Chasing amateur radio Awards.

Amateur radio Awards are another exciting facet of the hobby of amateur radio.  The number of awards out there is enormous and some are very easily obtained.

The 'premier' award is the ARRL's DX Century Club Award (DXCC) which is awarded to amateurs for contacting stations in at least 100 countries.
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Many awards require the production of QSL cards, but many do not.  With ARRL DXCC for example, you can now apply on-line via LOTW and no QSL cards are required.

WIA National Awards

I am a member of the Wireless Insitute of Australia (WIA) Awards Committee.


Please check out the WIA website for further information on the WIA's excellent Award program…..


http://www.wia.org.au/members/awards/about/

CQ Awards - QSL card checker

I am an appointed CQ checkpoint (card checker) for CQ Awards.  I can verify your QSL cards and sign the application for all CQ Awards except for 160m WAZ, Digital WAZ, 6m, satellite, 5BWAZ endorsements & new 5BWAZ applications with 170 or more zones. 

CQ Awards include the following:-
  • The CQ DX Award
  • CQ DX Field Award
  • CQ iDX Award
  • Worked All Zones (WAZ)
  • CQWPX Award
ARRL DXCC, WAS, VUCC, WAC - QSL card checker.
I am also an appointed QSL card checker of ARRL DXCC, Worked All States, VUCC, & Worked All Continents Awards.

Below are some of the Awards I have been issued with since obtaining my amateur licence in July 2010.

Wireless Institute of Australia Awards

DXCC Phone

Referred to as DXCC Multi mode on the WIA Awards system.  

This is available in Open/CW/Phone/Digital modes.

The basic award is available for confirming 100 or more approved DXCC entities.  Applications for increased totals are made in multiples of 25 from 100 to 325, and thereafter in single units.
  • 100
  • 125
  • 150
  • 175
  • 200
  • 225
  • 250

DXCC Open

Open = any mix of modes
  • 100
  • 125
  • 150
  • 175
  • 200
  • 225
  • 250

 1 Band DXCC - Open (20m)

Referred to as DXCC Multi band (1) on the WIA Awards system.  The basic award is available for confirming 100 or more approved DXCC entities.  Applications for increased totals are made in multiples of 25 from 100 to 325, and thereafter in single units.
  • 100
  • 125
  • 150
  • 175
  • 200

 1 Band DXCC - Phone (20m)

  • 100
  • 125
  • 150
  • 175
  • 200

3 Band DXCC - Open (20, 15, & 10m)

  • 100
  • 125
  • 150
  • 175
  • 200
  • 225
  • 250
  • 275
  • 300
  • 325
  • 350
  • 375
  • 400
  • 425
  • 450
  • 475
  • 500

3 Band DXCC - Phone

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OVERSEAS AWARDS

Ham Formula One award

To celebrate the inaugural Sochi Grand Prix in Russia, a number of very attractive certificates are up for offer.  The certificates are awarded by working various Russian radio stations using temporary special call signs commencing with UE16.
Click on the link below for more information

Worked All Zones

The CQ Worked All Zones (WAZ) Award and its variations are issued to any licensed amateur station presenting proof of contact with the appropriate number of CQ zones of the world.  It is sponsored by CQ magazine.

ARRL Diamond DXCC Challenge

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2012 was the 75th anniversary of the ARRL’s DXCC Award, and as part of celebrating the 'Diamond milestone', the Diamond DXCC Challenge was created.
The Diamond DXCC Challenge Awards are available to all amateurs worldwide who contact a minimum of 100 countries from the Diamond DXCC List (based upon the list of 231 places shown in 1937).

Worked All Continents

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In recognition of international two-way amateur radio communication, the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) issues Worked-All-Continents (WAC) certificates to amateur radio stations of the world. 

Qualification for the WAC award is based on an examination by the International Secretariat, or a member-society, of the IARU of QSL cards that the applicant has received from other amateur stations in each of the six continental areas of the world. All contacts must be made from the same country or separate territory within the same continental area of the world.

Valencia F1 Award

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The Valencia F1 Award was issued for working a certain number of special event stations during the month of June, for the 2012 Valencia Formula One race held in Spain.
For overseas stations:-

Silver - 3 different stations.
Gold - 5 different stations.

2013 World Ski Championships Award

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Diploma delle Abbazie Italiane.

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The Diploma delle Abbazie Italiane (the Italian Abbeys Award) is awarded for contacting at least ten European stations operating portable at Abbeys.

Award dei Castelli d' Italia (Italian Castles Award).

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"Italian Castles" Award (D.C.I.) is issued by Section A.R.I. of Mondovi (Cuneo) "for O.M. and S.W.L. with the purpose to promote the Castles built in the different points of the Italian geography and to valorise their historical and architectural patrimony".
This is a very nice certificate, measuring 297x420mm in size.
Foreign stations: 20 castles of Italy situated in at least 5 different Regions.
Stickers are awarded for working 3 different castles in each region.


So far I have:-

Piemomte.
Lombardia.
Toscana. 

20th Anniversary of 9A Prefix Award

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To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 9A prefix in Croatia, this award is issued for contacting 10 different special 9A prefixes (9A200-9A209).

Euro Award

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The EURO Diploma is sponsored by the Tulle Radio Club to commemorate the10th anniversary of the Euro as a new currency in Europe on 1st of January 2002. Rules : Contact or listen to one station from each of the member countries of the Euro zone for a total of 17 countries.


BV100ROC Award.

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The BV100ROC Award was issued for the Centennary of the Republic of China (Taiwan).

BV2013LF Award

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The BV2013LF Taiwan Lantern Festival Award was issued for making contact with special stations qualifying for the Award.


It is a big Award measuring 36 cmd wide & 26 cms high.

13 Colonies Award, USA

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The Original 13 colonies Independence Week is held annually.
This award is issued for working the special event stations during the week.

AUSTRALIAN AWARDS

The Keith Roget Memorial National Parks Award

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The aim of the Keith Roget Memorial National Parks Award is to encourage portable operation in Victoria's 45 National Parks.
To qualify for a basic award or special endorsements a radio amateur must make contact with and/or from a specified number of the 45 National Parks in Victoria. A contact with/from a National Park earns 1 point.

Southern Cross Award

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The Southern Cross Award is issued by the Eastern and Mountain District Radio Club Inc. to licensed amateurs and SWLs who confirm through the submission of a signed log the required number of contacts as follows:

VK3 stations are required to work 15 financial Club members plus ONE of the Club Callsigns, VK3ER, VK3BNW, VK3COD or a Special Call run by the Club, e.g. VI3GP.

DX and interstate stations require 5 contacts plus ONE of the Club Callsigns as above.

WIA Centennary Award.

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A limited issue amateur radio operating award was available to celebrate the 100th year of the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA), the world's oldest national radio society. 

To qualify for the award certificate contact was required with the Centenary of Organised Amateur Radio in Australia special event station VK100WIA. 

Wombat Award

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The Wombat Award is issued by the Shepparton & District Amateur Radio Club (SADARC), for contacting members of the SADARC.

VK100WIQ Award

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The VK100WIQ Award was issued during the Centennary of the Wireless Insitute of Australia in Queensland, in 2012.
The Centennary Call Sign, VK100WIQ was activated across the State of Queensland during the period of 1st July through to 31st July, 2012.
To qualify for the Award, operators were required to contact VK100WIQ at least 10 times over 10 different '3 day periods' where a different Radio Club was the host of the call sign each time.

SOTA Chaser certificate

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The SOTA Chaser certificate is awarded for obtaining at least 100 points in working stations that have activated summits.

Tasmania Devil Award

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The Tasmania Devil Award is issued by the Radio and Electronics Association of Southern Tasmania.To qualify for the award it is necessary to make contact with a certain number of Tasmanian amateurs, dependant upon your own location as indicated below.
Australia
50 Contacts
Oceania and Antarctica
30 Contacts
North America and Asia
20 Contacts
Europe and South America
10 Contacts
Africa
7 Contacts.

Victorian Local Govt Award

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The Victorian Local Government Award is issued for contacts with or from the 79 municipalities that exist in the State of Victoria.


More information can be found at.....


http://www.amateurradio.com.au/awards

Worked All VK Shires

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The Worked All VK Shires Award (WAVKS) is open to any licenced Amateur and Short Wave Listeners who make a minimum of 50 contacts with 50 different shires or local government areas after the 31 Dec 2008.

There are about 566 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 is to contact 50 operators in the listed local government or shire areas. Endorsement for additional 50 shires.


More info can be found at.....


http://vkshires.cqcontest.org

http://vkshires.vk2bo.com/worked-all-vk-shires-award-rules.html

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vkshires/

My eQSL Awards.

My digital mode Awards.


Below are some Awards that I've qualified for, and I'm patiently awaiting in the letterbox......

CQ DX Award

Worked All US States

Finally got South Dakota !!!



Below are some Awards that I am chasing......

VK3 Local Government Challenge 2017

This unique “once off” special operating award has been initiated by Amateur Radio Victoria to encourage on air activity based on communicating with and between the 79 Local Government Areas (LGA) in the State of Victoria during the 2017 Calendar year.
vk3_lga_2017challenge.pdf
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Worked All Queensland Award

Worked All Ukraine Award

The Worked All Ukraine (WAU) Award is issued for contacts with amateur radio stations in all the regions of Ukraine, cities of Kiev and Sevastopol.
Ukraine is divided into 27 Regions, 24 Oblasts, one Autonomous Republic, and two cities with special status.

I have worked 23 of these.
I still need:-
  1. Ternopol
  2. Khmelnitski
  3. Zhitomir
  4. Sevastopol.

Worked EI Counties Award

The WEIC Award is issued by the Irish Radio Transmitters Society, and is available to licences Amateurs worldwide who have worked stations located in different counties of Ireland (EI / EJ).  You are required to work / hear 20 of the 26 counties of Ireland (EI).
I have worked 16 Counties.
I need the following:-
  1. Galway
  2. Kerry
  3. Laois
  4. Leitrim
  5. Monaghan
  6. Offaly
  7. Tipperary
  8. Waterford
  9. Westmeath
  10. Wicklow.

FireCracker Award

Nine Dragons Award

Antartica Award

Recognition of at least 10 confirmed contacts with Amateur Radio stations conducting valid operations from Antarctica. 
Antarctica is defined as the landmass, including islands and permanent ice shelf, below 60 degrees south latitude. 
(This excludes Heard, Macdonald and Macquarie Islands as qualification for the award, being sub-Antarctic).
I need one more contact to qualify for the Basic award.