The DXCC is the holy grail of amateur radio awards. The award, issued by the ARRL, is for having worked 100 DXCC entities. Available for almost any combination of bands and modes, so far I have managed to obtain DXCC on mixed mode, SSB and RTTY.

 

 

My current DXCC progress and confirmation is as follows:

 

After DXCC, the IOTA award is probably the most sought after. It is awarded for successfully working Islands On The Air around the world. There are over a 1000 of them!

 

 

It sounds easy, given that islands such as the British mainland are IOTA EU-005, however some are VERY small islands that have no resident amateur radio stations. This means that DXpeditions to activate them are keenly chased when they appear on the bands. One of the rarest is AF-102 "Hollams Bird island" of the Erongo/Hardap Region Group, off the coast of Namibia. This island has never been activated!

 

 

This was me during the 2008 IOTA contest. I entered the 12hr mixed-mode Island section. This seems to be a good section for me, as I have won this section twice so far!

 

My current IOTA 'tally' as of 08-May-2011 is

 

Islands worked or confirmed: 165

Islands confirmed: 84

 

Count	IOTA	Worked	Band	Mode
1	AF-003	ZD8Z	15M	SSB
2	AF-004	EA8/DK2HH	15M	SSB
3	AF-014	CT3/DJ6QT	20M	SSB
4	AF-016	FR1HZ	20M	RTTY
5	AF-018	IH9R	40M	CW
6	AF-019	IG9R	15M	SSB
7	AF-073	TS7C	20M	RTTY
8	AF-086	D4B	20M	SSB
9	AN-016	RI1ANC	30M	RTTY
10	AS-004	5B/AJ2O	40M	SSB
11	AS-006	VR2XLN	20M	RTTY
12	AS-007	JM1XCW	20M	RTTY
13	AS-077	JA6ZPR	20M	RTTY
14	AS-089	RI9KM	20M	SSB
15	AS-117	JF1PJK	20M	RTTY
16	AS-120	C4MG	20M	SSB
17	AS-159	TC2T	20M	SSB
18	EU-001	SV5/DL3DRN	15M	RTTY
19	EU-002	OH0W	80M	RTTY
20	EU-003	CU2AF	20M	SSB
21	EU-004	EA3CBH/EA6	6M	SSB
22	EU-005	G8GGP	2M	SSB
23	EU-006	EJ0GI	40M	SSB
24	EU-007	EJ3GJB/P	6M	SSB
25	EU-008	GM2T	40M	SSB
26	EU-009	GM8M	20M	SSB
27	EU-010	GM3PPG/P	80M	SSB
28	EU-011	M8C	40M	SSB
29	EU-012	MM0ECG	20M	SSB
30	EU-013	GJ2A	60M	CW
31	EU-014	TK5EP	40M	SSB
32	EU-015	SV9CVY	20M	RTTY
33	EU-016	9A1CFN	40M	SSB
34	EU-018	OY/DK7MCX	12M	SSB
35	EU-020	SA1A	6M	CW
36	EU-021	TF3GC	20M	RTTY
37	EU-022	JX9NOA	20M	SSB
38	EU-023	9H6A	40M	SSB
39	EU-024	IS0/WH0Q	20M	SSB
40	EU-025	IT9YSW	20M	SSB
41	EU-026	JW5E	20M	CW
42	EU-028	IA5/IK5AFJ	40M	PSK31
43	EU-029	OZ8ABE	20M	RTTY
44	EU-030	OZ/DL6MHW	40M	CW
45	EU-031	IC8WIC	15M	SSB
46	EU-032	F6BKP/P	20M	SSB
47	EU-034	ES0IC	20M	RTTY
48	EU-036	LA/SP7VC	80M	SSB
49	EU-037	8S7A	20M	SSB
50	EU-038	PE1DTU	2M	SSB
51	EU-039	F/OT3T	40M	SSB
52	EU-040	CS7T	10M	SSB
53	EU-041	IR0LVC	40M	CW
54	EU-042	DK8OL	40M	SSB
55	EU-043	SK6M/P	80M	SSB
56	EU-045	IB0/OM0C	80M	SSB
57	EU-046	LA5TFA	20M	RTTY
58	EU-047	DH6DAO/P	40M	SSB
59	EU-049	SV8GXC	40M	PSK63
60	EU-050	IL7/IZ4JMA	30M	PSK31
61	EU-052	SV8CS	20M	RTTY
62	EU-054	IF9ZWA	20M	SSB
63	EU-055	LA9VDA/P	20M	CW
64	EU-057	DK3R	20M	SSB
65	EU-061	LA7XK	40M	SSB
66	EU-064	TM7C	20M	SSB
67	EU-065	TM0M	40M	CW
68	EU-067	SV8/SV1JG	20M	CW
69	EU-068	F/OO5S/P	40M	SSB
70	EU-071	TF/DL9DAN	30M	PSK31
71	EU-072	SV8/HA6PS	20M	CW
72	EU-074	TM0EME	20M	SSB
73	EU-077	ED1CA	40M	SSB
74	EU-080	AM1S	40M	CW
75	EU-084	SK0HS/5	20M	SSB
76	EU-088	OZ8MW/P	15M	SSB
77	EU-091	IZ7CDE/P	40M	CW
78	EU-092	MM0BQI/P	40M	SSB
79	EU-096	OH1/DG5XJ	20M	SSB
80	EU-101	OH2DZ/P	20M	CW
81	EU-105	F/OT3T	40M	SSB
82	EU-108	MM0BQI/P	40M	SSB
83	EU-110	9A/OK1JKV	20M	PSK63
84	EU-113	SX8L	40M	RTTY
85	EU-114	GU6NMT	2M	SSB
86	EU-115	EI6JK	40M	SSB
87	EU-116	GD4IOM	2M	SSB
88	EU-120	G3N	80M	SSB
89	EU-121	EJ2MT	40M	SSB
90	EU-122	GN0ADX/P	40M	SSB
91	EU-123	GS3RCM/P	40M	SSB
92	EU-124	GW5X	40M	SSB
93	EU-125	OZ/DF0TX	40M	SSB
94	EU-126	OH9GIT	20M	RTTY
95	EU-127	DA0T/P	20M	SSB
96	EU-128	DL5XAT/P	40M	SSB
97	EU-129	DR6IOTA	40M	SSB
98	EU-130	IU3G	10M	SSB
99	EU-131	IL3T	20M	PSK63
100	EU-132	SN1A	40M	RTTY
101	EU-133	RK1B/P	20M	SSB
102	EU-136	9A7T/P	40M	SSB
103	EU-139	7S2S	20M	SSB
104	EU-140	OH5AD	20M	SSB
105	EU-142	EE1MI	40M	CW
106	EU-143	ED7SPI	6M	SSB
107	EU-144	IC8S	20M	SSB
108	EU-146	PA6Z	40M	SSB
109	EU-147	UA1NFA/P	20M	CW
110	EU-149	ES2Q	20M	SSB
111	EU-150	CQ2I	40M	SSB
112	EU-151	EE5KB	15M	SSB
113	EU-153	UE1OTA	20M	SSB
114	EU-155	IK4JQS	40M	PSK125
115	EU-156	F5RAB/P	40M	CW
116	EU-158	SV1GYG/8	30M	RTTY
117	EU-163	4O1OTA	40M	SSB
118	EU-165	IM0/IZ0EJQ	40M	SSB
119	EU-168	TF/DL3PS	40M	CW
120	EU-170	9A/HG3X	20M	SSB
121	EU-171	OZ5AGJ	40M	RTTY
122	EU-172	OZ3FYN/P	20M	SSB
123	EU-173	OH9A	20M	SSB
124	EU-174	J48WT	20M	SSB
125	EU-175	CU4M	20M	SSB
126	EU-176	SG3U	6M	CW
127	EU-181	LZ1BJ/1	20M	CW
128	EU-182	EM5F	20M	SSB
129	EU-183	YO3CZW	40M	SSB
130	EU-185	UA6AF/P	40M	CW
131	NA-001	C6ATA	40M	CW
132	NA-002	VQ5XF	40M	CW
133	NA-005	VP9/K9JY	20M	RTTY
134	NA-010	VE1OP	15M	RTTY
135	NA-015	CO6WYR	40M	PSK31
136	NA-018	OX3DB	20M	PSK31
137	NA-021	8P2K	20M	RTTY
138	NA-022	VP2E	15M	SSB
139	NA-024	J39BS	20M	RTTY
140	NA-026	NC2N	20M	RTTY
141	NA-027	VO1AU	20M	SSB
142	NA-029	VY2TT	20M	SSB
143	NA-032	FP/VE7SV	15M	SSB
144	NA-038	VC2W	20M	SSB
145	NA-083	N3MK	40M	PSK31
146	NA-096	HI3TEJ	20M	RTTY
147	NA-097	6Y8XF	40M	CW
148	NA-099	KP4JRS	40M	RTTY
149	NA-101	J73WA	30M	PSK31
150	NA-102	TO6T	20M	SSB
151	NA-104	V47NT	40M	CW
152	NA-106	KP2TM	20M	SSB
153	NA-107	TM3ANT	40M	SSB
154	NA-108	J6DX	40M	SSB
155	NA-111	N2OB	40M	CW
156	NA-137	K1DG	20M	CW
157	OC-036	ZL2AMI	40M	RTTY
158	OC-088	9M6XRO	20M	CW
159	OC-134	ZL3RG	40M	PSK31
160	OC-137	VK4AN	20M	RTTY
161	OC-143	YB5BO	15M	RTTY
162	SA-003	PY0FF	20M	PSK31
163	SA-004	HC8N	40M	RTTY
164	SA-006	PJ2F	20M	SSB
165	SA-036	P40Y	20M	SSB

The DLD Award is an official award of the German Amateur Radio Club (DARC) which is gained for working a number of DOK's. The award is on a per band basis, the minimum being 100 DOK's on a band. I have enough for a 40m claim!

 

 

As of 08-May-2011 I have achieved DOKs worked or confirmed: 437. Some of the special DOKs I have worked include:

 

The "RDA" (Russian District Award) is an International Award Program with the goal of attracting interest in Amateur Radio through the communication with various Districts of the Russian Federation. As well as casual contacts, there is an "RDA Contest" every August.

As of 08-May-2011 I have achieved Russian Districts worked or confirmed: 383

 

Issued by Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR), the Russia award is for stations working 50 different Russian oblasts. The 'oblast' is the two-letter code that forms the first part of a Russian stations district code:

 

RU6YY is in "AD-03" which is the Distrikt of  "Giaginsky Area", and where the code "AD" = Oblast "Republic of Adygeya" which is Subyekt "102".

 

As of 08-May-2011 I have achieved Russian Oblasts worked or confirmed: 63

The DDFM award [Diplôme des Départements Français de la Métropole] is available from REF-Union to all amateurs worldwide who submit QSL card proof of having contacted each of the 96 departments of France. The minimum award issued is for 40 departments on HF, or 20 on VHF.

 

 

As of 08-May-2011 I have achieved French Departments worked or confirmed: 83

The WAB series of awards is available from the WAB to all amateurs worldwide who submit proof with written confirmation of having contacted a minimum of 300 10km x 10km grid square system, coupled with one of the Local Government Administrative regions, on the HF bands.

 

As of 08-May-2011 on HF I have achieved Worked All Britain Areas worked or confirmed: 138

The WAIP award is available from the ARI to all amateurs worldwide who submit proof with written confirmation of having contacted at least 40 of the 103 Italian provinces .

 

As of 08-May-2011 I have achieved Italian Provinces worked or confirmed: 92

The Canadaward award is available from the RAC to all amateurs worldwide who submit proof with written confirmation of having contacted each of the 13 provinces and territories  of Canada. There is also a 5-band version available.

 

As of 08-May-2011 I have achieved Provinces worked or confirmed: 8

 

I am still trying to get contacts with Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan and the Yukon.

The WAS [Worked All States] award is available from the ARRL to all amateurs worldwide who submit proof with written confirmation of having contacted each of the 50 states of the United States of America. As well as a generic award, you can also get speciality awards and endorsements, such as contacts just via SSTV, RTTY, PSK-31, RTTY, or for contacts on one single bands, such as 160m, 2m or 70cms.

 

As of 08-May-2011 I have achieved States worked or confirmed: 44

 

The latest state to be worked was Arizona, with K5GO on 80m CW. At the moment I am missing contacts with Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Nevada and Utah.