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Tuesday, 26 July 2011 07:00 |
Aim
To Recognize the Young Amateur of the Year, who is a member of CARS.
The Award Objectives
Objectives of the Award is for CARS (and co-sponsor if applicable) to demonstrate and encourage interest in promoting technological awareness and education in the field of radio and electronics by involving young people in Amateur Radio and to focus the activities of our younger Amateur Radio operators into achieving excellence in all aspects of the hobby, both individually and within the fellowship that belonging to Amateur Radio brings.
Requirements to obtain The Young Amateur of the Year Award
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 21 August 2011 09:43 )
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 26 April 2011 21:00 |
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Cyprus Award applicants should download and fill the  Cyprus Award application form (66.45 kB). The form should then be sent together with the appropriate QSL cards to the CARS Awards Manager for the Award.
If you require the cards to be returned please also include a self-addressed envelope and postage. If all is well you will receive your certificate shortly.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 02 May 2011 09:41 )
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 26 April 2011 21:12 |
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This award, available in three classes, may be claimed by any licensed radio amateur eligible under the General Rules who can produce evidence of having contacted amateur radio stations in the required number of countries whose national societies are members of the Region 1 of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU).
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 April 2011 08:30 )
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 26 April 2011 21:10 |
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Worked All Continents (WAC) Award Requirements. The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) issues Worked All Continents certificates to amateur radio stations to recognise two-way radio communication.
Qualification for the WAC award is based on an examination by the International Secretariat, or by a member society of the IARU, of QSL cards that the applicant has received from 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. Only original QSL cards are accepted.
Endorsements for a single mode or for five or six bands are available. For a five or six band endorsement, the requirements must be met on each of the bands. Contacts made on the 10, 18 and 25 MHz bands or via satellites do not count for these endorsements. The QSL cards must clearly show the mode or band to qualify for an endorsement. A QRP endorsement is also available, for contacts made on or after 1 January 1985 while running a maximum of 5 W output or 10 W input.
The following information should be helpful in determining the continental area of a station located adjacent to a continent:
- Africa includes Madeira (CT3), Gan Island (8Q), French Austral Territory (FT) and
- Heard Island (VK0), as well as many Indian Ocean islands.
- Asia includes Ogasawara Islands (JD1), most of the Maldives (8Q), Socotra Island (7O),
- Abu Ail Island (J2/A), Cyprus (5B, ZC4), Eastern Turkey (TA2-9) and Georgia (4L).
- Europe includes the first to sixth call areas of Russia (R1-6), West Istanbul (TA1), most
- Italian islands (I) and Azores (CU).
- North America includes Greenland (OX), the Caribbean and Central America.
- Oceania includes Minami Torishima (JD1), Philippines (DU), Eastern Malaysia (9M6-8) and
- Indonesia (YB).
- South America includes Trinidad & Tobago (9Y), Aruba (P4), Curacao & Bonaire (PJ2-4) and Easter Island (CE0).
IARU Worked All Continent applicants should download and fill the  IARU Worked All Continents Award application form (336.26 kB). The form should then be sent together with the appropriate QSL cards to the CARS Secretary for the IARU WAC Award.
If you require the cards to be returned please also include a self-addressed envelope and postage. If all is well you will receive your certificate shortly.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 16 August 2012 09:18 )
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Tuesday, 26 April 2011 21:13 |
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The DX Century Club is the premier operating award in all of Amateur Radio. The basic certificate is awarded for working and confirming at least 100 entities on the ARRL DXCC List.
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