This Section contains the most important Worldwide Antarctic Awards actually available , issued by Radio Clubs or Official Organizations.

(Note: if some Antarctic Awards have been missed, and in case the Official Clubs would like to add their Awards up here in the WAP Award Gallery, we kindly ask to send an e-mail to the WAP web master, with the authorization to pubblish it and a Jpeg copy of the Award).
TNX from WAP Staff

ARGENTINA

  

CERTIFICADO ANTARTICO ARGENTINO

 

This is the "Certificado Antartico Argentino" issued by Radio Club Argentino.
Informations and requests have to be sent to:
Radio Club Argentino
Award Manager
Casilla de Correo 97
C1000WAA Buenos Aires
República Argentina

 

The "Certificado Antartico Argentino" (Argentine Antarctic Award) requires at least one QSO with a LU Base/Stations from Antarctica starting 20 November 1945.

 

AWARD of  BASE GENERAL BELGRANO 2

This Award is issued for contact  specifically the Army Base General  Belgrano 2 (WAP ARG-Ø6) in the occasion of  DIA de la ANTARTIDA ARGENTINA*

* (Day of Argentinian Antarctica,   falls on the 22nd February of each year).

 

 

 

 

 

W.A.A.B.   AWARD

Worked  Argentine  Antarctic  Bases

 

Rule   

1.- The Radio Club Rio de la Plata, issues, starting from April 1st. 2008, to Radio Amateurs and SWLs  the  W.A.A.B. ( Worked Argentine Antarctic Bases ).

2.-  To get the Award, the applicants must show to have worked and confirmed by QSL cards, at least of 3 different Argentine Antarctic Bases.

3.- Of Ham stations and Antarctic Bases operating from the Antarctic Continent must credit point number 2 to get the Award.

4.-  Contacts could be made complied to the rules of Radio Amateur’s Service by any of their transmission  mode and frequencies bands, therefore on bands from 2 to 160 meters and on SSB, CW, RTTY &  Digital modes.

5.-  Contacts made from November 09, 2001 onwards, are available.

6.-  The list of the actives Argentine Antarctic Bases is: LU1ZA  S.Orkney – LU1ZR  Petrel – LU1ZB  Melchior – LU1ZC  Deception – LU1ZS  Camara – LU1ZG  Belgrano II – LU1ZD  San Martin – LU2ZD  Primavera – LU1ZV  Esperanza – LU1ZI  Jubany - LU4ZS  Marambio – LU1ZAB  Matienzo.

7.-   Any new Argentine Antarctic Base on the air, will be add to the list and available to get the Award.      

8.-  W.A.A.B. Award is available from OM and SWL following by e-mail request to the Award Manager   Horacio "Henry" Ledo, LU4DXU – lu4dxu@hotmail.com  or  P.O.Box # 22.-  Martinez  1640,  Buenos Aires,  ARGENTINA .

It is necessary to send:

a) Application Form  dated and signed, where the applicant certify that the rules and regulations of this Country has been followed, and a detailed list of the contacts made and confirmed in alphabetical number’s order as: Callsign, Date of QSO and GMT time.

b) A Copy of QSL cards of the contacts submitted.

Note: It could be possible that occasionally some QSL cards will be required for check or in case of dispute.

c) The Award fee is: A3 US$ 17,00.- (Euro 13.00.) or A4 US$ 13.00.- (Euro 9.00.-) include shipping via certificate post mail inside a tube for safety protection. Payment can be send via Western Union to: Horacio Enrique Ledo – DNI 11.451.210 or by certificate envelope to the box # in point # 8.

9.-  The Technical Award Manager is Horacio Ledo  LU4DXU, he will also take care of eventual questions and contacts with the chasers.  lu4dxu@hotmail.com

10.- W.A.A.B. Award consists in a full colour personalized parchment paper A3 size  297x420 millimeters (or lower size A4).

11.- The list of Awards issued will be published regularly on the web site www.lu5da.org.ar

12.- The W.A.A.B. is conceived and controlled by rules in order to get a modern and simple certificate, by  the lowest possible bonds and bureaucracy.

AUSTRALIA

Thanks to Malcolm K. Johnson VK6LC,  Ex Federal Award Manager of  WIA (Wireless Institute of Australia).

Australia's Wireless Institute & WIA National Award Program , are issuing an intersting Antarctic Certificate called ANTARCTIC AWARD. Informations and rules are available through WIA National Website: http://www.wia.org.au Email: awards@wia.org.au

W.I.A. Antarctic Award Rules
Applicants

Applicants need to make ten (10) confirmed contacts with amateur radio stations conducting valid operations from Antarctica.

The ten contacts must include stations licensed by at least six (6) different government authorities, of which one (1) must be a VKØ.

Antarctica is defined as the landmass, including islands and permanent ice shelf, below 60 degrees South of latitude.

(This excludes Heard, Macdonald and Macquarie Islands, being sub-Antarctic). Only contacts made on or after the 23rd February 1988 are accepted.

In the year 2007 the Australian Antarctic Award did change its look, and now it is like the one here on the right.

 

 

 

 

 (TNX VK6LC)

 

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.  

This Section contains the WAP Honour Roll & Top Honour Roll Plaques.

 

Fully hand crafted, this ceramic plates (30 cm, or 11" in diameter), are made one by one singularly  by a traditional craftsmanship school,  in the city of Mondovì.

Ceramic works are one of the popular (even rare) activities of few artisans up there in the old downtown Mondovì.

 

WAP W.A.C.A. HONOUR ROLL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAP W.A.D.A. HONOUR ROLL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top HR Plates, are made in the same way as the previous ones, more or less with same dimension but they are square, not round.

 

WAP W.A.C.A.

TOP HONOUR ROLL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAP W.A.D.A.

TOP HONOUR ROLL

 

 

 

 

TNX and congrats to ARI Mondovì for the wonderful job!

 

 

RUSSIA

Russian Robinson Club: http://www.hamradio.ru/RRC/news_e.asp

ANTARCTIC AWARD issued by RRC (Russian Robinson Club) is called R.A.B.A. (Russian Antarctic Bases Award).It is splitted into 3 classes: Class I, Class II, Class III, plus an Honour Roll according to the following rules:
RABA RULES
The rules can be found on the RRC's web site at: http://www.hamradio.ru/RRC/AWARDS/raba_e.htm

Award RABA is given for QSO/SWL with radio stations situated on theAntarctic  territory of the ex USSR and Russian Antarctic Bases :
3 class: 3 QSO/1 Base
2 class: 7 QSO/2 Bases
1 class: 10 QSO/3 Bases
Honour Roll: more than 10 QSO/3 Bases.
There is no date, band or mode restriction.

Only QSOs with Soviet/Russian Antarctic Bases count for the award.
Repeated QSO/SWL with the same callsign from the same base are not allowed. Certificates are issued in three different classes and Plaque - Honour Roll for confirmed contacts.

The application must be based on the received QSL cards photocopies of which must be sent along with the application.

You may also email scans of the QSL cards to award manager. The manager reserves the right to request any specific cards to satisfy any doubt whatsoever.

When applying for the Honour Roll Plaque, the original QSL cards have to be sent along with an application.

Applications for awards should be sent to:
RZ3EC, Eugene Shelkanovtcev, P.O.Box 70, Orel,302028, Russia.

Applications for the plaque should be sent to award-manager:
RU3GN, Victor Rochev, P.O.Box 59, Lipetsk, 398006, Russia.

(This on the right is  RABA, Class I, achievable by 10 different Russian Bases in Antarctica)

 

At the bottom there is the RABA Honour Roll, which is available with more then 10 different Russian Bases in Antarctica.

 

 

 

 

TNX to Eugene RZ3EC  and friends of the RRC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RABA HR: Courtesy of Mark ON5FP

 

 

WFF-WORLD FLORA FAUNA-ANTARCTICA AWARD

The rules can be found at WFF web site at:  http://www.wff44.com/en/

Issued in the year 2008, this is the last Antarctic Award  originated by the Russian friends of RRC.

Surf the website reported above to get the information and see other Awards.

TNX Valery Sushkov RW3GW Director  and Originator of the WFF Programme, WFF Award Manager and President of the Russian Robinson Club.

 

UKRAINE

10th Anniversary of Ukrainian Antarctic Research Station

 

The Ukrainian Antarctic DX club and UARL, did announce special activity period (3 to 12 Febr. 2006) to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Ukrainian Antarctic station "Academician Vernadsky " . Special stations EM1U, EM1ØHO, EM1ØLV, EM1ØKGG, EM1ØKY, EM1ØKCC, EM1ØUA has been active. During this period chasers did earn necessary score to appy the  "Akademik Vernadsky Station – 10 years  UASV-10 " Award.

The diploma is free-of-charge. Just a postage to cover costs is required.
Information have to be asked to:
Roman Bratchyk UT7UA, PO BoxB-19, Kiev 01001- Ukraine.

 

TNX UT7UA

POLAND
ARCTOWSKI    ANTARCTIC   AWARD (A.A.A.)

 

The AAA is issued under the auspices of  Polish Accademy of Sciences, Department of Antarctic Biology in Warsaw. The President of Polish Amateur Radio Union is the Patron of this Award.

Rules:
1. The award is available to OMs and SWLs ho can make evidence to have make 2 way contacts (or SWL reports) with stations HFØPOL, HFØAPAS and others, operating from  ARCTOWSKI POLISH  ANTARCTIC  STATION  on King George Island in Antarctica,  or with operators active from different National Antarctic Stations. Special event stations such as HF….POL and HF….APAS, will also count.
2. There is no limit of dates, so any contacts any year will be valid.
3. The applicants should  collected 15 points according to the following criteria:
    a. QSO with HFØPOL, HFØAPAS and other callsigns operating from ARCTOWSKI  Station, count 10 points 
    b. QSO with any other operators, working from other Nation's Bases in Antarctica , count  5  points.
    c. QSO with Special Event Stations HF….POL, HF….APAS, also count 5  points. 
    d. One QSO with HFØPOL or  HFØAPAS;  HF….POL  or  HF….APAS  is  obligatory.
    e. Repeated/Duplicated QSO/SWL are not allowed.
4. The application (GCR list or QSL card photocopy/scan copy for HFØPOL, HFØAPAS and other Antarctic stations are mandatory) are accepted in any form  and should be sent to the following postal address:
Janusz Slowinski
Bankowa 1,
42-460 Mierzecice, Poland
or  by email:   bonaterra _at_ interia.pl
5. Award is free of charge, but the applicants have to send  sufficient postage to cover the Mail costs, such as: 4 Euro or 5USD  or 5 new valid IRCs. For SP 10 PLN.