W.A.S.A.
Rules
1)
The
W.A.S.A. Award is issued from A.R.I. - Diamond Dx Club for
O.M. and S.W.L.
2)
The
minimum requisite for obtaining the award is to have confirmed 10
different Stations operating from Antarctic Continent.
3)
Contacts
on all ham radio bands, from 2 to 160 meters, and in the SSB, CW,
RTTY, EME and SAT modes are valid. There is not differentiations
of mode or band.
4)
There
are not limits on signal reports received on SSB, CW, RTTY, EME
and SAT.
5)
Contacts
with stations in Antarctica are valid since January 1st.1961 (the
year of the "Antarctic Treaty").
The
Antarctica territory start from 60° degrees South Latitude.
6)
The
W.A.S.A. is issued to each O.M. or S.W.L. by presenting to
Diamond Dx Club Award Manager, as follows :
a)
Dated
and signed letter
with which the applicant declare to have respected the rules of
its own Country and
the detailed extract of the log showing:
call-sign
of the station worked, date, time GMT, frequency, mode RS(T), name
of Antarctic Base;
b)
QSL
cards
for the contacts listed.
Note:
Diamond
Dx Club members do not need to send QSLs, but must have them on
hand for eventual checking.
The
QSLs will be returned to applicant via the bureau unless return
postage is enclosed with the application.
c)
The
award fee
is 15€ or $15,00 US.
d)
The
endorsements
fee is Lit.3,000 or $ 2,00 US each.
The
Award Manager of Diamond Dx Club is: Sezione
A.R.I. Napoli, c/o I8YRK, Casaburi Gennaro, Via 31 maggio 11,
I-80027 Frattamaggiore (NA) Italy,
to whom applications have to be sent.
7)
The
possessors of the W.A.S.A. can use this title on own QSLs and in
correspondence.
8)
The
Italian Official A.R.I. Magazine "Radio Rivista", will
publish twice a year up to date of results with call-signs and
names of the new W.A.S.A. awards issued.
9)
The
Honor Roll W.A.S.A. is free for who have 100 different
Stations in Antarctica confirmed and got all endorsements.
10)
The
W.A.S.A. award consist of personalized plate (200x250mm in
size), five colour showing the Antarctic Continent.
11)
The
W.A.S.A. Honor Roll award consist of personalized
plate (160x200mm in size), five colour showing the Antarctic
Continent.
12)
The
endorsements consist in an adhesive colour showing the
number of stations confirmed, and will be
issued starting at 10 stations and progressing through 50 (that's
20, 30, 40, 50), and subsequently to 5
stations confirmed
(that's 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100 until to arrive to
225)
The
attainment of the last endorsement will be winning the last
sticker "W.A.S.A. EXCELLENCE".
13)
The
stickers "W.A.S.A. Honor Roll 100 Stations" and
"W.A.S.A. Top Honor Roll 200 Stations" are free.
14)
Copy
of "Antarctic Bases Directory of W.A.B.A. and W.A.S.A."
(pages 53) is available from Sezione
A.R.I. Napoli, c/o I8YRK, Casaburi Gennaro, Via 31 maggio 11,
I-80027 Frattamaggiore (NA),
Italy.
The
fee is Lit.18,000 or $11,00 US, as contribution for postal
expences and photocopies.
15)
The
Radio Amateurs that active or have actived a base in Antarctica,
has right to apply automatically the W.A.S.A. award without
to enclose QSLs and log extract.
16)
Contacts
with special call IN0G, IR1ANT, IY0A and IY8UN (IR8ANT
contact made after 20 April 1996), IR2A, IR2ANT are
also valid for the award; these 6 stations can be used once only
like Joker, both for obtaining
the award and the stickers of endorsements.
17)
Anyone
have information about Antarctic Stations not enclosed on the
Directory, could get in touch or write to I8YRK; helpers
own calls will be mentioned on first page of the Directory like
contributor.
18)
There
is not limits for up to date.
19)
The
Checkpoint authorized to verify the QSL cards are the
following:
Spain,
Portugal, Andorra |
EA5KB
Josè
Ardit Arlandis |
United
Kingdom |
G4RFV
Brian Adams |
France,
Belgium, Monaco, Luxembourg |
F5XL
Jean
Pierre Tendron |
Germany,
Austria, Liechtenstein |
DL8AAM
Thomas Roesner |
Oceania |
VK9NS
Jim
Smith |
North
America and Central America |
K9PPY
James Model |
Canada |
VE3XN
Garry
Hammond |
South
America |
PS7AB
Ronaldo
Bastos Reis |
Asia |
JI6KVR
Yuki Deguchi |
Russia |
RA6YR
Valery A. Kharchenko |
Ucraine |
UY5XE
George A. Chlijanc |
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