ITALIA
WAP W.A.C.A. (Worked Antarctic Callsigns Award) & WAP W.A.D.A. (Worked Antarctic Directory Award) are both ARI (Italian Amateur Radio Association)Awards, managed by ARI Mondovì in the northen Italy.
Rules and application forms, as well as WAP software written by Carlo IK6CAC can be dowloaded by clicking on the appropriate task button on the WAP Award section.
WAP W.A.C.A. is supported by a great DBase containing more than 4500 Antarctic, Sub & Peri-Antarctic Callsigns.
This huge Dbase, is available for free download, at this web site. Check the download from the Home page.
These Awards, founding their rules, on the WAP (Worldwide Antarctic Program) Data Base, also called WAP Directory, which is the result of 30 years of work done mainly by Gianni I1HYW & Massimo IK1GPG who is also member of ARI Mondovì.
WAP W.A.D.A.
the best suggestion before starting to play with an application is to download the WAP Directory, available for free from this web site. Check the download from the Home page.
WAP Directory is a tool, a real nice guide book covering all the Antarctic, Sub & Peri-Antarctic Territories, with the names and WAP References for each of the Antarctic sites. Something unique to keep in your shack!
WAP A.S.E.A.
WAP Antarctic Special Event Callsigns
The DBase
used by ARI Cassino to draw this Award, is the same WAP DBase used for all the WAP Awards.
Special Events Callsigns are those used in mainlands (Not Antarctica) to celebrate anniversaries, or other specific events having Antarctica as a subject.
Rules and application form for this Award sponsored by ARI Cassino are available at:
http://www.dreamingsea.it/diploma%20asea.htm
WAP-P.S.A.
WAP Polar Ship Award is managed by ARI Formia http://www.ariformia.it/awards/wap_psa.htm
The Dbase used by ARI Formia to draw this Award is the same WAP DBase used for all the WAP Awards.
WAP Dbase includes in fact a list of Polar Ship which are or have been on the Antarctic, Sub & Peri-Antarctic waters.
The list of the Polar Ship has been greatly integrated by IT9MRM Alberto Mattei, an Official of the Italian Navvy, who did write a wonderful Polar Ship Book (nearly 200 pages) downloadable for free at:
http://digilander.libero.it/assoradiomarinai/polar/polarhome.htm
WAP Staff, would like to express gratitude to our good Ham friends of ARI Mondovì, ARI Cassino, ARI Formia and of course to the ARMI (Associazione Radioamatori Marinai Italiani) and in particular to its founder IT9MRM Alberto.