Amateur radio diploma

Amateur radio diplomas

An amateur radio diploma is an award issued by an amateur radio association or by an individual that can be earned by any radio amateur . They usually honor a minimum number of radio connections according to certain specifications (countries, islands, association members, etc.). There are over a thousand different amateur radio degrees around the world. Club stations can also obtain diplomas.

species

There are diplomas for specific occasions (short-term diploma), example: Rhineland-Palatinate Day diploma, or for the achievement of certain achievements, example: DXCC diploma. There are also SWL diplomas, i.e. certificates for receiving amateurs who do not have an amateur radio certificate .

Tender

There is a public call for tenders for each diploma. B. on the website of the German Amateur Radio Club (DARC) is published. It is stipulated that you have to handle your radio connections, for example, with a certain region or in a certain operating mode in order to receive the respective diploma. The period of time for performing the service is also determined, for the DXCC diploma is collected over years, while for the diploma for the football World Cup 2006 you only had a few weeks.

Application

To apply for a diploma, a radio amateur must be able to confirm the radio connections by means of a log book excerpt (based on trust) or QSL cards . In the case of short-term diplomas, a deadline for submitting applications must also be observed. Most diplomas have to be paid for by the applicant, only some are financed by donations.

Diploma levels

Some diplomas are divided into levels, for example gold / silver / bronze or 50/100 /…. The criteria for this are also recorded in the tender. For example, the DL-YL diploma can be acquired at levels 50/100/200/300/400/500/600/700/800/1000. This means that you have to establish radio contact with 50/100 /… radio amateurs before an application can be made.

Appearance

Diplomas can be simple two-color certificates or elaborately designed and multi-colored certificates. But it can also be a nicely designed plate or a similar prize.

Examples

• WAC: Worked All Continents of the IARU (for two-way contacts with all continents).
• DXCC (DX Century Club, awarded by the American amateur radio club ARRL ): For radio links with 100 countries according to the ARRL DXCC List . In addition to the known states, this list also includes politically independent parts of the country and areas with a distance of more than 300 kilometers from the heartland. There are stickers for more than 100 countries worked on.
• DLD: Germany diploma of the DARC , for radio connections with at least 100 different DOKs, levels: 100/200/300/400/500/600/700/800/900/1000.
• H26 (formerly H22): Helvetia 26 diploma from USKA for radio links with all Swiss cantons.

Abbreviations

• DL: Germany
• DOK: District local association connoisseur , ie a code consisting of a letter and two digits that identifies individual local associations of the German Amateur Radio Club (DARC) or the Association of Radio Amateurs in Telecommunications and Post (VFDB).
• DX : long distance, long-distance connection ("Distance eXtreme" or long distance)
• SWL : Short Wave Listener, d. H. Shortwave listeners
• YL : Young Lady, d. H. Radio amateur

Web links

• Diploma overview of the DX and HF radio sports department in the DARC

Individual evidence

1. ^ Announcement of the WAC diploma. From DARC.de, accessed on August 23, 2019.
2. ^ DX Century Club . American Radio Relay League (ARRL) website, accessed August 23, 2019.
3. ↑ Germany diploma . Announcement of the Germany Diploma (DLD). From DARC.de, accessed on August 23, 2019.
4. ↑ New USKA diplomas. Announcement of the Helvetia 26 Award, January 2011. From USKA.ch, accessed on 23 August 2019 (PDF; 180 kB), pp. 3–4.