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Estonian AwardEstonian Award" is issued by the Estonian Radio Amateur Union (ERAU) to increase the activity of ES-stations on HF and VHF bands and to promote Estonia as a country and its amateurs to the rest of the world. The award has two principal classes: "HF-Award" and "VHF-Award" - the latter is really having 5 sub-divisions: "VHF-", "UHF-", "SHF-", "6m-" and "Satellite Award". Corresponding stickers are issued to indicate the class of an award. The rules of the award are as follows: 1A. European stations applying for the "HF-Award": - should work at least 20 different ES-stations on HF bands; - besides, there should be contacts with at least 5 different ES-call areas; - special stickers for working 50 & 100 ES-stations are available. 1B. European stations applying for the "VHF-Awards": - "VHF-Award": should work at least 10 different ES-stations on 2m band with their location in at least 5 different WW QTH locator squares of Estonia; - "UHF-Award": should work at least 5 different ES-stations on 70cm band; - "SHF-Award": should work at least 3 different ES-stations on 23cm or higher bands; - "6m-Award" : should work at least 10 different ES-stations on 6m band with their location in at least 5 different WW QTH locator squares of Estonia; * Contacts via man-made satellites are not valid in the above classes. - "Satellite Award": should work at least 5 different ES-stations via man- made amateur radio satellite of whatever type. 1C. Short-wave (and VHF, UHF, etc.) listeners can obtain the award and the corresponding stickers according to the same rules having proved the necessary amount of followed two-way communications with at least one side of it being an ES-station. 2A. Stations outside of Europe applying for the "HF-Award": - should work at least 10 different ES-stations on HF bands; - special stickers for working 50 and 100 ES-stations are available. 2B. Stations outside of Europe applying for the "VHF-Award": - "VHF/UHF/SHF-Award": should work at least 2 different ES-stations either on 2m, 70cm or 23cm bands; - "6m Award": should work at least 5 different ES-statons on 6m band. * contacts via man-made satellites are not valid in the above classes. - "Satellite Award": should work at least 3 different ES-stations via man- made amateur radio satellite of whatever type. 2C. Short-wave (and VHF, UHF, etc.) listeners can obtain the award and the corresponding stickers according to the same rules having proved the necessary amount of followed two-way communications with at least one side of it being an ES-station. Contacts with ES-stations are valid since 1.01.1990. QSL-cards from ES-stations serve as the proof of the validity of the contacts. However, it is sufficient for an applicant to send an abstract of his log with all necessary data on the contacts and a verification of these QSOs by a local amateur radio authority or by two other amateurs with their signatures under the application. In this case QSL cards are not required to be sent to the award manager. The cost of the award with one sticker on it is 5 USD. While applying for different VHF-Awards, you may also apply only for one award (5 USD) and then for corresponding additional stickers (2 USD each) that will be separately numbered. The cost of the special "bonus" stickers for 50 or 100 ES-stations is also 2 USD each. Send your application together with the corresponding fee to the "Estonia Award" Manager:
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