PORTUGAL

General Requirements: SWL OK. Send GCR list including all contact data with at least 2 signatures of witnesses. Apply to: REP - Rede dos Emissories Portugueses, Award/Contest Manager, Rua D. Pedro V, 7-4°, 1250-092 Lisboa, Portugal.

Rede dos Emissores Portugueses sponsors this award available to all amateurs and SWL’s who submit proof of contact/heard from 100 different countries on the ARRL DXCC list on or after 15 Nov 1945.

5 Bands: for working/hearing a minimum of 100 countries on the 5 bands of 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 meters.

Submit log and actual cards (or photocopy of an approved ARRL DXCC award listing proving your country count.) Application forms from REP for SAE/IRC. The award is free to members of REP. Cost for Europeans is 10€, $US8 or 12 IRCs, and for all others is 12€, $US10 or 15 IRCs plus necessary amount to cover the registered postal return fees of the QSL cards.

Basic award is for 100 countries. Endorsement stamps for each 25 additional countries until 300. Endorsement thereafter for each 5 additional countries.

Sponsored by the Portugese National Radio Association to honor the Portugese Discoveries during the XV Century and especially the discovery of the sea route to India by the Portugese navigator Vasco da Gama. Contact different countries along the route of the explorer since 15 Nov 1945. SWL OK. Earn at least 25 points which must include one contact with Portugal (CT) and India (VU). Point values shown below. Available SSB, CW or mixed.

5 different classes as follows:
Class I - 75 points - Golden Sextant
Class II - 100 points - Golden Compass
Class III - 125 points - Golden Anchor
Class IV - 150 points - Golden Astrolabe
Class V - 200 points - Golden Helm Wheel

Also available is and "Honor Roll" for those earning 250 or more points. Contacts may be submitted by Xerox copies of cards or GCR list. Diploma free of charge to members of REP, and will cost 1000 portuguese escudos for non-members residing in Portugal. Award cost is 3€ for members of REP, 10€ $US8 or 12 IRCs for Europeans, and 12€, $UA10 or 15 IRCs for all others.

Endorsement stamps are free of charge, requiring a GCR list and SASE or SAE and 2 IRCs. Cost for "Honor Roll" level is 35€ or $US30 for Europeans and 48€ or $US40 for all others.

CT Portugal 3	9Q Zaire 8	J5 Guinea-Bissau 6
CU Azores 4	A4 Oman 5	S0 West Sahara 8
3C Equatorial Guinea 8	AP Pakistan 5	S9 S. Tome & Principe 6
3C0 Annobon 10	C5 The Gambia 5	T5 Somalia 8
3X Guinea 5	C9 Mozambique 6	TJ Cameroon 5
5H Tanzania 5	CN Morocco 4	TN Congo 8
5N Nigeria 4	CT3 Madeira 4	TR Gabon 5
5R Madagascar 8	D2 Angola 6	TU Ivory Coast 5
5T Mauritania 5	D4 Cape Verde 6	TY Benin 5
5V Togo 5	D6 Comoros 8	V5 Namibia 5
5Z Kenya 5	EA8 Canary Isl. 4	VU India 5
6W Senegal 5	EL Liberia 4	VU7 Laccadive 10
7O Yemen 10	EP Iran 8	ZD7 St. Helena 5
9G Ghana 5	FH Mayotte 5	ZD8 Ascension 5
9L Sierra Leone 5	FR/J Juan de Nova, Europa 10	ZS South Africa 4

Sponsored by REP and the SARL to honor Dias's arrival at the Cape of Good Hope in 1488 for contacts as follows after 1 January 1988: Portuguese need 20 CT and 5 ZS, South Africans need 20 ZS and 5 CT, All others need 5 each of CT and ZS. SWL OK. GCR list and fee of 3€ for REP members, 10€, $US8 or 12 IRCs for EU and 12€, $US10 or 15 IRCs for all others.

Contact 10 stations in Lisbon after 1 June 1988. SWL OK. Only 7 are needed if CT1REP, the IARU representative is contacted. Can be earned for HF or VHF. GCR list and fee of 3€ for REP members, 10€, $US8 or 12 IRCs for Europeans and 12€, $US10 or 15 IRCs for all others.

Sponsored by REP to honor the Portuguese discoveries during the XV century and especially the discovery of Brazil in 1500, by the Portuguese navigator Pedro Alvares Cabral. Contact at least 5 different districts of Portugal and 5 different states of Brazil after 15 November 1945. SWL OK. Each Portuguese district including Azores (CU) and Madeira (CT3), and each Brazilian state including the islands of St Peter & Paul, Trinidade and Fernando de Noronha, count for one point. For the Basic award, earn 10 points including the 5 different districts of Portugal and 5 different states of Brazil on the four different modes SSB, CW, Mixed or RTTY HF. There are 5 different classes and endorsements as follows:

There is also an Honor Roll level for earning 50 points or more. Cost of award is 3€ for REP members, 10€, $US8 or 12 IRCs for Europeans and 12€, $US10 or 15 IRCs for all others. Endorsements are free of charge, but SASE or SAE and 2 IRCs are needed along with the GCR list. Cost for the "Honor Roll" level is 35€ or $US30 for Europeans and 48€ or $US40 for all others.

01	Aveiro	12	Portalegre
02	Beja	13	Porto
03	Braga	14	Santarem
04	Braganca	15	Setubal
05	Castelo Branco	16	Viana do Castelo
06	Coimbra	17	Vila Real
07	Evora	18	Viseu
08	Faro	19	Angra do Heroismo
09	Guarda	20	Horta
10	Leiria	21	Ponta Delgada
11	Lisboa	22	Funchal

Number	Abbreviation	State Name	Capital City	Call Sign
1		Fernando de Noronha		PY0T
2		Trinidade		PY0T
3		St Peter and Paul		PY0S
4	AC	Acre	Rio Branco	PT8
5	AL	Alagoas	Maceio	PP7
6	AM	Amazonas	Manaus	PP8
7	AP	Amapa		PQ8
8	BA	Baia	Salvador	PY6
9	CE	Ceara	Fortaleza	PT7
10	ES	Espirito Santo	Vitoria	PP1
11	GO	Goias	Goiania	PP2
12	MG	Minas Gerais	Belo Horizonte	PY4
13	MA	Maranhao	Sao Luis	PR8
14	MS	Mato Grosso do Sul		PT9
15	MT	Mato Grosso	Cuiaba	PY9
16	PA	Para	Belem	PY8
17	PB	Paraiba	Joao Pessoa	PR7
18	PE	Pernambuco	Recife	PY7
19	PI	Piaui	Teresina	PS8
20	PR	Parana	Curitiba	PY5
21	RJ	Rio de Janerio	Niteroi	PY1
22	RN	Rio Grande do Norte	Natal	PS7
23	RO	Rondonia		PW8
24	RR	Roraima		PV8
25	RS	Rio Grande do Sul	Porto Alegre	PY3
26	SC	Santa Catarina	Florianopolis	PP5
27	SE	Sergipe	Aracaju	PP6
28	SP	Sao Paolo	Sao Paulo	PY2
29	TO	Tocantins		PQ2

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.

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.

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

Work 10 different CT stations and the ARSUL club station CT1ARS on CWafter 2 March 1985. Send list of contacts, photocopies of the cards and 6 IRCs to: ARSUL, PO Box 50, Portimao 8501, Portugal.

General Requirements: The Better World award is paper;, the others are decorative plaques. For each plaque, send detailed Log with the Callsign, Date, Mode and certified by 2 (two) hams or any radioclub : The fee is 25€ or US 40,00. Apply to: CT1BWW Manuel Alberto C. Marques CT1BWW, P.O. .Box:41 , 2780-901 OEIRAS - PORTUGAL.

It's available to all licensed radio amateurs and SWLs everywhere in the world for the QSOs (SWL ) any mode CW,SSB or Mixed with amateurs stations with stations from Portugal, Madeira, Azores and ex -Colonies of Portugal listed: 4W, CT, CT3, CU, D4, J5, D2, C9, PY, PY0F, PY0T, PY0S, S9, VU, XX9.
(Tks PA3CUZ)(8/09)

It's available to all licensed radio amateurs and SWLs everywhere in the world for the QSOs (SWL ) any mode CW, SSB or Mixed with amateurs stations with LAST Letter any Callsign , you must have 5 Continents example ea2aP , f2eL , ct1fjA, n2aN, ja5acE, i8anT , 9a2aA, zf2eR , py5aeI, lu2fO, tz5eC, vq9bA, g3umL , oh2abO, zs1aU, yb1uuS, vu2aT, sm6tE, ok2auG, yt2aU, s51L, vk2eB , cu3eE, ti2aN, ok2aK, sp1auI , k6aA , vp9uN .
(Tks PA3CUZ)(8/09)

It's available to all licensed radio amateurs and SWLs everywhere in the world for the QSOs (SWL ) any mode CW, SSB or Mixed with amateurs stations with LAST Letter any Callsign "" you must have 5 Continents and at least 1 CT or CU or CT3 station.

2 Stations with M at callsign end example: G3AUM and SM2AMM
2 Stations with U at callsign end example: UA1AU and JA9AUU
2 Stations with A at callsign end example: PA1AA and OK1MEA
2 Stations with E at callsign end example: CT1ABE and PY2AEE
1 Station with S at callsign end example: PA1HS
1 Station with D at callsign end example: UA9AD
1 Station with H at callsign end example: HA1AH
1 Station with I at callsign end example: N2MI
1 Station with N at callsign end example: HA1AN
1 Station with R at callsign end example:_CU2BR

Applicant must submit evidence of two-way contact with 5 stations who have BWW as their call sign suffix on 5 different amateur bands.

For additional information, send e-mail to ct1bww@cwhamradio.com or write to PO Box 41, 2780-901 Oeiras, Portugal.

Contact any 10 different amateur stations located at 60º or higher North latitude on or after 1 Jan 1952. You must include 5 Stations from different DXCC entities, 3 Scandinavian Stations and 1 station operating on an island. All bands and modes OK. No cross-band contacts. Applications containing multi-band and multi-mode valid contacts will be accepted but the award will be issued with no endorsement. Special endorsements are available for Single Band Multi Mode, Single Band All Phone, Single Band All CW, All Phone Multi Band, All CW Multi Band, and All RTTY Multi Band. SWL OK. Send GCR list and fee of 5€ or 6 IRC to: Manuel Alberto C. Marques CT1BWW, P.O.Box: 41 , 2780-901 OEIRAS, PORTUGAL.

List of valid DXCC Entities, Areas, islands:
1.North Sea: LA , SM
2.Baltic Sea: OHØ, OH (Finland Gulf, Moshchnyy and Kotlin Russia UA1)
3.Okhotsk Sea: UA
4. Bering Sea : UAØ
5. Kamchatka Peninsula: Russia UAØ
6. Alaska : KL, Alaska Gulf, Cook River Nunivak Island and Part Alaskan Continent
7. Alaska : KL Alaska Gulf , Kayak Island
8. Canada: VE Yukon/British Columbia Border, Western Territories/ British Columbia Border, Western Territories/Alberta Border , Western Territories/Saskatchewan Border, Nunavut/Manitoba Border Hudson Bay, Quebec, Terra Nova and Labrador
9. Labrador Sea: VE2 Labrador Province
10.GREENLAND : OX Greenland Island
11. Atlantic Ocean: GM Shetlands Islands, Scotland

Submit verified evidence of two-way contact with other amateur stations having BWW as their call letter suffix.

Europeans need any 3 of the following stations: CQ5BWW CQ6BWW CQ7BWW CR1BWW CR4BWW CR5BWW CR6BWW CR7BWW CR8BWW CR0BWW CS1BWW CS2BWW CS4BWW CS5BWW CS6BWW CS7BWW CS8BWW CS0BWW CT1BWW CT2BWW CT3BWW CT4BWW CT5BWW CT6BWW CT7BWW CT8BWW CT0BWW, plus three other stations with BWW suffixes. (EA8BWW, IK2BWW, VK2BWW DL3BWW HA5BWW UP1BWW UL8BWW).

Non Europeans need two of the above stations plus two others with BWW as their suffix. GCR list and fee of $US5, 5€ or 10 IRCs to: Manuel Alberto C. Marques CT1BWW, PO Box 41, 2780-901 Oeiras, Portugal.

Applicant must submit evidence of two-way contact (QSO) with other 1 amateur station with BWW on suffix on different continents: This requires 5 contacts on the continents of Africa, Asia, Europa, America and Oceania

(if you have a QSO with a station from Arctic or Antarctic you can use this one instead any 2 missing stations from other continents )

Certified log extracts only, Photocopies NO QSL CARDS ARE REQUIRED. The fee: USD 40,00 or EURO 25,00 or 30 IRC's

Sponsored by GPDX-DX Portugese Group, and is available to all amateurs and SWL's for proving contact (or hearing) 10 stations operating from different Portugese castles or fortresses included on the list prepared by GPDX. See website for list of castles/fortresses. Contacts must have been made from inside the physical limits of the premises. Contacts since 2 March 1994. Different award for HF (SSB, CW or Mixed) and VHF (FM and Mixed) available. No use of repeaters, satellite or packet. Endorsements for each additional 10 castles. You should re-send entire list for each endorsement. GCR list is accepted, but if you send cards, please provide sufficient postage for their return. Award is free for GPDX members, 2.50€ or 4 IRC for Portuguese applicants, or 7 IRCs or $US5 for others. Endorsement is free but requires 1 IRC/SASE. Apply to: Grupo Portugues de DX, PO Box 1156, 2736-996 Portugal.

General Requirements: Contacts may be on any mode or band, but must be made after 13 Feb 1984. SWL OK. Fee for each is 12 IRCs or $5US. Apply to: CRC, PO Box 209, 2752 Cascais, Portugal.

Make 2-way contact with 100 CT stations of which 3 must be CT2/CU and 3 are CT3's.

Contact amateurs in the six administrative divisions of Cascais County: Alcabideche, Carcavelos, Cascais, Estoril, Parede and S. Domingos de Rana.

Sponsored by the Algarve DX Group with the support of the Radioamador Club of Lisbon, and available to all amateurs and SWLs who provide proof of contacting at least 10 stations who have operated in different National Parks, Natural Parks, and Nature Reserves as recognized by the Institute for Conservation of Nature and Biodiversity (ICN). The rules for this award follow the general format of the World Fauna Flora http://www.wff44.com

You may use all HF bands, 50 MHz and 144 MHz. QSOs may be made using phone, cw and digital. No use of transponders. Contacts must be from 1 July 2008 and later. The official reference of the National Nature Park (PN), Nature Reserve (RN) in sequential order. Cards are not needed, but the sponsor reserves the right to request any card.

Endorsement stickers for 20, 40 and one for ALL the PN and/or newly added parks. Send list of contacts in format as specified at the ADXG site: www.qsl.net/ct7a . There are 23 valid parks listed currently at their web site. Cost of the award is ~~5€ for Portuguese and Spanish stations, 7.50€ for European countries,~~ 5€ for 10 confirmed references and a special cork award is offered for 25 confirmed references, and the cost of this is 10€.. PAYPAL is acceptable. Stations who activate parks and make at least 100 QSOs will be awarded the certificate at no cost.

Apply to: ~~ADXG - Algarve DX Group,~~ Award Manager, DPRN Award, Apartado1111 - EC ZI, 8700-240 Olhão, Portugal.

Available to all radio amateurs or SWLs who work/hear GPDX members or their activities after 1994. All bands and modes. Contacts on VHF or UHF in FM mode or via repeaters are not valid. 20 points are needed .

Each member counts : 1 point on SSB or 2 points using CW, RTTY or digital modes.

VK9RS (OC_230) - Year 1999
K5K (DXCC=KH5K) - Year 2000
3B6RF (Agalega Isl.) - Year 2001
S05X - Year 2003
ZW8M (Mexiana I.) - Year 2003
ZX8M (Maraca I.) - Year 2004
Special Station CS1GDX, CU3I = 4 points

GCR list and fee of 8€ , $US10 or 12 IRCs to: Award Manager, GPDX Grupo Português de DX, P.O. Box 1156, 2736-996 Agualva , Portugal

CT1AFN, CT1AGF, CT1AHU, CT1AIC, CT1AIS, CT1ALF, CT1APE, CT1AOZ, CT1ASU, CT1AUO, CT1AVC, CT1BGE, CT1BH, CT1BOH, CT1BNP, CT1BOP, CT1BWT, CT1BWW, CT1BXH, CT1BXX, CT1CBI, CT1CDP, CT1CFH, CT1CHZ, CT1CLR, CT1CQK, CT1CTZ, CT1DGK, CT1DIZ, CT1DJE, CT1DNU, CT1DRB, CT1DTO, CT1DVV, CT1DWJ, CT1ECT, CT1EDX, CT1EEN, CT1EFB, CT1EFL, CT1EGW, CT1EHT, CT1EKD, CT1ELI, CT1ELP, CT1END, CT1EOD, CT1EPV, CT1ERY, CT1ESA, CT1EWX, CT1FEL, CT1FUI, CT1GFK, CT1GWC, CT1KT, CT1YH, CT1ZS, CT2GOX, CT2ICS, CT3DZ, CT3EE, CT3FN, CT3KY, CT3LK, CT4DX, CT4HA, CT4NH, CT4SL, CT4VB, CT5ITB, CU3AD, CU3AV, CU3EJ, F6HMJ, G3KHZ, HB9CRV, HB9FMU, ON5UM, PT7BI, VA2AM.

Other special callsigns used by GPDX members: CU2F, CU3F, CU7F, CU8F, CU2H, CU3H, CU7H, CU2W, CU3W, CU7W, CQ1P, CQ2H, CT5P, CT7P.

Contact a minimum of 10 different Portuguese islands after 1 Jan 1985. SWL OK. . When applying, use the two letter prefix (Province or Region) and the two digit number. Available for SSB, CW and Mixed modes. GCR list and fee of 5€ Portugal, $US10 or 14 IRC. Endorsements for 15, 20, 25, etc islands for SASE only. Apply to: Jose Alexandre CT1DIZ, Apartado 1156, 2736-996 Agualva, Portugal.

Issued to any amateur or SWL presenting proof of contact with a minimum of 25 Portugese Islands on HF, any band or mode since 1 Jan 1985. The Portuguese Islands are in six different groupings as follows: NT = islands North of Tejo, TJ = island of Tejo, ST = islands South of Tejo, AC = islands of the Azores, MD = islands of Madeira and XX = islands of Macau (valid only prior to 20 Dec 1999). Endorsements for each 10 added islands, and is free of charge, except for SASE/IRC. Stations operating from any valid island will receive credit without having to work the island. GCR list must include date, time, frequency, mode, call, island reference number and island name. GCR list and fee of $3.000$00 for Portugal, Azores and Madeira, 3.000 PTAs for Spain, 16 Euros/$16 for Europe, 20 Euros/$US20 for rest of world. . The plaque is made of mahogany wood with metal inserts. Apply to: Jorge Santos, PO Box 189, P-2564-911 Torres Vedras, Portugal

Contact lighthouses located along the coast and on the islands of Portugal since 7 Dec 1994. SWL OK. The awards may be endorsed for HF (SSB, CW or Mixed) and VHF. No repeater contacts allowed..

SIMPLE = 5 different QSO's with CT, CT3 and CU lighthouses.
HARD = 10 different.
HONOUR ROLL = 25 different.
TOP HONOUR ROLL = 50 different.

Each member of an expedition that activates a lighthouse qualifies immediately for the Basic Award. Copy of the official lighthouse listing is available from the sponsor or K1BV for a SASE. Apply with GCR list and the cards themselves to they may be checked by the awards manager. Provide sufficient postage for the return of your QSLs. Cost for each award is $US5 or 10 IRCs, each 10 lighthouse endorsement costs $US2 or 4 IRC. , TOP HONOUR ROLL PLAQUE costs 30€ or $US50. Apply to CS1CRA, PO Box 41, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal. (or Marques Alberto Manuel CT1BWW, R.S. Martinho, LT 270, P-2740-203 Porto Salvo, Oeiras, Portugal)

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.

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

The Núcleo de Radioamadores da Armada (NRA) sponsors this award in memory of the Portuguese Admiral Gabriel Prior, a radio amateur himself, and a pioneer in the development and use of the short wave radio in the Portuguese Navy.Contact each of the countries which were originally contacted by Gabriel Prior between 27 of September of 1927 and 19 of February of 1928 using callsign "X-Ray Echo Papa One Mike Alpha XEP1MA" the radio station which was installed on board the Portuguese Cruiser Adamastor plus one contact with each of 8 Portuguese speaking Countries and CS5NRA. All HF bands are OK and modes of CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. Contacts on or after 27 July 2002.

To get the award you need to make test of contact with:
Countries actually contacted: DL LU VK ON PY W-California OK OM BY G VU JA ZL DU F VK7 CX CT
Portuguese speaking countries: CU CT3 D2 C9 D4 J5 XX9 S9 4W Club station NRA CS5NRA

Send a copy of your QSL and GCR list plus fee of 12€, $US15 or 18 IRCs to:Núcleo de Radioamadores da Armada, P.O. Box 226, E.C. Alfeite, P-2811-501 Almada, PORTUGAL.

Earn 30 points by working Amadora stations since 1 Jan 1989. SWL OK. Point values are: CS1AAS = 10 (mandatory contact), CT1BIQ BIX CKP CLT CMZ MU MV CT4HV = 4, ARAS members = 2. GCR list and fee of $US3 or 4 IRCs for DX stations (200$00 for EA or CT) to: Associacao de Radioamadores da Amadora-Sintra, PO Box 155, Rua Primeiro de Dezembro, 54-3, 2702 Amadora Codex, Portugal.

a. 5 stations from CT and 3 different countries with P in their prefix.
b. 5 stations from EA and 3 different countries with E in their prefix.
c. One station from each Continent (EU, Africa, Asia, NA, SA, Oceania)
d. 3 stations from different countries crossed by the Equator.

Stations outside Europe need contact only 2 CT and 2 EA. CT and EA amateurs need 10 each from Portugal and Spain. SWL OK. Contacts must be on SSB and made since Jan 1974. GCR list and $US5 or 12 IRCs to: Award Manager, Antonio Nunes CT1CIR, R Lourais LT3, P-2410 Barreira, Colmeias, Portugal. (Buckmaster adr 6/03)

Contact 5 of the 6 islands of Puerto Rico after 1 Jan 1990. You must possess the cards. The islands are: Desecheo (KP5), Mona, Caja de Muertos, Vieques, Culebras and Culebrita. One contact with Desecheo is required. GCR list and fee of $US5 to: Erasto Ortiz WP4E, PO Box 532, Guayama, Puerto Rico 00655.

Class	Points	Name of endorsement
I	20	Golden Sextant
II	30	Golden Compass
III	35	Golden Anchor
IV	40	Golden Astrolabe
V	45	Golden Caravel