The European Ros Club issues the Worked Grid Argentina award for working stations in 5 different grid squares that cover Argentina. But there’s much more to the program than just that. You can receive additional awards for every 5 or 10 additional squares up to the maximum, which appears to be 120. That adds up to 13 different certificates. […]
The European Ros Club issues the Worked Grid Spain award for working stations in 5 different grid squares that cover Spain. That is just the start. You can receive additional awards for every 5 additional squares up to the maximum, which appears to be 55. That’s 10 different certificates. But why stop there? You can […]
The European Ros Club (ERC) offers a new goal to chase while working as many Japanese stations as possible using digital modes. The Worked Grid Japan Award (ERC-GRID-JA) can be had with just two contacts in two different Maidenhead Grid Squares. But that is just the beginning of your quest. You can chase 14 different […]
Although not the most populous continent, Europe looms large in the Amateur Radio DXing world. It’s home to a large number of countries given its size and many of those countries sport a healthy Ham population. The Worked Different Europe Amateur Radio award, supported by the European Ros Club (ERC), rewards Hams who make at […]
Australia is about as far from the United States as you can get. The European Ros Club (ERC) issues the Worked Different Amateur Radio – Australia award for making contact with a given number of unique stations in the country on the other side of the planet. To qualify for the award you must have […]
As an American Ham Radio operator, there’s nothing easier than working other American stations. So there may be no easier award to chase after than one which only requires making contacts with stateside stations. The Worked Different Amateur Radio – USA award, from the European Ros Club (ERC), does just that. The first certificate in […]
China’s economy has risen over the decades, and so has its population of Radio Amateurs. I recall starting out in Ham Radio in the 1980’s and China was a rare find on the bands. That’s no longer the case. The European ROS Club (ERC) issues the Worked Different Amateur Radio – China award to Hams […]
South America has 12 nations, 3 territories and a few other DXCC entities thrown in for good measure. The Worked Different Amateur Radio – South America Award from the European Ros Club rewards Hams who make contact with at least 50 different stations on the continent. There are a good number of Hams in South […]
From an Amateur Radio perspective, the continent of Oceania consists of the countries occupying the expanse of the Pacific Ocean. There are a lot of DXCC countries here but they are spread over a large area of the globe. The European ROS Club issues the Worked Different Amateur Radio – Oceania Award for working at […]
The European Ros Club issues the Worked Grid Award to Amateur Radio operators who work at least 100 unique Maidenhead Gridsquares. It is an award synonym to the American Radio Relay League‘s (ARRL) popular VHF/UHF Century Club (VUCC) award, at least for the six meter band. Like VUCC, the entry point for WGA is contact […]