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*****19.08 ILLW, International Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend
................ More than 300 stations are expected to operate, including the following:

5P9O 6E3A 7S0SFJ 7S6TL AF7TS BV1EJ CB2J CR5L CR6L DA0DAG DA0LHT DA2018LH DF0MF DF0VK DF0WLG DG0GF DM2C DM5C EI1E EI2WRC EJ0L GC0OBS HB0AG HB9ILLW II0FA IQ3TS IT1L K1LX K1N K2R K6PV K8EPV KP3LH LI5TA LR5D MM0IMC MN0GKL MN0NID MW1MWD N7D OH5B OV1LH OZ0IL OZ0Q SD5F SD6X SK3GK SK6MA SK7BS SK7RN SN140LHG T43A T45FM T46FY T48FM T48LHH TF3JA TM0BSM TM0LHG TM2LW TM5AF VE9EZ VU2OW VY2PLH W6L W7L W7ZA WP3E WR5J ZB2LGT ZL1AA ZL2AB ZL2LH ZL6CC ZS1CRG ZS1CT ZS1EZ ZS1FRC ZS1OAR ZS3VDK ZS5D ZS5HAM ZS70BAK ZS9V ZV8WLH
................ Full Station List: https://illw.net/index.php/entrants-list-2018

*****20.08 CK2I (VE2EBK)

................ EA8RCK EG8HKT, Diploma Hermano Kolbe en Tenerife
To commemorate the Feast of St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe (SP3RN), work two stations EA8RCK and EG8HKT, any band, any mode. SWL’s need five HRD’s. Send your application, with log extract to: ea8rck@radioclubislascanarias.es
The electronic Award is free of charge.
http://www.radioclubislascanarias.es/Archivos/Diploma%20Kolbe%202017.pdf

................ R13MAKS UE12M
................ SD6X SN140LHG (SP1ZZ) W2GSB W8GNM/8 ZS9V
19.08-20.08 6E3A (XE3WM)
19.08-21.08 5E5A 5E5AM 5E5PG 5E5RAH 5E5VO 5E5WW
*****23.08 HF5SZPPZ
................ R75WKB, Award. Info: https://r3w.hamlog.ru/diploms/kb2018/
*****24.08 II6CNT, Award. Info: https://www.ii6cnt.it/english/homepage/

*****25.08 DF0HD DK0LR DL0TO
................ EH7FDH (Award, QRZ.com)
................ GB100RAF, 2018 RAF 100th Anniversary Year, Award (see below)
................ GB8WOW KH8/W5MJ TX5T W3M ZC4MK
................ OJ0C OE18BALLON V47FWX
20.08-25.08 YR1APS
21.08-25.08 PF36CAVENTE

24.08-25.08 OK1KHL, Amateur Radio Meeting in Holice
................ Info: http://www.ok1khl.com/
25.08......... Piknik Krótkofalarski Regionu Łódzkiego, Lewityn w Pabianicach
................ Info: http://www.piknik.krotkofalowcy.com.pl/

................ GB4RSE W3ZIC
*****26.08 EG7SCC NN1MF OE23HABC RT65KI
24.08-26.08 EJ0DXG
25.08-26.08 KD7ZDO W2GSB

25.08-26.08 YO DX CW SSB Contest, 1200-1159
................ Rules: http://www.yodx.ro/rules
26.08......... Zawody o Replikę Lampy Ignacego Łukasiewicza
................ CW SSB, 80 m, 1500-1700 UTC
................ Regulamin: https://logsp.pzk.org.pl/contests/infos/265.pdf

26.08......... GB0GCS K0ASA
*****27.08 DA2018LH
26.08-27.08 N8A OP0PPY (World War I)
*****28.08 GB1PF
*****29.08 8J1HAM
*****30.08 AN5TOR ZY159CAT
23.08-30.08 SP100N (SP9MA)

*****31.08 4A2MAX (XE2N), St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe (SP3RN), Award
................ Details at QRZ.com

................ 8J3KKI 8J5JAZZ 8J7SPA 8J729FM
................ A35JLL CY1R
................ D73V, National Liberation Day of Korea
................ DA0YFD DF0MF DF0OH DK0GUB DL0EO DL0EM
................ EM20E
................ GB5FWW (World War I, Award, see below)
................ HF80TG (SQ5JD)
................ II0PN, North Pole Expedition
................ II4VOL (Science Milestones in the History of Radio Award, see below)
................ LZ1146SPS (Bulgarian Saints Award, see below)
................ OP18A OP18L OP7LU (World War I)
................ PF2018HAR (Cultural Capital of Europe Award, see below)
................ R1943KB R55AGN
................ RO75NN
................ Award. Info: https://r3e.hamlog.ru/diploms/nn/

................ 25 Years of the Russian Robinson Club, Award
................ R25RFF R25RLHA R25RMA R25RRA R25RRC
................ 9A25RRC DL0RRC EG3RRC EG8RRC EH3RRC
................ HG25RRC IR9RRC KL7RRC LZ25RRC S525RRC
................ SN25RRC T40RRC TM25RRC UP25RRC YN4RRC
................ Info: https://rrc.hamlog.ru/
http://robinsons.ru /news/russian_robinson_club_activity_25th_anniversary_of_foundation/2018-09-01-452

................ SN100RP (SP8YWK)
................ VI50IARU3 (see below) VI70MI (Macquarie Isl.)
................ YT600WCA (Award, QRZ.com)
................ ZM50MAUQ

................ Brave Radio Friends, Lights Hunter Award

................ http://braveradiofriends.weebly.com/annual-activities.html

24.08-31.08 LZ35PAR (Award, QRZ.com)
25.08-31.08 TM64YL, YL Expedition to IOTA EU-064

23.08-20.09 GB250CC, James Cook sailing from Plymouth 250 years ago

*****30.09 8J8ARDF 8N0JM
................ DL18HET DL0BX DL0GE
................ EI0DXG EJ0DXG
................ HF40KVW (SP5KVW, Award, QRZ.com)
................ II2SOTA
................ R25RRC
................ VC3NPARC70

*****01.10 DK0DI
................ EM90L EN90L EO90L (Award, QRZ.com)
*****15.10 HR5/F2JD

*****20.10 IB2RT II0IDO II1IGJ II5AIT OK1KLV R1LK RJ1O SI90FM
................ II1ITR (25.05-25.06) OL90ITALIA (25.05-08.06)
................ Umberto Nobile Award
http://www.assoradiomarinai.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&Itemid=159

*****30.10 DL0PP
*****31.10 8N5CLEAN OL100CSR

................ 8J50IARU 9M50IARU BV50IARU DU50IARU HL50IARU
................ HS50IARU JA50IARU V850IARU VK50IARU
................ YB50IARU YE50IARU
................ VI50IARU3 (until 31.08 only)
................ The 50th Anniversary IARU-R3 Award
................ Info: http://awards-iaru-r3.org

................ DQ3F, 50 Jahre Frankfurter U-Bahn
................ TM53J

*****03.11 DA0WRTC
*****06.11 8J9N

*****11.11 II7WWI, Diploma Regia Marina 1918-2018
http://www.assoradiomarinai.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=102&Itemid=156
Stations: http://www.assoradiomarinai.it/diplomi/regiamarina/lista.htm

................ DJ70WAE, Award. Info:
https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/dx/diplome-des-darc-referates-dx/diplome/#c51102

*****13.11 OE100 prefix, 100 Years of the Republic of Austria
................ OE100YEARS
OE100ABV OE100AGP OE100AIR OE100AJT OE100AKD OE100BFT OE100BKC OE100CQB OE100CQM OE100DMA OE100DMB OE100EGN OE100FTE OE100FUK OE100GBK OE100GTU OE100HTL OE100IGP OE100IIO OE100JWD OE100KFV OE100KHR OE100KJK OE100KLG OE100KLM OE100LHP OE100LRO OE100MFI OE100MPI OE100NCH OE100NIP OE100PGM OE100RNS OE100RTB OE100SGU OE100SPW OE100SSU OE100TWB OE100VIE OE100WMA OE100XA OE100XCL OE100XFG OE100XNC OE100XWI OE100YSC OE100YXK OE100ZKC
Award (see OE100XFG at QRZ.com or https://www.oevsv.at/oevsv/diplome/)

*****14.11 8N4HANA
*****18.11 DA0HC
*****30.11 8J4B 8N3EXPO
................ PA50LELY

................ SP100PFT SP300PAF SP301PAF SP302PAF SP303PAF

................ SP304PAF SP305PAF SP306PAF SP307PAF SP308PAF

................ SP309PAF SP315PAF SP316PAF SP317PAF SP318PAF SP663PAF

................ 100th Anniversary of Forming the Polish Air Forces

................ Award. Info „dyplomy”: https://logsp.pzk.org.pl/)

*****30.11 3Z1918N HF1918N SN1918N SO1918N SP1918N SQ1918N
................ (all via SP6RCG)
................ The Centenary of Regaining Independence by Poland

................ 8N7TENDO
................ TM18PGM (QSL No. 5 of 5), TM 1914/1918 Award

*****03.12 W9AWE W9OAB Clubs and other Illinois stations; /IL200 stations
................ K9K K9S W9I W9V (Illinois Capital Cities, past and present)

................ These stations will operate from 09.08 to 19.08

................ The Illinois Bicentennial Challenge Awards
................ Info: http://www.w9awe.org/challenge.html

Po polsku: http://sp7pki.iq24.pl/default.asp?grupa=3897&temat=477866&nr_str=1

*****27.12 NASA Special Event

................ KG4NJA
................ N1KSC N5BL NA6MF NA6SA NA8SA NN4SA
................ W4WFF W5RRR W6VIO WA3NAN
................ NA1SS, International Space Station
................ Info: https://nasaontheair.wordpress.com/

RI1ANL RI1ANO (RN1ON, South Shetlands) RI1ANR (RK1PWA ZS1ANF), Antarctic
ZL7DX ZL7QT (both ZL2DX direct)

*****31.12.2018

ARRL International Grid Chase, a competition based on LoTW
Info: http://www.arrl.org/international-grid-chase-2018

A1 Club 20th Anniversary Award (01.04-31.03.2019)
Info: http://a1club.net/events/20th/award/index-e.html

3Z100I (SP9YGD) 3Z100N (SP5UHW direct) HF100I (SP4LVK) SN100RD (SP3EA) SN100U (SP2UUU) SP100N (SP9MA) SN100PW (SP3ZAC) SQ100PW (SP3ZBY)
SP100JO (SP5VJO) SP100KWN (SP2TMT) SP100NP (SP5VJO), Award (QRZ.com)
HF100P HF100O HF100L HF100A HF100N HF100D, Award (QRZ.com; until 03.05.2019)
The Centenary of Regaining Independence by Poland
SP 100 Award. Info "dyplomy": https://logsp.pzk.org.pl/

HF100ZHP (SP5ZHH) SN100ZHP (SP5ZIP) SO100ZHP (SP9ZHP) SP100ZHP, Scouting
Award. Info: http://zhp100.hamlogs.net/
HF20PWSZ (SP9TOB) HF45PCL (SP6PCL) HF60NH (SP9NH) HF800W (SP6ILG) HF85LD (SP7PGK)

SN0UNESCO (SP9KDU), see these websites:

WHSA http://www.whsa.info/
HSA Poland http://www.sp9yff.pl/index.php/dyplomy/hsa-poland

SN20UM (SQ9UM) SP0BRGR SP0PL (both SQ8JCB)

4J100A 4J100K 4J100RO 4K100K 4K100W
5W20SAMOA 6I50I 7S75AA

8J1IRW, 30 Years of the Isumi Railway (01.04-31.03.2019)

8J0150NP

8J1ECL 8J1GEO 8J1KOFU 8J1KZ 8J2OGAKI 8J3N 8J3NARA 8J3YYR 8J6N 8J6ONSEN 8J7AID 8J7B 8J7MMF 8J8MMF 8J75RS

8N0400N 8N4RSK 8N1FBK 8N1UEC 8N3MKK 8N5DAIQ

9A200S 9A36W 9A50P 9A60KDE 9A61AA 9A70A

9H18VLT
A60MBZ A60YOZ A91YOZ
CR140AA

DA200FWR DB25ONN
DF0CHE DF0DO DF0PW DF0SC DF1000ZEIL
DJ7A DJ70WAE
DK0CH DK0ED DK0EM DK0FN DK0HW DK0IA DK0KG DK0LE DK0LI DK0LU DK0MTR DK0SN
DK1000ZEIL DK200MARX DK35FRI DK50STM DK60BIB
DL0AK DL0BPY DL0BRV DL0CRE DL0DFS DL0DL DL0DOK DL0EAM DL0FHD DL0FOX DL0GY DL0HDB DL0HRS DL0HY DL0IBO DL0KDW DL0LC DL0LEO DL0LU DL0LZ DL0MRR DL0NO DL0PB DL0TEU DL0ZWI
DL0IR DL0NEU (Award, QRZ.com)
DL100BY DL100EMMA (Award, QRZ.com)
DL5K (Via Regia Award, QRZ.com)
DL60BIB DL70PADER DL8L
DM125ZYA DM18ARDF DM5Z DM8T DM900ZWI
DP0GVN (Antarctic, DL5EBE)
DQ1IGRY (RTTY Interest Group) DQ2018KTMS DQ5E DQ800HRO
DR18WRD (M0SDV, UN World Radio Day) DR60RAFG

DP80FOC IR0FOC
First Class CW Operators' Club, 80th Anniversary
https://www.g4foc.org/
FOC 80th Anniversary Challenge: https://www.g4foc.org/foc80

E725SRRS, 25 Years of the Amateur Radio Union of the Republic of Srpska

E725ZRHB, 25 Years of the Bosnia Herzegovina Radio Amateur Association

Award (QRZ.com)

E770D

EH3UAB

EI0NMMI EI100MCV

EM25URD EM7U EO0UD (all UR7UT), Award (QRZ.com)
EM30N
G5CH

GB1GW (January) GB1FWW (February) GB2GW (March) GB2FWW (April) GB4GW (May) GB4FWW (June) GB5GW (July) GB5FWW (August) GB6GW (September) GB6FWW (October) GB8GW (November) GB0AD (10-11.11.2018)
World War I, Award (see GB1GW at QRZ.com)
GB50TEL

GB100RAF (*) VP8RAF/100 ZB2RAF
G0RAF G1RAF G3RAF G4RAF G6RAF G7RAF G8RAF GB0RAF GB1RAF GB2RAF (*all)
(also other stations; *operating from various locations; log their QTH's)
RAF 100 Award (until 31.03.2019)
RAF Station List: http://www.qsl.net/g4dqp/Activations.html
RAF Station List: https://www.rafars.org/raf100/

HA50KVG HG480UD HG60KCI
HH70A

II0GM (Marconi, I0KQB direct) II3GRD II5VC (WWFF and Castles)
IQ3QR, La Grande Guerra – 1915/1918 Award
Info: http://www.arimontebelluna.it/news/news_diploma.htm
Until the end of 2018: II3FW II3GM II3PG II3WW
Award: https://sites.google.com/site/diplomagrandeguerra/
Centenario Prima Guerra Mondiale 2014/2018: http://mqc.beepworld.it/dres-la-grande-guerra.htm

II2RR, “Radio Rivista” Award (QRZ.com; 01.04-31.12)
Challenge: work IA IB IC ID IE IF IG IH II IJ IL IM IO IP IQ IR IY prefix stations
Your eQSL (www.eqsl.cc) confirmation is mandatory for both Award and/or Challenge
http://www.ari.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5239%3Adiploma-del-70d-anniversario-di-radiorivista-e-il-rr-challenge&catid=59%3Adiplomiari&Itemid=68&lang=it

Science Milestones in the History of Radio Award. Info: II4AMP at QRZ.com
II4MXW (January; James Clerk Maxwell) II4HRZ (February; Heinrich Rudolf Hertz) II4CAO (March; Temistocle Calzecchi Onesti) II4MAR (April; Guglielmo Marconi) II4TES (May; Nikola Tesla) II4AMP (June; Andre Marie Ampere) II4COU (July; Augustin de Coulomb) II4VOL (August; Alessandro Volta) II4LNZ (September; Heinrich Lenz) II4OER (October; Hans Christian Oersted) II4HNR (November; Joseph Henry) II4FRD (December; Michael Faraday)
Check your status: http://arifidenza.hamlogs.net/
Info: http://www.arifidenza.it/LaSezione/diplomapietremiliari2018/Diploma_PIETRE_MILIARI_ita.asp

II5VC (WWFF and Castles)

LM10SOTA
LM90C LM90HQ LM90NRRL, 90th Anniversary of the Norsk Radio Relæ Liga (NRRL)

LY100TTT

LZ1883PSS (January) LZ250MT (February) LZ40MS (March) LZ362ME (April) LZ110SAE (May) LZ430PPW (June) LZ380PM (July) LZ1146SPS (August) LZ920MLC (September) LZ1545POA (October) LZ33MM (November) LZ532PSO (December)
All Bulgarian Saints 2018 Award. Info: http://www.lz1kcp.com/
LZ25TRC LZ73TRC (Awards, QRZ.com)
LZ65RCP (Award, QRZ.com)

OE18WRCD
OG60F, Award. Info: http://teljanradioamatoorit.dy.fi/?OG60F
OH73ELK OH73S
OM75TESLA OM777AD OM777CS OM777FL
OP18HC (Award, QRZ.com)

PI4ECC, Friesland Marathon
PF2018LWD (January) PF2018SNK (February) PF2018YLS (March) PF2018SLO (April) PF2018BOL (May) PF2018HIN (June) PF2018FRA (July) PF2018HAR (August) PF2018DOK (September) PF2018WOR (October) PF2018STA (November)
All stations (December), Award: http://hamecc2018.eu/11-cities-marathon/rules/

RL5G, Awards. See at QRZ.com and: http://rl5g.hamlog.ru/
R20ERRS
S510SOTA (Award, QRZ.com) S550DSW (Award, QRZ.com) S590RTVS
SK50AJ, Award. Info: http://www.sk5sm.se/sk5aj/SK5AJ-Jubileumsdiplom.pdf
SU9JT
TC3TROIA
UN7D.. UN7J.. UN8D.. UN8J.., Semilapatinsk 300 Award (http://kz.hamlog.ru/)
VQ920JC VP8HDM

YL100 prefix, 100th Anniversary of the Latvian Republic, Award

YO100DX YP100ARR, The Centenary of the Great Union
YR100R (Award, QRZ.com). Download: http://www.hamyo.ro/yr100r/en/qso.php
YR0MB YR0REX YR100BA (Award, QRZ.com) YR100U
(Award, see YR100U at QRZ.com), specific dates will be published in my Calendar
YQ69MSCC

YT70SRV YU70SRV

YU100APV YT100SF YU100WWI (all World War I)
YU70EXY YU85AOP (Award, QRZ.com)
ZS70BAK

«Golden Echelon»
75 Years of the Beginning of the Blockade of Leningrad and Dispatch of the Coal Trains from Vorkuta. Collect 872 pts. for contacts (HRD’s) with the stations from the following Regions: City of St. Petersburg (R1A; RDA: SP), Leningrad Region (R1C; LO), Arkhangelsk Region (R1O; AR), Vologda Region (R1Q; VO), Komi Republic (R9X; KO), as well as the members of the “Arctica” Club. Any band, any mode, until 26 January 2019.
Check the stations’ activity at: http://arctica.hamlog.ru/
Check the Rules and your score at and collect your Award from:
http://arctica.hamlog.ru/diploms/eshelon/

«Baikal-Amur Mainline»
For QSO’s with 3 RDA counties of the Amur Region (R0J) through which the Baikal-Amur Mainline is running after 28.04.2016. Repeat QSO’s on different bands or with different modes are valid. Info: http://cqamur.ru/?page_id=2175
Check your status at: http://cqamur.ru/?page_id=2175

«Steel Mainlines»
For 2 QSO’s with the following stations: R163VW R163VW/p (2014) R164VW R164VW/p (2015) R165VW R165VW/p (2016) RP72FV (May 2017). Repeat contacts are valid on different bands or with different modes. Or for contacts with RZ4AZ or RZ4AZ/p on three different bands, regardless of mode. Award Manager: RZ4AZ
Info: http://r4a.hamlog.ru/

Selected Links

NPOTA ARRL National Parks on the Air: https://npota.arrl.org/nps-events.php
WWFF World Wide Flora and Fauna: http://wwff.winqsl.com/about/
IOTA RSGB Islands on the Air: https://www.iota-world.org/
WCA World Castles Award: http://wcagroup.org/
WHSA World Heritage Sites Award: http://www.whsa.info/
Summits-on-the-Air SOTA Watch: http://www.sotawatch.org/

K1BV's DX Awards: http://www.dxawards.com/
US 1x1 Special-Event Callsigns: http://www.1x1callsigns.org/index.php/search
ARRL Contest Awards, download from: http://contests.arrl.org/certificates.php

ON4LEA Calendar of Meetings and Fleemarkets in Europe:

http://www.on4lea.be/termine.htm

Contest Calendars
WA7BNM: http://www.contestcalendar.com/contestcal.html
SM3CER: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/
SP9CXN: http://sp9cxn.pzk.pl/kalendarz.html

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Sierpień - August

ILLW

9M61MY

GB250CC

Illinois Bicentennial

*****31.12.2018

WRTC 2018

Railway Events 2018

Golden Echelon, Steel and Baikal-Amur Mainlines

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