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--- Radio Club of Peru Series --- General Requirements: OA members of RCP must send list of contacts plus the actual cards. OA non-members should enclose a fee of 3 IRCs. DX applicants send GCR list and 10 IRCs. Fee for endorsements is 3 IRCs. SWL OK. Applications for mixed require at least 30% on CW. Apply to: Awards Manager, Radio Club Peruano, PO Box 538, Lima 100, Peru. Republicas Bolivarianas (DRB) Make two contacts with each bolivarian country in two different bands on the dates shown below (12 QSO’s). The first of these dates is the Independence Day of the country. The 12 required contacts must be made within the same calendar year. QSO’s with your own country, in 40, 80, or 160 meters bands and in a different radio zone than your own, others may be on any bands. Available in CW and Phone, but not mixed: Venezuela 5 and 6 July Colombia 20 and 21 July Peru 28 and 29 July 6 and 7 August Ecuador 10 and 11 August Panama 3 and 4 November Cien OA’s (100 OA) Contact 100 OA’s. OA’s must work 60 stations on 40 meters and 40 on 160/80 meters. Foreign stations may use any authorized bands. Same station may be worked on different bands. Available on CW, Phone or Mixed.

Confraternidad America (CCOA) Contact 200 OA’s and one contact with each of the 20 American Republics plus Canada after 26 May 1958. OA’s must make their OA contacts on the 40 and 80/160 meter bands; QSO’s with the American Republics may be made on any authorized bands. The award may be earned on CW, Phone and Mixed.

Cuatro OA Cuatro (4OA4) Contact 4 OA4 on four different bands (total of 16 QSO’s with different OA4 stations). Available for CW or Phone, but not mixed. (OB4, OC4 or 4T4 special prefixes OK.) OA stations must work 40 additional foreign stations with number 4 in their prefix. Mar De Grau (Peruvian Coast) Make one contact with each of the 11 Peruvian departments which face the Pacific , plus one QSO with any Maritime Mobile underway off the Peruvian coast. All bands. Available for CW, Phone or Mixed.

Department Zone Department Zone Tumbes OA1 P.C. Callao OA4 Piura OA1 Ica OA5 Lambaveque OA1 Arequipa OA6 La Libertad OA3 Moquegua OA6 Ancash OA3 Tacna OA6 Lima OA4

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Radio Club Peruano (RCP) Contact different OA’s after 1 January 1958. Same station may be worked on different bands for credit. OA’s need 50 QSO’s on 80 or 160 meters, and 100 on 40 meters plus 50 foreign stations (200 QSO’s). Others in NA/SA need 50 OA’s. Rest of world need 25 OA’s. Same OA may be worked on different bands. Non-OA’s may use any authorized bands. Available CW, Phone or Mixed. Ciudad de Piura Make contact with 3 OA1 stations in the city of Piura in the same calendar year during the week of 0000z Maonday to 2400z which includes 15 July, the date of the Spanish foundation of the City in the year 1532. Any band or mode. OA En Telegrafia (OACW) Work 5 different OA’s on CW only. Any band. Endorsements for 15, 30 and 50 QSO’s. For endorsements, same station may be worked on different bands. Todas Las Zonas OA (TZOA) Make one contact with each of the nine call areas of Peru OA1 through OA9. DX stations may substitute any one missing call area with a contact with the official RCP station OA4O. OA’s must make 5 QSO’s on 40 meters and 4 on 80/160. Available for CW, Phone but not Mixed. May be endorsed for single band. Number zero in the prefix is not valid for this award. Zona Uno (OA1) Work OA1 stations. OA’s must work 5 on 50 meters and 5 on 80/160. DX need 5 contacts with OA1's, any band or mode. Ciudad de Lima Certificate Offered by the Association Peruana de DX for the annual commemoration of the founding of Lima. Members of APDX may use the OC prefix, plus 3 "official stations" of 4T4DX, OB4DX and oC4DX will be active. Stations outside Peru must QSO 3 members of APDX using the OC prefix and 2 of the official stations. All QSO’s must be made in the same calendar year between 14 January to 24 February on any band or mode. Award offered every year. GCR list and fee of 10 IRCs to: Association Peruana de DX, PO Box 18-1155, Miraflores, Lima 18, Peru.