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Diploma Guglielmo Marconi (DGM) to Historical Pavia Award 

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(Updated through 10/2009)

Diploma Guglielmo Marconi (DGM)

The award commemorates the achievements of Guglielmo Marconi and to emphasize the work of the great scientist. Contacts with Countries or regions where Marconi visited in his experiments and commemorative Marconi stations according to the following list. 

You need 
a. 40 QSLs from the localities shown in the chart below or 
b. 35 QSLs from the localities plus one from a Marconi commemorative station and one from IY4FGM which operates at Villa Griffone, the Marconi Mansion, place of his first radio successes. (Total of 37 cards) 

Cards must be sent. Contacts must be after 1 Jan 1973. The award is issued in SSB, CW, RTTY or mixed modes. All bands may be used. There is no fee for the award, but you must include sufficient postage for return of your cards. Send list and cards to ARI - Section of Bologna, Box 1771, I-40100 Bologna, Italy.

E-mail: info@ari-bo.it 
Internet: http://www.ari-bo.it/dgm3_eng.htm 

(Chg 3/2008)

(Chg 3/2008)

The award listed below is similar to the one above, but has slightly varying requirements.  It was issued by the ARI Bologna to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the series of experiments of Marconi during 1895.  It is also a permanent award. Each year, during April, look for special commemorative call signs operating from locales used by Marconi in his experiments during MARCONI DAY.

Diploma Guglielmo Marconi (DGM) Centenary

The award commemorates and emphasizes the work of the great inventor on the Centenary of the first experiments in radio communication which occurred in the Spring and Summer of 1895.. Contacts with Countries or regions where Marconi visited in his experiments and commemorative Marconi stations according to the following list. 

You need 50 QSLs from the listed localities or 40 QSLs from the localities and one from IY4FGM which operates at Villa Griffone, the Marconi Mansion, and nine other QSLs from Marconi Memorial Stations. (Total of 50 cards). The QSL of the commemorative station must clearly indicate a particular event or locality connected with Marconi. 

Cards must be sent. Contacts must be after 1 Jan 1994. The award is issued in SSB, CW, RTTY or mixed modes. All bands may be used. There is no fee for the award, but you must include sufficient postage for return of your cards. Send list and cards to ARI - Section of Bologna, Box 1771, I-40100 Bologna, Italy.

E-mail: info@ari-bo.it 

(Chg 11/2007)

 I4HJ Memorial Award

Make contacts only using the CW mode since 1 Nov 1995 with stations whose first letter of the prefix (or number) spells out the term: I4HJ ENOS MANDRIOLI. Enos was a highly regarded amateur and CW instructor of the Ferrara ARI Radio Club. The "J" letter will necessarily belong to a Japanese prefix. GCR list and fee of 10€ to: Award Manager ARI Ferrara, PO Box 20, I-44100 Ferrara, FE, Italy.

E-mail: ariferrara@ariferrara.it 
Internet:  http://www.qsl.net/arijesi/ 

(Chg 9/2008)

Diploma Imperium Romanum

The Roman Empire at the height of its power was enormous and included areas acquired during the leadership of Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. In all of the territories of the Empire, the Romans built towns, roads, bridges, aqueducts, fortifications, exporting everywhere a pattern of civilization and the power to assimilate populations and civilizations so thoroughly, that even centuries after the end of the Empire, those peoples continued to call themselves Roman.

This award may be earned by making contacts with all of the regions and countries which now exist which, in the past were part of the Roman Empire. Contacts for the award count if made on or after 1-1-1990. SWL OK. All bands and modes OK. Send a log extract to ik0ike@libero.it with all QSO information and the signed statement that contacts have been made in full compliance with the amateur radio rules. The manager reserves the right if in doubt to ask for the appropriate cards. The award fee is 15€. For more information about the award and instructions for electronic payment, write to: ik0ike@libero.it Manager Gianfranco, IK0IKE

E-mail: ik0ike@libero.it

List of countries in the territory of the Roman Empire:

1.ZA Albania 		23 DL Germany 		45 4O Montenegro
2 7X Algeria 		24 ZB2 Gibraltar 	46 PA Netherlands
3 C3 Andorra 		25 JY Jordan 		47 E4 Palestine
4 EK Armenia 		26 Great Britain 	48 SP Poland
5 OE Austria 		27 SV Greece 		49 CT Portugal
6 4K Azerbaijan 	28 OJ Guernsey 		50 YO Romania
7 EA6 Balearic Is 	29 EP Iran 		51 1A0 S.M.O.M.
8 ON Belgium 		30 YI Iraq 		52 T77 S. Marine Rep
9 T9 Bosnia-Herzegovina 31 4Z Israel 		53 IS0 Sardinia Isl
10 LZ Bulgaria 		32 ITALY 		54 GM Scotland
11 OK Czech Rep. 	33 GJ Jersey 		55 OM Slovak Rep
12 EA9 Ceuta & Melilla 	34 OD Lebanon 		56 IT9 Sicily Isl
13 5B Cyprus Isl 	35 5A Libya 		57 YK Syria
14 ZC4 Cyprus UK Base 	36 HB0 Liechtenstein 	58 S5 Slovenia
15 HV Vatican City 	37 LX Luxembourg 	59 EA Spain
16 TK Corsica Isl 	38 Z3 Macedonia 	60 HB Switzerland
17 SV9 Crete Isl 	39 9H Malta Isl 	61 3V Tunisia
18 9A Croatia 		40 GD Man Isl 		62 TA Turkey
19 SV5 Dodecanese Isl 	41 CN Morocco 		63 HA Hungary
20 SU Egypt 		42 3A Monaco 	 	64 YU Yugoslavia Serbia
21 F France 		43 ER Moldova 		65 GW Wales
22 4L Georgia 		44 SV1A Mount Athos 	66 I0- IK-IZ IW QSO with Rome

RadioRivista 3/2009

Regio Insubrica Permanent Award

Issued by Insubria Radio Club with the purpose of publicizing the landscapes, historical and artistic heritage and the rural culture of Euro region "Regio Insubrica", which includes Ticino (Switzerland) and the Italian provinces of Como, Lecco, Novara, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola and Varese. All contacts are valid since January 1st, 2009 with the stations HB9IRC (QSL Mng: HB9OCR) and/or IQ2IR(QSL Mng: IZ2ELV), operated by the Insubria Radio Team, during their portable activities. Look also for the several categories of stations operating in the Regio Insubrica which are also valid for the award:

A. Castles, towers, and defensive works, valid for the following awards
     D.C.I. – Italian Castles Award (A.R.I. local branch of Mondovì),
     D.C.S.-S.S.D Castles Award of Swizerland, 
     d D.C.I.N. Award or Regio Insubrica and 
     D.C.T.I. Castles Award of Canton Ticino (GSRC-SSFG Ham Radio Group of Castles of Switzerland).
B. Churches, Abbeys, Monastaries, valid for D.A.I. – Italian Abbeys Award (A.R.I. local branch of Busto Arsizio).
C. Lakes, valid for APL-D.L.I. Italian lakes Award (Section A.R.I. of Ivrea) and APL-WASL Worked All Swiss Lakes (HB9OAB).
D. Mountain summits, valid for the SOTA ITALIA (IK2NBU).

Contact 3 of the above special activities operated by members of the Insubria Radio Club, to earn the "Regio Insubrica Award". Send the abstract of log with the Date, UTC, Station Callsign, Band, Mode and D.R.I. reference number to Award Manager Luciano HB9FBI to his e-mail address hb9fbi@insubriaradio.org . The cost for the award is 10€ or $US 20, which will be entirely contributed to charity. The award fee must must be paid by one of the following methods:
a. PayPal - send funds to (emanuela.trevisan@insubriaradio.org ).
b. Banking Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Busto Garolfo e Buguggiate - Ghiringhelli Fulvio and Paolicelli Mario IBAN: IT 65 I 08404 50700 000000041901
Endorsements for each additional 5 contacts are available. They reproduce the ancient coin Dramma Insubre in the colours of bronze, silver and gold. The fee for each of the endorsements is 5€ or $US 10.

Honor Roll status is available for those earning the basic award and all 3 endorsements . Fee is 10€ or $US 20. The Honor Roll may also be endorsed for each additional 5 contacts for bronze, silver and gold levels. Fee for subsequent endorsements for the Honor Roll are 5€ or $US 10.

For any station who earns the basic award (all endorsements), Honor Roll (all endorsements), a final Top Honor Roll award is available. This requires a total of 40 contacts with the Insubria Radio Team and is FREE of charge. To obtain Top Honour Roll you must apply to the Award manager, including all details concerning the previous Awards, endorsements and 40 contacts.

The list of activations will be published every year by Feb. 15th on the club’s website www.insubriaradio.org .

Tks IZ2ELV 10/09 

International Pharmacists Ham Group Award 

Contact or hear  I.P.H.G. members (see the list at the end of the page). There are 3 Classes of this Award, as follows:

First Class: to get this Award, 6 contacts / heard with 6 I.P.H.G. members are required: one each Continent (Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania).

Second Class: 5 contacts / heard with 5 members in 5 different Continents.

Third Class: 4 contacts / heard with 4 members in 4 different Continents OR 8 contacts / heard with 8 different I.P.H.G. members regardless of Continents.

QSL cards are not required to claim the Award: applicants should fill the proper form and send it on_line to the Award Manager IK2UVR. The Manager will verify the existence of the contacts from the mentioned I.P.H.G. members, then, if all is OK, the Award will be sent to the applicants as PDF file, ready to be printed by themselves with a common inkjet printer.

NO FEE: applicants will get their awards, free of cost, in a few days, just the time to verify their contacts. For SWLs: always indicate the other station in QSO with the I.P.H.G. member.

No time restrictions. All bands and modes may be used. 

Contacts can be made with all different call signs owned by the applicants during their activity as Radio Amateurs, please indicate in the Application Form the Call sign used, if different from your present Call sign.

 PROVISIONAL LIST OF I.P.H.G. MEMBERS:

9H1XT, A45XO, AD6FC, AE4BX, BD2CM, BD3ABL, CE4ETZ, CN8YG, DF2IC, DH4AAN, DK1JHB, DL2WY, DL5UB, DL8HCZ, DU1BP (also DZ1BP and 4D7ØBP), EA2KG, EA4DO, EB4FSJ, F4BGB, F5BKU, F5MXV, F5RPB, F5SGI (ex FB1BAM), F6FYZ, GØBAQ, G3OAG, G4YJH, GM1REY, HJ4GVC, HL5BSM, I1BDP (now S.K.), I2EPE, I3XLI, I4HK, I4TDD, I4TDK, I4ZSL, I7ZQH, IKØAZG, IK2QPL, IK2UVR, IK4ZGT, IK5ZTT, IK7YUD, IT9RSF, IWØCZL, IW2KVS, IW2NLY, IW5ECG, IZ1ASN, IZ7ECB, JA4HM, JJ6VAR, KØMBB, KØXU, K7WAM, K9FXG, KA1YMG, KA9RTH, KB2DY, KB2OPQ, KB9WQJ, KC4LY, KD4ASX, KD7IRC, KE4WFM, KF4DCK, KF4UGR, KF6TMB, KG6EYC, KI8EA, LA4DJA, LU3UBJ, MØMPS, M5DHM, MW1DHN, NØZAR, N1JXP, N2KI, N3LQQ, N5KPU, N5RWI, N5UMH, N5WQ, OE6GLE, ON5UD, ON6GV, ON6OB, PY2LEC, SP8QED, SV1AGU, SV2BBO, SV2CBL, TA2ID, TA3YJ, TA8EC, TU2MA, V51CV, VE2DKH, VE2YRB, VE3SMF, (also VE8SMF, VA3YO, YO/VE3SMF), VE4ZB, VE7PHA, VK2ANT, VK2DM, VK2KCN, VK3FJB, VK4AKJ, VK4ATQ, VK4FAD, VU2CSB, VU2UYC, VU3VIL, WØRPH, W1IVB, W2BRM (ex WA2RZW), W2NKC, W4GI, W7JSA, W8JII, W9DWN, WA2PAY, WA3LSN, WD9FUW, WF4O, WP3NZ, WQ6I, YD1FWO, ZL2KH, ZL4AS, ZS1TM, ZS5BOJ, ZS6BAQ, ZS6SV, ZS6TB.

 I.P.H.G. Members meet every 18th day of the month on their monitor QRGs: 28.318, 21.318, 14.318, 7.098 and 3.618 MHz.

 http://www.malpensa.it/iphg/index.htm 

E_mail: ik2uvr@malpensa.it   

Tks IK2UVR 4/2003

  (Italian Abbeys Award.     (D.A.I.: Diploma delle Abbazie Italiane )

Classification: Each building or remains is identified by the abbreviation DAI followed by a regional code of 2 letters and a number (e.g.: DAI AZ-0004). The Official List is published in the Web Site www.aribusto.it  . The 2 letters before the numbers, chosen to avoid any confusion with provincial 2-letters codes or some else Award codes, identify the Region ot the Autonomous Province (A.P.) as following table shows:

AE – Valle d’Aosta/Aoste                     LZ – Latium
AZ – Abruzzo                                       MH – The Marches
BB – Bolzano/Bozen A.P. (H.Adige)     ML – Molise
BC – Basilicata                                      PL – Puglia
CP – Campania                                     PM – Piedmont
EM – Emilia Romagna                           SC – Sicily
FL – Friuli Venezia Giulia                      SD – Sardinia
KL – Calabria                                      TC – Tuscany
LB – Lombardy                                   TT – Trento A.P. (Trentine)
LG – Liguria                                        UM – Umbria
                                                            VN – Venetia

A separate set of rules apply to all stations who activate such premises. These are found on the website listed below.

The award may be earned by submitting a list of cards for at least 10 references for Europe and Mediterranean Countries, 3 references for any other Country.  Other certificates that are are available: the Certificates of Excellence Series for 250, 500, 750, 1000, 1250, 1500, 1750, 2000, 2250, 2500, 2750, and 3000 references, contacted and confirmed by QSL cards. A special Honor Roll Award will be released to who can prove to have contacted and confirmed through paper QSL card at least one reference each Region and Autonomous Province (21 references with different 2-letter codes). The sending of the QSL cards is not required, but they must be in possession of the applicant and they can be requested anytime for checks. The QSL cards must contain the D.A.I. code. The Awards are free of charge and they are sent via e-mail as PDF documents, ready to be printed by the applicant with a common inkjet printer capable of color printing. If the applicant does not have a printer, it is possible to get the printing of the Award and get it via surface mail sending the form to Sez. ARI di Busto Arsizio, Casella Postale 125, 21052 Busto Arsizio (VA), Italy with a fee of 8 Euro or $US10 to cover costs (No IRC or other currencies accepted).

All of the forms required for the award may be obtained from www.aribusto.it .

(Chg 4/2008)

Italian Castles Award (DC(I)

The award is issued by the Section A.R.I. of Mondovìì (Cuneo) to publicize Castles and Italian Geography and history. . SWL OK. The applicant will have to contact and confirm Castles as follows:

1, HF: Italians need 30 Italian castles in at least 5 different Regions.  All others need 20 castles in at least 5 different regions. One castle in the Province of Cuneo is mandatory for HF. 
2. VHF: (6 meters and up) Italian stations need 10 castles in at least 2 different Regions.
3. Honor Roll: Contact and confirm 1000 different award references in at least 100 provinces.
4. Top Honor Roll: Contact and confirm 2000 different award references in all the 107 provinces and already possess the honor roll award.  This award is free. 

Endorsement stickers available for (1) proof of contact with at least 3 castles of every region and (2) for 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000 and 7000 confirmed castles. 

All bands, from 2 to 160 meters, and in the SSB, CW and RTTY modes are valid.  Special endorsement consisting of an adhesive color sticker showing the Italian Regions which will be granted to have worked at least 3 Castles from each Region. No endorsements for all one mode or band. Contacts are valid since January 1st. 2001.
GCR list with all QSO details plus name of castle and the actual card is needed. Apply to Award Manager (Betty Sciolla, IK1QFM) or to Technical Award Manager (IK1GPG) of the Section A.R.I. of Mondovì, P.O.Box 4, I-12084 Mondovìì (Cuneo) Italy.  

The award rules are available online at  http://www.dcia.it/    A list of the Castles is available from the Technical Award Manager to the cost of 6€ or US$8 as contribution for the postal expenses and photocopies or may be found at the same internet site.  Separate set of rules for Castle Activators.  See website. 

Note: cards are not needed if an official checkpoint person was used. These are: IK1UGX,  IK1NEG, IW1CAB, IK2UVR, IK3ABY, IN3YGW, IV3HWY, IK4HPU, I5FLN, IK6CAC, I6DHY, I0SBA, I0SSW, IK8YFU, IK8OZV, IW8DQY, IZ8AWQ, IZ7FMQ, IK8SHL, IT9VQC, IS0JMA. Foreign checkpoints are: EA5OL F5XL DL8AAM HB9FBI, UA6HGY, SP5PB, G0FEX, ON4CAS, OH3OJ, UY5XE, S53EO, 9A2AA, VE3XN, PP5SZ, SV1XW, OM3JW, HA8ZC, 4X4JU, EA3GHZ.

The award fee is  US$11 or 8 Euro. Honor Roll 22€  or $US30.  Top Honor Roll 15€ or $US20.   Endorsement stickers 5€ or $US7.  For the application to enclose SASE or SAE+IRC.

Internet: http://www.dcia.it/ 

(Chg 4/2008)

Sponsored by ARI Formia. This is a permanent award established for contacting at least 20 Italian club and association stations after 1 January 2003. SWL OK. Valid call signs for the award are shown on the internet at: http://www.ariformia.it/awards/waics_2.htm 

Actual QSLs are required; no use of e-QSL or photocopies.

Basic award requires 20 stations, Intermediate = 40, Advanced = 80.
All bands and modes except packet and echo link contacts. 

Fees: for the certificate is 10€ and 3€ for any subsequent endorsements. Apply to: ARI Fornia, PO Box 33, I-04023 Formia (LT), Italy.

E-mail: ariformia@tiscalinet.it
Internet: http://www.ariformia.it/ 

Tks OH3GZ 5/11/03

Italian Districts by Castles Award I.D.C.A.

The A.R.I. Section of Busto Arsizio (VA), in collaboration with A.R.I. Section of Mondovì (CN), sponsors the Italian Districts by Castles Award, involved in the D.C.I. Programme. The purpose of this Award is to contact different Italian Districts through QSOs or SWL with fixed or portable amateur stations who are operating from References of the "Diploma dei Castelli d'Italia" (D.C.I.).

Definition of District: This is an Italian geographic area with same telephone area-code. There are 231 different phone areas in Italy. Note that these Districts don't correspond to the Italian Provinces or any part of them. The Italian Districts are identified through a number from 001 to 230 sorted by area-code and are named with the Chief Town of the District.

The Basic I.D.C.A. requires contacts/SWL with 25 of the 230 Districts. You must possess the QSL as already accredited by the D.C.I. Manager. The award is free and it is sent as e-mail attachment as PDF file, printable by the applicant with a common inkjet printer. The first claimed Class must be the Basic. Each upper Class can be claimed once in possession of the previous Class.  To claim the Basic Award, applicants must send a form, automatically generated by the Official Software D.C.I written by IK6CAS. Dowload it free at: www.ik6cac.com.  The Award will be sent to the applicant once the contacts have been verified by the sponsor. No cards have to be sent. Vaild contacts are since 1st January 2001.  To identify the Districts, proper databases are available. Further intermediate upgrades can be sent via e-mail to the Manager IK2UVR only after the Diamond Level. Refer to their website for rules applying to the Activators Award.

10 Classes of the Award are available: 
1. Basic: 25 Districts (pink)
2. Wood: 50 Districts (brown)
3. Bronze 75 Districts (green/grey)
4. Silver: 100 Districts (silver)
5. Gold: 125 Districts (gold)
6. Platinum: 150 Districts (lavender)
7. Sapphire: 175 Districts (blue)
8. Emerald: 200 Districts (green)
9. Diamond: 225 Districts (red)
10. Honor Roll: 230 Districts (purple)

Each Award shows the picture of a different castle. The file is sent as e-mail attachment. If the applicant does not have Internet connection, the printed form can be mailed with a S.A.S.E. and a floppy-disk to: IDCA Manager IK2UVR, c/o Sezione ARI, Casella Postale 125, I - 21052 Busto Arsizio (VA), Italy.

The I.D.C.A. is issued only to holders of the D.C.I.

Internet: http://www.aribusto.it/

Tks PA3CUZ 4/14/08

Italian Flora Fauna Award

The IFFA is sponsored by the ARI Mondovi (Cuneo) for all amateurs and SWLs to publicize the National Parks, Reserves, Oases and Natural or Protected Areas as recognized by the Italian Government of the environment and Guardianship of Italy. The award is available for contacting 10 different IFFA locations on HF or 5 references on VHF (50 MHz or higher). All modes may be used. Contacts must be made on or after 1 August 2009.

Application form is provided on website noted below. A list of valid FF references is also shown on their website. The award is FREE if you accept to receive it via e-mail in a PDF format and print in your shack. If you choose the FREE award, apply via e-mail to address shown below. If you wish a traditional printed copy, the cost is 10E or $US13 and the application should be sent to : Massimo Balsamo IK1GPG (or Betty Sciolla IK1QFM), ARI Mondovi, Casella Postale 4, I-12084 Mondovi (Cuneo), Italy.

QSLs are not needed as sponsor will verify using the I0SSH-Log-IFFA-database.

Endorsements are available for each additional 25 IFF QSOs. Fee is SAE and 2E.

An Honor Roll Plaque is available at the 100 different IFFA references level. The fee for this plaque is 25E or $US35. A Top Honor Plaque is available for QSOing 200 different references. Fee for this level is the same.

E-mail: iffa-info@alice.it
Internet: http://www.dcia.it/IFFA/

Tks OH3GZ 8/09

Italian Lakes Award          

The award may be earned annually by contacting different stations operating on or near to Italian Lakes. Italian stations need 10, other EU need 5 and all others 3 during one calendar year. . There are separate rules on their website for the award available for lake activators, and for rules involving the procedure for what constitutes a valid activation. The award is sent free of charge as a JPG file to your e-mail address - it is about 500KB in size.

Send complete data of the QSO including station contacted, date, time, band, mode and official reference number of the lake (list found at: http://www.terranea.it/laghi/dli-01.htm )Indicate your desire for special band or mode endorsement. No QSLs needed, just the log.  Send the data by e-mail to: Award Manager  I1ABT  Giacometti Bruno.

E-mail:  bgiacometti@alice.it
Internet: http://www.dlit.info/dli.htm

(Chg 4/2008)

Worked All Italian Lighthouses (WAIL)

Sponsored by A.R.I. - Comitato Regionale Piemonte e Valle d’Aosta and managed by Sezione A.R.I. di Nizza Monferrato. The Award has been established in order to encourage portable operations from Italian lighthouses, and in general to promote awareness of the role lighthouses have played in maintaining safety at sea. It is issued to licenced amateurs and SWLs presenting evidence of contact with (for SWLs reception of contact with) the required number of amateur radio stations operating from Italian lighthouses. All bands and modes, though cross band contacts or contacts made through repeaters may not be used. Each lighthouse may only be contacted one time.

HF - Italians need 10 lighthouses and all others 5.
6 meters - 5 lighthouses needed for anyone.
VHF/UHF/SHF - 3 lighthouses needed for anyone.

The award will be issued also to those who will operate from at least 5 different lighthouses, with a minimum of 50 QSOs made from each lighthouse.

An official listing of the valid lighthouses may be obtained from award manager for SASE or on their website shown below. All operations must have taken place from the lighthouse or buildings on their property where at least 50 QSOs are made. No QSOs made from a boat will count. Operators need to validate their operation - refer to their website for details.

The W.A.I.L. Award is available as either an actual paper certificate (full colour A4 parchment paper) or a free of charge digital certificate to be sent by e-mail. To obtain the paper certificate, please send your application to the Award Manager: Paolo Garavaglia IK1NLZ, Strada Valcossera 11, 14100 Asti - AT, Italy. Send a GCR list which should include the W.A.I.L. Reference Number, the name of the lighthouse and log data (date, time UTC, worked station, band, mode). QSL cards should are not needed. Include your current e-mail address.

The fee for the basic W.A.I.L. certificate is 8 USD or 8 EUR or 15 IRCs. Endorsements (at 2 USD or 2 EUR or 3 IRCs each) are available for each additional 5 lighthouses.

To obtain the free digital certificate, please e-mail your GCR list (see above) to the Award Manager (ik1nlz@wail.it), and specify the e-mail address where you want your certificate to be sent. QSL cards should not be submitted, but must be in the applicant’s possession. Free of charge endorsements are available for each additional 5 lighthouses.

Internet: http://www.wail.it/  
E-mail: ik1nlz@wail.it

(Chg 9/2008)

Italian Navy Club Award (INORC)

Sponsored by the Italian Naval "Old Rhythmers" Club in order to further the use of CW for contacting its members. No other modes, of course. Available to European OM/SWLs for  having contacted 20 INORC members all others need 10 members.   Each may be worked one time, except IY1TTM which counts for each band worked. All bands. Contacts after 1 Jan 1985. GCR list and fee of 10€ or $US13 for Europeans and 15€ or $US18 all others. No QSL's needed. Apply to Mauro Nardulli I7OEB, Via Belvedere 23, I-73057 Marina di Mancaversa LE, Italy.

(Chg 9/2008)

(I have this award which is a large colored print of the Italian Cruiser "CARLO ALBERTO", the first warship fully equipped with a radio station which Naval Officer G. Marconi conducted radio experiments.)

E-mail: i2oeb@libero.it 
Member list  found at: http://www.inorc.it 

No date or mode limitations, each park counts once. Do not send QSL cards, GCR rule applies.  Send the fee of 15€ or $US23 to: Award Manager, Tony Mastino IN3YGW, P.O.Box 159, 39100 BOLZANO, Italy.

E-mail: in3ygw@email.it 

Worked All Italian Regions

Contact station in each of the Italian Regions (see exhibit at end 3rd Italian file). Basic award requires 10; stickers for 15, 20 and all 23. SWL OK. CW, SSB, RTTY, etc endorsements available. No time restriction. All bands may be used. GCR list and 5€ or $US7 (no fee for blind or paralyzed hams) to A.R.I. Seczione di Ivrea, Award Manager, PO Box 70, I-10015 Ivrea, Italy. No charge for endorsements, just SASE with IRC.

Internet: http://www.ari-ivrea.it/arinew/index.htm 

(Chg 4/2008)

Worked All Italian Regions Satellite
(Certificato delle Regioni Italiane via Satellite) W.A.I.R.S. 

Contact Italian Regions after 1 Jan 1970 by amateur satellite. Basic award is available for contact with 10 Italian Regions from the list below. SWL OK. 

Two endorsements are available for 5 additional regions each for the total of the 20. Send GCR list of contacts, photocopy of all QSLs and fee of 5€  or $US10 to: WAIRS Award Manager, c/o Sez. ARI Macerata, PO Box 66, I-62100 Macerata, Italy. (Endorsement fee is 1€ , 1 IRC or $US1 and copy of QSLs).

E-mail: ik6cox@amsat.org 
Internet:  http://www.qsl.net/arimacerata.it/diplomi_sky.htm 

(Chg 9/2008)

Regions: Abruzzo Basilicata Calabria Campania Valle D'Aosta Emilia Romagna Friuli Venezia Giulia Lazio Liguria Lombardia Marche Molise Piemonte Puglia Sardegna Sicilia Toscana Trentino Alto Adige Umbria Veneto. 

Worked All Italian Squares

ARI of Busto Arsizio sponsors this award for working Italian grid squares. Italy is divided into geographical squares. The size of each square is 10' or a degree on the parallel and 10' of a degree on the meridian. In each square are eight WWL little squares, two on the parallel and four on the meridian. The geographical coordinates of start and finish on this grid are: from latitude 47º10'N to latitude 35º20'N; and from longitude 6º30E to longitude 18º40'E, for a total of 5183 squares. This grid contains all Italian territory, islands included. To identify the squares, an alpha-numerical code has been used: on the direction of the parallels we give a number from 00 to 72, on the way of the meridians we gave a pair of letters coupling the letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H with the letters J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R and S, obtaining AJ, AK, AL, AM, AN, AP, AQ, AR, AS, BJ, BK, BL and so on until the couple HR. So the codes of the squares come from AJ00 to HR72. Many squares are occupied by the sea, some others do not contain Italian territory, and cannot be used. There are 1488 valid squares.

Basic award requires working 100 such squares on or after 1 January 1994. SWL OK.  Endorsement for 200, 300, 500, 1000 and over 1400. You may work fixed or mobiles in the squares. Contacts via link/repeater are not valid.  All contacts must be made from the same country and with your own, and not a temporarily assigned call sign. HF diploma requires using only HF. Over 30MHz diploma requires use of VHF/UHF, etc. Endorsements for monoband, WARC, CW, RTTY, Phone, etc. GCR list and fee of $US15,10€ to: ARI di Busto Arsizio, PO Box 125, I-21052 Busto Arsizio (VA), Italy.

Internet: http://www.aribusto.it 

(Chg 3/2009)

This award is issued by the Pompei division of the ARI. The purpose of this award is to contact stations who are signing portable from various Italian cities after February 28th, 2004. SWL OK. No need to have the QSLs, stations participating in the award program by working portable from various cities are required to send in their log to the award manager. Only contacts with those stations who forwarded their logs to the award manager are valid for the award. 
     Separate awards are available for HF, 6m and VHF/UHF. Contacts may not be mixed. 
     On HF, Italians need 50 cities, other Europeans need 25 cities and stations outside Europe need 10 cities. 
     For both the 6m and VHF/UHF awards, Italians need 25 cities, all others 15.  
     Additional awards are available for 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 and 1000 different cities. 
     1500 different cities will get you on the honor roll, while the "Excellence award" will be issued for 3000 different cities.  
     An application form as well as an excel sheet which can be used as record book can be downloaded from the internet http://www.aripompei.net/DIPLOMIITA1/default.asp . If the basic award is applied for via e-mail, no fee is required; you will receive a file containing the award which you then may print. A printed version of the award and honor roll costs 5€. The fee for the Excellence Award is 15€.  Apply to: Gianfranco Lai IK8VRN, PO Box 6, I-80034 Marigliano (NA), Italy. 

E-mail: ita@aripompei.it 
Internet: http://www.aripompei.net/DIPLOMIITA1/default.asp 

(Chg 11/2008)

Italian Union Award

Sponsored by the Turin section of ARI to honor the Centenary of the Italian Union. Contact on HF at least 18 of the Italian Regions plus one contact with Turin or any station in its province. SWL OK. On VHF, the requirement is to contact at least 5 different Italian regions. Contacts after 27 March 1961. GCR list (no fee stated, but suggest postage) to: Award Manager of Sezione ARI di Torino, CP250, I-10100 Torino, Italy.

Regions are: Abruzzi, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardia, Marche, Molise, Piemonte, Puglia, Sardegna, Sicilia, Toscana, Trentino-Alto, Adige, Umbria, Valle d’Aosta, Veneto.

E-mail: iw1fgz@email.it 
Internet: http://www.arito.it/ 

(Chg 9/2008)

IYLRC (Italiano Elettra Marconi Series)

General Requirements: Each award available on all bands and modes except EUROYL Award which is available only on HF/All modes. No WARC bands. QSLs must be in your possession, but don't have to be sent unless requested by manager. SWL OK. GCR list and fee of 10€, 11 IRCs or $US12.  Fee for endorsements is 2€, 3 IRCs or $US3. No endorsements available for the Gioconda Award. Apply to Gabriella Mollura IK3CXG, Via A Fogazzaro n. 10, I-36013 Piovene R. (VI), Italy. 

E-mail: ik3cxg@yahoo.it  
Internet: http://www.arrl.it/ylrci/Sito.htm   

(Chg 8/2004) 

EUROYL Award

Work 20 YL's in different European countries since 1 Jan 1990. Endorsements for each additional 10 YL's located in other 10 different European countries.

Friendliness Award

Contact Italian or foreign YL members of the IYLRC on or after 1 Jan 1990. 10 points are needed: each SSB QSO = 1, each CW, PSK or RTTY = 2. QSO's made via repeaters or using FM are not allowed. Each member may be worked only once for each mode or band with a maximum of 4 times. Endorsements available for each additional 5 members. Special plaque offered at the 25 member level. Cost of the plaque is 16€, 20 IRCs or $US18. Note: one third of the fees collected will be donated to the Italian National Institution for Muscular Distrophy.

Gioconda Award   

Contact Italian or foreign YL members of IYLRC after 1 Jan 2001.  10 points needed.  Each member = 1 point on SSB and 2 points on CW, PSK or RTTY.  Each member may be worked only one time.  

Worked All Italian ZIP Code Award              

Section ARI Pescara sponsors this award for working different Italian ZIP (postal) codes on QSLs after 1 January 1965.  The code consists of a 5 digit number, sometimes preceded by "I-".  There are about 4900 different such codes available. In case of contacts without a confirmation, you may use the code shown in a callbook or look at the internet site: http://www.ik6cac.com/en_dataCAP.asp. 

The award versions available are:
1. MIXED - all bands and modes.
2. HF - on HF using all modes.
3. OVER 30 MHZ - for 50 MHZ, VHF, UHF and higher using all modes.
4. PHONE - all bands using Phone mode.
5. CW - all bands using CW mode.
6. RTTY - all bands using digital modes.

The Basic award is available for 250 such codes, and endorsement each additional 250.  No use of repeaters.    GCR list and fee of 6€ or $US10 to: Carlo Delle Monache IK6CAC, Via S. Eligio 22, I-66100 Chieti, Italy.  

Internet: http://www.ik6cac.com/en_waizREG.asp 
E-mail: ik6cac@amsat.org 

(Chg 4/2009)

Diplome JN63

Sponsored by the Macerata ARI section for contact stations in different subsquares of JN63. SWL OK.

Award Requirements:
1) HF 50 different subsquares
2) 50 MHz 15 different subsquares
3) VHF 15 different subsquares
4) UHF 10 different subsquares
5) SHF 5 different subsquares
6) Satellite 5 different subsquares

Additional endorsement stickers available for each added 15 QSO's in HF, 10 QSO's in 50 MHz and VHF. In UHF, SHF and Satellite 5 QSO's. All contacts must be made from the same square. All modes. No-cross mode, digipeaters, satellites, or repeaters. You must possess the cards. Sponsor reserves the right to examine any or all of them. GCR list and fee pf 5€ or US$ 7 to: Award Manager "JN63", ARI Macerata, PO Box 66, I-62100 Macerata, Italy.

E-mail: ik6cox@amsat.org
http://www.arimacerata.it/diploma_jn63.htm

Tks PA3CUZ 4/14/08

 Lecce, Otranto’s Land Award

Contact stations operating in the province of Lecce starting on or after 1 Jan 1999. All modes and bands, including WARC are OK, but no repeaters or crossband contacts. SWL OK.  

4 categories:
A - Mixed - (Any QTH in the Province) Italians need 15 different, other EU 10, all others 5.
B - Lupiae - [the Latin name for Lecce] (Stations from capital of Lecce Province (CL01) only) Italians need 10 different, EU need 7, all others 3.
C - Towns - (Stations from different towns of the province) - Italians need 10, EU 7, all others 3.
D - Old Towers and Castles (stations operating /P from different old Coastal Towers) - Italians need 10, EU 7, all others 3.

Endorsement upon request. For categories C and D, you should list the QTH or proper reference number of the town or Coastal Tower.  This information is found on their website shown below. There are over 250 such towers and castles listed, an excellent job of research has been done here. GCR list and fee of 5€ or $US6 or 10 IRCs to: Award Manager, Sezione ARI, PO Box 161, I-73100 Lecce, LE, Italy.

Internet: http://www.arilecce.it/arilecce.it/index/index.htm  

(Chg 10/2009)

Leonessa D'Italia Certificate

Contact stations in Brescia. SWL OK. Italians need 15 different, EU 10 and all others 5. All bands and modes, except FM repeaters. Special endorsements for single band, single mode, QRP, etc. upon request. GCR list and fee of 5€ or $US5 (SAE and 1€ or $US1 endorsements) to ARI, Sezione di Brescia, C.P. 230, 25121 Brescia, Italy.

(Chg 6/2003)

Diploma Liguria               REWRITE 7/09 

Earned by amateurs and SWL's for contacts with Ligurian stations on the HF (including WARC) using the modes of CW, AM, SSB and digital.  Contacts after 1 July 1959. SWL OK.  

Available in 3 classes: 

The award is ONLY available in JPG format, and is FREE of charge.  (Print in your own shack). 

E-mail: award_liguria@arisanremo.it 
Internet: http://www.arisanremo.it/ 

(Chg 9/2009)

City of Lodi Award        

Contact 5 members of the Lodi ARI club after 5 Oct 1973.  SWL OK.   A station may be contacted on different dates for credit.  No repeaters contacts except by satellite.  GCR list and fee of 10€ to: Sezione ARI di Lodi,  PO Box 39, I-26900 Lodi (LO), Italy. 

E-mail: ik2chz@ari.it 
Internet: http://www.arilodi.it/ 

(Chg 9/2008) 

Diploma dei Castelli Lombardi

The A.R.I. Section of Busto Arsizio, in collaboration with the A.R.I. Section of Mondovì (CN), managing the D.C.I. (Italian Castles Award), sponsors the Lombard Castles Award (D.C.Lo.) to publicize the knowledge of the Castles of the Region of Lombardy. They plan to activate castles during a special one weekend per year.

Requirements: confirm the following number of references:
       Italians: 20 Castles of Lombardy in at least 4 different Lombard provinces.
All others: 10 Castles of Lombardy in at least 3 different Lombard provinces.

The two-letter-code of the 11 Provinces of Lombardy are: BG – Bergamo, BS – Brescia, CO – Como, CR – Cremona,  LC – Lecco,  LO – Lodi, MI – Milano, MN – Mantova, PV – Pavia, SO – Sondrio, VA – Varese.

Contacts may be made on all bands and modes. There are two versions of the Award: Hunter and Activator.  Valid QSL cards will be those already accredited to the applicant by the D.C.I. Office and issued as a part of approved DCI operations (see www.dcia.it )

The applicant must either fill the proper Application Form downloadable from this web site and send it to the D.C.Lo. Award Committee, via mail to P.O.Box 125 – I-21052 Busto Arsizio (VA), ITALY, or via e-mail to: info@aribusto.it , il D.C.Lo. or must send the Form generated by the official DCI software  by IK6CAC. In any case the applicant must provide a detailed list of the QSOs in alphabetical order by the reference number, with the following data: Reference of the Castle, Callsign, Date, GMT, Frequency, Mode. The sending of the QSLs is not required. The Award is free of costs and it will be sent to the Applicant as PDF file, which can be printed in your shack. In case the Applicant won't be able to receive and/or print the Award by himself, it can be printed and sent via normal mail with a fee of 8 Euro or $US10. (IRCs are not accepted).  Valid references are those issued by the D.C.I. Technical Award Manager of the ARI Section of di Mondovì (Cuneo) and already accredited for the D.C.I.  

The list of the Castles of Lombardy is available on this Web Site: www.aribusto.it  and www.dcia.it

The award is issued to activators who activate at least 20 Castles of Lombardy from at least two different provinces. No charge for activators. The D.C.Lo. Activator Award. The official list of the D.C.I.Activations will be the proof of the activities.

Definition of Castle. "Castle" means: castle, fortress, stronghold, tower, bastion, fortified house, towerhouse, fortified town or village, town walls, fort, town-fort, fortified gate, fortified palace, fortified noble palace, fortified religious building, fortified farm and every other fortified building linked to architecture related to defensive purposes since Middle Age up to the beginning of the Second World War (1939).

Internet: http://www.aribusto.it/
E-mail: info@aribusto.it

Tks PA3CUZ 3/2008

Diploma Castelli della Provincia di Lucca D.C.P.LU

Section A.R.I. Versilia sponsores this award for contacts with castles in the province di Lucca after 1 January 2001. SWL OK.

Requirements:
Italian stations need 15 castles in the province of di Lucca on HF and 5 on VHF.
All others need 15 castles in the province of di Lucca on HF.

All bands and in the modes SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK 31. Contacts via repeater, crossband or crossmode are not valid. GCR list and fee of 10€ to: Cesare Barsottelli I5WEA c/o A.R.I. Versilia, C.P. 200, I-55049 Viareggio ( LU ), Italy.

E-mail cesba@libero.it
List castles of di Lucca http://www.ariversilia.it/diploma_castelli_lucca/castelli.HTM

Tks PA3CUZ 4/14/08

Marconi Club "Marconista"

To honor amateurs who use the CW mode with expertness, A.R.I. Loano will give a "Marconista" mark of honor as Guglielmo Marconi intended. The President of this honorary CW club is Marquise Maria Cristina, Marconi's wife (silent key as of 1994). The title will be given to those who qualify under any of the following criteria:

a. any member of HSC, VHSC, SHSC, EHSC or FOC club upon their written request.
b. any member of INORC, MF, MARAC, RNARS or TOPS who supply a letter from the president of these groups
declaring that the applicant works the CW mode.
c. any amateur who sends in 3 QSLs from Loano's ARI Department SV.
d. any amateur proposed by 3 existing members of the Marconi Club certifying the applicants proficiency on CW mode transmissions.

Member list is available from K1BV for SASE. The use of keyboards and decoders is not permitted. 10€  or $US15 or the equivalent. Apply to: Marconi Club, c/o ARI Loano, PO Box 16, I-17025 Loano (SV), Italy.

Internet: http://www.ariloano.it/marconiclub/Reg_it.htm 

(Chg 4/2008)

Issued in cooperation with the sponsors of the DCI (Italian Castle Award) and Sezioni ARI delle Marche for working castles in the Italian region of Marche after 1 January 2005. SWL OK. 

HF: Italian stations need 20 castles located in the Marche region with at least 2 castles from each Marchigiana province. 
On VHF 5 castles must be worked, with at least 2 from different provinces. 
All other stations need 10 castles of the region Marche with at least 1 castle from each Marchigiana province on HF. 
The four Marchigiana provinces of the Region Marche are: AN - Ancona, AP - Ascoli Piceno, MC - Macerata and PU - Pesaro -Urbino. 

Contacts may be made on all bands from 2 to 160 meters in the modes SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 and  SSTV. GCR list (with DCM reference numbers) and fee of 5€ or $US5 to Gianfranco Grossi, I6DHY, PO Box 11, I-60041 Sassoferrato (AN), Italy. 

E-mail: i6dhy@arimarche.it
Internet: http://www.arimarche.it/dcm/index.php

Tks PA3CUZ 4/2006

DIPLOMA MUNICIPI ITALIANI (DMI)

The word "Municipio" stands for the building which contains the mayor and city council. All Italian cities which contain such a building are valid for the award. Each such municipal building has been cataloged with a serial number such as "ROME DMI-5914."

There are two categories of Diploma DMI: Hunter and Expeditioner. The award is free and will be sent via e-mail in PDF format, ready to be printed directly from the applicant with a common printer. Award levels for the "Hunters" are bronze, silver, gold , and platinum for different steps of up to 250 references. If you do not have a printer, you may request the sponsor to mail you the appropriate award by sending the sum of 10 euros or $US14 U.S. dollars to cover expenses (no IRC or other currencies).

For the basic award, you must have contacted a minimum of 20 references for Italians, 10 references to Europeans, and just 5 references for other countries. A special diploma Honor Roll will be issued to those who have qso at least one reference for each region (20 references).

Valid operations of activation of references must be conducted in the vicinity of the building but may be no further than 500 meters from the outer perimeter of the building or at least as near as possible. Any fixed stations must produce appropriate documentation to demonstrate maximum distance of 500 meters. Refer to the website for a complete list of valid locations. .

A separate set of rules applies to those stations which activate the municipalities. They concern minimum number of contacts, number of activations each day, and how to verifiy newly activated buildings. E-mail applications to the address shown below and if applying to the sponsor, contact: Giancarlo Marescia IW6ATQ, Via V. Gioberti 24, I-60128 Ancona, AN, ITALY.

E-mail: iw6atq@anconaline.com 
Internet: http://www.ankon.us/

S. Francesco Di Paola Award

Contact Sezione ARI Gino Constanzo of Cetraro members after 1 May 1983.  SWL OK.  Bands 10, 15, 20, 40, 80, and 160 in the modes of SSB and CW may be used.  No use of repeaters.  Each contact = 1 point.  Italians need 20 points, other EU need 15 and all others 10.  GCR list and fee of 6€ to: Sezione ARI Gino Constanzo di Cetraro, PO Box 15, I-87022 Cetraro (CS), Italy.

Rewrite 9/2008 

Marco Polo Award  

Available to any amateur/SWL, who is a member of the IARU section of their own country who contacts various areas mentioned  or crossed in the explorers famous book ""Il Milione" (The Million). SWL OK. All modes except cross band are valid. Only one QSO for each country. If two countries are shown in the same geographical area (such as 9N and A51, only one can be used to count for that area.  Contacts since 1 Jan 1978.  A score of at least 35 geographical areas is required.  GCR list acceptable, but must be signed by members of DXCC, WAZ, DUF Excellence or another prestigious international DX award. The cards are not required, but if you cannot get signature as mentioned above, then a photocopy of front and back of the cards is accepted.  Fee 15€ or $US18. (Please provide mailing label).   Award manager reserves right to ask for cards or photocopy. Apply to: Award Manager, Louis Foggia I8FXT, Contrada Guglilmina, I-88050 Soveria Simeri CZ, Italy.   

(Chg 9/2008)

Internet: http://www.aricz.it/diplomi.htm 
Application form:  http://www.aricz.it/i8qli/APPLICATIONFORMENGLISH.rtf 

List of countries, valid area prefixes and point values:

* Check your VU QSLs. Towns located in the Indian Region of Gujarat have postal code starting 33..... to 39....

# ONLY ONE PREFIX PER AREA MUST BE SCORED. (e.g. it is incorrect to add 9M2 or 9V1, etc.

Maria Dolens War Memorial Bell Diploma of Roverto           

Contact stations in the Trentino Alto Adige region Trentino (IN3 stations) for 1 point and stations in the ARI Section of Rovereto 4 points each. Contacts since 4 Nov 1976. SWL OK. No band/mode restrictions. Basic diploma requires: Italian stations = 30 points; other Europeans = 20; rest of world = 10 points. Small flags of 60 nations may be applied to the award which is silk screened processed on aluminum plate. The necessary scores for these flags are: Italy = 190, Europe = 120, rest of world = 50.The same station may be contacted several times during the same day on different bands. GCR list and 10€  or $12US to: Award Manager, c/o A.R.I. Club, Renato Bettini IN3BHR, PO Box 133, I-38068 Rovereto (Trento) Italy.

(Chg 11/2008)

Mediterranean Islands Award

The Mediterranean Islands Award (MIA) is available to either licensed amateur radio operators and SWLs. It is issued on presentation of evidence of contact with (or, for SWLs, reception of) the minimum number of stations operating from islands located in the Mediterranean Sea, according to the following rules.

1. Contacts since 1 Jan 1997, any band or mode. 

2. Award Structure:  
      a. Basic Award: : A minimum of 50 different MIA reference numbers for European participants or 30 different MIA reference numbers for extra-European participants. At least one contact must be made with islands located in Africa and Asia. Additional islands from 51 to 199 all count as part of the Basic award. These additional cards do NOT have to be submitted, just submit QSO information and signatures of two witnesses. 
     b. Honor Roll 3rd Class - 200 different MIA reference numbers for all applicants. At least 5 contacts must be made with islands located in Africa and Asia. Cards must be submitted.  Sponsor will accept images if sent on a Compact Disk.
     c. Honor Roll 2nd Class - 400 different MIA reference numbers for all applicants.  At least 10 contacts must be made with islands located in Africa and Asia. Compact disk OK. 
     d. Honor Roll 1st Class - 600 different MIA reference numbers for all applicants. At least 15 contacts must be made with islands located in Africa and Asia.  Compact Disk OK. 

3. Stations who activate islands may receive a free certificate upon proof of their operating from a minimum of 15 different islands. Special plaque for 30 activations. 

4. Fee for each award is 15€.. (The award is a specially inscribed Plexiglass mounted free-standing certificate.) Endorsement cost is 5€ each. Cost for special plaque is 30E. Mediterraneo DX Club members are entitled to a 10% discount.  Sponsor requires use of their application form available at: www.mdxc.org/mia which should be sent along with all of the QSL cards, appropriate fees and return postage to the MIA Award Manager, Pietro Fiorenza IZ8FWN, PO Box 161, I-88100 Catanzaro, Italy. (Club members are permitted to send photocopies, front and back of the cards). 

5. Local Checkpoints will be appointed to deal with applications from their country or area. Before sending your application, please visit the MIA web site (www.mdxc.org/mia) to check if you can submit it to a local Checkpoint. The CD with the scanned QSLs will be sent only to M.I.A. (not by e-mail).

6. The website contains a list of all eligible Mediterranean islands, listing some 1881 different islands and cross-referencing them to IOTA and other country based island programs, such as Croatian Islands. 

(Chg 9/2008)

Diploma Milano

Work stations in Milano and Milan Province. Italians need 50 points, Europeans 40, Oceania 20, and rest of world 30. SSB contacts = 1 point, CW = 2 points, RTTY/DIGI = 2 points, SSTV = 3 points, club station IK2HDG, IQ2MI and special contest call IU2M = 5 points. GCR list, your QSL and 5€ or 6 IRCs to: ARI-Sezione Milano, Via G Natta 11, I-20124, Milano, Italy.

E-mail: info@arimi.it 

(Chg 9/2008)

Diploma Parco Dell'Alta Murgia

The ARI di Cassano delle Murge sponsors this award for contacts with stations in the Park or as listed after 5 March 2004. SWL OK. Earn 10 points per the following table:

1. Each station in the Province of Bari = 1 point.
2. Members of the Sezione di Cassano delle Murge (BA 7010) = 2 points.
3. Station residents in the park = 3 points.
4. The Club Jolly stations IQ7MU, II7JP and II7PAX = 5 points.

All bands and modes. GCR list and fee of 10€ to: Maria Maddalena Stano, IW7BNB, Casella Postale 104, I-70020 Cassano Murge (BA), Italy.

Internet: http://aricassanomurge.altervista.org/
E-mail: aricassanomurge@altervista.org

Towns which are located in the park: Cassano delle Murge, Altamura, Andria, Bitonto, Corato, Gravina di Puglia, Grumo Appula, Minervino, Murge, Poggiorsini, Ruvo di Puglia, Santeramo in Colle, Spinazzola, Toritto.

Tks PA3CUZ 4/14/08

Palio di Ferrara Award

Contact stations in the city and Province of Ferrare after 1 January 1994. SWL OK. SSB, CW and RTTY. No use of repeaters. Each station counts for 1 point, "Jolly" stations will be activated during the entire month of May each year. During the old Palio (horse race) of Ferrara, they count for 5 points. Same station may be worked several times during the same day on different bands. Available in 2 classes: Class A = HF bands (1.8 - 28 Mhz), Class B = VHF and higher bands (144, 430 or 1200 Mhz.)

On HF, Italians need 50 points, others Europeans 30, all others 10. On VHF or higher, Italians need 30 points and other Europeans 10. GCR list and fee of 10€ to: Award Manager, ARI Ferrara, PO box 20, I-44100 Ferrara, Italy.

E-mail: ariferra@ariferrara.it 

(Chg 9/2008)

Contact ARI Trevi Section members during the period of the Palio dei Terzieri festival, from 0.00 on 7 October to 24.00 UTC on 17 October each year. SWL OK. All bands incl. WARC. Only in SSB and CW mode. Each station may be worked in the same day but on different bands. Italian stations must earn 40 points and all other stations 20. Each SSB contact = 1 point, CW = 2 points. The Joker station = 3 points and counts only once a day. Apply before March of the following year. GCR list and fee of 10€ to: Roberto Casoloari IW0RSB, Via Collecchio 68, I-06039 Trevi (PG), Italy. 

Internet: http://www.aritrevi.it/ 

(Chg 3/2009) 

Papa Giovanni XXIII Award

Pope John XXIII, was born near Bergamo, and the Radio Club of Bergamo is sponsoring a award to be known as "Pope John Award". Available to any licensed Radio Amateur and SWL who gives evidence of two-way radio contact or heard/SWL with the required number of Bergamo Amateur Stations as set out below:

Italian Stations:
Stations in Lombardy need contacts with 10 Bergamo stations.
Other Italians need 5 contacts with Bergamo stations.

All others need 2 QSOs.
All contacts on or after 00.00 GMT 1 May 1971, all bands and modes. No cross-band or cross-mode contacts will be permitted. The award has no time limit. QSO'S with the same station will be accepted, but there must be at least a 24-hour delay between contacts.

Send log extract, your own QSL-cards for the worked stations plus fee of 10 Euro to: ASSOCIAZIONE RADIOAMATORI ITALIANI, Sezione di Bergamo, Casella Postale n. 65, I-24125 BERGAMO, Italy.

Internet: http://www.aribg.it

Tks OH3GZ 10/08

Dipl. Papa Giovanni XXIII                   Duplicates the above award. 9/09 

Commemorating Pope Giovanni XXIII, born in Bergamo, ARI institutes this special award for contacting stations in Bergamo province. SWL OK. Italian stations in Lombardia need 10 QSO's, other Italinas need 5, all others 2. Contacts after 1 May 1971, all valid bands and modes except crossband. Same station may be contacted for credit if made over 24 hours apart. GCR list, copy of your QSL and fee of 8 IRCs to: ARI Bergamo, PO Box 65, I-24125 Bergamo, Italy.

(Chg 6/2003)

Diploma Parma Storia Gastronomia

The award honors the city of Parma, first established as a Roman colony almost 22 centuries ago in 183 B.C. Contact stations located in the Province of Parma on or after 15 August 2008. Italians must earn 20 points and all others need 10. Each valid contact = 1 point, and QSOs made via the D-Star mode = 2 points. SWL OK. All bands and modes. Same station may be contacted on different bands and modes for credit. Send your application via e-mail to i4oyu@miciontigre.it with the usual QSO data, and the award will be issued at no charge in the form of a PDF file which you can use to print in your shack.

Internet: http://www.info-radio.it/
E-mail: i4oyu@miciontigre.it

Tks EA3GHZ 8/2008

Historical Pavia Award

Sponsored by the ARI Pavia and features images of Medieval Pavia different every year. SWL OK. All HF bands OK on CW and SSB modes. WARC bands are excluded. Contacts must be made from 1 to 30 September yearly. 

Italian Stations need 40 points, 
European Stations 30 points, 
all others 15 points. 

Look for stations calling "CQ DPS". The same station can be contacted once a day but no more than 5 times during the month period, independently from the band and the mode. Station IQ2PV may only be worked one time. Only stations operated by Pavia OMs are valid. 

Scoring: 
Each contact from a Pavia station: 3 points ssb, 5 points cw, 4 points digital.
Jolly station: 6 point ssb/CW/Digital.
Special call II2TPV of the Ticino River (active on 2nd Sunday each September): 10 points ssb/cw,digital. 

The Italian, European and non European Stations with the highest scores will receive a special edition award free of charge. A special qsl will be shipped by bureau or directly to all the participants. Apply to: Sezione ARI Pavia, PO Box 146, I-27100 - Pavia, Italy.  When applying, please enclose one of your personal qsl cards and a log extract reporting contact/heard data, plus fee of 10€ and your mailing name and address. Submit the request not later than 31 December of the year in which the award was earned. 

Internet: http://www.iq2pv.it/ and http://www.iq2pv.it/index2.html 

(Chg 4/2008)

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