FRANCE 2
DD77 to F5PRR Series
Updated 2/2009
DD-77 Diplome de Seine et Marne
Work Dept 77 stations after 1 January 1975. SWL OK. The requirements vary by band and are any of the following:
5 contacts on 80 or 40 meters
3 contacts on 20 meters
2 contacts on 15 meters
2 contacts on 10 meters
3 contacts on the WARC bands
10 contacts on 2 meters
5 contacts on 432 MHz.
2 contacts on 1296 MHz
2 contacts on 2300 MHz.
GCR list and fee of 5€ or 10 IRCs to: Francis Breton F5QF, 23 rue de la Sente Verte, F-77400 Saint Thibault Des Vignes,France.
Internet: http://www.ref-union.org/ed77/index.html
(Chg 4/2007)
DD-83 Diplome du Department du Var
Contact 5 different stations in Dept 83 on or after 18 May 1972.
HF - 5 stations using
Phone SSB, AM, DSB, CW or Mixed modes.
VHF - 4 stations using Phone SSB, CW or mixed modes.
UHF - 2 stations using phone SSB, CW or mixed modes.
UHF/SHF - 1 station using phone SSB, CW or mixed modes.
1 QSO in the QTH locator JN32 xx Iles de Porquerolles.
GCR
list and fee of 11.50€ or 14 IRCs to: Roger Durose F1RVR, La Florentine, 467 Rue Hippolyte Fabre,
F-83600 Frejus, France.
E-mail: roger.durose@wanadoo.fr
Internet: http://ref83.free.fr/diplomes.htm
(Chg 4/2007)
DD-84 Diplome du Vaucluse
Contact 5 stations in Dept 84 after 1 January 1991. Award may be earned on HF, VHF, HF/VHF or SWL basis. On SHF, 3 contacts. For mixed class, 5 from Dept 84 on HF plus 10 on VHF/UHF/SHF. GCR list and fee of 4.60€ or 6 IRCs to: André Injalrac F8BRP, Lotissement Les Aubépines, F-84150 Jonuiéres, France.
Internet: http://www.interlog.fr/frrpaca/diplome.htm#haut
(Chg 4/2007)
DD-85 Diplome du department de la Vendee
Contact stations in Dept. 85 on or after 1 January 1991.
French stations need: HF, VHF or UHF
= 5 stations and on SHF =3 stations.
All others need: HF = 3, VHF = 2, SHF = 1.
SWL OK. GCR list verified by 2 amateurs
and fee
of 7.50€ or 10 IRC to Jean
Pierre Pouyadoux F6HPS, 3 Lotissement les Violettes, F-85320 Corpe,
France.
(Chg 4/2007)
DD-86 Diplome des Department Vienne
Contact 5 members in this Department after 1 Jan 1963 using all bands and modes except repeater contacts. SWL OK. GCR list and fee of 10€, $US10 or 12 IRC to: Salle Jean-Marie F5MJA, 19 rue des Vignes, F-86540 Thure, France.
Eligible stations:
F1AFJ
AIV AIW AIX ALM AME AMF RZ VP
F2HF
IH OP VX
F3BW GQ HF MT NH
ZZ
F5HR LI OK VU XR
F6ABE
ABO ACG AEZ AGN AHB AJG
F8AU BN
GU JZ QW ZJ
F9MK NU.
E-mail: ref86@wanadoo.fr
(Chg 4/2007)
DD-88 Diplome du Department des Vosges
Contact stations in Dept 88. Europeans need 5, all others 3. SWL's need 5 reports, but should send cards received together with SASE for return. All bands and modes. You may also earn the award for one contact on VHF/UHF if the contact is at a distance of at least 500 Km. GCR list (except SWL's) and fee of 12€ or 16 IRCs to: Mme Lhuillier Marie-Therese F5TYL, 14 Chemin des Patents, F-88000 Epinal, France.
E-mail: F5TYL@wanadoo.fr
Internet: http://www.ref-union.org/ed88/nouveautes.htm
(Chg 4/2007)
DD-90 Diplome du Territoire de Belfort
Contact 5 different stations in Department 90. No use of repeaters. GCR list and fee of 10€, $US12 or 12 IRCs to: Michel Beaubouchez F5PLC, 27 Rue la Chalonvillars, F-90350 Evette-Salbert, France.
(Chg 12/2007)
DD-92 Hauts de Seine Department Award
Contact stations in Dept. 92 on all bands or modes. French stations need 5 contacts, all others just 1. SWL OK. GCR list and fee of 5 IRCs, 5€ or $US5. Apply to: Eric Coffinet F8DHV, Radioclub de Rueil Malmaison, 1 bis Rue Paul Gimont, F-92500 Rueil Malmaison, France.
E-mail: diplome92@ref-union.org
(Chg 4/2007)
DD-94 Diplome du Val de Marne
Contact 10 stations in Dept 94 (one of which must be a club) after 1 January 1968. SWL OK. No mode or band limitations. GCR list and fee of 7.70€ or 10 IRCs to: Marcel Pouchoux F9MD, 39 Villa du Belvedere, 94800 Villejuif, France.
(Chg 3/2003)
DD95 Diplome du Val D'Oise
Contact stations in Dept 95. No time limitations. SWL OK. Stations in Dept 95 need 10, other French stations need 6, all others need 4. GCR and fee of $US10, 10 Euro or 15 IRCs to: Andre Blain F5LJT, 21 Av. Jeanne Merienne, F-95290 L’Isle Adam, France.
E-mail: f5ljt@ref-union.org
Internet: http://ed95.ref-union.org/diplomeF.htm
(Chg 4/2007)
Edouard Branly Award
Edouard Branly (1844-1940) was a physicist and physician whose studies led to the development of the "coherer" as a device for detecting radio signals. Marconi used the coherer in his early 1900 wireless station and openly credited Branly for the invention. Sponsored by the Amiens division of REF. Contact 5 stations in the City of Amiens or Department 80. On VHF only 2 contacts needed. A maximum of 3 contacts with the same station are acceptable, but must be on different bands. A contact with F5KOF counts double. All bands and modes. No repeater contacts. SWL OK. GCR list and fee of 5€ or 5 IRC to Paul Bellette F1RR, 29 Rue d’Antibes, F-80090 Amiens, France.
(Chg 10/02)
Diploma of Brittany
Contact stations in departments 22, 29, 35, 44 and 56.
French stations need 5 QSOs in the
Brittany departments.
Other Europeans need 3 QSOs in the Brittany departments.
All other countries need 2 QSOs in the Brittany departments.
All bands and modes OK. No use of repeaters. GCR list plus copy
of your QSL and fee of 5€, $US5 or 10 IRC to: Claude Le Goaster
F6IAP, 49 rue de
Moncontour, F-22950 Tregueux, France.
E-mail: F6IAP@infonie.fr
(Chg 11/2005)
Dunkirk City Award
Contact 3 different stations in Dunkirk. GCR list and 5€ to: Bernard Lesage F8DML, 72 rue Félix Coquelle, F-59240 Dunkerque, France.
(Chg 4/2007)
DXPA Dxpeditions Award
Removed 9/08 per info from PA3CUZ. No replies to inquiries.
Info from club secretary F8BJI confirms award is still being issued. Updated
2/09
This award is sponsored by the Clipperton DX Club and its aim is to encourage and reward contacts with DXpeditions. Contacts since 1 January 1985.
Rule 1 - Definition of DXpedition. An expedition is a temporary activity duly authorized to operate in a place where amateur activity is either nil or limited. The list of countries which follows may be modified at any time by the Board of Directors of this group, based on changes in the DXCC list or on the activity of residents becoming too important. Contacts for this award will only be for expeditions, but will include those temporarily using a resident's callsign. The club may reject an operation if not duly authorized or if it does not meet standards of courtesy and the ham spirit.
Rule 2 - The DXPA is available in 3 modes (mixed, Phone, CW), for QSO made or heard with 50 expeditions. The number of expeditions credited is limited to 2 for the same DXCC Country. All five continents must be represented. The honor DXPA will be awarded to the station able to justify 35 QSOs with expeditions per band, on at last 5 of the HF bands.
The QSO's will need to be confirmed by
photocopies of both sides of the QSL cards, which have to be submitted
along with the application, using the official recap form. The cost of the DXPA
is €8, $US10 or 10 IRCs., this includes the return of the cards.
The HONOR DXPA
is offered free of charge by Clipperton DX Club. An application form is
available from the Secretary of the Clipperton DX Club. Apply to:
Jean-Paul Sallien F8BJI, 11 rue Fernand Baudin, F-94470 Boissy Saint Leger,
France. Apply to to: Jean-Pierre Tendron F5XL, Arawak, 316 allee des Pins,
F-83690 Tourtour, France.
Internet: http://www.cdxc.org/V1/e2dxpa.htm
List of countries currently valid for the award: http://www.cdxc.org/V1/e2pays.htm
(CHG 2/09)
European World Wide Award
The award was created by the Radio Club of the Council of Europe available to all licensed amateurs and SWL's who fulfill the following conditions:
1. HF
A. Mixed (CW/Phone/RTTY) - 200 confirmed contacts with 200
different countries of the EWWA list.
B. CW - using all CW.
C. SSB - using all CW.
D. RTTY - using all RTTY.
E. PSK - using all PSK.
F. Monoband - 200 confirmed contacts with 200 different
countries on the following bands: 20, 17, 15, 12 or 10 meters.
100 confirmed contacts with 100 different countries on the
following bands: 160, 80, 40, 30 meters (mixed, SSB, CW, RTTY or PSK).
G. 5 Bands EWWA - 100 contacts on each band: 80, 40,
20, 15, 10 meters, made in mixed mode, SSB, CW, RTTY or PSK).
H. 9 Bands EWWA - As above for the 5 bands, but on the
following: 160, 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 10 meters.
I. EWWA YL - 50 contacts with 50 YLs from 50 different
countries of the EWWA list.
J. TOP LIST HF EWWA - make a total of 285 confirmed countries
in mixed modes (Mixed, CW, SSB,
RTTY, PSK). Special plaque device. One
of the basic diplomas (200, Monoband, 5 band or 9 band) is necessary to earn
designation of TOP LIST.
2. VHF
A. 144 MHz - 30 confirmed countries using FM, SSB CW or
Mixed.
B. 50 MHz - 50 confirmed countries using SSB, CW, RTTY or
Mixed.
3. Satellite
A. 100 confirmed countries.
A GCR list is accepted. Contacts must have been made on or after 1 Jan 1980. All contacts must be land stations. Contacts with portable stations are OK, but portable stations may not earn the award. Fees for the award are 10€ or $US13; fee for Top List Award is 25€ or $US31. Software for managing contacts towards the award is available at the website below. Apply to: Francis Kremer F6FQK, 31 rue Louis Pasteur, F-67490 Dettwiller, France.
E-mail: f6fqk@free.fr
Internet: http://ewwa.free.fr
(Chg 4/2007)
-- F5PRR Awards Series --
General Requirements: SWL OK. These two awards are also available to promote the use of electronic QSLing or the QSL e-mail. Contacts after 1 Jan 1997. The diploma will be sent by e-mail to all applicants who have an Internet address. If sent electronically, there is no charge at all for the award, as well as any endorsements. If you not have the possibility of receiving it on a computer, than the fee is € 5 for the DFCV and € 8 for the DIFH. Endorsements for both are free with your SASE and/or IRC. Send the QSL cards by E-mail, disk, CD or a photo-copy to the manager. Apply to Jean Michel Cornale, F5PRR,1 Avenue Faye Garaud, 83000 Toulon, France.
E-mail: f5prr@yahoo.fr
Internet: http://www.f5prr-radioamateur.fr/
(Chg 3/009)
Diplôme des Forts et Châteaux du Var (DFCV)
This diploma celebrates the cultural inheritance of the department of the Var. The references of the DFCF award (French Forts and Castles) may be used for the DFCV.
HF: Basic award 30 forts or castles. DFCV Excellence 60 forts or
castles and a contact with Fort de Brégançon
DFCF 83004 are obligatorily.
VHF: Basic award 10 forts and castles and there are endorsements for
each additional 4 forts or castles. Contact 18 forts or castles for the
DFCV Honor Class.
Diplôme des Forts des Iles d’Hyères (DFIH)
The Iles d’Hyères (or Iles d’Or) is a group of three islands. The three Mediterranean islands are Ile de Porquerolles, Ile de Port Cros and Ile du Levant et Ile de Bagaud. These islands cover an area of 26 km². The Ile de Bagaud is a nature reserve (as well as rat infested) which makes access prohibited. In this case one can activate the fort as from the sea but not more than a maximum of 500 meters from the fort.
HF: DFIH basic award 6 forts. DIFH Excellence 12 forts. DIHF Honor 18
forts from the three islands.
VHF: DIHF basic award 4 forts. DIHF Honor 18 forts from the three
islands.
(Chg 4/2008)
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