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Category Archives: Awards
SCC-RTTY
After I had some fun participating part time in last year’s SCC RTTY Championship and even won a PDF certificate 😉 I put a marker in the contest calendar for this year. Unfortunately condx were really bad and I did not have … Continue reading
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W1AW WAS plaque received
Nice surprise in the post box today. So the last award I had applied for from the ARRL Centennial celebration activities finally arrived here, too. It already got a prominent place on the shack wall. 😉 Still have fond memories, … Continue reading
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Missed all the fun … had different fun! ;-)
Just back from Friedrichshafen visiting the HAMRADIO fair. Seems I missed all the fun on 6, 4 & 2 m. All three bands have been wide open 3 days in a row and Sandro, DD3SP, reported working lots of QSOs … Continue reading
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W1AW portable WAS correct now :-)
Holidays are over. 🙁 But opening the mailbox today I found a letter from ARRL HQ containing a small envelope with the missing endorsement stickers. 😎 So my “W1AW WAS Award” is finally correct and reflects all the hard work … Continue reading
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Wrong W1AW Worked All States Award received :-(
Was happy to find another letter of the ARRL in the mail box today. Could only have been the applied for W1AW WAS and indeed, it was. 😉 But very unhappy as it is not what I applied and paid … Continue reading
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Centennial Points Challenge Award
Unexpectedly something in the mailbox again today! 🙂 That’s for sure one I’m really proud of and one of the few that will find it’s place on the shack wall! I really like all the new designs of ARRL, be … Continue reading
SP DX contest certificate received
Found the winner certificate for my last year’s entry in the SP DX contest in the post box today. I have to admit I liked the “old design” of the contest certificates much better! Remember my participation quite well as … Continue reading
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ARRL-DX 2014 certificates received
Two times post from the ARRL contest committee during the last few days. Received the ARRL-DX-CW participation certificate for doing more than 500 QSOs as a DX participant as well as the winner certificate for winning SOAB … Continue reading
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RUSDX 2014 contest certificate
Well, it’s been a busy time receiving awards recently. 😉 After it took well over 2 years to receive my RUSDX 2012 certificates the guys from Russia where much faster this time! RUSDX 2014 sure was fun but I did not expect … Continue reading
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Triple Play WAS received
Another award received a few days ago was my Triple Play WAS (Worked All States) Award requiring LotW (Logbook of the World) confirmations of all 50 USA states in CW, phone & digital modes. Having just recently started using RTTY more intensively … Continue reading
EURD-TROPHY
It’s a been a few weeks already since I received my EURD trophy but no time for a photo yet. 😉 It’s the highest class of the EURD – the “Europa-RTTY-Diplom” issued by DARC requiring confirmations of RTTY QSOs with 250 … Continue reading
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W1AW portable worked in all states and overseas territories
I’m glad to report I have now worked all W1AW portable states with IA (Iowa) being the last one this week. So my qualification for the “Worked all States with W1AW” award, all the territorial stickers and the plaque is finally … Continue reading
4th of July Week – 13 Original Colonies Special Event Award
Shown right is the latest addition to my awards collection: The 13 Original Colonies Special Event Award 2014. Every year during the 4th of July week there are special event stations in the 13 original colonies of the United States. … Continue reading
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Trophy with a difference :-)
I had an information in my post box yesterday that a parcel was waiting for me at the local post office. I was very curious what it was as I could not remember having ordered something. 😉 So I went … Continue reading
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New awards received: RIGA 2014 & WRTC Chase Award
The city of Riga, capital city of Latvia, is the official European Capital of Culture 2014. Therefor Riga radio amateurs founded the award series RIGA – European Capital of Culture – 2014. Three award categories Gold, Silver, Bronze are available … Continue reading
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CQ World Wide VHF Contest 2013 certificate received
Another contest certificate in the postbox today. Was not aware they are now handing out the awards for winners per square. Didn’t do many QSOs in the CQ WW VHF 2013 as condx were rather poor. Besides this the contest … Continue reading
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IARU-HF 2012 certificate received
Received the contest certificate for IARU-HF 2012 from our local club’s QSL manager. IARU contest certificates are usually sent along the national QSL bureaus. Maybe that’s the reason why it took so long or maybe ARRL, who is managing the … Continue reading
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ARRL-DX-CW 2013 contest certificate
Was wondering why I found this strange looking contest certificate for my participation in ARRL’s DX-CW contest last year in the mailbox. I ended up #2 in Germany SOSB15 and usually only #1 is awarded. Just checked the rules again … Continue reading
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RUSDX 2012 certificates received
Today I had a letter from the famous Box 88 Moscow in the mailbox containing my 2 certificates for winning RUSDX 2012 on 80 & 10 m in Germany. As already mentioned you can do 2 single band entries in … Continue reading
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Certificate for winning ARRL-10M 2012 in Germany
A nice surprise in the mailbox today – ARRL HQ mailed out the certificates for ARRL-10M 2012 which I had won in Germany in the Mixed Mode High Power category. Also 9th place World is not too bad either, I … Continue reading
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