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(Updated 6/2009)

 --- Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) Series ---

General Requirements: Available to both amateurs and SWL's.  GCR list is accepted. Form of list will be specified, when required, in the rules of each award. If GCR not available, you must submit all the cards required plus postage for return to you.  Fee of 12 IRCs per award. An additional 2 IRCs will be charged for air mail delivery regardless of the number of awards claimed. Stickers for AJA and WASA will be 6 IRcs regardless of the number of stickers issued per applications.  Stickeres for JCC and JCG will be 6 IRCs per application. 

(Chg 6/2009)

Applicants may request up to three of the following endorsements:

1. Specific band (only contacts made in same band)   (3.8 MHz is included in 3.5 MHz)
2. Modes - (only contacts made in the same mode)   (CW, AM, SSB, FM, SSTV, RTTY, ATV, FAX)
3. Satellite - (only contacts made through amateur radio
4. QRP - (only contacts made through transmitters with final input of 5W or less.
5. QRPp - only contacts made through transmitters with final input of 0.5 watts or less. 

Only contacts/receptions made on and after 29 July 1952 are acceptable.

Only land station QSO's are acceptable. MM and Aero Moblile are acceptable for 50MHz-100, 144MHz-100, 435MHz-100, 1200MHz-10, 50 100, 2400MHz-10, 50, 100 and VU-1000 awards.

Contacts with Far East Military Auxiliary stations in Japan are NOT acceptable.

All contacts must be made on land within the same call area, or if no call area exists, within the same country.

Apply to: Japan Amateur Radio League - Award Desk, 1-14-5 Sugano, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-8073,  Japan.

E-mail: oper@jarl.or.jp 
(Chg 6/2009)

Internet: http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/4_Library/A-4-2_Awards/Award_Main.htm 

(CHG 7/2001)

All JAPAN DISTRICTS (AJD) or (SWL-AJD)

Contact (or hear) and receive a card from a station in each of the 10 call areas of Japan.

Worked All Japan Prefectures Award (WAJA) (HAJA)

Contact (or hear) and receive a card from a station in each of the 47 prefectures of Japan. A list of QSL cards should be arranged in order of WAJA reference number, however names of prefecture may be omitted.

PREFECTURE LISTING:

(CHG 97)

Japan Century Cities (JCC) (SWL-JCC)

Contact (or hear) and receive a card from a station located in each of at least 100 different cities of Japan. JCC-200, 300, 400, 500, 600 and 700  will be issued as separate awards. The list of cards should be arranged in order of JCC reference number, however the names of the city may be omitted.  An additional sticker will be issued at every 50 contacts such as: 150, 250, 350, 450, 550, 650 and 750 cities. 
(Chg 6/2009)

City list at: http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/4_Library/A-4-2_Awards/Award_Main.htm 

Japan Century Guns (JCG) (SWL-JCG)

As above for the rules of JCC, but "cities" replaced by "guns", however, only the separate and awards and stickers go to 550 different guns.
(Chg 6/2009) .

What is a GUN? Japan has, as administrative districts 47 prefectures, which are divided into cities, towns and villages. "Gun", not being an administrative district, is a regional congregation of towns and villages.

VHF Awards

The following awards are also available. They may be claimed by having contacted (heard) and received a QSL card from each of the different stations on the frequency band listed:

50MHz-100, 144MHz-100, 430MHz-100

1200MHz-10, 50, 100, 200, 300, etc.

2400MHz-10, 50, 100, 200, 300, etc.

5600MHz-10, 50, 100, 200, 300, etc.

10 Ghz -10, 50, 100, 200, 300, etc.

24 Ghz -10, 50, 100, 200, 300, etc.

47 Ghz -10, 50, 100, 200, 300, etc.

75 Ghz -10, 50, 100, 200, 300, etc.

VU-1000, WASA-V/U/SHF

(Chg 6/2009)

VU-1000 (SWL-VU-1000)

Contact (hear) and receive a QSL from each of at least 1000 different stations on the 50MHz, 144MHz and/or 435MHz. For higher levels, VU-2000, VU-3000, etc. will be issued. A list of QSL cards should be arranged in alphabetical order of prefix, followed by suffix. Only contacts made on and after 29 July 1977 are acceptable.

Worked All Cities Award (WACA) (HACA)

Contact (heard) and received a card from a station in each of all the cities of Japan that are in existence on the day when the final contact (reception) is made. The list of QSL cards should be arranged in order of JCC reference number, however names of cities may be omitted.

Worked All Guns Award (WAGA) (HAGA)

Same as WACA above, except "cities" is replaced by "guns".

Asian DX Award (ADXA) (SWL-ADXA)

Contact (heard) and received a QSL card from a station located in each of at least 30 Asian countries, including Japan. Cards should be arranged in order of the listing of the following list:

 Deleted Countries: contacts valid on or before listed date:

Asian DX Award Half (ADXA-Half) (SWL-ADXA-Half)

Contact (heard) and received a QSL card from a station located in at least of the 15 Asian countries listed above, including Japan. Listing of the cards should be in order of Asian Countries list.

Heard All Continents (HAC)

Hear and receive a QSL from an amateur station located in each of the 6 continents. The continental boundaries for IARU's WAC are standard, with a few exceptions in Asia which are shown in the Asian Countries list.

Amateur Satellite "Fuji" (SWL-A.R. "Fuji")

Contact 10 different stations through the Satellite "Fuji" (only contacts in CW or SSB mode). You must possess the cards.

Worked All Square Award

Contact at least 100 different Grid Square Locators in Japan (First 4 digits); sticker endorsements each additional 100 squares. Contacts after 1 July 1992. All contacts must be made from the same grid square in your country. Even if the square of the station which issued a QSL card is not shown clearly, a QSL card showing the longitude and latitude of the station from which its square can be calculated will be valid. In this case, these coordinates should be shown on the QSL card list. The location where your station operates should be within one square. of Same station may be counted on each band and square. No crossband except by satellite. Endorsement fee is 5 IRCs. Available in two classes: WASA-V-U-SHF (50 Mhz and above) or WASA-HF (28 Mhz and below). GCR list must include Grid square data. No endorsements for band/mode.

  10 MHz-100 Award

Available to all amateurs (SWLs) who submit a list of QSL cards that show two-way communications (contacts) with different 100 amateur stations on 10 MHz band. Contacts must be dated April 1, 2002 or later. Applicants must have all QSL cards concerned, but no GCR needed. A list of QSL cards should be indicated in alphabetical order by prefix followed by suffix. Contacts may be made from any location. The fee is 1,000 yen (8 IRCs or $US8 for non-JARL members.

18 MHz-100 Award

Available to all amateurs (SWLs) who submit a list of QSL cards that show two-way communications (contacts) with different 100 amateur stations on 18 MHz band. Contacts must be dated April 1, 2002 or later. Applicants must have all QSL cards concerned, but no GCR needed. A list of QSL cards should be indicated in alphabetical order by prefix followed by suffix. Contacts may be made from any location. The fee is 1,000 yen (8 IRCs or $US8) for non-JARL members.

24 MHz-100 Award

Available to all amateurs (SWLs) who submit a list of QSL cards that show two-way communications (contacts) with different 100 amateur stations on 24 MHz band. Contacts must be dated April 1, 2002 or later. Applicants must have all QSL cards concerned, but no GCR needed. A list of QSL cards should be indicated in alphabetical order by prefix followed by suffix. Contacts may be made from any location. The fee is 1,000 yen (8 IRCs or $US8) for non-JARL members.

 WARC-1000 Award

Available to all amateurs (SWLs) who submit a list of QSL cards that show two-way communications (contacts) with different 1000 amateur stations on one or more WARC bands (10MHz, 18MHz and 24MHz). Contacts must be dated April 1, 2002 or later. Applicants must have all QSL cards concerned, but no GCR needed. A list of QSL cards should be indicated in alphabetical order by prefix followed by suffix at every band. Contacts may be made from any location. If you contacted the same station on a different WARC band, it would be considered that you contacted different two stations. An additional sticker will be issued at every 1000 contacts. The fee is 1,000 yen (8 IRCs or $US8) for non-JARL members. Each additional sticker fee is 600 yen (5 IRCs or $US5) for non-JARL members.

Internet site: http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/4_Library/A_4_2_Awards/Award_Main.htm

JARL Award Master (JAM)

JARL recognizes amateur radio operators who have earned ten or more awards sponsored by the JARL, including short term awards which are expired.  The award is issued in 4 classes: Bronze - 10 awards, Silver - 25 awards, Gold - 50 awards and Platinum - 100 awards.  You may count the same award multiple times if you have earned endorsements for different bands or modes. Send a list which includes the name of the award, endorsement(s) if applicable, the serial number of issue and date issued by JARL.  The fee is 1000¥ or 5 IRC's for each class.  Applications will be accepted on or after October 1, 2004.

(Chg 3/2005)

All Japan Award (AJA)

May be claimed for having contacted (heard) 1000 different cities, "Guns" (see JCG rule) and/or "Ku"* using at least 2 bands and more and having received 1000 cards from contacted stations.  Endorsement stickers are issued at the level of each additional 500 (below 3000) and each additional 250 (above 3000). 

* Ku means an administrative unit (= ward) in big cities of Japan. For example, Tokyo-23 wards and Yokohama are divided into several Ku's.  You can download the list of Japan's Ku's.  

Contact with big cities which are separated into several Ku's may be counted as Ku's points only.  You cannot count such contacts as cities points.  But, contacts with those big cities which have not been separated into Ku's should only be counted using the points for the city.  For example, Saitama-city (JCC number 1344) was separated into 9 Ku's on April 1, 2003.  Your contacts with Saitama-city on and after April 1, 2003 must be counted only using Ku's points.  However, contacts with Saitama-city before April 1, 2003 should be counted as Saitama-city.  

Tks PA3CUZ 6/27/09

Abashiri Club Series

General Requirements: GCR list and 12 IRCs for each award. Each of the awards below may be earned in 3 levels: Class A - spell the term out with YL stations plus one YL station in Abashiri City; Class B - spell out including AA1 to JA0 (10 districts) plus one station in Abashiri City; Class C - unconditional, but one station in Abashiri City. Apply to Toshikazu Shinada JR8SUB, 88-44 Kouyou, Abashire, Hokkaido 093-0084, Japan.

GENSEIKAEN-SYO Spell out "GENSEIKAEN" with the last letter of each station's callsign.

MIZUBASYO-SYO as above, spell out "MIZUBASYO".

RYUHYO-SYO as above, spell out "FLOWING ICE".

SANGOSOU-SYO as above, spell out "SANGO GRASS".

(Chg 7/2001)

Akita All Cities and Guns Award

Contact 9 different cities and 9 different guns in Akita Prefecture after 1 April 1972. (See JARL series for JCC and JCG list). GCR list and fee of ¥500 or 7 IRCs to Kenichi Takahashi JH7MSQ, 1223 Kurotsuchi, Shimizu, Nakasen-machi, Senboku-gun, Akita 014-02, Japan.

(CHG 97)

Alphabet Sandwich Call Letter Award

Work stations where the first and third letters of their suffix are the same. (Example: JA1GAG, W6MVM, UA3KAK).

Class Bronze - make alphabet one case. - 26 QSO's.
Class Silver - make alphabet two times - 52 QSO's.
Class Gold - make alphabet three times - 78 QSO's.

Cases are: 26 in same country, 26 different prefixes or 26 including 10 different countries. Licensed amateurs only. No time, band or mode limitations. Send alphabetical GCR list and $4US or 7 IRCs to: Souichi Miyamoto JA3DBD, 6-9-2 Hagbikigaoka, Habikino, Osaka 583, Japan. 

(CHG 97)

Ameto Tsuchito Award   (Heaven and Earth Award)

Issued by the Joetsu Club

Class Chintori - Confirmed contact with 7 stations from the below eligible cities or guns list including one Joetsu city station
Class Hisabun - Confirmed contact with all 20 stations from the below eligible each cities and guns.
Class Kenshin - Confirmed contact with 20 stations from the below eligible each cities and guns and spell out the word "UESUGI KENSHIN" with the last letter of their prefixes.

Endorsement for Band and Mode is available.
GCR list and fee of Yen800.- plus applicant's QSL card (a supplementary prize is also available upon request at Yen2000.-)  Apply to: Award Manager, Joetsu Club, PO Box 33, Takata, Joetsu city, Niigata 944 Japan

Eligible cities and guns list:
Arai city (JCC 0817), Joetsu city (JCC 0822), Nagano city (JCC 0901), Matsumoto city (JCC 0902), Okaya city (JCC 0904), Suwa city (JCC 0906), Chino city (JCC 0914), Shiojiri city (JCC C0915), Kofu city (JCC 1701), Nirasaki city (JCC 1707), Higashi Kubiki gun (JCG 08014), Naka Kubiki gun (G08011), Nishi Kubiki gun (JCG 08012), Kamiminouchi gun (JCG 09003), Sarashima gun (JCG 09007), Higashi Chikuma gun (JCG 09015), Minami Azumi gun (JCG 09016), Suwa gun (JCG 09011), Kitakoma gun (JCG 17001), Nakakoma gun (JCG 17003).

(Tks HL1KIS)(01)  [corrected by e-mail msg from HL1KIS 1-23-01].

Animal WAC

Contact 6 continents, each station must have a suffix which spells the name of an animal. Example: W1DOG LU2PIG VK3CAT UA9APE G5FOX ZS1OX, etc. The suffix "ZOO" is a wild card and may be used to substitute for any one missing suffix. 

Class A: all the same suffix such as DOG and all on one band or mode; 
Class B: One band and mode, 
Class C: One Mode. 

GCR list and fee of 10 IRCs or $US5 to: Harry M. Kashiwai JA6BEE, 2282-3 Imai , Yukuhashi City, Fukuoka 824-0018, Japan. 

(Chg 4/2003)

Worked Anniversary Special Call Award

Contact special callsign stations worldwide. Class AA - 6 continents and Antarctica, Class A - 6 continents, Class B - 3 continents. DXpeditions are all counted. GCR list and ¥500 or7 IRCs to: Susumu Matsunaga JA6AKV, PO Box 11, Oreo, Yahata-nishi, Kitakyusyu, Fukuoka 807-8691, Japan.

(Chg 7/2001)

Aoba-ku Award

Sponsored by the Yokohama Aoba Ham Club (YAHC) for contacting one station each in the Aoba-ward of Yokohama and Sendai cities. These are AJA numbers 1101-17 and 0601-01 respectively and should be shown on their QSL cards. Contacts after 6 Nov 1994. GCR list and 1 IRC or $US2 to Ichiro Okamura JF1SSM, Utsukushigaoka 4-7-14, Aoba-ku, Yokohama 225-0002, Japan. 

(Tks JF1SSM)(00)

Aomori Nebuta Award

Spell the term "AOMORI NEBUTA" by using the last letters of callsigns from stations you have worked in levels shown below. A station from Aomori City may replace any missing 2 letters.

Gold - use cards of JA7 call area including one Aomori City and other stations including all six continents.
Silver - use cards of JA7 call area including two from Aomori City.
Copper - Use cards of all call areas of Japan (JA1-JA0) including one from Aomori City.

GCR list and fee of 6 IRCs or ¥500 to: Masamichi Ohkawa JA7NUZ, 1-19-35 Kususshi, Aomori City, Aomori 038-0013, Japan.

Note: not available outside of Japan per JA3BAG

(Chg 7/2001)

Worked Asian Prefixes Award

Contact different Asian prefixes for these classes: I = 20-39 prefixes, II = 40 prefixes, III = 60 prefixes, IV = 80-99 prefixes, EXTRA = 100 prefixes. SWL OK. Endorsements for single band, QRP (<5 watts), 1-day, satellite, etc. GCR list and 7 IRCs to: Tadao Shimoichi JA1WPX, 4-12-8 Ebara, Shinagawa, Tokyo 142-0063, Japan.

 (CHG 7/2001)

Balloon Award

Confirm contact with any 18 Japanese stations spelling out the term "BALLOON RACE IN OJIYA" using the last letter of their suffix.

Endorsement for mode or band on request. GCR list and fee of ¥500 or equivalent to: Hiroshi Yamata JH0BNF, 8-25 Asahicho, Ojiya 947-0005, Japan.

(Chg 7/01)

Bihoro-Pass Award

Spell the term "BIHORO PASS" as follows for different levels:

Class AA - use the first letter of station prefixes.

Class A - use the last letter of station suffixes, completing AJD (JA1-0 areas) plus one Bihoro resident station.

Class B - use the last letter of station suffixes and one located in a town or village of Bihoro. 

SWL OK GCR list and fee of Yen 400 or 8 IRCs to: JARL BIHORO ARC, PO Box 26, Bihoro-cho, Abashiri-Gun, Hokkaido 092, Japan. 

(Chg 7/2001)

Bull Fight Award

Confirm contact with 9 JA stations spelling out the word "BULL FIGHT" with the first letter of their suffix.

Class A - complete with nine 0 (zero) call area stations + JH0BNF
Class B - complete including five 0 (zero) call area stations.
Class C - Complete with any nine stations.

Endorsements for band or mode on request. GCR list and fee of ¥500 or equivalent to: Hiroshi Yamata JH0BNF, 8-25 Asahi cho, Ojiya 947-0005, Japan. 

(Chg 7/2001)

The Century - 0 (Zero) Award

Submit proof of having contacting 100 or more entities (ARRL DXCC list) which have the number 0 (Zero) in their prefix, such as UA0, W0, S50.  Contacts withy both NAGANO and NIIGATA prefectures of Japan must be included in the 100 entities such as JA0.  (Valid prefixes from these prefectures include JA0-JS0, 7J0-7N0 and 8J0-8N0.)  This means that at least 101 QSL cards are needed.  No special event station with 0's can be used.  Example: 8N2OOO.  Contacts on or after 1 January 2005.  All bands, including WARC from 160 to 6 meters may be used.  
     Endorsements available for each 25 additional entities over 100.  Send GCR list, certified by two amateurs who are DXCC holders in alphanumeric order (A to Z and 1 to 0) including the date/band/mode of each QSO.  Endorsement requests must be sent in the same manner with SASE or 2 IRCs.  Award fee is ¥1000 or 10 IRCs. Engraved plaque available for additional fee of $100. Apply to: Tohru Kataoka JA0UMV, 15-9 Sakae-cho, Kamo-city, Niigata 959-1382, Japan.

E-mail:  ja0umv@jarl.com 
Internet: http://www.mdb.jp/JA0-DX-GANG/ 

K1BV Research 1/2008

All Chiba Award

Class C: Contact All Cities, Guns and Wards (Chiba City) in Chiba Prefecture plus another 100 stations in Chiba Prefecture
Class H: Contact 1000 stations inChiba prefecture.
Class I: Contact All Cities, Wards and Towns/Villages in Chiba Prefecture
Class B: Achieve Class I on 2 different bands.
Class A: Achieve Class I on 3 different bands.

For Class C and H, contacts should be composed of different stations. In case of Class I, B and A, you may use the same station for up to 5 QSO's on the same band.

Special rules for DX stations only:

Class CHI - 100 different Chiba prefecture stations.
Class BA - as above, but up to 5 contacts with the same station will be acceptable for each band.

Endorsement by band and mode, except SSB. GCR list and fee of 2 IRCs or Yen190 to Ryoji Horie JE1DFM, 691-5 Kamiizumi-cho, Wakaba ku, Chiba 265-0045, Japan. 

(Chg 7/2001)

Chiba Award Hunters Group Series

General Requirements: GCR accepted. Apply to listed manager for each award.

Worked Chiba City

Contact one station in each of the 6 wards of Chiba City; Chuo, Hanamigawa, Inage, Wakaba, Midori and Mihama. Fee = 190¥ for domestic applicants, DX, suggest 10 IRC. Endorsements for mode or single band. Endorsement fee is SASE or SAE and 1 IRC. Apply to Ryoji Horie JE1DFM, 3-1-2-203, Kita Chishirodai, Wakaba-ku, Chiba-city 264, Japan. (CHG 96)

50 In Chiba City

Contact 50 Chiba City stations. A station may be worked on more than one band for credit. Endorsements for any mode or band, except SSB. GCR and 2 IRCs (suggest 10 IRCs for DX) to: Etsuro Sudo JH1IED, 41 Ohtaka, Midori-ku, Chiba-city 267-0054, Japan.

(Chg 7/2001)

Commercial Ham Club Series

General Requirements: Awards are available to licensed amateurs and SWL's. Fee for each award is 500 yen, $5US or 6 IRCs. Apply to: Yasumasa Tanaka JH1DLJ, 733 Motoyoshida, Mito City 310-0836, Japan.

(TKS DK4SY)(89)

MITO 310 Award

Contact 10 JA's in Mito City on 3 bands which may be 40-20-15 or 20-15-10 meters.

73 Award (only for YL's) - Deleted 95.

88 Award (only for OM's) - Deleted 95.

Diploma of DXer

Issued by Gifu CW Dxer Group. Confirm contacts with stations whose prefix contains a numeric character. (I.e., 7J1AAL, 9U5XX).

Class TOP - Numerical prefixes from 10 different countries.
Class SENIOR - Numerical prefixes from 5 different prefixes.
Class JUNIOR - Numerical prefixes from 5 different stations.

Endorsements upon request. GCR list and fee of ¥500 or 5 IRCs to: Hayashi JA2GCW, 2102-2, Tsukimi cho, Gigu city, Gifu 502, Japan.

(Chg 7/2001)

DX Family Award Program

General Requirements: GCR list certified by national amateur radio society. Two way communications only. No charge for their awards, but postage/IRC recommended. SWL OK. Apply to: Souichi Miyamoto JA3DBD, 9-2 Habikigaoka 6-chome, Habikino, Osaka 583-0864, Japan.

(90 CHG)

DXF "D" Award

Work 5 DXF members. Each symbol seal on their QSL is valid for the award.

DXF "X" Award

Spell D.X.F. 5 times with any letter of different country prefixes such as: DL2CQ XE2HL FK8DD

DXF "F" Award

Contact 5 different countries where the expedition is either sponsored by the DXFF or the station has issued special QSLs sponsored by DXFF.

(Chg 7/2001)

DX 5C-6C Award

Issued by the Methil Club for confirmed contacts with 5 countries from each of the 6 continents. GCR list and fee of ¥500 or 10 IRCs to: The Menthil Club, CPO Box 80, Sendai City, 980-0000 Japan.

(Chg 11/2005)

Eniwa Suzuran Award

Sponsored by the Eniwa ARC for confirming contact with 12 stations to spell out the word "ENIWASUZURAN" using the last letter of their suffix.

Class A - use only YL's which must be in 3 different areas plus one station from Eniwa, either OM or YL. 
Class B - use stations in either different cities or in guns plus any station from Eniwa. 
Class C - make with any station and 1 Eniwa city station.

Endorsement for band or mode on request. Provide list and fee of ¥300 (outside of Japan, the fee is $US6)  plus postage to: Yoshio Katsuhara, 591 Sumiyoshi-cho, Eniwa City, 061-1441 Japan.

 (Chg per JA3BAG 2-01)

FEDXP Award

Contact 3 or more regular FEDXP members. GCR list and $10US, 10 IRCs or ¥1000 to: Hisato Kobayashi 7K1WLE, 2-7-19 Mejirodai Hachiouji-city, Tokyo 193-0833, Japan. 

(CHG 7/2001)

Eligible stations: JA1BK BN EL GV YL AAT AEQ BDF BLC BRK BTH BWA BYM CFD CIB CJF CVV CWP DDH DDR DUH DZY EOD ELY EQM FHK FNA FSL HGY HYF IBX IFP INJ JAN JRK JWP JXR MIN OCA OND QER QXY TAA UQP.JF1PUW JH1CJQ EDB FLR QOJ XUP. JE1BSD BYI XHN. JG1RVR. OUT RVN JI1QPU UYQ. JK1OPL. JL1BLW JP1NWZ JR1MLU JA2BY JW UJ XW ADH AEY ANX BAY BSM HGA INO LCP NDQ THS. JF2XGF JH2ATX UVL JA3KE EK KE RQ TC AAQ CMF PXH . JR3IIR ANG. JA4AS BS DZ DND. JH4UYB. JA5FQ CAX NSR PUL. JA6CY LC PY ACZ BSM BXA EYD GDG. JH6SOR JA7FS GB JU NX AKQ EAT GQZ KSD SGV. JA8BB BY ADQ AKQ . JA9CQ AGX AQE BMP. JA0CE RR CRG FLR KAZ. 3X3JA 3X5DX. (CHG 97)

Four Corners Award (FCA)

The "FCA" award is sponsored by the Yokohama Aoba Ham Club (YAHC). Contact one amateur station in each of the four corners (Sub-Square) of a Square based on the Maidenhead Grid Locator system.

Class A: Same Square (e.g.PM95aa/PM95ax/PM95xa/PM95xx) 
Class B: Same Field (e.g.PM54aa/PM74ax/PM85xa/PM97xx)
Class C: Any Square (e.g.EN60aa/KN09ax/LP90xa/CN99xx)

All bands and modes OK. No date limitations. SWL OK. Contacts with mobile or portable stations are also valid. Send a GCR list and postage fee of one IRC or $US2 to Mr.Ichiro Okamura, Utsukushigaoka 4-7-14,Aoba-ku, Yokohama 225-0002 JAPAN.

Tks JF1SSM 2/19/08

FSA II

Contact 10 different Fair stations or any stations who issue commemorative QSL cards. GCR list applicant's own QSL card and fee of ¥500 or 7 IRCs to: Susumu Matsunaga JA6AKV, PO Box 11, Oreo, Yawata-nishi, Kitakyusyu, Fukuoka 807, Japan. 

(Chg 10/2001)

Fuji Amateur Radio Club Award

Contact 10 different stations in Shizuoka prefecture, including 2 in Fuji City or Fujinomiya city after 1 Jan 1964. All bands and modes. GCR list and fee of 6 IRCs to: Tatsumi Itoh, F.A.R.C. JA2PY, 174-39 Hiromi-cho, Fuji-city, Shizuoka 417-0000 Japan. 

(Chg 10/2001)

Fukushima Branch JARL Series     Note: we have learned that the Branches of JARL no longer exist, manager for awards not announced as of 10/2001.

General Requirements: GCR list - JA applicants need signature by 2 JARL members, DX need certification by official of the A.R. League or club official. Fee is ¥500 for JARL members in Japan, ¥1000 if not JARL member. DX fee is 10 IRCs. SWL OK. Band and mode endorsements upon request. Apply to: Takakuda Minoru JA7TX, Pres. JARL Fukushima Branch, Motomachi-4-1, Sukagawa-shi, Fukushima-ken, 962 Japan. (TKS ONL-4003)(95)

All Fukushima Award - Contact 10 different cities and counties since 10 April 1972. Special award for contacting 24 different.

Fukushima Golden Award - Contact one station in each of the cities, towns and villages of Fukushima Prefecture since 29 July 1952. Special list available from K1BV for SASE. (This is a TOUGH award.)

(Chg 10/2001)

Gaijin Butai (Foriegner Troop) Award

Issued by the Hamamattsu Novice Club for confirming contact with 10 7J stations.  At least one of these must be a club station (7J*Y or 7J*Z prefix).. Contacts after 7 Sep 1985. GCR list and fee of ¥500 to: Hamamatsu Novice Club, Nishi Hamamatsu, PO Box 74, 432-8691 Japan.

(Chg 10/2001) 

Gifu Checkmate Club

Issued by the Gifu Checkmate Club for confirmed contact with 17 stations spelling out the word "GIFUCHECKMATECLUB" using the last letter of their suffix in the following classes:

Class DX - using DX stations only.
Class King - complete with OM stations including 3 Gifu stations.
Class Queen - complete with YL stations including 1 Gifu station.

Endorsements by band and mode as requested. GCR list and fee of $US3 or 5 IRCs to: Tetsushiro Mori JR2XJO, 36 Nishi-Zaimoku Town, Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, 500-8691 Japan.

(Chg 10/2001) 

 -- Green Club Series

General Requirements: GCR list and fee of 7 IRCs to: JARL Green Club, Taky Takagi JA7TJ, 35 Yushima Hanaizumi, Iwate 029-32, Japan. (TKS JR1DTN)(97)

Good Combinations

Contact 5 different Japanese plus same number of stations located in other countries who have the same suffixes: ex. JA7HBK-W1HBK, 7K1XYZ-DL8XYZ. Total of 10 cards.

Tohuku Award

Contact 5 different Tohoku (JO7) stations.

Half Yao Award

Issued by the Yao 581 Club for confirmed contact with 4 cities whose name includes "O", meaning tail - using bands higher than 28 MHz. The following The following Japanese City Codes qualify: JCC1319 2014 2020 2029 4304 0815 2109 0512 3002 2514 and 3505. GCR list and fee of 5 IRCs for DX stations or ¥300 to: Hitoshi Ueda JE3CYH, 1-17-3 Higashi-Yamamoto, Yao, Oosaka 581-0847 Japan.

 (Chg 10/2001) 

Hamamatsu Award

Contact stations in the following cities and guns of Western Shizuoka Prefecture after 9 March 1975. The eligible cities include: Hamamatsu, Iwata, Kakegawa, Fukuroi, Tenryu, Hamakita and Kosai. Guns include: Inasa, Iwata, Ogasa, Shuchi, and Hamana. Class A = 500, B = 300, C = 100, E = 50. SWL OK. All bands and modes. Minimum signal reports of 33 or 336. GCR list and 4 IRCs to: Norikiyo Sakai JJ2FMB, 1137 Toyooka, Haruno, Shuchi, Shizuoka 437-0606, Japan.

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HAMAMATSU CASTLE AWARD 

General Rule: Work and Confirm JA QSLs with photos or sketches of Japanese castles:

Class S: Receive 2 QSLs from each Japanese call area - a total of 20 QSLs
Class A: Receive 10 QSLs from the same call area - a total of 10 QSLs
Class B: Receive 10 QSLs from any call areas - a total of 10 QSLs
Class C: Receive 5 QSLs from any call areas - a total of 5 QSLs
Website: http://www.godosystem.com/ja2pfz/pfz_award04.html 

Provide list and fee of $US7.  Apply to: TOMINAGA KOUHEI (JA2PFZ), 785-5 MIKATAHARA-CHO HAMAMASTU-CITY, SHIZUOKA 433-8105, Japan. 

Tks ON4CAS 10/2002

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