Newly listed awards - for 2010 printed Edition
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FILE 1

This is the 1st file containing award data uncovered since publication of the 2009 printed edition.  
This file was started January 5, 2009
Awards shown in these files will eventually be added to the 2010 edition.  You get them right away.

  All of these awards have been added to the correct country file on Jan 5, 2009.

ARGENTINA                  DIPLOMA "FAROS SUDAMERICANOS"
                                         (South American Lighthouse Award)

Sponsored by the Radio Club Bahia Blanca DX Group for contacting lighthouses or beacons located in South America, on or after January 1, 2009. SWL OK. All bands and modes. The award is available in 3 levels.

     DIPLOMA BASICO
Submit photocopies of QSLs from 10 lighthouses or beacons in at least 3 South American countries.

     DIPLOMA DISTINGUIDO
Submit photocopies of QSLs from 20 lighthouses or beacons in at least 4 South American countries.

     DIPLOMA LAUREADO
Submit photocopies of QSLs from 30 lighthouses or beacons in at least 5 South American countries.

Endorsements are available for each additional 10 different lighthouses or beacons of South American countries confirmed. In all cases, photocopies of QSL cards are to be authenticated by an official of a Radio Club or two or more licensed amateurs. The cost of each diploma or endorsement is 15 pesos for LU stations and all others US$7 or 5 IRC’s. Send a GCR list, fee and photocopies to: Radio Club Grupo DX Bahía Blanca, P.O. Box 709, (8000) Bahía Blanca, Argentina.

E-mail:  lu7dsy@yahoo.com.ar 
Internet: http://www.grupodxbb.com.ar/faros.htm or     
             http://www.lw3ewz.com.ar/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2027

Tks PA3CUZ 2/2009

Australia                Worked All VK Shires Award (WAVKS)

Sponsored by the Oceania Amateur Radio Dx Group (www.odxg.org) for working VK shires, or local government areas on or after 31 Dec 2008. There are about 563 of these entities which are variously called Borough, City, District, Municipality, Region, Rural City, Shire, Town, Area and Councils.  The basic requirements of the award require contacting at least 50 listed local government councils.  Endorsements for each additional 50 shires. Any amateur operating in any VK shire shall be permitted to count it as a worked shire for themselves providing they have logged other operators.    Contacts may be made using SSB, CW and RTTY on all HF only bands. Cross band or repeater contacts are not permitted. Send a log extract detailing the stations/shires worked. Electronic logs as well as paper logs are accepted. 

Applications must be accompanied with payment for the postage of the certificate. For VK amateurs that fee is $5aud and for all others, the fee is $10AUD or 5 IRCs.
Send the log extract and fee to: VK Shires Awards Manager, PO. Box 612, Childers, 4660 Australia.

Internet: www.vkshires.info
Email : vkshires@vkshires.info
There is also a yahoo forum at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vkshires

Tks Ham Awards - Yahoo Groups 5/09

Australia                           — Amateur Radio VICTORIA Series ---

General Requirements: Send log extract including contact data plus name of park or municipality and fee of $AUD5 or equivalent or 2 IRCs to: Awards Manager, Amateur Radio Victoria, 40g Victory Boulevard, Ashburton, Victoria 3147, Australia.

Internet: http://www.amateurradio.com.au/awards
E-mail: awards@amateurradio.com.au

The aim of this award is to encourage portable operation in Victoria's 40 National Parks. Earn the award by making contact with and/or from National Parks on or after 1 Sept 2008. 
Contacts via Repeaters, IRLP or Echolink are not permitted.

Point Values:
1. Each contact with/from a National Park = 1 point. Only one contact per National Park.
2. SWLs earn 1 point for logging a valid contact between 2 radio amateurs (see 1 above).

Requirements:
1 VK3s need 15 points.
2. Other VK’s need 10 points.
3. P29 and ZL need 8 points.
4. DX need 5 points.

Special Endorsements for:
1. 25 points - making contact with and/or from 25 Parks
2. 40 points - making contact with and/or from all 40 Parks.
3. CW Only Endorsement

Activation weekends may be scheduled. Check with awards@amateurradio.com.au for scheduled trips.
List of parks (PDF): www.amateurradio.com.au/download/natparklist.pdf.

                             Victorian Local Government Award

Contact stations operating in the 79 local government areas in the State of Victoria, Australia on or after 10 July 2008. No use of repeaters, IKRLP or Echolink. An amateur must be identifiable within a municipality, usually by their announcement during a QSO.

Requirements:
a. VK3 stations need 40 different municipalities.
b. Other VK stations need 30 different municipalities.
c. DX stations need 20 different municipalities.

Special endorsement available for contacting all 79 municipalities. Check with awards manager for other band/mode endorsements.

Tks PA3CUZ 1/09

BALAERIC ISLANDS                           EA6GRM Trophy

This trophy is sponsored by the EA Group Radio Menorca to encourage activity with EA6 stations . This Trophy is an annual one starting 1 Jannuary 2009 and ending 31 December 2009, and every year starts a new competition for the Trophy. This is a permament trophy available to all licensed amateurs. The design of the trophy will be different every year.

To earn the trophy, it will be mandatory to contact each of the official listed activities of the Grupo de Radioaficionados de Menorca (GRM). Refer to their web site http://www.ea6grm.com/ where there is a schedule of all planned activities in the Balearic Islands. For additional points, you can use as a "wildcard", with a maximum 3 times, a QSO with the radio club station EA6GRM. This club station is very active around the year , and available on many weekends.

There is no charge for the Trophy. To enter the annual competiton for the trophy, send a standard log and write all the personal dates, and call, time, date, and activity of the group and send to Grupo de Radioaficionados de Menorca apartado Postal 203, 07700 Maó, Illes Balears, SPAIN or by E-mail to ea6sb@telefonica.net  who is the manager of the 
Trofeo.

Internet: http://www.ea6grm.com/

Tks EA3GHZ 1/5/09

BELARUS                                          Borisov Award

Sponsored by the Borisov Amateur Radio Club for contacting stations of Borisov City from January 1, 1997 and later on all bands and modes. (SWL OK). Earn at least 9 points.

Point Values:
     any station in Borisov City = 1 point.
     club stations in Borisov City = 2 point.
     special event stations in Borisov City = 3 point.
     Europeans multiply contact valaues by X1.5; DX station X 2.
     QSO/SWL working in the period from July 1 - 3 the multiplier is x2.
     Duplicate contacts are allowed as as long as they are on different bands and modes.
     QSO/SWL working using UHF the multiplier is x2

Cost of the award for Belarus $US1.5, ex USSR $US2 and all others is $US3. Send application and payment to: Valery Pravilov, EW2EO, P.O.Box 221, 222518, Borisov, Belarus. or via internet to ew2eo@mail.ru

The list of radiostation from Borisov.
Club stations: EW2WW, EW2ZB (until 2005)
Special stations: EW52BO (1997), EV2DP (2000, 2002), EW900B (2002), EW905B (2007), EV90MF (18.11.2007)
Amateur stations: EU2BV, EU2CI, EU2FA, EW2AAU, EW2AK, EW2BA, EW2BP, EW2CM, EW2DA, EW2DN, EW2DS, EW2EL, EW2EO, EW2EP, EW2KO, EW2NS, EW2SD.

E-mail: ew2eo@mail.ru
Internet: http://www.qsl.net/ew2eo/award/borisove.htm

Tks PA3CUZ 2/2009

Payment for the diploma: Belarus - $ 2.5 or 5 IRC; LPG (including Latvia and Lithuania) - $ 3 or 6 IRC; all others - $ 5 or 10 IRC.  WARNING! Do not sent any money to EU1EU, only a letter, without any attachments. Security problems exist for mail in Belarus.

K1BV Research 1/09

GEORGIA                          Colchis Award

Contact amateurs who are located on the lands of the ancient Kingdom or Region of Colchis (also known as Kolkhida) on or after 1 January 2000. These settlements on the shore of Black Sea include: Batumi, (Georgia), Poti, (Georgia), Sochi, (Russia) and Rize,(Turkey). All bands and modes. European and Asian HAMs need 3 QSOs (one contact with Batumi is obligatory), for all others: 2 QSOs. On the bands 28 and 50 Mhz 1 QSO is enough. On May 26 – Independence Day of Georgia, only 1 QSO with Batumi is needed. Every station may be worked only one time. Send GCR list and fee of $US to: Nersesyan Alexander 4L1FP, H17, Airport, 0158, Tbilisi, Georgia.

E-mail: 4l1fp@mail.ru
Picture: http://www.qrz.ru:8080/awards/image.phtml?id=2656

Tks RA1AE 2/09

GEORGIA                         GEORGIA Award

Contact Georgian amateur stations on any bands or modes or after 1 January 1994.  Europeans and Asian stations need 5 QSOs.  All others need 2. On digital modes, Europeans and Asians need 2 QSOs, all others, just 1. If contacts are made on 28MHz and higher, only 1 contact needed.  Georgian stations using special event call signs, only 1 contact needed. The same station may be contacted on different bands or modes for award credit. Applicants with physical disabilities, no charge for the award. Send GCR list and fee of $US6 (via the payment system "CONTACT" and transfer to: Shalva Beridze CURRENCY: USD  PHONE +995 32-986233).  Send the GCR list to: Shalva Beridze, Box-49, GE-0102 Tbilisi, GEORGIA. 

E-mail: 4L1BR@LIST.RU 
Internet: http://qrz.ge/ 

Tks RA1AE 2/27/09 and 3/6/09. 

GEORGIA                   --- IVERIA RADIO CLUB Series ---

General requirements: Contacts on or after 1 January 2000.  Cost of awards is $US6 or 10 IRC.  GCR accepted.  SWL OK. Apply to: Radio Club Iveria, Avtandil Djikla, 38/34, UL. Kaloubani St., Tbilisi GE-0102,  Georgia.   (or: Box 49, GE-0102 Tbilisi, Georgia).

Internet: http://www.qsl.net/4l1w 

                       Diploma Iveria
Contact Georgian stations using any band or mode.  Europeans need 5, Asians 3 and All Others 1.

                       Diploma Tbilisi
Contact Georgian stations using any band or mode. Europeans need 3, Asians 2 and All Others 1. 

Tks RA1AE 2/09, confirmed by 4L1BR

GEORGIA                          Transcaucasia Award

Contact amateurs of Caucasus countries on or after 1 Jan 1994: Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan. All bands and modes. Amateurs from Europe and Asia must have 2 QSOs with each of these countries. All others need one from each. Contacts made on the Independence Day of any of these countries, only one QSO with that country is needed. Contacts with the same station but made on different bands or modes will count for the award.

Send GCR list and and fee of $US6 to: Nersesyan Alexander 4L1FP, H17, Airport, 0158, Tbilisi, Georgia.

E-mail: 4l1fp@mail.ru
Picture: http://www.qrz.ru:8080/awards/image.phtml?id=2657

Tks RA1AE 2/09

GERMANY                         Maritime Radio Telegram Award

Available to licensed radio amateurs, shortwave listeners and former radio officers of the merchant marine and navy. The award recalls the era of wireless telegraphy and its usage in the maritime mobile service. Museum ships and other institutions of maritime radio may also earn the award. Using your QSLs, form the call signs of coastal radio stations (3 letters) from amateur callsign data from at least three different countries where coast stations have existed in the past. The call signs you use must include at least one station from each of the six continents: North America, Europe, Asia, C&S America, Africa, and Australia  Connections to your own country do not count. Only data from Morse Code contacts count.    All contacts must have been made on or after 24th September 1900. (Date of the first radio contact Cuxhaven - Helgoland).  Contacts with Prof. Braun Day DL0PFB, Lizard GB2LD, Poldhu GB2GM and Villa Griffone IY4FGM count as 'Joker' or wildcard contact and replace one complete coast station call, but only once.

A list of call signs may be found in http://www.seefunker.de and the pages "Coast Station / list selected " of http://www.doese-apprt.de/mmqtc/ Both websites contain clickable maps where you can hear recordings of these old coastal radio stations. Former Radio Officers and operators of maritime radio in the merchant marine or navy may receive the award just by sending a copy of their radio certificate.

GCR list and fee of 10€ or $US10, to: Prof. Braun Day, c/o Juergen Gerpott, Rebhuhnweg 21, D- 22880 Wedel, Germany

Internet: http://www.mydarc.de/dl0cux/

Tks PA3CUZ 2/14/09 

HUNGARY                Hungarian IPARC Award

The Hungarian branch of the International Police Association Radio Club (IPARC) offers this award for contacting 3 QSOs with members of their group as listed below. All bands and modes.  SWL OK. Send a log extract plus fee of  8€ or $US10 to:  Kutasi Gábor HA3JB,  P.O. Box 243, H-8601 Siófok, Hungary.

Member List:  HG3IPA, HG1000PAX, HG450EV, HA806IHA, HA6IHA, OM/HA3JB, SV4/HA3JB, SV8/HA3JB, 3V8BB (only 1995.06.16 !!), TA1/HA3JB, TA2/HA3JB, 9A/HA3JB, S5/HA3JB, IK4/HA3JB, DL/HA3JB, HB0/HA3JB, XE2/HA3JB, W5/HA3JB, OM9AJB, SP9/HA3JB, LZ/HA3JB, ON/HA3JB, PA/HA3JB, LX/HA3JB, F/HA3JB, SU8BHI, CN2IPA, HA3JB

E-mail: ha3jb@t-email.hu
Internet:  http://www.ha3jb.com

Italy                       Chiaruccia Tower International Diploma

The Radio Club ARI Civitavecchia sponsors this award to all SWL’s and amateurs, with special attention for VHF/UHF bands, to commemorate the experiments which Marconi conducted here.  Applicants need to submit proof of contacts made on after January 1st, 2009. Contacts on the same day with the same station are not valid, except if carried out on different bands or modes.

Required contacts:  
a. Non Italian stations need 15 points, at least 1 contact should be with IQ0CV.
b. Italian stations need 30 points, at least 2 contacts should be with IY0TC or IQ0CV.

Point values:
a) Special Marconi Station IY0TC = 5 points (10 points on VHF/UHF).
b) Radio Club Station ARI CIVITAVECCHIA IQ0CV =, 3 points (6 points on VHF/UHF).
c) Members and associates of Radio Club ARI CIVITAVECCHIA = 2 points (4 points on VHF/UHF frequency).

Member List: I0DFY FHL FZC KHP NRO OLK PCJ YMP IK0ALH BVM CNA GHA GPN JOS NEP NSY OZK PHU RRC SMM XCC XCF ZYH PLN IW0GXS IZ0CHD CLS DRE DQX EHM EMZ HLK HSR KAT MTU MTV NRO IZ4AYB I0/YO7LKW.

All bands and modes OK. No use of repeater QSOs.  Send log extract, signed by two amateurs. No charge for the award. Apply to: IY0TC manager - c/o ARI CIVITAVECCHIA, P.O. Box 51 – 00053 Civitavecchia (RM) ITALY.
 
(Any voluntary contribution will be entirely assigned to a special fund for the rebuilding of the Chiaruccia Tower. The call-signs of all donor radioamateurs will be gratefully marked on a memorial tablet attached to the tower.

E-mail: aricv@libero.it
Internet: http://digilander.libero.it/aricv/tc_award.htm

Tks PA3CUZ 3/2009

ITALY                             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

ITALY                      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 

Sezione A.R.I. Battipaglia sponsors this award for contacting castles in the region of Salerno after 1 January 2001. SWL OK. 
The official list of Italian castles is found at http://www.dcia.it/ .

HF: Italian stations need 20 castles in de province of Salerno with one castle for each district.
All others need 10 castles in the province of Salerno with one castle for each district
VHF: Italian stations need 10 castles in the province of Salerno with one castle for each district (50 MHz and higher).

The four districts are: 173 Battipaglia, 195 Salerno, 222 Vallo della Lucania, 223 Sala Consilina.

All bands and modes. Crossband or crossmode contacts are not valid. Award cost for Europe 10€ or $US13, all others 12€ or $US15.. Send GCR list with the reference of the castles plus fee to: Manager Alfonso Castelli Salernitana, IZ8DDP, Sezione di Battipaglia POBox 330, 84091 Battipaglia (SA), Italy.

List of Castles in Italy (Salerno)  http://www.dcia.it/
Internet: http://www.aribattipaglia.it/download/D.C.P.S.pdf

Tks PA3CUZ 3/2009

At the end of the 2^nd World War, the city of Salerno was made the temporary capital of Italy. This status began 27 April 1945 and ended on 31 August 1945.  This award may be earned every year during the period starting on 06.00 UTC on 27 April till 31 August. SWL OK. All bands and modes. Contact member of the ARI di Salerno.

HF: Italian stations need 50 members and all others 25.
VHF/UHF/SHF: Italian stations need 25 members and all other 20.
6 meters: Italian stations need 25 and all others 15.

Same station may be worked multiple times per day but only on different bands and modes. Send a log and fee of 10€ before 30 October every year to: Lenza Autilia, IZ8FFQ, Via J.F. Kennedy 69, I-84015- Nocera Superiore (SA), Italy.

E-mail: iz8ffq@arisa.it
Internet: http://lnx.arisa.it/

Tks PA3CUZ 3/09

Sponsored by the ARI Lanciano. SWL OK. Contact 5 stations who are active from the coast of Trabocchi on or after 13 April 2008 on the bands 10/15/20/40/80 meters in SSB or CW.  Activations on Trabocchi may be found on their site:  http://www.arilanciano.it/

Send application and fee of 10€ to ARI Lanciano, Manager Award IW6NOB, Casella Postale 99, I-66034 Lanciano (Chieti), Italy

List references to 27-10-2008:
CDT-001: Punta della Mucchiola CDT-002: Molo di San Vito 1°
CDT-003: Molo di San Vito 2° CDT-004: Fornace
CDT-005: Turchino CDT-006: Colle del Guardiano
CDT-007: Valle Canale CDT-008: Sasso di Rubbanielle (Caravaggio)
CDT-009: Punta Tufano CDT-010: Sasso del Gabbiano
CDT-011: Punta Isolata CDT-012: Punta Torre
CDT-013: Spazza Catene CDT-014: Punta Cavalluccio
CDT-015: Punta San Biagio CDT-016: Punta La Penna
CDT-017: Barriera Frangiflutti

Internet: http://www.arilanciano.it/DiplomaTrabocchi/DiplomaTrabocchi.html

JAPAN                       Worked All Okayama Wards Award

Contact 4 stations in Okayama City plus one Japan Awards Group (JAG) member on or after April 1, 2009. If the JAG member contact is one of the 4 in Okayama City, this fifth contact is not necessary. Please complete the application form found on their website plus fee of 2 IRC or $US2 and apply to: Ms. Kurosaki Yuriko (JR4IKP), 12-6, Handa-cho, Kita-ku Okayama City, 700-0003 JAPAN.

Internet: http://oag.rakurakuhp.net/i_541445.htm

Tks JF2IGP Nao  2/5/09 

LUXEMBOURG                 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

MOLDOVA                              MARTISOR DIPLOMA

Sponsored by ARM (Association of radioamateurs of Moldova) in honour of traditional festival and a holiday of a meeting of spring "Martisor" and awarded for 2-way QSOs with HAMs in countries, in which this holiday is observed: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Ukraine.

During the celebration of this festival (March 1 to March 31) make QSOs with 5 of the 7 listed countries:

1. Albania - ZA          5.Moldova - ER (QSO is obligatory)
2.Bulgaria - LZ          6.Romania - YO
3.Greece - SV            7.Ukraine - Chernovitskaya oblast (Northern Bukovina) - UR1Y.
4.Macedonia - Z3

All bands and modes are permitted. SWL OK. If you contact each of the 7 countries the sponsor will send you a free Compact Disc with festival music. The diploma is free of charge, though the sponsor asks you to provide postage expenses: 3 IRC for CIS, Europe - 4 IRC, other continents - 5 IRC (or equivalent in $US). Send log extract to Award Manager, P.O.BOX 1414, MD-2043, Kishinev, Moldova, EU.

History of the " Martisor " holiday: 
The historical roots of Martisor remain a riddle, but it is understood that the holiday began in the days of the Roman empire, when the New Year was celebrated on March, 1st, the month of the god Mars. Mars was not only the god of war, but also the god of agriculture promoting revival of nature. This dual role is reflected in Martisor where white and red colors can be understood as symbols of the world and war. Archeological excavations in Romania show, that amulets, like modern Martisor, existed still nearby 8000 years ago. These were made in the form of small stones, painted in white and red. Specialist in folklore Simon Florea Marian wrote, that in Moldova and Bukovina, Martisor consisted of a gold or silver coin on a red-white string which children carried on their neck. Girls also wore Martisor symbols on their neck for the first 12 days of spring, and then intertwined it in their hair up to the time of the arrival of the storks or before flowering of the first trees. Then the red-white string was attached to a tree.

E-mail: er1ff@mail.ru

Tks RA1AE 3/6/09

NETHERLANDS            The Dutch Police Region Award

Contact Dutch members of the IPARC (International Police Association Radioclub) in different police regions as shown in the table below. Contacts after 01-01-2001 are valid. No repeater contacts may be used. SWL OK.

The award is available in 3 categories:
First obtain A. than B and finally C
A - 10 regions
B - 20 regions
C - 26 regions (Paper Award plus IPA crest with Your Call and award number)

You may use a maximum of 2 joker-stations : 2 IPARC-PA members. Award fee: Class A and B = $US6 or 5 Euro. C =$US36, or 30 Euro. (Do not send IRC`s or postage stamps) Official application is available on their website. Send it to the award manager IPARC-PA: T.Hoonakker, PA4T, Reling 12, NL-1034 NA, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

No. Police Region 			Location HQ
01 Groningen 			Groningen
02 Friesland 			Leeuwarden
03 Drente 				Assen
04 Ijsselland 			Zwolle
05 Twente 				Enschede
06 Noord- en Oost-Gelderland 	Apeldoorn
07 Gelderland-Midden 		Arnhem
08 Gelderland-Zuid 			Nijmegen
09 Utrecht 				Utrecht
10 Noord-Holland 			Noord Alkmaar
11 Zaanstreek-Waterland 		Zaandijk
12 Kennemerland 			Haarlem
13 Amsterdam-Amstelland 		Amsterdam
14 Gooi- en Vechtstreek 		Hilversum
15 Haaglanden 			`s-Gravenhage
16 Holland-Midden 			Leiderdorp
17 Rotterdam-Rijnmond 		Rotterdam
18 Zuid-Holand 			Zuid Dordrecht
19 Zeeland 				Middelburg
20 Midden- en Westbrabant 	Tilburg
21 Brabant-Noord 			`s-Hertogenbosch
22 Brabant-Zuid-Oost 		Eindhoven
23 Limburg-Noord 			Venlo
24 Limburg-Zuid 			Maastricht
25 Flevoland 			Lelystad
26 Korps Landelijke Politie Diensten   Driebergen

Internet:  http://www.iparc.nl/regio%20uk.htm 
Application: http://www.iparc.nl/applic.htm 

Tks F5BPL 10/09

POLAND                             The Palaces of Poland Award

Contact stations operating at or near palaces located in Poland. Separate awards offered for each level show below.

Award Level 	SP’s need 	EU need 	DX Need
Basic 		15 		10 		5
Medium 	50/75/100 	20/25/30 	5/10/15
Honorary 	200 		100 		50
Advanced 	500 		250 		100
Winner 	1000 		500 		250

SWL OK. Contacts on or after 1 January 2000. Cards not needed, but sponsor reserves the right to ask for any to be inspected. HF or VHF awards available. Web site has list of castles in MS Excel format which can be downloaded. Fee for the award is 15PLN, 10 IRC, 10€ or $US10.

Send GCR list, including castle reference number to: Henryk Karczewski SP6OPZ, POBox 52, PL-58-400, Kamienna Gora, Poland.

E-mail: sp6opz@poczta.pf.pl
Internet: http://rz1cwc.qrz.ru/rus/awards/zamki_pol/zamki_pol.html 

K1BV Research 1/09

PORTUGAL                    — Algarve S.T.A.R. DX Team Series —

General requirements: SWL OK. All HF Bands, 50 MHz and 144 MHz are valid. Contacts by CW, PHONE and digital OK, however QSOs made through any type of repeaters are not valid. Cards are not needed as long as the activation has been previously validated and logs sent to the S.T.A.R. DX Team club. Sponsor reserves the right to ask for any cards. Application may be made by e-mail to info@algarvedx.com. The PAYPAL system may be used for award fee payment. Cost of each award is 5€ , endorsements are free, but sponsor requests you provide SASE and postage.  Island or Lighthouse activators should refer to club website for special requirements including a free award for making minimum number of contacts from each location.  Official lists of valid islands and lighthouses are provided on the sponsor’s website.

E-mail: info@algarvedx.com
Internet: http://algarvedx.com

                        Diploma das Ilhas do Algarve
                        Algarve Islands Award

Contact at least 5 stations which are located on different islands in the Algarve province in the south of Portugal and are on the official islands list as published by the group. Contacts must be made on or after 1 January 2009. Endorsements for each 5 islands after basic award is issued.   The number and name of Island must appear on the QSL. Send us your log extract with complete QSO information.

                         Diploma dos Faróis e Farolins do Algarve
                         Algarve Lighthouse Award

Contact at least 5 stations operating at different lighthouses in the Algarve province in the south of Portugal and are on the official lighthouse list as published by the group. Contacts must be made on or after 1 March 2009 are valid and must appear on QSL card with the lighthouse number and reference. Endorsements for each 5 lighthouses after basic award is issued. Send a log extract with complete QSO information.

Activators note: For the activation be considered as valid, it should be made inside a 20 meter área of the Lighthouse, except in situations which this is not possible. In those cases the location must be reported to the award sponsor, since they have information regarding which lighthouses allow or not this 20m proximity. The same station can activate the max. of 2 Lighthouses per day but the first qso of each reference must be at least 2 hours apart and the 100 qso's rule must be applied

Tks OH3GZ 3/2009

PORTUGAL                      PORTUGUESE PREFIX AWARD (CTWPX)

Issued for contacting 10 different callsigns prefixes assigned to the Portuguese territory or its possessions ( including Madeira and Azores Archipelago). May be endorsed for the modes of: SSB,CW, MIXED and RTTY and for contacts made on one band. A plaque is issued for contacting 50 different callsign prefixes, and requires that you have already applied for the CTWPX Award.

Any difference in the letters and numbers in the first part of a call denotes a new prefix. For example: CT1, CT14, CT98, CT5ØØ, are all different prefixes.

Portable operation will not affect the prefix claimed. Only the prefix of the assigned call may be counted. For stations operating from Madeira (CT3) or Azores (CU…) which counts as a separate DXCC country you may count either the prefix in the assigned call, or the prefix in the portable identifier. For example: CT1AAA/CT3 could be counted for either CT1, or CT3. Both prefixes may be claimed if a second contact is made on a different band or mode, or on the same band/mode but after a time period of at least 24 hours has passed.

Contacts with stations outside the Portugal territory, or maritime mobiles outside territorial waters do not count for this award. Confirmations are not required for this award. Send a GCR list extract showing the prefixes claimed as follows: Call, Band, Mode in alphabetical order by prefix.

All bands and modes. SWL OK. No time limitations.

Same Valid prefixes: CQ1, CQ2, CQ3, CQ4, CQ5, CQ6, CQ7, CQ8, CQ9, CQØ, CQ5ØØ, CR1, CR2, CR3, CR4, CR5, CR6, CR7, CR8, CR9, CRØ, CR5ØØ,CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, CS7, CS8, CS9, CSØ, CS5ØØ, CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT5, CT6, CT7, CT8, CT9, CTØ, CT14, CT25, CT5ØØ, CT98, CU1, CU2, CU3, CU4, CU5, CU6, CU7, CU8, CU9, CUØ

Cost of the award 5€, 10 IRC’s or $US10 US. The cost of the plaque is 30€ or $US70 for all applicants.  Send application, prefix list, certification statement, and payment to: Manuel Alberto C. Marques (CT1BWWW), P.O. Box 41, 2781-901 OEIRAS, PORTUGAL

E-Mail: ct1bww@cwhamradio.com

Internet: http://www.qsl.net/ct1bww/AWARDS.htm

Tks OH3GZ 2/4/009

RUSSIA                      ---Radioclub Gagarin Series —

General Requirements: Valid contacts on and after Jan 1 2009. Fee for each of the awards is: CIS countries $US2 or 3 IRC and for all others 5€ or 5 IRC. Send fee and GCR list to: Igor Vladimirovich POPOV RZ3LC, PO Box 35, Gagarin, 215010, RUSSIA.

E-mail: ua3lhc@mail.ru

                    STAR WAY Award

During one calendar year earn a 34 points which represents the short lifetime of the world’s first cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin.

Every QSO (SWL) with areas shown below = 1 point.
a. Smolenskaya oblast (UA3L)
b. Saratovskaya oblast (UA4C)
c. Vladimirskaya oblast (UA3V)
d. Orenburgskaya oblast (UA9S)
e. Murmanskaya oblast (UA1Z)
f. Baykonur rep. Of Kazakhstan (UN7)
g. Lyubertsy Moskovskaya oblast (UA3D, RDA MO-26).

A minimum of 5 territories must be worked. Mixed mode QSOs are permitted, repeated QSOs with the same station - on different bands. If all contacts are made on one band, point values are doubled. Contacts must be made on and after Jan 1 2009.

                    PIONEER OF COSMOS

During one calendar year earn 108 points representing the minutes Gagarin spent in cosmic space.

Points value:
a. HAMs from Smolenskaya oblast = 5 points;
b. HAMs from Gagarin city = 10 points;
c. QSO with special event stations RK1G, UE3LXG = 20 points.

Mixed mode QSOs are permitted, repeated QSOs with the same station - on different bands. For UA0, CIS and other foreign countries, point values are doubled. If all contacts are made on one band, points are also doubled.

                    NATIVE LAND OF THE FIRST COSMONAUT

During one calendar year make contacts (SWL) with three stations from Gagarin city in Smolenskaya oblast.

Current list of these stations: RK3LXG, RK1G, UE3LXG, RP3LPM, UA3LBF, UA3LHS, UA3LRG, UA3LRK, UA3LQR, UA3LSD, UA3LTJ, RV3LE, RZ3LC, RZ3LE.

K1BV Research 1/09 

RUSSIA                        --- KRISTALL RADIO CLUB SERIES ---
(These are two additions to the existing series already listed in the RUSSIA 1 file.  See that listing for General Requirements, including fees and mailing address. 

                        YL ARCK Award

On and after 1 Jan 2009 make 3 QSO's with YL members of ARCK (Kristall Radioclub) on or after 1 January 2009. . Repeat QSO's are allowed if thy are made on different bands.  
Fee for the award  is5€.  

List of YL members:  RN4CT, RU0SYL, UA9CHA, RA0UAC, UA0SVF, RV0AB, RA0CM, RA0JAL, RA0CDW, RK0CWZ (YL op.).

                    LATINSKIJ ALFAVIT  (LATIN ALPHABET Award)

Contact members of the Kristall Radio Club members using all HF bands. You may work the same station for credit on different bands, and different modes on one band. Available contacts made between 15 and 25 Jan every year, although applications for this award may be made at any time.   The objective is to complete the 26 letters of the Alphabet using any of the letters of the suffixes of the call signs of Kristall Radio Club members. For example: a QSO with RZ9OWN: you may use the three letters: O, W, and N. Any QSO with club station RK0UWC may substitute for any missed letter.

(Tks  Andre RA1AE)(2/09)

K1BV Research 1/09

RUSSIA                                  Kursk Award 

Sponsored by the  Kursk State Technical University and Kursk Regional Youth Sporting Club SPORADIC in honor of the 975th anniversary of the founding of the city of Kursk. Make 20 QSOs with different stations from Kursk and Kurskaya oblast on or after 1 Jan 2007 using any band any mode. SWL OK. Every station may be worked only once. The diploma is free of charge, however the sponsor requests that you send 2 IRC for postage expenses. Send a GCR list to: Valeryan Alekseevich Pikkiev RW3WW, P.O. Box 18, 305041, KURSK, Russia. 

Internet: http://sporadic.ru  
E-mail rw3ww@mail.ru  

Tks Andre RA1AE 3/19/09

 K1BV Research 1/09 

RUSSIA                             The BLOCKADE Diploma

In September 1941, St. Petersburg was surrounded and cut off from the rest of Russia by Nazi forces. They continued to resist for 900 days, the siege fully lifted in January 1944. Estimates of Russians who died from starvation or exposure during this period range from 650,000 to 800,000 persons. (Suggested reading: Harrison Salisbury’s "900 Days - The Siege of Leningrad".) To commemorate this unprecedented feat and the courage of the defenders and trapped city dwellers of Leningrad, the Association of Radio Amateurs of St.-Petersburg (ALRS) has sponsored the memorial diploma "BLOCKADE".

To obtain the diploma amateurs from Russia, the CIS countries and the Europe must during any calendar year earn a number of points equal to the number of years from the date of full lifting of the blockade: For example, in 2009 this would require 65 points, in 2010, 66 points etc.  For all other continents and if all contacts were made on 160 meters and VHF/VHF the points required is reduced by one-half.

Points value:

1. QSO with HAM's in St-Petersburg and Leningradskaya oblast, any veterans of WWII and civilian inhabitants of blockaded Leningrad = 5 points;
2. QSO with HAM's in St-Petersburg and Leningradskaya oblast = 1 point.
3. Points are doubled for contacts made with stations in special days of activity on memorial dates are doubled.
4. Points for contacts with memorial special event stations, including Memorial "Victory" participants, operating from St-Petersburg and Leningradskaya oblast = 20 points.

Any mode any band. Every station may be worked for credit on different bands and modes.  SWL OK. Fee for the diploma 80 rubles for RA and $US3 for all others. Send GCR list and fee to: Aleksandrovich Dmitry SOKOLOV RX1CQ, SERTOLOVO, Leningradskaya oblast, 188655, P.O.Box 13, RUSSIA.

Internet: http://www.qrz.ru:8080/awards/image.phtml?id=2131

Tks RA1AE 3/12/09

RUSSIA                               SILVER CAMEL Award

Sponsored by the radio amateurs of Magnitogorsk city and Chelyabinskaya oblast and the territories which are a part of the Chelyabinskaya oblast. The award’s design is taken from historical coats of arms and features a silver camel carrying a load of gold. Other symbols reflect the wealth of this area: the rich metallic heritage: metallurigists, machine engineers, foundry industry and the power of an industrially developed region. The gold in the arms allegorically shows the unique South-Ural nature, inexhaustible riches of the earth.

The "SILVER CAMEL" award is earned by contacting amateur radio stations of the Chelyabinskaya oblast on any band any mode since June, 29th, 2008.

On HF - Contact different territories of the Chelyabinskaya oblast under the list of Russian District Award (RDA), URL shown below:
3rd class diploma - 15 territories of the Chelyabinskaya oblast,
2nd class diploma - 30 territories of the Chelyabinskaya oblast,
1st class diploma - 55 territories of the Chelyabinskaya oblast.

On UHF/VHF - earn a total of 2000 points (one point for each kilometer) for contacts with amateurs located in the city of Magnitogorsk. Every station may be worked several times on different bands for credit.

Satellite - make 3 QSO with Magnitogorsk radioamateurs.

SWL OK. Send log extract and fee of 40 rubles for RA, 5 Euro or US$5 for others to: Vladimir Vitalyevich Krivoshapko UA9AAG, Stroiteley str., 41-43, MAGNITIGORSK, 455004, Chelyabinskaya oblast, RUSSIA.

E-mail: ua9aag@mail.ru
Internet: http://www.qrz.ru/awards/image.phtml?id=2634
Internet: http://rdaward.org/indexeng.htm

Tks RA1AE 3/2009

RUSSIA               110 YEARS OF MIKHAIL VASILYEVICH VODOPIANOV

This permanent diploma is sponsored by the Lipetsk regional branch of SRR in honor of the 110th anniversary of the birth of the famous native of City of Lipetsk, who participated in the operation to rescue passengers of the steamship "Chelyuskin", a participant of the first air strikes of Soviet aircraft against Berlin in August, 1941, and one of the first Heroes of Soviet Union (the Gold Star N6), the polar pilot General-Major Vodopyanov M.V. (1899 - 1980).

Earn 110 points on and after 1 Jan 2009. The diploma is available to all amateurs and SWLs for making contacts with radioamateurs of Lipetsk and Lipetskaya oblast.

Points value:
a. Lipetsk memorial special event stations in memory of Vodopianov during 2009 = 50 points;
b. contacts with club stations RK3GWA and RK3GXB, and individual stations RA3GCP, RV3GF, RW3GF, RU3GB, RU3GC, RN3GB, RN3GC, RN3GM, UA3GAZ, UA3GDJ = 15 points;
c. other HAM's from Lipetsk city = 10 points;
d. other HAM's from Lipetskaya oblast = 5 points.
e. Repeated contacts with the same station but on other bands and modes are OK.
f. If all QSO's are made on VHF/UHF the above point values are doubled.
g. During July 2009 and on 18 Nov 2009 (Vodopianov's birthday) the award will be issued if you make just one QSO with the memorial special event station.

Fee for the diploma is 100 rubles for RA and 5 IRC (only) for all others. Send log extract and fee to:  Igor Borisovich Mazayev, P.O.Box 843, LIPETSK-16, 398016, Russia.

Internet: http://rosto-dosaaf.lipetsk.ru
Internet (history): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Vodopianov
E-mail: rk3gwa@lipetsk.ru

Tks Andre RA1AE 3/2009

RUSSIA                                   World Castles Award Program

This award has been instituted by the founders of the "Castles On The Air-Russia" (COTA-Russia) program, and by participation of national fortress awards programs of Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Russia, Czech Republic, Italy, France, Switzerland, Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia and Belarus. It’s purpose is to provide a new program to recognize the activation and working of fortresses, castles, forts from all over the world.

Issued to any licensed radio-amateur or SWL who submits proof of radio contact with 100, 200, 300, 500, 700, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500 fortresses from not less than 3 countries whichparticipate of the program. The Highest level award "HONOUR ROLL" is issued for confirmed QSOs with 3000 fortresses and a special prize - "TROPHY" for contact with 5000 fortresses.

Contacts with objects recognized by any of the national fortress programs are valid: BCA, CASHOTA, CCA, COTA-DL, COTA-NL COTA-RU, DFCF, DCI, DCS, Ukraine Castles, Zamki w Polsce, SCA, CPBA. Each object may only be worked one time. QSO/SWL are valid since January 1st. 1995 on any bands (including WARC) by any modes.

Application for diploma is based on the received QSL cards according to the application form. GCR OK. The award manager can require QSL for check. Endorsements available for different modes. Fee for all levels up to 2500 is 10 IRC, $US10 or 10€. Check with sponsor for higher levels. The application may be sent to award manager by e-mail: rn1cw@mail.ru or rn1cw@rambler.ru . You may apply by regular mail to: Petushkov Andrey Aleksandrovich RN1CW, PO Box 340/5, Sosnovy Bor, Leningrad oblast 188540, Russia.

E-mail: rn1cw@mail.ru
Internet: http://rz1cwc.qrz.ru/eng/wca/home.htm

Tks OH3GZ 1/09

RUSSIA                ---   777 Club Award Series ---

General Requirements:  All bands and modes. Unless otherwise stated, contacts with the same station but made on different bands or modes will count for the award.  Fee of the award is 4 Euros for CIS countries and 5 Euros for all others. Send log extract and fee to: ZHUKOV Anatoly Sergeyevich, PO Box 790, POLYSAEVO, 652560, Kemerovskaya oblast, Russia.

777 Award

Make QSO's with 777 club members (including regular members, old-timers, retired and invalids).

Available in 3 classes:
3 class - earn a total of 707 points.
2 class - get class 3 award and add another 707 points.
1 class - get class 3 and 2 awards and add a further 707 points.

Points value is the number of years the the member you contact has been on the air on the day of the QSO. Contacts must be made on and after April 12 2003. For the award, contacts must be made during one calendar year. All bands and modes. QSO's on different bands gives points for credit.  Earn all 3 classes of the award and become an honorary 777 Club member.

5 BAND 777

On and after Jan 1 2007 earn a total of 3885 points (777 points on each of  5 bands HF bands of your choice (any bands including WARC). Separate awards for CW and SSB. All QSL card must be in possession. In Club activity days points are doubled.  Fee for the award is: CIS - 250 rubles, DX - 350 rubles.

777-GOLD

On and after Nov 1 2003 make contacts with 100 Club 777 members, and any HAM's in 50 other oblasts. QSO's with 10 oblasts in which are registered club members are obligatory. Any band, any mode. No time limit.  The application must include the call sign, name of the oblast's and club members number.

ALTAY 777

Earn 400 points for QSO with HAMs from Altaysky kray and 777 Club members from Altaysky kray on and after 15 March 2005 on any band and any mode. Repeated QSO on different bands are valid. HAMs from Altaysky kray =10 points, Club members give points equal to their years licensed.

List of the Club 777 members in Altayski kray:

1.UA9YHJ 	7.RA9YAT 	13. RU9YS
2.UA9YTN 	8.RU9YT 	14.UA9YKE
3.UA9YK 	9.UA9YIM-YL 	15.RA9YDA
4.UA9YFX 	10.RZ9YW 	16. UA9YN
5. RW9YE 	11.RU9YJ 	17. RU9YQ
6.RA9YY 	12.UA9YA 	18.RK9YWW

BARNAUL 777

Make contacts with 15 amateur radiostations from Barnaul, 5 of them must be 777 Club members. Available QSO on and after May 1 2005

777 Club members in Barnaul:  UA9YK , RW9YE , RU9YT, UA9YA, UA9YN, RU9YQ, RK9YWW, RA9YAH, RA9YDA

CHUYSKY TRAKT

1756 – 2006. 250 years of goodwill addition of the territory of Gorny Altay (Highlands of Altay) into Russia. Chuysky trakt – the only transport way of Gorny Altay, connecting West Siberia with Mongolia. To obtain the award on and after Jan 1 2004 on any band any mode earn 250 points for the QSO's with HAM's situated in the settlements along the Chuysky trakt. Contacts with at least 10 members of 777 Club required. 

Point Values: 
1. Each QSO with settlements, where storage terminals) located = 10 points. These are: Biysk, Shebalino, Onguday, Inya, Tashanta (custom precinct).
2. Each QSO with other settlements along the Chuysky trakt and from the Mountain pass Cheket-Aman = 5 points. 
3. Every QSO with Seminsky Mountain pass, (monument commemorating 250 years of goodwill Gorny Altay into Russia 1956) = 50 points.

he cities and regional centers along the Chuysky trakt:

1.Novosibirsk 	6.Biysk
2.Berdsk 	7.Mayma
3.Iskitim 	8.Shebalino
4.Cherepanovo 	9.Onguday
5.Talmenka 	10.Kosh-Agach

The settlements along the Chuysky trakt: 
Altaysky kray:
Biysk, Verkh-Katunskoye, Chuysky, Polevodka, Srostki, Obraztsovka, Berezovka, Bystryanka, Surtayka, Dolina Svobody (Freedom Valley)
Republic of Altay
Mayma, Karlushka, Dubrovka, Rybalka, Souzga, Cheremshanka, Manzherok, Izvestkovy, Ust'-Muny, Barangol, Ust'-Sema, Kamlak, Cherga, Barlak, Myuta, Shebalino, Kumalyr, Topuchan, Seminsky pereval, Zaysanskaya Yelan', Neftebaza, Tuekta, Karakol, Kurata, Shishikhman, Onguday, Uliga, Khabarovka, Pereval Cheket-Aman, Kupcheghen', Maly Yaloman, Inya, Iodro, Byely Bom, Yerbalyk, Chibig, Akgash, Kuray, Chagan-Uzun, Ortolyk, Kosh-Agach, Tashanta.

HAKASSIA 777

Earn 250 points for QSO with HAMs from Republic Hakassia (RA0W) and 777 Club members from Republic Hakassia. Contacts with two Club members from Republic Hakassia are required. Contacts on and after 7 March 2005 on any band any mode. Repeated QSO on different bands are valid too.

Point values:
HAMs from Hakassia = 10 points
777 Club members give points which are equal to their years licensed.

List of the Club 777 members in Hakassia:  RA0WJJ RA0WIZ UA0WEC UA0WBW UA0WF

KUZBASS 777

On and after Jan 1 2005 earn a total of 1000 points for the contacts with HAM's from Kemerovskaya oblast. Every HAM in the Oblast = 10 points, Club 777 members give points according their years in the air. (See above).  20 club members are obligatory. QSO's on different bands gives points for credit.

MEZHDURECHENSK 777

Make contacts with 10 amateur radiostations from Mezhdurechensk, 3 of them must be 777 Club members. Available QSO on and after Nov 15 2005.

777 Club members in Mezhdurechensk: RV9UO RX9ULM UA9URO UA9UFT UA9UPK HAMs from Mezhdurechensk: UA9URN UA9UKI RW9UDG RA9UPK RA9UQS RA9UVH RA9UAE RA9ULT RW9UBG RA9UBP RV9UBF RV9USB RV9UBH UA9UAE RA9UP RW9UAS UA9UIC RA9UIW RA9UUG UA9UUO UA9UFG RA9URW.

MINERS OF KUZBASS

Earn 150 points for QSO with HAMs from Kemerovskaya oblast and 777 Club members – who are miners in Kuzbass (coal region of Kuznetsk). QSO with miner's towns of Kemerovskaya oblast are obligatory. They are: Kemerovo, Novokuznetsk, Prokopyevsk, Mezhdurechensk, Belovo, Berezovsky, Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Osinniki, Kiselevsk, Polysayevo, Anzhero-Sudjensk. 10 QSO with members of 777 Club in Kemerovskaya oblast, who are miners are required.

Contacts on and after 1 March 2005 are valid. All bands, all modes. Repeated QSO on different bands are valid too.

Points value:
HAM-miners ordered by state medals and orders = 10 points.
HAM-miners 777 Club members = 5 points.
Other HAM-miners = 3 points.
Points for foreign HAM's multiply by three.
Points for contacts on the last Sunday of August (The Miner's Day) are doubled.

NIZHNEVARTOVSK 777

Make contacts with 25 amateur radiostations from Nizhnevartovsk, 5 of them must be 777 Club members. Available QSO on and after Nov 19 2005.

777 Club members in Nizhnevartovsk: UA9JQW RA9JBA RA9JO RV9JD UA9JRO UA9JIG RW4LX/9 UA9JHA 

HAMs in Nizhnevartovsk: RA9JBF RA9JM RA9JY RV9JS RV9JU RV9JX RX9JY UA9JAZ UA9JBA UA9JBC UA9UBH UA9JBJ UA9JCQ UA9JDG UA9JDH UA9JEM UA9JFA UA9JFC UA9JFH UA9JFN UA9JJG UA9JKF UA9JKM UA9JNC UA9JNG UA9JNJ UA9JNL UA9JNN UA9JNO UA9JNP UA9JNS UA9JNT UA9JNZ UA9JOA UA9JOD UA9JQI UA9JQX UA9JQZ UA9JRB UA9JRT UA9JRW UA9JSG UA9JSQ UA9JTE UA9JTD RK9JXA RK9JWE.

NOVOSIBIRSK 777

Make contacts with 25 amateur radiostations from Novosibirsk, 3 of them must be 777 Club members on or after 19 Nov 2005.

777 Club members in Novosibirsk: RZ9OJ RZ9OO UA9OU UA9OA RZ9OU UA9OCI UA9OZ

RIVERS OF SIBERIA

Available in 3 classes. Make contacts with radio stations situated no further than 10 km from the river. For purposes of the award, the river may be of any size or name as long as it is located in Siberia.

Class III – 100 or more different rivers. 10 QSO's with Club 777 members required.
Class II - 200 or more different rivers. 20 QSO's with Club 777 members required.
Class I - 300 or more different rivers. 30 QSO's with Club 777 members required.
For those contacting 500 different rivers and 50 members of the club a banner is awarded.

Contacts on and after 1 Apr 2004. Repeated QSO's with club members are available on different bands. Every river may be worked only once, except those which carry the same name, but are located in another area.

In the application include: UTC, Call, name, QTH, name of the river and 777 Club member's number.  Fee for the pennant = 10 Euros.

SAYANOGORSK 777

Make contacts with 7 amateur radiostations from Sayanogorsk, Republica of Hakassia, 2 of them must be 777 Club members. Available QSO on and after Jan 1 2006. 

777 Club members in Sayanogorsk:   RA0WIZ RA0WJJ UA0WF UA0WBW
HAMs in Sayanogorsk:   RA0WKC RA0WKQ RA0WBW RA0WCV UA0WW UA0WR UA0WDC

YL 777

Mmake 3 contacts with YL Club 777 members on any band any mode on and after 4 Dec 2005 . 

YL 777 Club members:  UA9YIM – Nadezhda RW9UIN – Lyuba RW9UGP – Galina UA9OCI – Olga     UA9JQW – Nina

YUGRA 777

Earn 400 points for QSO with HAMs from Khanty-Mansiysky national okrug and 777 Club members living there on and after 12 April 2005. 

Point Values:
HAMs from Khanty-Mansiysky national okrug = 10 points
Club members give points equal their years in the air.

List of the Club 777 members in Khanty-Mansiysky national okrug

1. RA9JG 	6.UA9JQE 	11.UA9JIG
2. RV9JD 	7.UA9JRO 	12.UA9JQW YL
3. UA9JNH 	8.RA9JO 	13.RW4LX/9J
4.RX9JD 	9.UA9JPN
5.RW9JV 	10.RA9JBA

E-mail: rv9us@rambler.ru
Internet: http://www.qsl.net/rk9um/777/diploms/777.htm
List of club members http://www.qsl.net/rk9um/777/docs/spisok-sokp.doc

Tks Andre RA1AE 2/09

SPAIN                          EA Fauna Flora Award
(Natural Parks, National Parks and Biosphere Reserve Award)

This award is offered to all amateurs and SWLs for proof of contact (SWL) with at least 10 amateur radio stations, ooperating from different territories of National Parks, Nature Parks, Nature Reserves or Biosphere Reserve of Spain as recognized by Ministerio de Medio Ambiente. This award follows the general rules of the WFF – World Flora Fauna award (Russia) and is recognized by that organization. http://www.wff44.com.  All HF Bands, 50 MHz and 144 MHz are valid. All modes may be used except no use of repeaters. Contacts by mobile or portable stations may be counted at only one park per day.

Contacts on or after 1 May 2009. The QSL card must have imprint showing official number and name of the Park, Reserve or Landscape. Cards are not necessary provided that the activation has been previously validated and activators has provided the sponsor logs for the activity. Sponsor may ask any applicant for the actual cards.

3rd class-10 different FF references worked (for activators-5 activations)
2nd class-20 different FF (for activators-10 activations)
1st class-50 different FF (for activators-15 activations)

Honor Roll Plaques:

3rd Honor class-Above 50 different FF references worked.
2nd Honor class-Above 100 different FF
1st Honor class-Above 150 different FF

Send your log with QSO information. The request can be made by email sent to eaff@ea7heg.es  or EAFF Award Manager, C/Egidos No. 1 Bajo, 21110 Aljaraque (HUELVA), Spain.Contact sponsor before sending any request by email in case of rule changes. Cost for the the first 3 levels (paper) is 5€. Write for cost of the EAFF plaques. Activators who make at least 150 contacts from each park will receive the award at no cost. Activation must be inside the physical limit of the Park. Provide copies of any licence, pictures or videos with stations and operators.

E-mail: eaff@ea7heg.es
Internet: http://eaffen.netne.net/

Tks OH3GZ 4/09

UKRAINE                                      Castles of Ukraine Diploma

Established by the Radioclub Delta of the Kiev area, and issued for a contacting radio stations operating out of castles and the surrounding areas within a radius of less than one kilometer from the castle, and located on the territory of Ukraine. The award may be earned by participating in one expedition from such castle, or by establishing radio contact with three such expeditions.

Contacts with different operators on different bands or modes are valid. SWL OK.

Send log extract to Beresnev Sergei Mikhailovich, PO Box 73, g.Obuhov-2, Kiev, Ukraine 0702. Fee is $US3 for Ukraine,(10 hryvnia) and equivalent of $3 for all others.

E-mail: ur7ut@mail.ru
Internet: http://rz1cwc.qrz.ru/rus/awards/zamki_ukr/zamki_ukr.html

UKRAINE                                        Work Nature Reserves of Ukraine Award (W-UR-FF Award)

Sponsored by the Ukrainian Amateur Radio League (UARL) and is awarded for QSOs (SWLs) with stations which are located in nature reserves and national parks of Ukraine.

The Basic Award is given for QSOs/SWLs who contact amateurs operating from 10 different nature reserves and national parks. Endorsements are available for each additional 5 reserves (parks). QSOs (SWL) may be made any using any modes or bands starting June 1st, 2009, for URFF-030 (EM1) - since Feb, 7th, 1996. There is no charge for the award, but applicants must enclose sufficient funds for postage (recommended mail): Ukraine - 5 UAH, all others $US2.5 (or equivalent) For endorsement stickers, please send SASE or sufficient postage. Send GCR list and postage costs to: George A. CHLIJANC (UY5XE), P.O. Box 19, Lviv, 79000, UKRAINE.

Internet: http://islands.org.ua/wurff/index_e.html 

Tks UY5XE 3/19/09

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