Working places on 5 bands has become a goal for those wishing to push their station’s capabilities beyond the basic level. DXCC and WAS leads to 5BDXCC and 5BWAC. The New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters issues the Tiki Award for working Amateur Radio operators in New Zealand on five different bands.
The entry point for the award is to work five different ZL stations on 5 different bands. That comes to a grand total of 25 contacts. The 5 bands in question need not be the same for all 5 stations. You need only work any given ZL on 5 different bands.
You can earn endorsements on the award by working five New Zealand stations on six, seven, eight or even nine different bands.
The Tiki Award certificate sports a large colorful scene from one of the country’s many beaches. Several NZART awards included large photos as a background many years before others caught on to the design concept.
The NZART awards program is based on the honor system. By submitting an application for an award the applicant is certifying that the contacts and confirmations were legitimately made. So there is no risk of losing valuable QSL cards in international mail.
There is no preprinted award application. I entered all of the relevant QSO information into a Google Sheets document. I then copied and pasted the contents into an email. My email also contained the award name, my callsign, etc.
There is no charge for an electronic certificate delivered in PDF format. If you require a printed version of the award that costs NZ $15.00. Your costs may differ, depending upon where you are located.