FURA 60

The Association of Radio Amateurs in Umeå (FURA), Sweden, celebrates her first 60 years in 2006. As part of the festivities FURA issues the FURA 60 Award. The award is free of charge and instituted to enhance outside interest in working SM2 and to raise activity within FURA. 

Work FURA stations (calls 7S2AT, SK2T, SK2AT) and/or her members during 2006. A member list is given below. A QSO with 7S2AT gives 3 points and QSOs with SK2T and SK2AT give 2 points. QSOs with FURA members give 1 point. Points are counted once per band. For hams in SM/EU 15 points are required, while DX stations need 10 points. For example, QSOs with 7S2AT on five different bands is enough for the award.

7S2AT is active on all bands between 23 cm and 160 m, and this call and the other club call will be available in major contests.

To get the award, please send an email with an extract from your log to FURA at email address: sk2at@hotmail.com. 

FURA members’ suffixes all with prefix SM2: AHY, AQT, AVG, AZG, BJQ, BJS, BUI, CFG, CKR, CVH, DCU, DHS, DJK, DNR, DPS, DR, DXH, EKA, ENU, FNI, FUM, GCR, GSR, HQW, HTI, IMD, IRZ, IVB, JRZ, JSX, JTT, JUM, KOT, KUL, KXJ, LAC, LIY, LUU, MJC, MQL, MZC, NNX, NOG, OAE, ODB, OJB, OKD, OQP, OXB, PJW, PYN, PYR, RIX, SHA, SUM, SXI, SXM, SXT, SYV, TEO, TEZ, TLK, TWX, UVJ, UVK, WEW, VHB, WLQ, WLS, WQF, XBQ, XHI, XVV, XVX, YIZ, YKC, YLF; and with prefix SA2: AIR. In addition, the following contest calls for FURA members are in use: SA2C, SA2E, SA2T, SM2I and SM2M.

Archipelago of Karlskrona Award I

Make one contact with each of the following islands forming the Archipelago of Karlskrona in Southern Sweden (SM7): Sturkoe Island, Tjurkoe Island, Aspoe Island, Hassloe Island, Utklippan Reef. 

Classes are HF, mixed, VHF or UHF.

Archipelago of Karlskrona Award II

Contact 10 islands or reefs in the Archipelago of Karlskrona in Southern Sweden plus club station SK7RA. 
Stickers for 20, 30, 40, or 50 more. 
May be endorsed for all bands, mixed, all modes. 

Land stations or /MM are valid.  The name of the island contacted must be on the QSL card. 
Contacts after 1 Jan 1980. 

GCR list and fee of 6 IRCs or $US6 to:
Lars-Eric Andersson SM7CXI, Klockarevagen 18, S-370 24 Nattraby, Sweden.

E-mail: sm7cxi@svessa.se 

SWL Club Activity Awards

Carolus Rex Diploma

Worked All Zone 14 Countries Award

General Requirements: The awards are available to amateurs and SWLs equally. GCR list and fee of $US5 or 8 IRCs to: SWLCA Award Manager, Borje Jansson, Stjarngatan 4 E, SE-784 53 Borlange, Sweden.Contacts on or after 1-1-60. Available in 3 classes.Class A - work 27 countries in Zone 14.
Class B - work 22 countries.
Class C - work 15 countries.Valid country prefixes: C3 CT1/4 CU DL EA EA6 EI F G GD GI GJ GM GU GW HB9 HB0 LA LX ON OY OZ PA SM ZB2 3A 4U-ITU/Geneva.

Worked Laen W Award

Contacts on or after 1-1-60 . Laen W is part of the 4th Swedish call area. The award is issued in 4 classes:Class A - Europe 12, DX 10 Laen W stations.
Class B - Europe 10, DX 8.
Class C - Europe 8, DX 6.
Class D - Europe 5, DX 3.

Contact stations LG5LG and SJ9WL/SK9WL in this unique "state" on the Norwegian/Swedish border, which is a monument for peace between the two countries. Award fees largely go to aid the handicapped.
Available to amateurs and SWL's alike. Contacts after July 1, 1968.
Europeans must contact these stations on 2 bands and on different days for a total of four days of operation.
All others need to work these 2 stations on a different day but may be made on the same band.
GCR list and fee of 40 NOK, $US5 or 10 IRCs to:
Jan Hallenberg SM0DJZ, Siriusgatan 106, S-19555 Maersta, Sweden.

http://www.east.no/priv//la7tia/arim/

Salt Water Award

• The Salt Water Award is issued by Hisingens Radioklubb SK6AW, with gracious interest from the Göteborg and Bohuslaen Tourist Traffic Association, Nature Conservancy Unit at the Gothenburg and Bohuslaen County Council, and not least - our own SM6 District manager, DL6.

• The Salt Water Award programme has been initiated to encourage radio amateurs with access to a boat to take their amateur radio equipment with them in the boat and work /MM or to work /6P from islands and skerries, to find new ground to walk on, or to show that you do not need to put more than a few puny Watts into your antenna to make contact, but also to promote interest in the beautiful archipelago outside Göteborg, which is without parallel and also to promote knowledge about when, where and how you must not tie up to jetties, beaches or rocky shelves because of protected fauna or flora.

• To obtain The Salt Water Award, you have to make 2-way contacts on any permitted amateur band with stations on islands, islets, rocks and reefs, or by establishing contact from any islands, islets, rocks and reefs noted in our record book, and in accordance with the rules below. Radio Listeners (SWLs) can also qualify for The Salt Water Award.

• All frequencies allocated for amateur radio use are valid for the diploma. It can be obtained for all modes, or with an endorsement for a particular frequency band, mode etc.

• All QSOs after 1 June 1976 are valid for the diploma.

• The diploma is issued in the following classes: Basic diploma for 10 verified and/or activated islands. Stickers for each additional 25 verified and/or activated islands.
  A new diploma can be obtained for every new 100 islands verified and/or activated.

• Our application form must be used for the application. An application form is included in the record-book file under the download link.

• A radio amateur who activates an island himself has the right to count the island as confirmed, if he can confirm by means of an extract from his log book that he transmitted from the island. Each island may only be counted ONCE, however, irrespective of the number of contacts you make with amateurs on the island, or if you have been active there yourself.

• The position of islands shall be noted as latitude and longitude. The centre has generally been noted.

• Definition of an island, islets, rock or reef
  Only islands noted in our record book are valid for the diploma. The pleasure boat charts were used as the basis for our record book, both as regards the names of islands and their positions. Only islands, islets, rocks or reefs which are always above mean sea water level have been included. Any changes will be notified.

• Definition of QSO from an island
  A valid QSO is of course when radio amateurs transmit from the island and the customary RST reports have been exchanged without the help of external agencies. QSOs are also valid if transmitted from a boat, on condition that the forward mooring line, aft mooring line or any other line is attached to the island. Operation via repeaters is not acceptable.

• Hisingens Radioklubb - SK6AW - will willingly receive comments on the islands noted etc., if it transpires that our record book does not coincide with reality. After due consideration, the club diploma committee will then inform changes at this website. Decisions can not be contested.

• The price for the award is SEK 50, 5 EUro or 8 $. Apply with GCR-list and payement to awardmanager (adress below).

• Award Manager
  Sten Wahlskog, SM6DER
  Ostanvindsg 69
  SE-434 34 Kungsbacka
  Sweden
  
  
  For additional information contact us through mail info@sk6aw.net

Work Scandinavian RTTY Award

Sponsored by the Scandanavian Amateur Radio Teleprinter Group for 2-way RTTY contacts with Scandanavian stations.

The general class must be obtained first before Bronze, Silver or Gold stickers.  One list, containing the calls, date and time for the contacts will be sufficient for the General class, Bronze and Silver ribbons.  All bands may be used. GCR list is permissable. SWL OK. For the Gold class, it is necessary to have contact with the following prefixes: LA, SM, OH, TF, OX, OY and OZ. Only one photocopy from one QSL card from each Scandanavian country is needed. 

Fees: General 10 IRCs, Bronze 6 IRCs, Silver 6, and Gold 6.

GCR list to: Charlie Carllson SM4RGD, Fjugestav. 32, S-692 73 Kumla, Sweden.

SI9AM Award