Award
25 stories tagged “Award”, newest first.
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Belgium Outdoor Shack (BOS!)
Belgium Outdoor Shack has launched a new website that combines logging, statistics and award tracking for several Belgian portable-operating programs, including castles, mills, lighthouses and towers.
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13 Years Running: Icom Takes Top VHF Honor Again with the IC-M510 EVO
Icom America reports that the IC-M510 EVO marine VHF transceiver has again taken a top VHF honor, marking 13 years in a row for the company.
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Tales from a Serial Sniper
A profile of Bob Locher, W9KNI, licensed at 15 and a lifelong DXer who tops the ARRL Mixed and CW Honor Rolls. He co-founded Bencher Inc and has written many articles and two books on DXing.
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DX Engineering is the Exclusive Main Sponsor of the Youth WWA 2026 Award
DX Engineering becomes the main sponsor of the Youth World Wide Award 2026, which runs October 5 to 11 for operators aged 25 and under. It will supply plaques and prizes for the Hunters and Youth Activators categories.
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RSGB Spectrum Forum Chair wins international award
Murray Niman, G6JYB, who chairs the RSGB Spectrum Forum, receives the Roy Stevens, G2BVN Memorial Trophy. He shares the award with one other recipient, presented at the IARU Region 1 Conference.
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Youth WWA 2026 – YOTA Italia presente!
Youth WWA 2026 – YOTA Italia is on the air!
Young radio amateurs worldwide are on the air for the Youth World Wide Award from 5 to 11 October. Several YOTA Italia stations are active on HF bands.
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DX-Honor Roll VERON per 1 oktober 2026
VERON DX Honor Roll as of 1 October 2026
VERON publishes its DX Honor Roll as of 1 October 2026, comparing band scores for worked and confirmed DXCC entities among Dutch operators who upload logs to Club Log.
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21° Diploma Palazzo Reale di Caserta
21st Royal Palace of Caserta Award
ARI Caserta runs the 21st Palazzo Reale di Caserta Award from October 3 to 11, 2026, on 160-10m in CW, SSB and digital modes. Logs are not sent and are published on HAMAWARD.
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Radio Club of America 2026 Technical Symposium & 117th Awards Banquet
The Radio Club of America holds its 2026 Technical Symposium and 117th Awards Banquet on Saturday 21 November in New York City. Registration is open.
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Diploma Día de la Comunidad Valenciana
Valencian Community Day Diploma
URE's Valencian Community council invites operators to take part in a special diploma marking Valencian Community Day. Activating stations use three callsigns, including AO5CV and AM5CV.
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Запуск нового вебсайту Belgium Outdoor Shack (BOS!)
Launch of the new Belgium Outdoor Shack (BOS!) website
Belgium Outdoor Shack has launched a website with integrated logging and awards for Belgian programs covering castles, mills, lighthouses and towers. Hams worldwide can register free as chasers or activators and download earned awards at no cost.
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BAFARA – 80 jaar Belgische Luchtmacht
BAFARA – 80 years of the Belgian Air Force
BAFARA marks 80 years of the Belgian Air Force with special callsign OR80AF throughout October 2026, along with four club stations. A special diploma is available for contacts.
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80° Anniversario ARI Treviso
80th Anniversary of ARI Treviso
ARI Treviso (IQ3TR) marks its 80th anniversary with a commemorative award on 12-18 October 2026. Hunters and SWLs earn 50 points by working IQ3TR across HF and VHF/UHF bands and modes, with daily eQSLs.
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100 Jahre ÖVSV QSL Karte
100 Years of ÖVSV QSL Card
For its centenary, ÖVSV offers a free special QSL postcard in the standard 9x14 cm format. A commemorative Austrian stamp will be issued at the Volkstheater, and its value covers international postage.
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SX2LGT – Marine Radio Beacon – Award
A group of Greek operators will be active as SX2LGT from the Thessaloniki marine radio beacon from 28 September to 6 October 2026, on 80–10 m and QO-100 in CW, SSB and digital modes. An award is offered.
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Mitgliederversammlung im Distrikt W: Vorstand bestätigt
District W General Meeting: Board Confirmed
DARC District W re-elected its board at its 19 September 2026 meeting, led by DK1DSA, and presented awards including the district badge of honour to DL6MRA for long service as webmaster.
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Plaketter att tävla om i SAC.
Plaques to compete for in SAC
SSA lists sponsored plaques on offer in the Scandinavian Activity Contest, covering categories such as young operators, YLs and high-power Sweden entries. CW ran on 19–20 September and SSB is on 10–11 October.
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Mt Stromlo 14th Sept 2026 hunting S2S points
A blog post describes a Mt Stromlo outing on September 14, 2026, aimed at collecting summit-to-summit contacts, a scoring feature of the Summits on the Air award programme.
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Fire Prevention Week Special Event Highlights Fire Safety
Twelve stations, including VE3FIRE and N0F through N9F, operate during Fire Prevention Week, 4 to 10 October, to share lithium-ion battery charging safety tips. It is not a contest, and a certificate is available for working ten or more stations.
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NZART Official Broadcast August 2026
The August 2026 NZART broadcast covers the president's comment, HQ news, a Topfest Blenheim promo, a look back at the society's 100th anniversary, branch news, and a reminder about ZL100 Award log entries.
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EN100NP on the Air to Honor 100th Anniversary of Symon Petlura
Special event station EN100NP, run from Vinnytsia, Ukraine, marks 100 years since Symon Petlura and is active from 8 June to 31 December 2026. A diploma is available to those who collect 100 points from QSOs with Ukrainian stations.
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Diploma Santina de Covadonga 2026
Santina de Covadonga Diploma 2026
The Gijón section of URE organizes the 42nd Santina de Covadonga special-callsign activity and diploma, running September 1 to 13, 2026, in connection with Asturias Day.
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You know POTA. You know SOTA. How about BOTA?
Bunkers On The Air is an awards scheme, like POTA and SOTA, in which hams activate and chase bunkers. The US national representative explains that the US program started this year and that civil defense sites count.
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Neues AMRS Diplom
New AMRS Award
The Austrian Military Radio Society, part of ÖVSV, has issued a new edition of its AMRS award. Amateurs and SWLs worldwide can work toward it, with rules and application details on the society's website.
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US5WE – WAZ 6 метрів
US5WE – WAZ on 6 metres
The Ukrainian league congratulates US5WE on confirming all 40 CQ zones on 6 metres for the WAZ award. He is reported to be the ninth amateur worldwide to achieve this.