FRANCE - REF SERIES

(Updated 9/2008)

     --  REF Series  --

General Requirements: All awards are available for both amateur and SWL's. GCR list with statement from the applicant's national DX Award Manager that the QSLs are in the possession of the applicant.

Apply to:  REF-Union,  Service des Diplomes, 32 Rue de Suede, B.P. 77429, F-37074 Tours Cedex 2, France.

DDFM   Diplome des Departements Francais de la Metropole

Contact French Departments after 30 Jun 1957 and 1 January 1982 for the WARC bands. . SWL OK. Contacts on HF or VHF, CW, phone or other mode endorsements. 
French stations on HF, 50 departments are required; on VHF, 30 
All others 40 departments on HF and 20 on VHF. 
Endorsements each added 10 departments. 
A special sticker "EXCELLENCE" will be given for all 96 departments. No use of repeaters and satellite. All QSOs must have been made from the same QTH.  QSOs on 10 MHz valid only if made using CW mode. 

E-mail: f5gsd@ref-union.org 
Internet: http://ddfm.free.fr/ 

(Chg 9/08)

5BDDFM - Diplome of the Departments France on 5 bands

Same general conditions as DDFM.
HF: 300 QSL cards from stations worked on 5 bands from 1.8 MHz to 30 MHz with at least 10 different departments per band needed.
VHF:  250 QSL cards on 5 bands starting from 30MHz with at least 5 different departments per band.
UHF: 200 QSL cards on 5 bands starting from 144 MHz with at least 10 different departments per band.
Endorsements for each additional 10 departments.  This award is in the form of a handsome plaque. 

E-mail: f5gsd@ref-union.org
Internet: http://ddfm.free.fr/ 

(Rewrite 4/07)

DPF - Diplome of the Provinces of France

May be claimed for having contacted/heard French amateurs in different Provinces. CW or Phone or HF / VHF. On HF, 22 provinces are needed, on VHF, 16 are required. 
Contacts after 1 January 1951 except 1 January 1982 for WARC bands. All QSOs for French stations must have been made from the same province and all others must have been from the same country. QSOs on 10 MHz count only if made on CW. 

E-mail: f5gsd@ref-union.org
Internet: http://ddfm.free.fr/ 

(Chg 4/07)

5BDPF - Diplome des Provinces of France on 5 Bands.

Same conditions as DPF 
HF: 22 different provinces per band using 5 bands between 1.8 MHz and 30 MHz for a total of 110 cards.
VHF: 16 different provinces per band using 5 bands starting at 30 MHz for a total of 80 cards. 
The award is a plaque. 

(Rewrite 4/2007)

DUF - Diplome de l'Univers Francophone

May be claimed for having contacted/heard and received QSLs from the DUF countries list:

DUF 1 - contact 5 different DUF countries in 3 continents
DUF2 - contact 8 different DUF countries in 4 continents.
DUF 3 - contact 10 different DUF countries in 5 continents.
DUF 4 - contact 20 different DUF countries in 6 continents.

(Chg 00)

DUF and 5BDUF Deleted countries:

The Five Bands DUF Award

This is the great French award, contacts starting since 1 Jan 1981. Same general conditions as for DUF, but using only 5 of the authorized HF bands selected as follows:

> 2 bands among group 1: 1.8 to 7mhz. (15 + 15 or more)

>3 bands among group 2: 10, 14, 18, 21, 14 and 28 mhz

(30 + 30 + 30 or more)

The claimant must submit proof of contacts with:

a. 15 DUF countries on 5 continents on the 2 bands of group 1.

b. 30 DUF countries on 6 continents on the 3 bands of group 2.

The 5BDUF uses the same countries list as DUF. This is a very beautiful personal plaque.

The DTC Award

Each application must be accompanied by GCR list certified by applicants National DX Award manager that the correct cards are in the possession of the applicant. Available to hams/SWL's in CW mode only.

Initial DTC Proof of 1000 CW QSO's
DTC 1 Star Proof of 3000 CW QSO's
DTC 2 Stars Proof of 5000 CW QSO's
DTC 3 Stars Proof of 10000 CW QSO's
DTC 4 Stars Proof of 15000 CW QSO's
DTC "Achievement" Proof of 20000 CW QSO's

FCW 500 Award - The French Amateur CW Award

Contact/(head) 500 different French Amateur Radio stations using CW mode only. Endorsements each additional 100 stations. FCW 1000 is considered exceptional performance. List cards alphabetically by prefix - do not send cards.

D.T.A. Award - Diplome des Terres Australes

Each claim must be accompanied by GCR list by applicants National DX Award Manager that the correct cards are in possession by the applicant.

FT/X - Kerguelen Island
FT/Z - St. Paul, New Amsterdam Island
FT/W - Crozet archipelago
FT/Y - Adelie land

DTA BASIC - contact with 3 of the above territories

DTA EXCELLENCE - contact with 4 of the above territories

Starting date: April 1946.

D.D.T.O.M. Award - Diplome des Departments et Territories d'Outre- Mer

Contact/(heard) and received QSL cards from Amateur Radio stations located in each of the following French Overseas Departments and Territories (a total of 9 QSLs)  starting 1 Jan 1982:

1. French Overseas Departments -

FM Martinique,
FG Guadeloupe (incl St-Martin, St-Barthelemy)
FY - French Guyana
FR - Reunion (incl Glorioso, Europa, Tromelin, Juan deNova)
FP - St. Pierre Miquelon

2. French Overseas Territories -

FK - New Caledonia (incl Chesterfield, Pins, Huon, Loyalty)
FH - Mayotte
FW - Wallis Futina
FO - French Polynesia (incl Marquesas, Gambier, Tuamutu, Clipperton, Leeward Group, Windward Group, Austral).

Manager's e-mail: f6job@aliceads.fr 

(Chg 08)

D.I.F.M. - Diplome des Iles de la France Metropolitaine.

Available for amateurs and SWL's. Contact stations in 10 different islands or island groups since 1 Jan 1986. All contacts must be with land stations. No ship, anchored or otherwise or aircraft. No repeater QSO's. GCR list certified by awards manager of an IARU member soiety. Endorsements for each additional group of 5 islands/groups. List of islands for SASE/IRC from K1BV. (Chg 99)

D.E.E. Award - Diplome des Ecoutes Experimentales

A nice award particularly designed for the Shortwave Listener, but available to amateurs as well.

1. Licensed Amateurs need 50 SWL cards from 30 different French Departments and at least 20 different DXCC countries on 3 continents.

2. SWL's need 50 QSL cards from amateur radio station from 30 different French Departments and at least 20 different DXCC countries on 3 continents.

Starting date is 1 January 1960. GCR list except for French stations, who must send the QSLs.

YL's of France Award

May be claimed for having contacted/heard and received QSL/SWL cards from YL stations as follows:

For VHF operation and above, "continents" are replaced by DXCC countries. 

Sponsor e-mail: f6job@aliceadsl.fr 

(Chg 4/08)

French Windmill Award

Contact stations located at different windmills in France. Starting date is July 1, 2000. Stations who activate windmills will give a reference number starting with the letters "DMF". This is the abbreviation of "Diplome Moulins de France". The following characters will be the number of the French Department. This number will be followed by an arbitrary activity number. A reference may look like DMF05.001, DMF01.008, DMF59.028 etc.

You need 30 different references for the basic HF award, endorsement stickers for each additional 50 references are available. An "Excellence" class will be available for anyone who has contacted references in all 90 French Departments, while a "Honour" plaque will be available for anyone who contacted 500 references. Any HAM who should want to activate windmills should contact the award manager prior to their activity as special requirements must be met in order to have the activity validated. Stations outside France send a GCR list and fee of 12.20€ or 16 IRC’s to Andre Delforge F5PEZ, 60 Rue du Portugal, F-62120 Aire sur la LYS,  France. French amateurs need to send actual cards with the application.

E-mail: F5pez@ref-union.org
WWW: at http://f5pez.free.fr/

(Chg 4/2004)

French Cantons Award - DDCF

Sponsored by the French IARU society REF for working stations in different French cantons. France counts a total of 3,026 cantons. A complete list of cantons is available from the award manager. A special file, which facilitates your record keeping and application and includes all cantons, is available in Excel format.

Only contacts after January 1st, 2003 are valid. The award can also be achieved by SWLs. French stations are required to send in the card. All others may use GCR procedures. Award fee is 12 Euro to: Pierre Peruchon (F2WS), 10 Route Auxerre, F-89110 Aillant sur Tholon, France.

Tks ON4CAS/OH3GZ

Diplome des Forts et Chateaux de France (DFCF)

Work at least 30 (VHF 10) different castles after Jan 1, 1997. Stickers are available for each extra 100 castles worked. The DFCF Excellence is available when you contacted at least one fortress in each of the 96 French Departments. Honour roll is available when you worked 1,500 castles. SWL OK. Send GCR list + fee of  $12 to: REF-UNION, Service Demande de Diplôme, 32 rue de Suède, B.P. 7429, F-37074 TOURS Cedex 2, FRANCE. 
    Endorsement Stickers are free and may be applied for at the following address: Lehembre Jean-Pierre, F6FNA, 8, rue de Verdun, F-77270 Villeparisis,  FRANCE. 
    On valid QSLs, you will encounter a reference such as DFCF 59001, DFCF 68018, etc ... the first two numbers indicate the French department while the last three carry the castle number.

Internet link: http://f6fna.club.fr/dfcfa2.html  
(French language site)


(Chg  1/2006)