postage. You can also pay via Paypal on our homepage www.5p12eu.dk If you have any questions about our award please contact us at award@5p12eu.dk
Please check that you are in our log before you send your award request.


E-mail: info@5p12eu.dk 
Internet: http://www.oz5bd.dk/5p12eu/viewpage.php?page_id=6  

Tks: DIG Rundspruch Nr. 1731 of 01.12.2011

ENGLAND                              Commonwealth of Nations Jubilee Award 2012

Radio amateurs across the world are invited to work stations in the Commonwealth of Nations during calendar year 2012. This award celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II and especially her position as head of the Commonwealth of Nations. As the Jubilee takes place in 2012 the award will run for 12 months starting on January 1st 2012 and ending on December 31st 2012. There are 139 qualifying Commonwealth call Areas. A certificate will be awarded to every licenced radio amateur who makes contact with stations located in 60 and 100 different Commonwealth Call Areas during 2012. Any mode of transmission may be used. Contacts made via the internet do not count. A simple spreadsheet can be down loaded to facilitate record keeping. A league table will be run on the website noted below showing the number of call areas contacted by participating stations. No QSL or other verification will be required. Certificates will be available for download and printing by stations claiming the contacts required. Please note that CW QSOs made by non-Commonwealth stations during the Commonwealth Contest on 10/11 March 2012 should not be counted. If you wish to take the opportunity to apply for the main Commonwealth Century Club awards then you should follow the procedure on the web page.

1. Keep track of Commonwealth Call areas you have worked using our score sheet
Download the score sheet from the link above. Just make a note of call worked and date. Just email your scores for the league table every week to g3pjt @ btinternet dot com .
2. Claiming your certificate ....
When you want to claim the award then just e mail your score sheet to G3PJT. Your certificate will be sent to you for printing on your printer. No cost for the award.

Rules:
Spreadsheet available at: http://www.rsgb-spectrumforum.org.uk/ccc.htm

Tks G3PJT 25 Oct 11

ENGLAND                Worked All Britain: Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Award.

In 2012, Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate her 60th year on the throne – her 'Diamond Jubilee'. To celebrate this event, the Worked All Britain Awards group is running an award – for Calendar Year 2012 only, which will be known as the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Award. The award will be open to all and will be available on all modes and all frequencies.

The award will be based around the number ‘60’ in recognition of the Queen's achievement. As with all W.A.B. Awards, this is available to SWL's on a 'Heard' basis. There are seven classes of the Award: Basic, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Sapphire and Diamond. A certificate will be issued up to the Sapphire level, with a trophy being awarded for the Diamond.

Certificates will cost £1, unless claimed by an activator, in which case all awards are free. The trophies will be awarded free of charge, but we ask that the recipient either covers the cost of postage or collects the trophy at our 2013 Annual General Meeting.

To qualify, you must work/hear/activate different numbers of 'normal' (not ending in '60') W.A.B. Squares, plus Squares ending in the number '60'. The requirements are shown below. All contacts must be made within the 2012 calendar year, i.e. 1st January - 31st December 2012.

Apply to: Darran Chappell - G0BWB, 49 Midway, South Crosland, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4 7DA

E-mail: g0bwb@worked-all-britain.org.uk
Internet: http://www.worked-all-britain.co.uk/

Tks OH3GZ 12/28/11

ENGLAND                            IOTA 50th Anniversary Marathon

THE YEAR 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Islands On The Air (IOTA) Programme by British SWL Geoff Watts, BRS-3129. To celebrate the occasion, the RSGB IOTA Manager and Committee announce an exciting activity period in which all licensed amateurs world-wide are invited to participate. 
For a two-year period during 2012 and 2013, IOTA chasers are encouraged to contact as many different IOTA groups as possible, and IOTA activators to play their part by operating from as many groups as possible, with special emphasis on the less-frequently activated ones. The points system adopted rewards 'Activators' with higher scores for activating the rarer IOTA groups. Certificates and awards will be available to both 'Chasers' and 'Activators' to reflect attainment of graduated bands of performance. 

Prizes will be awarded to the highest-scoring individuals in both the ‘Chasers’ and ‘Activators’ sections and these will, if circumstances allow, be presented during the IOTA 50th Anniversary celebrations at the RSGB Convention in 2014. Certificates will be available to other participants who reach the specified grade levels. 

‘IOTA Chasers’ Marathon 
Certificates, sent electronically, will be available for all ‘IOTA Chasers’ who score a minimum of 100 points. The following certificates are available: 
50th Anniversary Marathon IOTA Chasers Participation certificate 100 points 
50th Anniversary Marathon IOTA Chasers ‘Bronze’ certificate 250 points 
50th Anniversary Marathon IOTA Chasers ‘Silver’ certificate 500 points 
50th Anniversary Marathon IOTA Chasers ‘Gold’ certificate 750 points 
50th Anniversary Marathon IOTA Chasers ‘Diamond’ certificate 1000 points 
In addition, there will be a special prize for the highest-scoring ‘IOTA Chaser’ in both the single-operator and multi-operator categories on each continent, subject to achievement of the 'Silver' certificate. 
‘IOTA Activators’ Marathon 

APPLICATIONS 
All logs must be submitted electronically. Paper logs will not be accepted. All applications should be made after the end of the IOTA 50th Anniversary Marathon period, i.e. not before 1 January 2014. The deadline for applications is 28 February 2014. Full details of the application procedure will be available on the RSGB IOTA web-site at http://www.rsgbiota.org closer to the time. Any questions about the IOTA 50th Anniversary Marathon rules may be sent to: iota.chaser@gmail.com  or iota.activator@gmail.com  as appropriate. 

Internet: http://www.rsgbiota.org/marathon/marathon.pdf 

FRANCE                                      10^th Anniversary of the EURO AWARD

The EURO Diploma is sponsored by the Tulle Radio Club to commemorate the10th anniversary of the Euro as a new currency in Europe on 1st of January 2002. Rules : Contact or listen to one station from each of the member countries of the Euro zone for a total of 17 countries.

Required Countries:

5B: Cyprus, 9H : Malta, CT : Portugal, EA : Spain, EI : Eire, ES : Estonia, DL : Germany, F : France, I : Italy, LX : Luxemburg, OE : Austria, OM : Slovak Rep., ON : Belgium, OH : Finland PA : Holland, S5 : Slovenia, SV : Greece,

TM10E is a special event station commemorating the 10^th anniversary of the new currency in Europe since the introduction on 1st of January 2002. Working TM10E, gives you a wild card for the EURO AWARD. A contact with the station TM10E counts as a wild card in the case where you are missing two countries.

All bands and modes are accepted except contacts made via repeater. QSOs must take place between 01 January 2012 and 31 December 2012. Applications for the diploma must be sent before 31 December 2013. Send only a log extract or qso list ; no QSLs are required. A lovely aluminum plaque is measuring 23 X 18 cm. Cost of the plaque is 20€, 25 IRCs or $US25. Paypal Accepted . Award manager : F5RBB (f5rbb@wanadoo.fr ). Mailing address: VERVECHE Patrice, F5RBB les gouttes, 19800 GIMEL LES CASCADES, France.

E-mail: f5rbb@wanadoo.fr

GERMANY                           800 Years of Anhalt Diploma

In 2012, the Saxony-Anhalt Region celebrates the 800th anniversary of Anhalt. This Jubilee award is sponsored by the German Amateur Radio Club Association, local chapter W22 ZAB-Dessau. Contact local associations and radio amateurs who are located in the former territory of Anhalt during the calendar year 2012. 

Earn a total of 800 points using the table of contact values shown below:
a. Special event station DM800ANH = 200 points.
b. Club stations DA0MA, DD0DRK, DF0DES, DK0ZAB, DK0LG, DK0NID, DK0GYB, and DR5Y = 100 points .
c. Stations belonging to German Clubs DOK W07, W18, W22, W23, W33 = 50 points.
d. Stations located permanently or temporary in the territory of Anhalt = 25 points.

The location of each station contacted must be recorded as a place name or locator. Refer to the web site listed below and the map of the territory.

All bands and modes except Echolink are allowed.
Only one call sign at the same time will be scored.

QSO Multiplier Values:
a. VHF/UHF contacts are multiplied by the factor 2.
b. Stations in Europe (except DL) multiply their points by the factor 2
c. Stations outside of Europe may multiply their points by the factor 3.

The award shows a historical map and ten selected personalities who have influenced Anhalt or worked in Anhalt a long time. On the back of the award, you will find explanations of the history of Anhalt and the personalities depicted.

Fees: Paper version: 5 € or 3 IRC
PDF Version: 2 € or 1 IRC

Send a log extract and fee to: Award manager, DM2TO, Thomas Schmidt, Rietzmecker Str. 4, 06846 Dessau-Roßlau, Germany.

E-mail: info@dr5y.de
Internet: http://www.darc.de/distrikte/w/funkbetrieb/diplome/jubilaeums-diplom-800-jahre-anhalt/ 

GERMANY                           775^th Anniversary of the Founding of Berlin Jubilee Award

In 2012, the city of Berlin, and capitol of Germany celebrates the 775^th anniversary of its founding. The Berlin section of DARC offers a special award for contacts/SWL made with radio amateurs from the city.
Contacts must be made during 2012. All bands and modes may be used. 

Earn a total of 775 points with Berlin stations with values as shown below:
a. special call sign stations with "775" in the prefix = 50 points.
. club stations with special DOK in 2012 = 30 points.
c. stations with permanent special DOK (YLD, DVD....) = 20 points.
d. Training call sign and YL QSOs = 20 points. 
e. All other stations in Berlin = 10 points.

Information about special call signs, special DOK etc may be found at: http://www.darc.de/distrikte/d/775bln 

The award shows scenes of Berlin, with both historical and modern buildings.
Submit applications no later than 30 June 2013. It is planned that the awards will be issued in August 2012.

Fees:
Paper version 8E or 5 valid IRCs.
PDF version 3E or 2 valid IRCs.

Send log extract and necessary fee to Lutz Elsner DL7UGO (dl7ugo@darc.de), Allee der Kosmonauten 195, D-12685 Berlin, Germany.

E-mail: dl7ugo@darc.de
Internet: http://www.darc.de/distrikte/d/775bln
Internet: (official Jubilee site) http://www.berlin.de/775

Tks DL7UGO 12/31/11
(Corrected URL 1/2/12

GERMANY                          GÖTTINGER-SEVEN-DIPLOMA

The short-term diploma is issued by the DARC local chapter of Göttingen H10 to commemorate the protest of the Göttingen Seven 175 years ago.

Rules of the award: 
· This award may be earned by all licensed radio amateurs and SWLs.
· Contacts may be made during Calendar Year 2012. 
· Contact at least seven radio amateurs from the local chapters of Göttingen H10 and / or H53 Göttingen-West
· Mandatory contacts with the H10 club station or the school DL0GN station or Scholl Comprehensive School DL0GSG.
· All bands and modes OK. 
· Send log extract with all details of the contacts. SWLs should list the calls of stations on both sides of the QSO. The list must be confirmed by the signature of two radio amateurs.
· The award may also be requested via the DARC Contest Log (DCL).
Cost of the award: 7€( 5€ and 2€ in postage stamps) plus application.

Award manager Dieter Baranowski, DF7AX, Karl-Marx-Straße 38, 37081 Göttingen
An Application may be found on their website. 

Internet: http://www.h-10.de 

GERMANY                                         35 Years OV R24 Award

The OV Haan R24 offers this short time award on the occasion of its 35^th anniversary.

Earn at least 100 points for the award during calendar year 2012.

Point Values:
a. Club stations with special DOK identifier 35R24 = 35 points.
b. Other Club stations from OV R24 = 10 points.
c. Training stations from OV R24 = 15 points.
d. QSOs with individual members of the OV R24 = 5 points.

At least one QSO with any club station is required..
Every club station may be counted only one time.
One QSO with any YL from the OV R24 or at any YL at any training station of the OV R24 may be used as a joker or wild card station to substitute for another required QSO, with the exception of the required club station..
Every member of the OV R24 may be contacted every month and every band again, uip to a maximum of 12 times.

The following call signs count for the award (as of 19.1.2012)
Club stations: DB0BG, DL0CPM, DN0UKW, DR9P
Training stations: DN1ET, DN6SA, DN8PL
Member callsigns: DF1ER, DF8FA (NA1JA), DG6SA, DJ6JD, DK8EZ, DL1JR (HB9DJR), DL7ET (AL3T), DL8EAP, DO2AJL,DO5FEE (YL), DO7ML, DO8FOX, DO9EM, DO9PL.

The award can be applied for by HAMs and SWLs with a list of the valid QSOs until February 28^th, 2013. QSL cards are not required.
The electronic award is a FREE and may be requested via Email to: R24(at)online.de.
The fee for a printed award is 5 Euro which includes mailing postage.
Bank connection: DARC OV Haan R24, Deutsche Postbank, KontoNr 94105436, BLZ 360010043
Send your application for the printed award to: DL7ET, Veit Pelinski, Morper Allee 34, 40699 Erkrath, Germany.

Internet: www.darc.de/r24 .

Tks DL7ET 1/26/12

GERMANY                       65^th Anniversary of the State of Rheinland-Pfalz

On 18 May 1947 the founding of the state of the Rhineland-Palatinate was created by popular referendum . 2013 is the 65^th anniversary of this event and for this reason, this Jubilee Award, available to all radio amateurs and SWL's was created. You may earn this award for earning at least 65 points to reach by wireless connections with amateur radio stations in Rhineland-Palatinate during 2012.

Point values:
1. Any contact with any of the special district stations = 20 points,
They are: DA0RP, DF0RLP, DF0RPJ, DK0RLP, DM0K, DL0K, and DL0RP DL0YLK.
2. Any contact with a club station of Rhineland-Palatinate =10 points each,
3. All other contacts with stations in Rhineland-Palatinate = 2 points each.

Recognizing Rhineland-Palatinate stations: The district includes the Rhineland-Palatinate DARC DOK K01 to K56, as well as the VFDB DOKs Z11, Z22, Z74, Z77 and Z82. Furthermore, among all in 2012 valid special DOKs from Rhineland-Palatinate, such as DVK, YLK, 65RLP, (See all www.darc.de/uploads/media/ SonderDOK_Dist_K_2012.pdf ).

Your award application should include at least one contact with one of the district Special stations. There is no band or mode- restrictions. Each station counts once for each band and mode.

Fees: Send the award application (in the form of a log extract) and the fee of DL: € 5 cash / non-DL 7.50 € or 10 U.S. $ in, via PayPal or by bank transfer to award manager: Joerg Pellenz, DO1DJJ (DIG 6047), Main road 25, 56 766 Auderath / Germany.

The closing date for the award application is 30 June 2013.

A good opportunity to collect points are the contests and competitions of District K:
1. Activity weeks Rhineland-Palatinate: 1 Jan.2012 until 7 Jan 2012.
2. Rhineland-Palatinate evening activity + 2 meters: 16 May 2012 18-20 UTC Clock.
3. Rhineland-Palatinate 70cm evening activity: 26 May 2012 18-20 UTC Clock
4. Rhineland-Palatinate evening activity + 80 +40 meters: 21 Sep 2012 Clock 17-19 UTC).

Internet: http://www.darc.de/uploads/media/65RLP-Ausschreibung.pdf

Tks OH3GZ 1/6/12

GREECE                                      1912 KATERINI Award

After the Balkan war of 1912,  the Macedonia region, including the city of Katerini, was liberated and reunited with the rest of Greece, rejecting the occupation troops of the Ottoman Empire. 2012 is the 100th anniversary of these events we celebrate the occasion by activating this special call sign. 
Valid all contacts from 1/1/2012 to 31/12/2012.

1. Requirements: Earn a total of 200 points from QSO with Greek stations during Calendar Year 2012.
2. Every station counts once with no obligations of band and mode.
3. A contact with the special call station SX1912 = 30 points
4. Contacts with other Greek Special call stations = 10 points
5. Contacts with any other Greek stations = 5 points
6. Multiplier by x2: Every contact on any mode made at 160m band & 6m Band or higher.

Send a log extract together with the signature of 2 more Radioamateurs to the award manager of Radioamateur Club of Pieria.
Sending QSL cards is not mandatory. Cost for this award is 5.-Euro or 5 IRC for packing and mail.

Apply to: Radioamateur Club of Pieria, P.O.BOX 205, GR-60100 Katerini, GREECE. 

E-mail : sx1912 (at) gmail (dot) com
Internet: http://www.syrap.gr/?SX1912 

Tks ON4CAS 1/8/12 

IRELAND                                                  EI80IRTS award

The Irish Radio Transmitters Society was founded in 1932 and we are proud to celebrate our 80th anniversary in 2012. As part of the celebrations the Society will be using the special callsign EI80IRTS. A special certificate, available to all amateurs and SWLs, is being offered to celebrate this wonderful occasion. Contact the special callsign EI80IRTS during the period of January 1st 2012 to December 31st 2012.

Requirements: 
a. Conduct 2-way communications with EI80IRTS on Phone, CW or Digi modes on the HF (1.8-28) and VHF (50-1200MHz) bands.
b. Cross band QSO’s will not be accepted for this award.
c. Contacts made via active earthbound reflectors, repeaters and EchoLink will not be counted.

The certificate is available in three levels:
* Bronze Award 3 different bands.
* Silver Award 5 different bands.
* Gold Award 8 different bands.

Applicants should submit a list showing the date and time you worked or heard EI80IRTS, plus frequency and mode. QSL cards are not required. The declared QSO’s will be cross-checked for validity based on the logs of EI80IRTS. The application fee is €5 or US $7.  Send applications to: Thos Caffrey EI2JD, The Slip, Clogherhead, Co. Louth, Ireland. 

At the same time, please send an e-mail to contestmanager@irts.ie to inform him that you sent your application by mail.  
The award is sponsored by the Dundalk Amateur Radio Society. 

Internet: http://www.ei7dar.com/ei80irts.html 

Tks SP9JPA Blog 1/19/12 

IRELAND                            The TITANIC 100th Anniversary Commemorative Award

RMS Titanic, the worlds largest passenger ship at the time, sank on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, following a collision with an iceberg at approximately 0245 on the morning of April 15th 1912. 1,517 people lost their lives in the tragedy. The 100th anniversary of the sinking will be marked by several special commerative event stations at ports associated with the ships maiden voyage. These include Belfast, Southampton, Cherbourg, Cobh (EI100T), Cape Race (VO1MCE) and a maritime mobile station (VE0MGY), at the site of the sinking.

Throughout the year 2012 EI100T will be operated regularly from Cobh ("Queenstown"), Lower Cork Harbour (IO51UU). Cork Harbour was the last port of call of the Titanic on her maiden and final voyage.

During the weekend of April 14th & 15th 2012, a significant special event station signing EI100T will be operated from Cobh town to coincide with the Titanic commerations (see www.titanic100.ie).

The Cork Radio Club sponsored Titanic Award will be available to radio amateurs who work EI100T during 2012, with a special endorsement to the award if you work EI100T during the weekend of April 14th & 15th 2012. Further details on the award will be available soon.

QRZ.com EI100T or http://ei4hq.cloudaccess.net/ei100t-titanic.html

Tks PA3CUZ

LUXEMBOURG            75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RL

The Luxembourg national society "RL" was founded 1937 and we are proud to celebrate our 75th anniversary.  Today we have 383 active members.  A special award, available to all amateurs and SWLs  is being offered to celebrate this occasion. Contact club station, headquarter station and all other LX stations during the period of  January 1st, 2012 to December 31st, 2012. Make two way contacts on HF bands (160 to 10 meters and 6 meters) must be established. Contacts made via active earthbound reflectors, repeaters and EchoLink may not be counted. There is no restriction on the mode used.

Applicants should submit a list showing the date, station worked or heard, time, frequency and mode duly certified by two licenced radio amateurs or by the award manager of their society.  Please use the  application form available on the RL-website www.rlx.lu

The award is available in three levels:
a. Bronze - 100 points.
b. Silver - 250 points.
c. Gold - 500 points. 

POINT VALUES
Each contact with the Club Station LX75RL counts 50 points.
Each contact with the Headquarter Station LX75HQ counts 50 points.
(LX75HQ is only active during the Headquarter contest)
Each contact with any other LX station counts 5 points. 

Examples: 
LX75RL on 7 MHz CW = 50 points.
LX75RL on 7 MHz RTTY = 50 points.
LX75HQ on 21 MHz CW = 50 points.
LX2A on 28 MHz SSB = 5 points.
LX9UN on 14 MHz = 5 points.
LX1JX on 50 MHz CW = 5 points.
Total Score = 215 points. 

The application fee is $US8 or EUR 5.  Applications shall be sent to: Reseau Luxembourgeois des Amateurs d'Ondes Courtes, Award Manager, P.O. Box 1352, L-1013 Luxembourg.  At the same time, please send an e-mail to the award manager to inform him that you sent your application by mail.

Awards will not be sent out before Autumn 2012.  Applications may be sent earlier.  

Tks PA3CUZ 12/8/11 

PHILIPPINES                  PARL 50th Year Anniversary

The Philippine Amateur Radio League will be celebrating its fifty (50) years anniversary in 2012 and is sponsoring a commemorative Diploma for amateur radio stations that have established two-way communications with PARL members.

Requirements: 2-way communication on USB, LSB, CW, FM, RTTY, PSK (no cross-mode) on the HF (1.8-28) and VHF (50-1200MHz) bands (no-cross band) starting 1 January 2012 until 31 December 2012. Fill-out the downloadable application form stating at least twelve (12) QSO’s with any of PARL members The Log extract needs to be signed by the operator and needs to be certified by two (2) other amateur radio operators to attest that 2-way communication has been established. The declared QSO’s will be cross-checked for validity based on the logs of the PARL members. Romy, DV1SMQ will be the manager for this award.

The club will activate special event call sign 4GOLD during 2012. 

Please use the online application form found on the WWW page referenced below.

Internet: http://www.dx1l.dxhams.net/awards.htm

Tks PA3CUZ 1/2/12 (Amended 1/13/12) 

The Armia Krajowa (abbreviated AK), or Home Army, was the dominant Polish resistance movement in World War II German-occupied Poland. It was formed in February 1942 from the Zwia;zek Walki Zbrojnej (Union for Armed Struggle). This award commemorates the 70th anniversary of the formation of the Union of Armed Struggle in the Army.

The award period will last from 14 February to 31 December 2012. The initial stations activated to commemorate the event are 3Z0AK, HF70TWARDY and 3Z45HBW. It is expected that they will be joined by other stations, other clubs and individuals. Two categories of awards will be offered. One is for contacting the special stations and the other for those making the contacts from the special call sign stations.

Point requirements: 70.
SP Each valid commemorative station contacted = 5 points.
EU Each valid commemorative station contacted = 10 points.
DX Each valid commemorative station contacted = 14 points.

Logs of all participating special event stations should make sure they provide copies of their logs on an ongoing basis, but no later than 22 January 2013.
At the completion of the anniversary (by 28 February 2013) the co-ordinator will publish a list of stations that meet the conditions for qualification.

The Basic diploma will be forwarded electronically at no costs in PDF format. Paper awards will be available at a cost of 10 PLN (for Polish stations) or 2 IRC (for foreign stations). Apply to Marek Ruszczak SP5UAR, ul. Poniatowskiego 30, 05-080 Izabelin, Poland.

E-mail: sp5uar@o2.pl
Internet: http://nasluchowcy.info/viewtopic.php?p=940&sid=2675b05135ff84e20d78cfa30d929650 

Tks Ian M3NMQ 2/17/12

Wladek WAGNER was born in Poland, in 1918, as a young boy scout, he was fascinated by maritime life possibilities and his own spirit of adventure. He started his circumnavigation of the world at the age of 20 in 1932. He closed the loop of his epic voyage in 1939 but the outbreak of WW2 prevented his return to Poland. Stopped in Great Britain he spent the war years in the Polish Merchant Navy under command of British Admiralty. WWII barred his return to homeland for good and he remained an expatriate in the Americas. With his Scottish wife he had two children and lived for long periods in Trellis Bay, BVI and later in San Juan, Puerto Rico where he established Wagner Shipyard for all types of marine vessels.

The "WW Award" is issued by Radio Club SP9KRT. Available to OMs and SWLs who make 2 way contacts (or SWL reports) with any 3 of the special event stations: SN2012WW, HF20WW, HF80WW, HF100WW during Calendar Year 2012.

The application is accepted in any format and should be sent to the following postal address:  Radio Club SP9KRT, P.O. Box 85, 41-940 Piekary Slaskie, Poland. 
t may also be sent by e-mail to bonaterra _at_ interia.pl .

The award is free of charge, but applicants should send sufficient postage to cover the mailing costs, such as:4 Euro or 5USD or 5 new valid IRCs.

Tks PA3CUZ 1/6/12

15 Feb 12 to 30 Sep 12

POLAND                                                      Dyplom Józef Wybicki i Mazurek Dabrowskiego

Józef Wybicki was a Polish general, poet and political figure. He was a close friend of General Jan Henryk Da;browski, and in 1797 he composed the Mazurek Dabrowskiego (Dabrowski's Mazurka), which in 1927 was adopted as the Polish national anthem.

PZK club station SP3PKC offers this award for contacts made between February 15-30 through September 30, 2012. SWL OK with the four special event stations listed below:

1. HF85MDHP active from February 15 to 29, 2012
2. HF190SJW active from March 1 to 31, 2012.
3. HF215MD active from July 1 to 31, 2012.
4. HF265UJW active from September 1 to 30, 2012.

A contact with club station SP3PKC between 15 Feb and 30 Sept 2012 may be used as a wildcard which can be substituted for one missed contact.  The award is free if sent by e-mail as a digital file. Cost of the paper version is 5€.  Send the application no later than 30 October 2012 to Mariusz P. Hanke, ul. Nowa Strzelnica 1/6, 63-100 Srem, Poland.

E-mail: sq3mve@marph.pl
Internet: http://www.sp3pkc.pl

Tks PA3CUZ 2/17/12

ROMANIA                            Romanian GEO Award

The CS Silver Fox club offers an award for all those who earn a minimum of 60 points working GEO stations (20 points each) plus any station from Romanian county "HD" (Hunedoara County) which shows the letters GEO after the signal report (Such as:YO2ARV 579/GEO). Each of these stations counts 10 points.

Period : 05 February, 2012– 30th December, 2012
Application deadline : 30th Jan. 2013

Send list of contacts form signed by two other hams and the QSLs for the stations you worked. 
Apply to: CS Silver Fox, P.O. Box 119, RO-330012, Deva 1, HD, ROMANIA.

Award Fee: Europeans send = 2€ or 2 IRC’s; DX stations send $US2 or 2 IRC’s.

If you wish the award to be sent as an electronic format award. send only the request form plus $US1, 1 IRC or 1€. Be sure to provide your e-mail address where you want to receive your award!

Tks SP9JPA Blog 2/10/12

RUSSIA                         Battle of Borodino-200th Anniversary

Diploma of "Borodino-200" was established by the Moscow Radio Club in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino, and consists of two parts of the diploma and the liner dedicated to the hero of the Patriotic War of 1812, Dennis Davydov.

To receive a commemorative certificate "Borodino-200", you must earn 200 points.  Points earned for the Borodino-200" award may be made using any mode and amateur band with stations in areas listed below during the time period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012.  Look for stations with radio amateurs who live in the following cities or regions (each QTH is associated with the historic Battle of Moscow, the onset of the Russian army or the expulsion of the French from Moscow.

Point values for the award:

The award is issued free of charge on the basis of log extract. You may apply for the award by sending a log extract showing contact data and point values earned and mailing it to Yuri Fedotov Ivanovich RA3AKM, P/33, Moscow, 119415, Russia.

You may also apply for the award by e-mail sent to: cqmrk@mail.ru .
Internet: http://new.cqmrk.ru/index.php/diploms/sportivnye-diplomy/diplom-borodino-200.html 

Tks OH3GZ 12/24/11

RUSSIA                          Jubilee Diploma 85 Years of Amateur Radio in Tatarstan

Sponsored by the Radioclub Rosto (DOSAAF) to honor the 85th anniversary of the first amateur radio operations in Tatarstan.  Earn a total of 85 points by contacting stations in the Republic of Tatarstan (RA4P, UA4P, UA4Q) during the period 30 March to 31 December 2012.  Contacts with the same station on different bands or using different modes OK for the award.  

Point Values:
1. QSOs with individual stations = 3 points.
2. QSOs with club stations = 5 points. 
3. QSOs with special event call sign RT4R = 10 points.
4. VHF multiplier factor: 144MHz = 4,  443 MHz = 8,  1290 MHz = 20.

Applicants within Tatarstan may earn the award for making at least 850 QSOs. 

Send log extract and cost of postage, the equivalent of 50 Rubles to: Alexandr Novikov RA4PO, PO Box 21, Kazan, 420101, Russia.

E-mail: radio@mi.ru 

Tks QRZ.ru 2/17/12 

RUSSIA                    Togliatti - Stavropol