"Castles of Spain" Award (DCE)


"Castles of Spain " (DCE) purpose to rise of interest to Spanish history, historical and architectural heritage of Spain

1. The Award has the international character and issued to any radio amateurs and SWL's having the valid licence.

2. The Award issued only once for contacts made in any modes and bands authorized by the Amateur rules.

3. The contacts made via repeaters, satellites, packet or in cross bands or modes won't be valid.

4. All contacts made since 1st January 1994 are valid.

5. To obtain the Award:

  • Spanish stations need to have contacts with 35 castles of 10 from 18 provinces of Spain (including Ceuta and Melilla );
  • other stations need to have contacts with 25 castles of 10 from 18 provinces of Spain;
  • all applicants must have contacts with stations of province Jaén.
  • Provinces of Spain : Andalucia, Aragon, Asturias, Baleares, Canarias, Cantabria, Castilla La Mancha, Castilla y Leon, Cataluna, Ceuta y Melilla, Extremadura, Galicia, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarra, Pais Vasco, Valencia .

    6. For each additional 10 QSOs/SWLs endorsements are issued.

    7. QSOs/SWLs with mobile stations are valid.

    8. Expeditional stations should work in immediate proximity from object (castle, fortress etc).

    9. Activators need to recieve a special permission for work from the castle. It must have personal data of operators and consent of castle's keeper.

    10. Application for the Award is based on the basis of recieved QSL and should contain date, callsign, name and identify number of castle. It must be signed by President of local ham association.

    11. QSL-cards with corrections are not valid.

    12. You can ask any questions unforeseen in this regulations to the Award manager.

    13. The application for the Award and endorsements should be sent to:

    DCE

    P.O.Box 132, 23080 Jaén

    España


    or by e-mail: dce@ea7gxp.com

    To obtain endorsements it is need to attach SASE.

    Founders of the Award will be oblige to all radio hams for co-operating in correction and completion of the castles list.

    14. The objects activated in the same day by the same call sign are not valid (except the object activated by the first).







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