AAMMAATTEEUURR RRAADDIIOO AAWWAARRDD’’’SS DDIIRREECCTTOORRYY CANADA COPYED BY : YB1PR – FAISAL Page 1 . Abegweit Award "Abegweit" is the Indian name for Prince Edward Island and means "Cradle on the Waves". VE1,VE9, VY2, VO1 and VO2 must contact all 3 Prince Edward Island counties (Prince, Queens and Kings) after 1 January 1960. The rest of Canada and the USA need to QSO any 3 different PEI stations. DX need to QSO any 2 PeI. GCR list and fee of $US5 or 10 IRCs to Abegweit Award, c/o Summerside Amateur Radio Club Inc., 99 Harvard Street, Summerside, PEI, C1N 1P8, Canada. Worked Atlantic Provinces Award Contact Canadian counties in the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador. Station in NS, NB and PEI need contacts with 8 NS, 8 NB and 2 PEI counties plus 5 VO1 or VO2 stations. Other Canadian outside of NS, NB and PEI and USA stations need contacts with 4 NS, 4 NB and 1 PEI county plus 3 VO1 or VO2 stations. All others need 2 NS, 2 NB and 1 PEI counties plus 2 VO1 or VO2 stations. GCR list and fee of $C2 or 5 IRC to: Moncton Area Amateur Radio Club Inc., PO Box 73, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada E1C 8R9. Internet: http://www.rac.ca/awards4.htm BARC Award Awarded by the Bruce ARC for contacting 5 different club members on any HF band on or after 1 Jan 1992. Stations outside of North America need only work 3. GCR list and fee of $C5 to: David J. Little VE3DJL, c/o Kincardine T&T Airport, RR2, Kincardine, Ontario, Canada N2Z 2X4. Internet: http://www.primeline.net/barc/barcawrd.htm (97 CHG) Calgary Chinook Award Sponsored by the Calgary Communications Club and available to amateurs contacting members of the club. North Americans need 10 members; stations in Alberta need 10 from outside VE6 and all others must contact 5 members of the club. QSO’s with VE6RH = 2 points. Contacts after 21 Jan 1998. All bands and modes including satellite. GCR list and $C5 for VE’s and $US5 for others to Awards Manager, Russ Wilson VE6VK, 1235 Richland Road N.E., Calgary, AB, Canada T2E 5M5. Member list: KD7ATS VE6ANO VE6CAQ VE6DA VE6JWS VE6PLC VE6SEG VE6VEM VE6XF VA6JRS VE6AX VE6CBU VE6GRZ VE6KG VE6PTT VE6SOiSK VE6VK VE6YV. VA6MM VE6BK VE6CG VE6HY VE6LB VE6QLT VE6TDK VE6VN VA7BW VE6BKV VE6CID VE6HD VE6LV VE6RDI VE6TK VE6WG VE6AI VE6BR VE6CLR VE6JSO VE6PL VE6RRB VE6UM CANADIAN AWARDS PROGRAM SERIES General Requirements: Fee is shown for each award. Proof of contacts should be in the form of photocopies of the cards. For the Youth Awards and 10 meter Award, the ages of the operators must be clearly shown. Apply to: Canadian Amateur Awards Program, c/o Neil Sutherland VE8CQ, 203-5012-48 St., Yellowknife, NWT, Canada X1A 1N3. (Tks VE8CQ)(Chg 00) 10 Meter CW Award - Available for all world wide operators of CW. You must contact all areas in Canada (13) and all the lower 48 states using the CW mode. Total QSO's needed = 61. This award is free, but signature of local club president and one other member is required with application. You must have all cards in your possession. 6 Meter Award - Available to all operators. Contact all major capital cities in the USA and Canada.. Fee is $US2. You must have cards in your possession. SWL OK. AAMMAATTEEUURR RRAADDIIOO AAWWAARRDD’’’SS DDIIRREECCTTOORRYY CANADA COPYED BY : YB1PR – FAISAL Page 2 . Satellite Award - Available to all operators. Contact 100 amateurs outside of your home country using any Satellite mode. Fee is $US2. No SWL. 9 of the contacts must spell the word SATELLITE by using the last letter of their callsign. 144 Mhz SSB Award - Available to all operators. Contact 25 operators outside of your city using 2m SSB. Fee is $US2. 2 signatures of verification are needed. 430 Mhz SSB Award - Available to all operators. Contact 50 operators outside of your city using 430 SSB. Fee is $US2. 2 signatures of verification are needed. 160 Meter CW Award - Available to all operators. Make CW contacts on 160 in North America: 2 from each US state and one from each Canadian province and territory. 113 contacts needed. 2 signatures of verification are needed. Canadian Islands Award General Requirements: Apply to Maple Leaf Radio Society, 5 McLaren Avenue, Listowel, Ontario, Canada N4W 3K1. No date restrictions. No repeater QSO's or /MM near islands. QSLs must be in your possession. Contacts on or after 15 November 1945. SWL OK. Rules, huge list of islands and pictures of awards may be found at: http://www.qsl.net/ve3tpz/cisa (Chg 3/2005) CISA - Certificate Award Sponsored by the Maple Leaf Radio Society for confirmed contacts with different Canadian Islands. Class V (Basic) = 5 islands, Class IV = 10 islands, Class III = 15 islands, Class II (Excellence) = 20 islands. Class I = 25 or more islands. Plaque is available at 50 or higher levels. Regular endorsements above 50 for 75, 100, 125, 150, 175 and 200 islands. GCR list and $C4 or $US4 for VE/US or $5 for DX. Endorsement fee is $3 for VE/US and $4 for DX for the 75, 100, 125, 150, 175 and 200 island levels. Fee for black aluminum plate with gold underlay is $C35 for VE’s, $US35 for USA, and $US40 for DX. Fee for COMPLETE plaque mounted on ebony/black marble finish wood with size of 9x12 inches is $C55 for VE’s, $US55 for US and $US60 for DX. Canadian Islands Award of Excellence Plaque The Canadian Islands Award of Excellence Plaque requires confirmation of 300 or more Canadian islands, BUT all geographic areas of Canada VE1-VE9, VO and VY must be represented. Fee is same for 50 plaque. Canadian Islands Activator Award of Excellence Plaque When you work a minimum of 25 stations from an island, that particular island can be claimed for credit for you personally, for your own C.IS.A. total. If you work 50 or more stations, then the island may count towards the "Island Activator of Excellence Award". This is free of charge to outstanding Canadian activators. Canadian Ladies Amateur Radio Association (CLARA) Series CANADA Canadian Ladies Amateur Radio Association (CLARA) Series General Requirements: GCR accepted. Contacts after 1 January 1945. All bands and modes except 2 meters and VHF packet. Cards must be in your possession, but need not be submitted. Custodian reserves right to request any card. Basic certificates are obtained for working and confirming contacts listed for each category. Endorsements available for each certificate in increments of 10 contacts. The DXCC-YL and WAZ-YL plaques are brushed bronze and black on a walnut finished back, about 8X10 inches. Fee for basic certificate $US5/$C5. Endorsements $US/C3, Engraved plaque $US/C60. Apply to: Kathy Mundinger VE3IGK, 499 Ferndale Court, London, Ontario N6C 5C2, Canada. CLARA National Net: Tuesday 1700Z on 14120, except July/August. Internet: http://www.qsl.net/clara/ CLARA Certificate Canadian and US stations work 10 members in 5 Canadian call areas (limit of 4 VE3/VA3). DX stations work 5 members in 3 Canadian call areas (limit 2 VE3/VA3). (CHG 00) AAMMAATTEEUURR RRAADDIIOO AAWWAARRDD’’’SS DDIIRREECCTTOORRYY CANADA COPYED BY : YB1PR – FAISAL Page 3 . CLARA Family Certificate Work a member plus any licensed family members scoring 1 point for each contact made. Family members need not reside in Canada nor same address. A total of 10 points needed for award. Log must show family relationships. CLARA 10 DX YL Certificate Work 10 YL's in 10 different countries. Use an approved DX country list. When 100 DXYL contacts have been confirmed for 10 DX certificate, you may apply for either the special paper certificate or the Engraved Plaque. YL-DXCC certificate or engraved plaque As above, but work YL's in 100 different countries. Use approved DX country list. See plaque fee above.. WAZ-YL Certificate or engraved plaque Work YL’s in 10 different CQ zones. Endorsement each additional 10. Plaque available when all 40 CQ zones are confirmed. Canadian Lighthouse Awards General requirements: Awards are available to all amateurs and SWLs for working lighthouse stations as specified below. A station may be counted if it is located within visual sight of the lighthouse. It does NOT have to be physically located on the property of the lighthouse. To count as a Canadian lighthouse, stations may also be aboard vessels anchored in the vicinity of the lighthouse or lightship. All bands and modes OK. See their website for official lists of valid Canadian lighthouses. Submit a copy of your log with call and location (name) of the lighthouse/lightship along with the date and time of QSO and the official ARLHS number of the light. Fee for both awards is $US5. Apply to: Pierre L'Homme VE2LHP, 484 rue de la Garonne, St-Nicolas, QC, Canada G7A 1N8. Internet: http://www.qsl.net/ve2pt/ Worked All Canadian Provinces Lighthouse Award Work lighthouse stations in at least 5 of the 8 Canadian provinces which have lighthouses. An endorsement is awarded for working statins in all 8 provinces. Province of Quebec Lighthouse Award Work any five Province of Quebec lighthouses. Canadian Provinces Award All amateurs or SWL’s are invited to cross Canada via radio and contact as many stations in as many Canadian Provinces as possible "Canadians talking to Canadians", and earn points for this award. Contacts starting 1 Jan 2000. Rules for Canadians: Contacts made in your own Province, one time, each contact = 1 point. Contacts in adjoining Provinces, one time, each contact = 2 points.