ROMANIA

Updated 11/2007

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  -- Romanian Amateur Radio Federation Series  --

I hate to do this, but due to continued complaints about the RARF, I am deleting their listing.  This will be the first time a National organization has had its awards deleted.  No reply to many applications. ---Ted Melinosky K1BV 11/2005

ARER Program

General Requirements: Available for amateurs or SWL's equally. GCR list and fee of 7 IRCs for each award to: Ngo-Ter Klub YO9KYE, PO Box 25 Busteni, Prahova, R-2185, Romania. (TKS YO4DCF )(95)

Member List:

YO2ADQ ALK AQB ARV BB BYD CJX CWM DFA LEU LEQ LFP LHD LIM LIN KBB QY.

YO3FYI GAF

YO4BZB BYW CBT CPO DCF FJG FRF FYQ FZQ IT GAO NF RHE RHK RHW

YO5AUV BLC BTS BTT BWI BQ DMB KAP ODE OFD OFE TJ

YO6AWN AWR DBL EZ FUE FWI FYY FUP GAW GCW GVA DMP KNO OEX ZI

YO7DBH FJK FHV FYX KFS LHT

YO8AEU AHL BDH CAR CHI CYN DYC KOR KUS RAI RCR RFC RHR SAC.

YO9AGN AGV AHG AHK AWV BUQ DEF FON FNR FLM GDF GDG HD IF HL HH KVV WL XC.

SOS - Nature (SOS - Natura)

Contact ARER members after 1 Mar 1993, earn 10 points. YO9KYR = 5, all other members = 1 each.

Forest's Moon (Luna-P~durii)

Work 11 YO stations during the period of March 15 to April 15 each year (2 must be members of ARER) using any one letter of their suffix to spell the term "LUNA PADURII". May be earned each year.

Day of the Earth - 22 April (Ziua Pamîntului)

Work 23 YO stations during the period of 20 to 30 April each year (at least 3 must be ARER members - from YO9KYE use "e") to spell the phrase "THE DAY OF THE EARTH - 22 APRIL". Any letter from the suffix of the 21 stations may be used for the words, and you must work 2 YO2 stations for the "22". May be earned each year.

Reservation - Bucegi (Rezervatìa Bucegi)

Work YO9KYE/P from at least 4 different chalets/QTH's after 1-1-94.

Work 31 YO stations using any one letter of their suffix to spell the phrase: "THE CENTURY OF GRIGORE ANTIPA MUSEUM" or "CENTENARUL MUZEULUI GRIGORE ANTIPA". At least 5 of the stations must be ARER members, and at least one station from each of the following counties: BT (Botosani), IS (Iasi), and BU (Bucharest).

Contacts after 1-1-94. May be earned each year.

Valley of Prahova (Valea Prahovei)

Worked fixed or portable stations from the towns: Predeal, Azuga, Busteni, Sinaia, Comarnic, Breaza or Cimpana. Class I = 6 towns, Class II = 5 towns, Class III = 4 towns. Contacts after 1-1-94. May be earned each year.

Cezar Petrescu's Century (Centenar Cezar Petrescu)

Contact 13 ARER members whose any letter of their suffix spells the phrase "CEZAR PETRESCU". You must use YO9KYE for one of the "E's" and one contact from the town of Busteni which has a memorial house for this famous Romanian. Contacts after 1-1-94. May be earned each year.

Natural Reservations of Romania (Rezervatiile Naturale Ale Romaniei)

Work stations from YO counties which contain Nature Reservations. You must use at least 10 ARER members. Class I = 20, Class II = 18, Class III = 16. Counties valid for this award are: AG BZ BH BN BV CJ CV CS CT DB GR GJ HD HR IF MH NT PH SB SV TL TM VL. Contacts after 1-1-94.

ECO-Delta of Danube River (ECO-Delta Dunarii)

Earn 10 points by contacting fixed or portable stations in Tulcea county after 1-1-94. Club stations = 2 points, all others = 1.

Blue Danube (Dun~rea Alabastr~)

Make 10 QSO's in countries which the Danube flows through. At least 5 countries are needed and 5 towns which are located near Danube river ports. One ARER member is required. Contacts after 1 May 1994.

Paracelsus - 500

Spell the word "PARACELSUS" from any of the suffixes of 10 stations. At least one must be a YO from Mures (MS) county and one from HB9 - Switzerland. The YO stations must be ARER members. Contacts after 1 May 1994.

The Men of Science From Romania (Oameni de Stiintá Romani)

Contact YO's from counties where famous Romanian Men of Science were born, plus one OE1 from Wien/Vienna, Austria. Each of the following counties are needed: AB BZ AG BC BV BT DJ VS IS MH NT, Bucharest and Wien/Vienna, Austria OE1. At least 5 ARER members are required. Contacts after 1 May 1994.

Emil Racovita - 125

Contact 11 ARER members whose any letters of their suffix spells the name "EMIL RACOVITA". They must include Vaslui (VS) and Iasi (IS) counties. Contacts after 1 May 1994.

ECO - Black Sea (ECO - Marea Neagrá)

Contact each of the countries which border the Black Sea (YO, LZ, TA, UB, UA and UF). The YO must be a ARER member from Tulcea (TL) or Constantza (CT) county. Contacts after 1 May 1994.

Robert Koch - 150 (1843-1910)

Contact 10 stations using any letters of their suffix to spell the name "ROBERT KOCH". 6 must be ARER members and one must be a DL - Germany. Contacts after 1 May 1994.

The Century of Society Mining and Iron - Cálan (Centenarul Societatii Miniere Si Siderurgile - Cálan)

Earn 10 points by working YO's in Cálan. ARER members = 2 points, others = 1. Same station may be worked on different bands or modes for added points. Contacts after 1 May 1994.

ECO - Romania

Work all the counties of Romania - using members of ARER.

Award of Latin (Diploma Latinitátii)

Work Latin countries of the world. The YO station must be a member of ARER. 

Class I - 4 continents and 30 Latin countries.
Class II - 3 continents and 20 Latin countries.
Class III - 2 continents and 10 Latin countries.

Award of Honor - ARER (Diploma De Onoare ARER)

Issued free of charge to any amateur or SWL who has earned any 15 of the 19 awards listed above.

Bacau Award

Contact stations in BACAU county after 1 January 1955. SWL OK. Endorsements for one band or mode upon request. Each Bacau QSO = 1 point, and if worked during MOLDOVA contest = 4 points. 1st Class = 30 points, 2nd Class = 20 points, 3rd Class = 10 points. GCR list and fee of 7 IRCs to: RADIOCLUB JUDETEAN BACAU, Biroul de Diplome, PO Box 66, R-5500 Bacau 1, Romania. 

(TKS YO4DCF)(91)

Braila Jubilee Award

Braila commemorated its 625th year in 1993 and has established a permanent award for contacting stations living there on or after 1 May 1993.

Class I - EU need 5 HF DX need 4 HF
Class II EU need 4 HF DX need 3 HF
Class III EU need 3 HF DX need 2 HF

On VHF/UHF, Class I needs 3, II needs 2, III need 1 QSO. Satellite or repeater OK. Valid contacts with stations in the city who are also members of DXCC = 3 points contact value. A station who is a member of YODXC = 2 contact value. SWL OK. Endorsements for one band or mode are available. GCR list plus your statement that you've sent cards and fee of 5 IRCs to: Award Manager Paicu Marin YO4DCF, PO Box 49, Braila-1, R-6100 Romania.

(TKS YO4DCF)(95)

Brancusi Award

Issued in memory of the famed sculptor Constantin Brancusi, the radioclub of his name offers this award to amateurs and SWL's. All bands and modes. Endorsements for single band or mode; multiband requires use of a minimum of 3 bands. Contact club members and YO7's after 6 July 1972.

Class IIIa - 3 club members and 3 different YO7.
Class IIa - 4 club members and 4 different YO7, and 1 in Franta.
Class Ia - 5 club members, and 5 different YO7, 1 Franta and 1 Sua.
VHF - 1 club member and 1 YO7.

Stations temporarily in or operating mobile in Gorj are equal to club members. YO Club stations = YO7KAJ KFK KFP KFR KFX.

Members = YO3AV 4ASD NQ 5TJ 7AHR ALG APA ARY BUT CEG CFD CJC CJE CKP CLM LBU LBY LCI LCN LCW LCX LDO LDP LGI LHA LHU LHT NH UN VJ VS YO8CNA.

GCR list and fee of $US1 or 2 IRCs to: Marian Rotaru YO7CEG, Casuta Postala 137, R-1400 Targu Jiu 6, Romania. 

(TKS YO4DCF)(97)

Carpati Trophy

Sponsored by the Brasov Counties Radio Club for contacts with YO stations after 1 Jan 1954 as follows:

Europeans need:

DX need:

Endorsements for CW, AM, SSB, RTTY or mixed mode. GCR list and fee of 7 IRCs to: Radioclubul Judetean Brasov, PO Box 98, R-2200 Brasov 1, Romania. 

(TKS DIG)(92)

YO Children's Radioclub Award (YO-CR)

Contact YO children's clubs as follows:

European HF Class I = 20, II = 15, III = 10, IV = 6, V = 3.
European VHF/UHF Class I = 8, II = 5, III = 3.
DX HF Class I = 10, II = 7, III = 5, IV = 3, V = 2.

SWL OK. Contacts after 1 Nov 1952. GCR list and fee of 10 IRCs or $US5 to: Dan Zalaru YO6EX, Str. Avram Iancu 151A, 5-A-6, 2200 Brasov, Romania.

(TKS JA9IFF)(97)

Valid children's club stations:

YO2KAC KAH KBB KBK KBV KBY KHD KHH KHK KHL KHS KHU KHV KJD KJI KJP KJQ.

YO3KAT KPA KSB KWD KWE KWF KWR KWW .

YO4KAY KCN KCO KCW KCX KRD KRG KRF KRH KRI.

YO5KDO KDP KDX KDW KDZ KHI KLA KLB KLE KLF KLG KLK KLM KLP KLR KLU KLW KLX KMM KNG KTA KTK KTW.

YO6KNO KEO KEC KEG KEW KND KNF KNH KNJ KNR KNS KNT KNX KTP KVH KWN.

YO7KFF KFI KFJ KFK KFL KFN KFP KFS KFU KVE.

YO8KGB KGF KGG KGI KGM KGS KGV LGY LGW KGZ KOB KOC KOD KOJ KOR KOT KOW.

YO9KIE KIC KIB KPC KPD KPF KPG KPJ KPK KPN KPO KPP KPU KPV KPW KPY KXF.

YO1G YO6TAB YP75YO.

Expo-Tehnika Teleorman Award

Earn 10 points by working stations in Teleorman county. SWL OK. Club stations YO9KPM KPG KXD KIE KPC = 2 points each; others in the county = 1. Look for YO9ANH AXR BCI BCJ BIY BRT BVG CFR CSJ CSM CUF CUG CWD CXA CYD CZV CZW DAF DBC DIA DIB DHY DHZ DMM PC SU. All modes and bands. GCR list and fee of 7 IRCs to: RADIOCLUB JUDETEAN TELEORMAN, PO Box 5, R-0700, Alexandria, Teleorman, Romania.

(TKS YO4DCF)(91)

Flags Award

Work members of YO_MARC or members from the following organizations: MF Runde, INORC, RNARS, MARAC, ANARS, FNARS, BMARS, SOWPL or MFCA. All bands or modes may be used. Earn a total of 50 points which include a contact with at least one Flag station shown below. A contact with a flag station = 10 points, A YO_MARC member = 5 and contacts with members of the listed organizations = 1 point each. GCR list and fee of 10 IRCs to: Marin Paicu YO4DCF, PO Box 49, Braila RO_6100, Romania.

Flag stations are: A= YO9BGV, B=YO4FEI, C= YO3RA, D=YO4CBT, E=YO4GDP, F=IK2ILG, G=YO4AAC, H=DJ2HN, I=YO4FUM, J=YO4AB, K=YO4KMR, L=YO4AUL, M=YO4DCF, N=YO4WO, O=YO2DFA, P=YO4CTO, Q=YO4CPQ, R=YO4HW, S=YO4DIJ, T=YO4CAH, U=YO4FRF, V=YO4BTB, W=G4DIU, X=YO9OC, Y=YO4DCY, Z=YO4GEO. 

(Chg 11/2005)

Matinal Club Award            Rewrite per info from DK6AP

Contact members of this club between the hours of 04-07 on or after 1 January 96.  SWL OK. All bands and modes. Repeater use OK. Earn points: each member = 1 point, District Club of Cluj YO5KAI = 3 points, YO5QBN = 2 points. Contact with either YO5KAI or YO5QBN is mandatory.  Award is available in 3 classes: 5, 4 or 3 points. Member list for a SAE/IRC to sponsor. GCR list and fee of $US1 or 2 IRCs to: Cluj County Radioclub,  PO Box 168, Clju-Napoca-1, Romania. 

Membership list:  YO2AMU  AIX  AYD  BB  BBP  LEU  QY  ARV  CJX  LGO  KQB  LCQ  LLL  LDQ  LBS  KQK  YO3LX  AC  RK  KYX  GMX  AIS  YO4AVD  CSE  GMK  RDP  ASD  KBJ  APE  ACE  YO5KAI  QBN  BHW  EZ  KNO  UO  KET  YO6AVB  XB  FDS  FCW  YO7CAW  LKW  FJF  LHT  LKT  GNL  YO8MI  RAA  RFK  REJ  BDT  KZR  CYN  YO9BWQ  FAW  HH  CUF  HD  KYE  IAB  FTM  FDN  XC  GPH  FTO  AHX  HG.  

(Chg 11/2005)

Moldova Award

Contact stations in the Moldova District (YO8) after 1 January 1985. SWL OK. Endorsements for one mode or band.

Each QSO = 1 point except contacts in the MOLDOVA contest = 2 and YODXC members in YO8 = 2. 1st Class = 8 counties and 24 points, 2nd Class = 6/16, 3rd Class = 4/8. Abbreviations for counties in the YO8 area are: BC BT GL IS NT SV VN VS. One contact with Bacau (BC) county is mandatory. GCR list and fee of 7 IRCs to: RADIOCLUB JUDETEAN BACAU, Biroul De Diplome, PO Box 66, R-5500, Bacau -1, Romania.

(TKS YO4DCF)(91)

Pelendava-Craiova Award

Europeans need contact any 3 stations in Craiova City; all others need 2. Contacts since 1 January 1960. All bands and modes. Submit list of contacts, the QSL cards, and fee of 7 IRCs to: Radioclub, ul Judetean dolk, PO Box 107, R-1000 Craiova, Romania. 

(Chg 11/2005)

Look for: YO7AEW AHR AHT AKL AOT AOS AOZ ARY ARZ AWZ BEN BGA BID BSK CCK COA COV CWP CYT CKP DEM DEO DL DO KAJ KFK KJH KJX LAD LAI LAT LBU LCC LCD LCU LCZ LDL LDT LDX NJ VJ VS WUG (only July 1981) and YO0KAJ (only 1986).

PRO CW Club Award Program

General Requirements: The Professional Radio Operators CW Club is dedicated to the preservation and encouragement of the art of CW communications. Membership details are available from the sponsor for SASE/IRC. Awards are available for CW contacts only. Fee for each award is $US5 or 10 IRCs. GCR accepted for Worked Pro CW Club members, and just your signed statement for the second award. Apply to: Vasile Giurgiu YO6EX, PO Box 168, RO_2400 Sibiu_1, Romania.   

   Worked Pro_CW Club Award

Contact members of the club. Class 3 requires 4 points, Class 2 requires 8 points and Class 1 requires 12 points. A contact with a member in your same continent = 1 point, with DX on other continents = 2 points each. 

    The Chirpers Award

Work stations using only CW mode: Class 3 requires 1000 QSOs, Class 2 requires 5000 and Class 3 requires 10000 contacts.

Tks HL5AP 5/01  

PSK31 YO Award

Contact at least 20 different YO stations using PSK31.  GCR list and fee of 7 lei for Romanian stations or $US3 for stations outside of the country.  Apply to: Radioclubul YO5KAD, PO Box 220, RO-430281 Baia Mare, Romania.

E-mail: yo5crq@qsl.net 

New 5/2006

Semenic Mountain Award

Issued by the YO2KJI radio club for contacting members after 1 Jan 1986. All bands and modes. Europeans need 30 points, all others 20. Values:

15 pts = YQ2R YR2R YP2R YQ0DFA YQ0LDE YR1CRS.
10 pts = YO2DFA DHN KJI LDE LGL LGX.
5 pts = YO2BBT BK BKL BLP BVC CCE CRX FV GZ KCB KJA LAU LAV LBN LDK LYL.

At least one QSO with club call YO2KJI or any one of the special calls in the 15 point line. GCR list and fee of $US4 or 5 IRCs to: Daniel M. Vuescu YO2LDE, Zadei F3-1-7 St., RO-1700, Resita, Romania.

E-mail: yo2lde@qsl.net 

(Rewrite)(00)

20th Anniversary Police School in Slatina City

Contact stations in OLT (OT) county after 1 May 1974. Available in 3 classes as follows: I = 30 points, II = 25, III = 20. Each QSO with OLT county = 2 points, QSO with Slatina City = 3, QSO with special station YP7P = 5. GCR list and fee of 7 IRCs or equivalent to: Radioclub Judetean OLT, PO Box 13, Slatina-1, R-0500 Judetul OLT, Romania.

(TKS YO4DCF)(94)

Timisoara Award

This handsome multicolored award is offered to all licensed radio amateurs and SWLs by the Radioclub of Timisoara City, Romania for contacts after 16 Dec 1989. Applicants must submit evidence of contacts with at least 5 stations from the YO2 District / Timis County, including 2 stations from Timisoara City. All bands and modes. The same station may be worked on different bands. GCR list and fee of $US5 or 7 IRCs. Apply to: Radioclub of Timisoara YO2KAB, PO Box 100, RO-1900 Timisoara, Romania. 

(Tks YO2BP)(01)

Trofeul Carpati Award

Work Brasov county and others as indicated after 1 January 1975. SWL OK. All bands and modes.

Class 1: 10 stations from Brasov county (BV) - DX need 6.
24 stations in 24 different counties as listed below - DX need 15.

Class 2: 6 stations from Brasov county - DX need 5.
18 stations in 18 different counties as listed below - DX need 12.

Class 3: 4 stations from Brasov county - DX need 3.
12 stations in 12 different counties as listed below - DX need 10.

Valid counties: Alba, Argis, Bacau, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Buzav, Caras-Severin, Cluj, Covasna, Dimbovita, Gorj, Harghita, Huneddara, Maramures, Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu-Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Vilcea, Vrancea.

GCR list and fee of 10 IRCs to: Radioclub Judetean Brasov, Box 98, R-2200 Brasov - 1, Romania.

(TKS YO4DCF)(91)

 THE YO3AC MEMORIAL DIPLOMA

Sponsored by the YO HD ANTENA DX GRUP in memory of Andrei Giurgea, YO3AC, a great promoter of amateur radio in Romania, and a Silent Key in February 1999.

Available to all licensed amateurs worldwide (SWL OK) for a log extract of two-way contacts with 25 different DXCC entities on at least two HF bands on any mode.

Applicants who had worked YO3AC on one or more bands may obtain an additional sticker for each band where they worked Andy. The log extract must show the list of these contacts and has to be certified with the signature of another licensed radio amateur. Send the log extract and fee of $US3 to Adrian Voica, YO2BPZ, P.O.Box 24, 330190 Deva 1, jud. Hunedoara, Romania.

Tks mardan@swing.be
1-29-07

YO  FF Diploma

This diploma is sponsored by the Societatea Romana al Radioamatorilor - YO FF Group and awarded for the stations which contact the activators of Romanian Nature Parks and Reservations included in the Program. Contacts made be made using: CW, MIXED, PHONE, DATA and/or any combination of bands.

Requirements:
DX stations= 3 different YO FF
EU stations = 5 different YO FF
YO stations 8 different YO FF

Special Awards may be offered for special YO-FF events! These will be listed on their WWW page. Send log extract to e-mail address shown below. There is no fee if you specify the award be sent to you as a PDF or JPG file - print in your shack. For the printed award, the fee is 5€. Send your postal address if you desire the printed version. Apply to: Fenyo Stefan YO3JW, P.O.Box 19-43, RO-033210 Bucuresti 19, Romania.

E-mail: fenyo3jw@yahoo.com
Internet: http://wff-yo.blogspot.com/2009/08/yoff-diploma.html

Tks OH3GZ 8/09

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