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(Updated 11/2008)

Garden State Amateur Radio Association Award

Work 10 GSARA members (5 for non-USA applicants). GCR list to Garden State ARA - W2GSA, 28 Catherine Avenue, Red Bank, NJ. 07701.

Sponsored by the Atlanta Radio Club for working Georgia counties. Basic certificate issued for 50 counties, endorsements for 100 and all 159. The award complements the annual Georgia QSO Party, which is a good way to work many of the lightly populated counties. All bands except WARC.  All modes accepted, though all contacts must use the same mode; endorsements for CW, Phone, Digital, Satellite, single band and all 5 HF bands. No repeater or cross-mode contacts. Award is free of charge.

Applicants must use sponsor’s official application form available for SASE or downloaded from their web site. GCR list is accepted. E-QSL’s accepted as well. Award manager reserves the right to request any cards for validity. Those who have completed USA-CA All Counties may receive the award with a simple request including their award number.

Apply to: Edward A. "Skip" Kazmarek (K4EAK), 1190 Byrnwyck Road, Atlanta, GA 30319

E-mail: skazmarek@mindspring.com 

Internet: http://www.lagrangeradioclub.org/ 

(Chg 11/2009) 

Geratol Net WAS Award

Available to all US amateurs holding a valid Extra Class license, who submit proof of having contacted each of the 50 USA states within the Extra Class (Phone) part of the 80 meter band (3.750-3.775MHz) on or after 1 Jan 1972. District of Columbia may be used to count for Maryland. No minimum signal report. Contacts must be made from same location, or separate ones, not more than 50 miles apart. Acceptable callsigns for applicants include: All 1X2's, all 2X1's, 2X2 with AA through AL prefixes only in all districts (including AH6 and AL7). All stations must be land stations. Cards and application (available from sponsor) must be submitted. Supply sufficient funds for return of cards. Cost of award is $US5. Apply to Jesse Colvin AI9L, 3180 South Broadway, Braceville, IL 60407.

(Chg 10/2002)

Internet: http://www.qsl.net/geratol/index.html 

GMS MASTER OPERATOR AWARD 

AWARDED to those amateurs who meet established criteria. The applicant must submit Photocopies of THE FOLLOWING AWARDS THEY HAVE EARNED: 

(1) ARRL© awards of the VUCC & DXCC both; 
(2) The cQ Magazine© WAZ award; and 
(3) at least one of the following international awards
    The Maple Leaf Award
    The Council of Europe Award "First Class"    
    The DL EWWA Award
    The Australian WA VK CA Award
    The Hong Kong ARS Catch 22 Award
    The Holy Land Award
    The All Africa Award

Applications for award should be submitted to the Historian at the following address. Please include an SASE with your application. Instructions and information will be sent to you. Apply to: T. Lowe Historian GMS, 490 Sandpiper Rd., Richmond Hill, Ga. 31324 U.S.A.

E_mail: trustee@gamafiar.com

 Tks KG4CRD 8/01

Grande Ronde Valley Award 

Contact 3 stations located in the Grande Ronde Valley which is located in Union County, Oregon. All bands and modes permitted. GCR list and fee of $US1 or 3 IRC's to: Matt sirrine WB7PMG, Awards Mgr., G.R.R.A., 1204 8th Avenue, La Grande, Oregon.

(TKS YB0WR)(91)

Club members who live in the Valley are: KA7BAK BBE EIM EIP EJB EJC EJS EJT EPS W7IES KVV ULC WB7FBG FBH FDB FFC PKX PME PMF PMG RVO RVP RVQ WJR.

Grandmothers Club Certificate

Work 10 members of the Grandmothers Club who already hold the certificate and are listed with the custodian as a grandmother. Available to all licensed amateurs, the trick to earning it is that you work the YL's who already hold the certificate, but those names are kept secret. You must ASK. GCR requires name, call, QTH, her certificate number and the date of her Grandmothers certificate. After earning the certificate, you can earn a gold seal by working five great-grandmothers. SASE and fee of $US1. Apply to: Phyllis douglas K7SEC, 701 N. Camino del Codorniz, Tucson, AZ 85748.

(TKS WorldRadio)(94)

Great Lakes Award

Work the US states and Canadian province which border the Great Lakes: VE3/Ont MI IL IN WI OH PA NY and MN. Contacts after 30 September 1991. All bands and modes, except repeater contacts may not be used. A copy of the cards must be submitted along with fee of $US6. Apply to: Great Lakes Award, Michigan Amateur Radio Alliance, PO Box 670, Comstock Park, MI. 49321-0670.

Internet::  http://www.w8usa.org/GreatLKSA.htm 

E-mail: lldgrd@netscape.net

(Revised 7/2005)

Worked All Great Lakes Lighthouses and Lightships Award               Report that 1/2010 Award no longer issued.  I am checking on 1/18/10

Basic Contact Award:
Contact 7 lighthouses from the states and provinces bordering any two of the five Great Lakes of the USA on or after 1 July 2000.  Endorsements each added 10.  SWL OK.  Lighthouse means a lighthouse or a lightship.
    a.  The states are New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota.  The province is Ontario.  The lighthouse must be on the Great Lake.  The following bodies of water do not count for the award:  the St. Lawrence River, the St. Mary's River, the St. Clair River, the Detroit River, the North Channel, Lake St. Clair, and the Georgian Bay, unless the light is located where these bodies of water meet one of the five lakes.  
    b. to claim an endorsement to the Basic contact award, work an additional 5 lighthouses/lightships on the Great Lakes 
Fee for the basic award is $US5 for USA stations and $US6 for DX. Fee for any endorsement seals is $US2 for USA stations and $US3 for DX. .  Confirmations (QSLs) and application form must be submitted to: Ted Sarah W8TTS, 239 Bermont Avenue, Munroe Falls OH 44262, USA.  Photocopies of the QSLs are permitted, but if cards are sent, please send sufficient postage for their return.

Activators Award:
Activate at least 5 lighthouses/lightships on any of the Great Lakes.  (See ARLHS FAQ #3) Activating a Light. 
    a. all activated lighthouses/lightships must be on the Great Lakes as specified above.  http://home.neo.rr.com/tsarah/www/GLLA/GLLABYLAKE.html  
    b. you must include one QSL card from each operation with your application.
    c. to claim an endorsement to the "Activators Award, you must activate an additional 2 lighthouses/lightships on the Great Lakes. 
    d. Details on a special plaque available to activators may be found at: http://home.neo.rr.com/tsarah/www/GLLA/gllaplaque.html  
Fees and address of sponsor is shown above. 
Internet (including application and list of lighthouses): http://mdxal.org/GLLAMAINPG.html 

(Chg 4/2006) 

Grumman Amateur Radio Club Award

Provide QSL evidence of contact with required number of members since 1-1-1977. Multiple contacts are valid for earning different classes, but not within one class.

Stations living on Long Island need 25 on HF or 15 for VHF or CW.
Non Long Island US stations need 10.
DX stations need 5.

The 4 classes available are: 
1) Open, 
2) HF under 30 MHz, 
3) VHF, not using repeaters, 
4) CW contacts only.

GARC club station WA2LQO counts for two contacts. Endorsement stickers for each added 5 contacts made and confirmed. Special Century certificate issued for any class when 100 contacts made. Send cards in alphabetical order to Bob Christen W2FPF, 393 Nelligan Court, North Babylon, NY 11703-2217.

(Tks Internet)(00)

The home towns of Astronaut and Senator John Glenn and cowboy actor Hopalong Cassidy are to be found in Guernsey County, Ohio.  Stations located within Guernsey County need 15 different stations in the county and all others need 10.  All bands and modes may be used. No use of repeaters.  Send log entries and SASE to:  C.A.R.A., Guernsey County Heritage Award, PO Box 1804, Cambridge, Ohio.  43725. 

Internet:  http://www.w8vp.org/  
Sponsor e-mail:  w8vp@hotmail.org 

(New 8/02)

Hamfesters Radio Club Award

Contact Hamfester R.C. members.  Illinois stations need 10, all other USA need 5, and all others 3.  All bands and modes OK, but each member may only be worked one time.  GCR list required.  NO FEE, but a large SASE is required for safe return of the certificate. Custodian practices calligraphy, so the certificate will be unique.  Apply to: Hamfesters Radio Club, PO Box 42792, Evergreen Park, IL. 60805. (Mark the envelope in lower left corner: Attn: Awards Custodian). 

Tks Ralph N9KYM 9/2004

Haunted Lighthouse Award

This is a permanent award available for contacts after 1 September 2001 with lighthouses as specified on the sponsors list. Each of these lighthouses has a legend or story about one or more ghosts or apparitions which inhabit these premises. SWL OK.

1. Basic USA Award - 10 Haunted lighthouses from the USA list.
2. Basic International Award - 5 Haunted lighthouses from the International list.
3. Worked All USA Haunted Lighthouses - all 54 from the USA list.
4. Worked All International Haunted Lighthouses - all 12 from the International list.
(The "All" lighthouses contact numbers are based on current information, and is subject to change when new ones are added.)
5. Haunted Lighthouse Activators Award - for any station who activates a lighthouse on the list, makes 25 or more contacts, and stays overnight on the premises. (No charge!)

The sponsor will honor the ARLHS, "Visual Sight Rule" which permits contacts to be made from the vicinity of the lighthouse as long as it can be clearly seen. Fee for the Basic award is $US2 for US stations and $US3 for all others. Fee for the International award is $US5 and $US6 for all others. Send list of lighthouse contacts and proper fee to: Ronald J. Polityka WB3AAL, 3050 Elm Road Reading, PA. 19605-2343.

Website: http://www.wb3aal.com

Historic Military Communications Series

General Requirements: Use or display standard military communications equipment in ise by any nation before Sept 1 1958. No solid state, only tube equipment. Both receiver/transmitter must be military. Contacts must be after 1 Jan 1995. All applications must include a photo of the station, including the antenna. No RF amplifiers allowed. Award is free, but a fee of $US3 for each award is needed for return of the QSL cards and photos. Apply to: Sam Hevener W8KBF, 3583 Everett Road, Richfield, Ohio 44286-9723.

(TKS ARRL Referral)(96)

Medal of Honor Award

Any vintage military communications system with both the xmtr and rcvr or transceiver powered by the original military vibrator power supply, handcrank generator or dry cell batteries. The batteries may be current civilian manufacture. No AC eliminators allowed. Entire system must be military and conplete including antenna. Work at least 15 different states and/or provinces to qualify. Xmtr output must be less than 10 watts.

Silver Star Award

Historic Military Display Award for non-amateurs. Display a complete military communications system at 3 different public shows. The primary theme must be communications. A standard tactical radio set installed in a jeep or tank does NOT qualify. The display must be a MAJOR communications system such as a complete SCR-299 radio truck, complete B-17 radio compartment, etc. A photo and statement signed by 2 officials of EACH show is required. Museums do NOT qualify.

Bronze Star Award

Any standard military communications system powered by the original military dynamotor either 6 or 12 or 24/28 volt DC shipboard power. Both XMTR and RCVR must be powered as above and use the original military antenna. Transmiter output must be less than 30 watts. 25 states and/or provinces needed to qualify.

Soldiers Medal Award

Any military communications system with either the xmtr and/or rcvr powered by a 115/230VAC 50/60 cycle power supply. The power supply can be either military or home brewed. Antenna need not be military. 45 states or provinces needed.

Worked All Illinois Counties Award

Sponsored by the Fox River Radio Leage for contacting at least 62 or more Illinois counties on any band or mode. Endorsements for 82 counties and a grand certificate for all 102 counties. Endorsements for specific bands or modes are available at each level. No use of cross modes, repeaters or digipeaters for this award. Satellite contacts OK. Portable and mobile contacts OK, but confirmation must indicate the county. Applicant must possess the confirmations, such as physical QSL card or LOTW for each county that details the station worked, date, time, frequency, mode and county. Send a completed application (found on their website), record sheet and fee of $US5 for each certificate. Fee for endorsements is $US1. Apply to: Fox River Radio League, Lawrence O. Shaw W9OKI, 147 N. Buckingham Drive, Sugar Grove, IL. 60554.

E-mail: datecaviation@msn.com
Internet: http://frrl.org/

Tks W9OKI 9/09

Worked All Indiana Award

Contact each of the 92 counties of Indiana.  All bands and modes.  No date restrictions.  Initial award is issued for contacting 60 counties with endorsements at 75, 85 and all 92 counties.  No endorsements available for band and mode.  No repeater or cross-mode contacts allowed.  Electronic confirmations not allowed.  Applicants must use the Hoosier DX and Contest Club application form and GCR list which are available on the club website listed below.  Submit the completed application, GCR lis, fee of $US5 t and a 9 X 12" SASE for certificate. Endorsement stickers cost $US2. The award manager reserves the right to request any cards to verify validity.  Apply to: Worked All Indiana Award Manager, Mark E. Musick WB9CIF, PO Box 575, Plainfield, IN. 46168. 

E-mail: markmusick@sbcglobal.net
Internet: http://www.hdxcc.org

New 3/2006 

--- International Police Association Radio Club Series ---

General Requirements: The IPA is an organization of amateurs who also serve their communities in the law enforcement field. A list of members is available from IPA, Box 463, Sanbornville, NH 03872. SASE/US or 2 IRC's. Awards available for all CW, SSB or Mixed modes. A good place to look for member contacts is on their net on 21410 at 1700Z on Wednesday and Sundays. Contacts after 1 Nov 1985. No band or mode restrictions. GCR is acceptable. Fee per award is $US3 for US and $US5 for DX. SWL OK. Apply to: IPA/RC Award Manager, Robert Faulkner W6RF, 15733 Rancho Ramon Dr., Tracy, CA. 95304. 

E-mail:  w6rf@lanset.com 

(CHG 02)

The J. Edgar Hoover (10 Most Wanted) Award

Contact an IPA/RC member in each of the 10 call areas of the USA. QTH at time worked will determine the district; if N6EIK is worked portable or mobile in Nevada, this would count for the 7th call area. Alaskan KL7's count as a 7 and Hawaii KH6's count as 6.

Centurion Award

Available to any amateur or SWL who contacts/logs 10 IPARC designated "Club" stations plus an additional 20 regular IPARC member stations. Contacts on or after 1 April 1997. All bands and modes. (Tks Inet)(00)

Certificate of Proficiency (COP) and the Golden Badge Award

The object of this series is to eventually work an IPA/RC member in each of the 50 states of the USA. It is available in 6 levels as follows:

1. COP 5 - Basic Award - work an IPA/RC member in 5 different states of the USA.
2. COP 15 - as above, but for 15 states.
3. COP 25 - as above, but for 25 states.
4. COP 35 - as above, but for 35 states.
5. COP 45 - as above, but for 45 states.
6. Golden Badge Award - as above, in all 50 states.

CHP Award

Awarded to any amateur or SWL who works/hears a sworn officer of the California Highway Patrol (active or retired) and logs his/her ID/badge number. There are over 50 officers who hold FCC call signs and lifetime badge numbers. All bands and modes.

US - send officers badge # plus log date and fee of $US3.
DX - send with fee of $US5. (Tks Inet)(00)

LT Columbo Award

Available to any amateur or SWL who works/hears club station VA3IPA along with 10 other IPARC members who are operating mobile at the time of the QSO. (TV fans will remember the auto connection with actor Peter Falk’s "Columbo" series.)

US - GCR list and fee of $US5. DX - same with fee of $US7.

Applications available from sponsor for SASE.

(Tks Inet)(00)

International Visual Comm. Assoc - DX Achievement Award

IVCA offers this award for providing proof of working at least 50 different countries using two-way SSTV. Additional endorsements for each added 25. ARRL DXCC country list determines country status. Available to all SSTV operators, membership in IVCA not required. Send the cards and sufficient postage for return of the cards - otherwise, the award is FREE. Apply to Bert Beyt W5ZR, 301 W. Tampico Street, New Iberia, LA. 70560. 

(Tks W5ZR)(99)

World ITU Zone Award

Contact different ITU radio zones of the world. Cards not required.

Award Classes:

The official ITU zone list and map will be the criterion for determining zones, and is available from the sponsor for SASE. Zone list is published yearly in QST prior to IARU Radiosport Championship. GCR list and fee of $US2 for the basic award or $US.50 for endorsements to: John Lee K6YK, 3654 Three Oaks Road, Stockton, CA. 95205.

(TKS KA8OUT)(93)

JARS Award

Issued by the Joliet ARA. Illinois stations contact 10 JARS members, continental US stations contact 5, rest of world 2. No repeater QSO's. Membership list available on request for SASE or 2 IRC's. GCR list and $1US or 3 IRC's to: Paula Franke WB9BTU, Certificate Chairperson, PO Box 873, Beecher, IL. 60401.

(TKS KA3RVH)(89)

  Jersey Devil Award

Sponsored by the Burlington County Radio Club to any amateur for working five stations in the New Jersey Pinelands (home of the Jersey Devil) including at least one member of the club. All bands and modes OK. A list of towns and postal codes in the Pinelands area plus a member list is found on their website. All contacts must with different stations. SWL OK. Send a log extract which includes each worked station’s call sign, date and time, mode and band of the contacts. Send contact data plus fee of $US5, 5€ or 5 new IRCs to: JD Award Manager, PO Box 307, Moorestown, NJ 08057.

Internet: http://www.k2td.bcrc.org

Tks K2SQS 10/08

  -- Kansas Radio Club Series ---

General Requirements: GCR list and fee noted to Kansas Radio Club, Tom Harmon W0IUB, 1629 Pleasantview, Wichita, KS. 67203. SWL OK. (Note: Tom is a stamp collector - likes to exchange.) (89)

Worked Kansas Award

Contact stations in the state of Kansas per the following categories:

59/599 WAC

Offered for achieving 59 reports on SSB on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 75 meters. One contact per continent (6 cards) needed. Also offered on mixed band basis.

Also offered for 599 reports on CW on 10, 15, 20, 40, and 80 meters. Mixed also offered. (Fee is $2US or 5 IRC's) (89)

United Nations Diploma

Contact UN member stations on or after the year they joined the UN. An alphabetical list of countries worked is required with application - keep a duplicate list for your records. You must have the cards, but GCR rule applies. Fee = $2US or 7 IRC's. Classes: US Novice Only = 10 countries, Class III = 40, Class II = 55, Class I = 70, Expert = 85, Champion = 100, Super Class = 120. New members will count after their date of joining. For list of countries, refer to the CHC series of awards, and use the CHC UN Award listing.

(CHG 90)

KDXA Buffalo Award

Available only to stations outside the USA. The Kansas DX Association sponsors this award for contacting 20 Kansas stations plus 5 KDXA members after 1 Sep 1980. Any band or mode. SWL OK. Membership list for an IRC and SASE. GCR list and $2US or 4 IRC's to: KDXA, Box 454, Salina, Kansas 67401.

Kentucky Colonel A.R.C. Award

Contact 5 members of this club. DX need 3. No time, band or mode restrictions. GCR list and fee of $US1 or 3 IRC's to: Kentucky Colonel's ARC Inc., PO Box 9781, Bowling Green, Ky. 42102-9781.

Members: AB4Y K4LNG KA4CLL RKT CFW REF HLJ KB4AJZ OLU FHC FEN AKA ALC FIT PI KC4HDG FIT JU KE4OP N4VJP SSB HID SRE GPB THE IYX JIL RJH SJR MTD HEX GYV WKJ WVZ W4HTB IAY PKX SPC WA4RRR AEG SKU AUR BFL IGS UQI UHW CLZ FLG GOZ UIF WB4YXW GVJ TBW FLB SCV WD4MDY LLK IRP ROE WA1QCH KA0BKD KB2EHA

(TKS K1BV)(90)

Worked All Kentucky Award

Sponsored by Quarter Century Wireless Association Bluegrass Chapter 214. Contact and confirm each of the 120 counties of Kentucky using any band or mode. There are no date restrictions. SWL OK. No endorsements available. Applicants must use The Bluegrass Chapter 214 application form and county list both of which may be downloaded from their official website at www.qcwa214.org or by sending an SASE to the award manager.

Complet the county list and application and submit with fee of $US7.00. The award manager reserves the right to request contact any of the cards to check for validity. Mail to the Worked All Kentucky Award manager, Dave Vest, K8DV, 2934 Rontina Drive, Goshen, Ohio 45122

USA.

E-Mail: KY-Award@qcwa214.org

Internet: http://www.qcwa214.org

New 7/08 

Worked All Keys Award (WAKEY)

The Florida Keys are a series of beautiful islands running to the south and west just below Miami, Florida and connected by a series of bridges. Contact 5 different Keys on HF or 15 different on VHF/UHF. Send the cards or a photocopy to sponsor. No charge. Apply to Florida Keys ARC, PO Box 545, Big Pine Key, Florida 33043.

(TKS VP2ML)(92)

Keystone Award

Sponsored by the Harrisburg RA Club. The basic award is issued for contacting 100 different Pennsylvania stations after 1 Jan 1957. No repeater or digital retransmissions. Two endorsements are available: (1) Novice - contact 25 Pa. novices in a calendar year, (2) 100 PA Stations - contact 100 in a calendar year. Basic certificate must be earned before the endorsements. GCR list. Fee for the basic award is $US3 for US and possessions, 3 IRC for all others.  No charge for endorsements. Apply to: Mark Robinson WB3JIS, 1235 Middletown Road, Hummelstown, PA. 17036-8929.

DMarkRobinson@excite.com

(Chg 07)

  KO6LU Series

Awards are available even if the contacts are unconfirmed. Log extract is acceptable. Use applications that the sponsor has prepared on Internet site. Fee for each award is $US5. Apply to: Bob Frostholm KO6LU, PO Box 3673, Los Altos, CA. 94024.

Internet: http://www.ko6lu.com/ 

Corrected 1/31/02

Alphabet Soup Award

Contact stations with call signs using the same letters and number of your call but in any order. Letters can only appear as often as they occur in your call. For example: KO6LU might use:

LU6OK OK6UL OL6UK UO6KL K6LOU K6UL Etc.

Example: K6KLL is not eligible since KO6LU has only one L and one K.

Awarded in 4 levels: Bronze = 3 Contacts, Silver = 5 Contacts, Gold = 7 Contacts, Platinum: 10 Contacts.

Alphabetical Order Award

Work stations whose call signs, when written sequentially, create the complete alphabet (all numbers are ignored.) All letters of the call sign must be included.

Example: AB2C, 3D2EF, G3HIJ, K1LM, N3OPQ …… W2XYZ Ambigram AwardThe classic ambigram is a 180_degree symmetric rotation, which means it reads the same upside down and right side up. Work stations whose call sign is an ambigram. (note: Stations can only have the numbers 1. 8 and 0 and the letters H,I,M,N,O,S,W,X,Z in the call.)

Examples: HI8IH OM1WO SM0WS

Available in 4 levels: Bronze = 3 Contacts, Silver = 5 Contacts, Gold = 7 Contacts, Platinum: 10 Contacts

    Asian Country Capital Award

Work as many stations as possible located in the capital city of their Asian countries. Available in four award levels: Bronze = 15 Asian Capital Cities, Silver = 25, Gold = 35, Platinum = All 47 Asian Capital Cities.

    African Country Capital Award

Work as many stations as possible located in the capital city of their country. Available in four award levels: Bronze = 15 African Capital Cities, Silver = 25, Gold = 40, Platinum = All 57

Worked All British Commonwealth

Work all the Commonwealth's 54 members

Antigua & Barbuda     Mozambique
Australia             Namibia
The Bahamas           Nauru
Bangladesh            New Zealand
Barbados              Nigeria
Belize                Pakistan*
Botswana              Papua New Guinea
Brunei Darussalam     Samoa
Cameroon              Seychelles
Canada                Sierra Leone
Cyprus                Singapore
Dominica              Solomon Islands
Fiji Islands*         South Africa
The Gambia            Sri Lanka
Ghana                 St Kitts & Nevis
Grenada               St Lucia
Guyana                St Vincent & The Grenadines
India                 Swaziland
Jamaica               United Republic of Tanzania
Kenya                 Tonga
Kiribati              Trinidad & Tobago
Lesotho               Tuvalu
Malawi                Uganda
Malaysia              United Kingdom
Maldives              Vanuata
Malta                 Zambia
Mauritius             Zimbabwe

 *Suspended following military coup in October 1999