Chasing after operating awards is one of my main activities in Amateur Radio. In this category on my site you’ll find descriptions of many awards that I’ve received and how you can go about receiving your own.
The Arab League consists of 22 members states across Africa and Asia. The FT8 Digital Mode Club (FT8DMC) sponsors the Arab League Prefixes Award (ALPA) for working Amateur Radio stations residing within those countries with differing prefixes of their callsign. The entry point for the award is 10 unique prefixes. There are certainly more but it’s hard to determine […]
Awards come in all levels of difficulty. If you are looking for a quick way to earn an operating award look no further than the My Birthday Award, sponsored by Paolo Corsetti, IK3GER. To qualify for the award you need only make 5 contacts via Amateur Radio on your birthday. That’s it! There is no […]
You can earn the Worked All Japan Call Area from the European ROS Club (ERC) by working Amateur Radio stations in each of the 10 Japanese call areas. This award is a synonym of the Japan Amateur Radio League‘s All Japan Districts award. But this award doesn’t cost anything! In addition to the basic award […]
The Worked All Zones Award from CQ Magazine (SK) is one of the oldest Amateur Radio awards in existence. An alternative to WAZ, also called Worked All Zones, is available for free from the FT8 Digital Mode Club (FT8DMC). To obtain it you need to work at least one station in each of the 40 […]
Looking for a free version of the International Amateur Radio Union‘s Worked All Continents award? The Croatian Digital Group (CDG) offers up the Worked All Continents Award. It requires just 6 QSOs with Amateur Radio operators on each of the continually inhabited continents. The hard to contact Antarctica is not required, making this a relatively easy award […]
With the growing popularity of FT8, the use of Gridsquares in awards criteria has exploded well beyond the realm of VHF/UHF. The Activity Group Belarus (AGB) offers up the Locators Award for working Amateur Radio stations in as many gridsquares as possible on HF as well as VHF. The bottom level requirement for a certificate […]
CQ Zone 16 covers the easternmost part of Europe. It’s been the location of a lot of pain and suffering lately, but plenty of Amateur Radio activity continues to reach out to the world despite this. The Activity Group of Belarus (AGB) offers the Zone 16 Award to track your progress of making contacts with stations in the area. […]
Maidenhead Grid Squares cover the world. There are many awards for contacting Hams in all of them. But country specific grid awards allow an applicant to focus on a particular area of interest. The FT8 Digital Mode Club (FT8DMC) offers the Worked ZL Grid Square Award (ZLGS) to Amateur Radio operators who make contacts with […]
The Caribbean has often been described as a paradise due to its warm weather, sandy beaches and laid back attitudes. Even if you cannot get away to some of the locations mentioned in a Beach Boys song you can get a taste of tropical breezes through Amateur Radio. The FT4 Digital Mode Club (FT4DMC) issues the Caribbean Countries […]
Germany has one of the largest Amateur Radio populations in Europe. If you’re looking for a way to incentivize making more QSOs with DLs then the European Ros Club has something for you. The ERC issues the DL Grid Award to Amateur Radio operators who work German stations in at least 5 different Maidenhead Gridsquares. Additional certificates […]