This is getting more and more popular!
Many Special amateur radio events provide free pdf downloadable awards, for every operator who fulfills the respective requirements.
One needs only insert his callsign in the log search page, click, and if liable, download a nice and free award for his collection.
Not bad !!
Have a look at some of these awards currently available:
SX90IARU was the callsign R.A.A.G. used to celebrate 90 years jubilee since IARU founding.
I had the honor to participate in this event as an operator on 40m CW and 12m CW.
Despite the fact SX90IARU was aired only for 1 month (December 2015), our great team managed to rank 2nd in QSO totals, amongst special xx90IARU stations from other countries, behind the German staff. We even surpassed the Russians !!! But, have in mind that the German and Russian special callsigns were active almost throughout 2015 !!
Our operators' effort was rewarded with a beautiful operator certificate signed by the president of IARU himself.
We are now looking forward to the century jubilee of IARU, where we will be again part of any special event to take place !!
Radio Amateur Association of Greece (RAAG) took part in the WW celebrations for the 90 years of IARU's existence, airing the special callsign SX90IARU (DXCC=Greece , not SV9 - Crete !!).
I helped in the 40m CW, 20m CW and 12m CW bandmodes making about 2000 QSOs from December 1st, 2015 until December 31st, 2015.
Apart from operating SX90IARU, I also worked other ops operating it in other bandmodes, so I was able to apply for all award classes. Here is the outcome:
Came 41st among 303 participants in SOCWLP category and received a beautiful PDF award:
RDXC 2015 was a nice and fruitful, out-of-home participation for me. Mixing business with pleasure, I managed to respond to the kind invitation of my friend Sotiris, SV1BDO/3, to operate from his well-appointed station in Aigion, Peloponese, under his special call SX3B.
Running SB on 2 different bands was supported by RDXC rules and we took full advantage of it, enjoying 10 and 40 meters.
While on 40m our Antenna was a quarter-wave vertical with elevated radials, on 10m Sotiris had constructed a YU7EF design 5 element monobander which proved to be a real killer.
The outcome was even better ... 1st place WW on 10m and 5th place WW on 40m ... WOW !!
Here are the relevant paper awards received:
Another nice special event was activated by the Lithuanian Amateur Radio Society (LRMD), celebrating the Lithuanian Independence Day, during the first fortnight of March 2015.
Detailed info on this special event can be found here: https://www.qrz.com/db/LY25LY
With three QSOs with special station LY25LY in different bands / modes would grant me a nice gift from LRMD, which was received a few weeks ago:
which is the sign of independence of Lithuania. It is embodied on a metal clasp lapel pin and already decorates my lapel pins hat !!
We keep on moving ...
October 20th update:
Here are the rest two of the series:
SRR is celebrating for the 90-year jubilee of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) and gives out this nice colored award:
Also, IARU celebrates its birthday with a similar award, nice as well:
Achieved 1st place WW in SOABLP(A)/12Hrs category in this year's RSGB IOTA Contest, although propagation was not at its best, nor had I much time to devote to the event.
A large and very beautiful knotboard by DSW (Diplom-Sammler Waterkant) has been received today, after achieving the related requirements back in August 2015.
Many thanks to Ingrid, DL4BO and Walter, DL1LBS for their valuable help and guidance.
DSW has several other beautiful trophies, each with its own distinctive requirements. Surely worth taking a look at their Web site:
