For modest North American stations, particularly on the west coast, working African stations can be somewhat of a challenge. After you do log a nice list of stations it’s time to look for an award to celebrate the achievement. The Africa Stations Award (AFSA) from the FT8 Digital Mode Club (FT8DMC) is here to help. The entry level award requires contacts with 100 unique Amateur Radio stations located on the African continent.
After your initial award you can also chase additional certificates for working more stations in multiples of 100. The top level award requires contacts with 1,000 unique stations.
The certificate includes a photo of an African person, animal or landscape, depending upon its level.
To apply for AFSA, and all other FT8DMC awards, you must install the UltimateAAC application on a Windows machine. That application scans your WSJT-X ADIF log file and will inform you when you’ve qualified for the award at various levels. FT8DMC issues the award in digital form only (JPG or PDF) with no printing or shipping costs. In fact, the award is completely free, like all of their other awards.