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Last Update: 10/2007


ADRAD Jubilee Award

Issued by the ADRAD (Radio Amateurs du Kaydall) to commemorate their 20th anniversary. Starting date is 1 Jan 1999. Earn 30 points, including at least 3 members and 1 special event station. Special event stations are: LX20AK (10 pts), LX9AK, LX9DIG, LX9KS and LX0AK (all 5 pts.). Other members count 2 points on HF and 4 on other bands. Any other LX stations count 1 point. All bands and modes. SWL OK. GCR list and fee of $US8 or DM10 to: Mill Reiff (LX1CC), Rue de la Resistance 34, L-3340 Huncherange, Luxembourg.

(Tks ON4CAS)(00)

Members: LX1AB AN AO AR AY BI BT CC CK CL CR DO EK FK GK GU HY JS KX LE LN MK PD RA RR SC SF SM ST TF XL ZF ZP ZX LX2AK AR EC KW LX3DA RS.


European Community Award

Work member countries of the EC on or after their date of membership for points. SWL OK.  A contact with LX0RL may replace a missing contact with any of the member countries. No repeater/satellite contacts. No band or mode restrictions.

Europeans; each member country must be worked at least twice. 

All others; each member country must be worked at least once. GCR accepted, though sponsor reserves the right to ask for cards. Fee of 10 IRCs, $8US, or 5€ to: Reseau Luxembourgeois des Amateurs d'Ondes Courtes, Awards Manager, PO Box 1352, L-1013 Luxembourg. 

(CHG 9/08)

Member countries of European Community and their date of membership:

March 25th 1957: DL Federal Republic of Germany, F France (including TK), I Italy (including IS, IT), LX Luxembourg, ON Belgium, PA Netherlands
January 1st 1973
: EI Ireland, OZ Denmark, G United Kingdom (including GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW)
January 1st 1981: SV Greece
January 1st 1986: EA Spain, CT Portugal
January 1st 1995: OE Austria, OH Finland, SM Sweden
May 1st 2004: 5B Cyprus, OK Czech Republic, ES Estonia, HA Hungary, YL Latvia, LY Lithuania, 9H Malta, SP Poland, OM Slovak Republic, S5 Slovenia
January 1st 2007: Bulgaria, Romania

(Chg 9/08)


The Luxembourg Award

Awarded for contacting LX stations since 1 Jan 1951. SWL OK. European stations earn 30 points of which 20% should be on 1.8, 3.5 or 7 Mhz. Each contact is worth 1 point. All others need 20 points. Contacts on 14, 18, 21, 24 and 28 Mhz = 1 point. Each contact on 1.8, 3.5, 7 and 10 Mhz = 2 points. If the same station has been worked on all HF bands, European stations may count 10 points and others 15 points for the required total. The same station may be worked once on each band in different modes. GCR list and fee of 10 IRCs or $8US to: Reseau Luxembourgeois des Amateurs d'Ondes Courtes, The Awards Manager, PO Box 1352, L-1013 Luxembourg.

(CHG 93)


Luxembourg Castle Award

Contact castles of Luxembourg beginning 1 January 2009. All HF bands (incl. 6 meters) and all modes may be used. Contacts via active earthbound reflectors, repeaters and echolink are not counted. Submit application as provided on the RL website: www.rlx.lu.     Three different award categories are available: (1) one castle in each of the 3 LX districts, (2) one castle in each of the 12 Cantons, and (3) all 55 castles in the country. The cantons and districts are all identified in the list of castles.     Special rules have been provided for stations which activate castles. Refer to their website.

Send application and fee of $US8 or 5E to: Reseau Luxembourgeois des Amateurs d’Ondes Courtes, Award Manager, PO Box 1352, L-1013 Luxembourg. (Sponsor asks that you check to make sure your postal service can deliver mail to post office boxes.) Also, send an e-mail to the Award Manager to inform him that you have sent your application.

E-mail: awards@rlx.lu
Internet: http://www.rlx.lu/

Tks LX1KC 5/09


LX-SOTA Award

Contact LX amateurs and special event stations that are associated with scouting. Europeans need 10 points, all others 7. Scout chiefs and former chiefs are good for one point: LX1AT BG CC DB FB GG HA JH JX KM MK OM PC NK PC QA RF RQ RR SO TO LX2KO KW, . Scout club and special stations worked during "Jamboree on the Air" each 3rd weekend of October are good for 3 points each as follows: LX1JAA to LX1JAZ , LX1JBA to LX1JBZ. Scout special stations are worth 5 points as follows: LX75SL LX9LS LX0JBC. GCR list and fee of 5€, $US5 or 10 IRCs to: Ray Mahr LX1MK, 21 rue de Moulin, L-3660 Kayl, Luxembourg.

(Chg 5/06)


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