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			<title>DAY OF BEIUS - CITY 2026 AWARD</title>
			<link>https://dxnews.com/forum/forum/amateur-radio-awards/69447-day-of-beius-city-2026-award</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 15:32:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Award address : https://radioawards.club/ses/211 
Period : 10.03-18.04.2026 
Mode : FT8/ FT4, SSB, CW 
BAND : 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m. 
To...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Award address : <a href="https://radioawards.club/ses/211" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://radioawards.club/ses/211</a><br />
<b><span style="color:#f39c12">Period : 10.03-18.04.2026</span></b><br />
Mode : FT8/ FT4, SSB, CW<br />
<b><span style="color:#8e44ad">BAND : 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m.</span></b><br />
To download the diploma, <span style="color:#e74c3c"><b><u>a single QSO is required</u></b></span>, regardless of the band and working mode. <u>After making the QSO, in the next minute</u>, go to the diploma page <a href="https://radioawards.club/ses/211" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://radioawards.club/ses/211</a>, write your callsign in the box at the top, <b><span style="color:#d35400"><i>Check Awards</i></span></b> and <b><span style="color:#e67e22"><i>download the diploma</i></span></b>.<br />
Scope : DAY OF THE BEIUS - CITY 2026 award is a diploma initiated on the occasion of the celebration of the city day of Beius, ROMANIA/ EUROPE.<br />
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			<title>II2WOG - II3WOG - II3BIA - II3COR</title>
			<link>https://dxnews.com/forum/forum/amateur-radio-awards/69062-ii2wog-ii3wog-ii3bia-ii3cor</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:12:22 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>II2WOG II3WOG II3BIA II3COR Special event stations will be active from Italy during Winter Olympic Games, 6 February - 22 March 2026. 
Special award...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[II2WOG II3WOG II3BIA II3COR Special event stations will be active from Italy during Winter Olympic Games, 6 February - 22 March 2026.<br />
Special award will be available:<br />
Winter Games – AWARD RULES<br />
<br />
VALIDITY PERIOD<br />
<br />
The Award will begin on February 6, 2026 (at 00:00 UTC) and will conclude on March 22, 2026 (at 23:59 UTC).<br />
<br />
During the event, the following special event stations will be active:<br />
<br />
II2WOG – II3WOG – II3BIA – II3COR<br />
<br />
ELIGIBILITY<br />
<br />
The award is open to all licensed radio amateurs and SWLs worldwide.<br />
<br />
BANDS<br />
<br />
All amateur radio bands according to the IARU Band Plan: MF (160 m), HF, VHF, UHF (70 cm and 23 cm), and QO-100 satellite.<br />
<br />
MODES<br />
<br />
The following modes are permitted: CW, SSB, RTTY, FT (FT8/FT4).<br />
<br />
EXCHANGE<br />
<br />
RS(T) report only.<br />
<br />
LIMITATIONS<br />
<br />
Each special event station may be contacted a maximum of four times per day: once for each emission mode on each band.<br />
Any duplicate contacts (QSOs made on the same day, same band, and same mode) will be considered “dupes” and will not award additional points, nor will they incur penalties.<br />
<br />
SCORING<br />
<br />
Points will be awarded for each valid QSO according to the following rules:<br />
•1 point for each FT mode QSO<br />
•2 points for each SSB mode QSO<br />
•3 points for each RTTY mode QSO<br />
•5 points for each CW mode QSO<br />
<br />
On the following dates, QSOs with special stations will be worth double points:<br />
•06/02/2026 – Opening Ceremony<br />
•08/02/2026 – Women’s Downhill<br />
•15/02/2026 – Women’s Giant Slalom<br />
•17/02/2026 – Men’s 4 x 7.5 km Relay<br />
•18/02/2026 – Women’s 4 x 6 km Relay<br />
•22/02/2026 – Closing Ceremony<br />
•06/03/2026 – Paralympic Opening Ceremony<br />
•08/03/2026 – Women’s Giant Slalom (Paralympic)<br />
•15/03/2026 – Paralympic Closing Ceremony<br />
<br />
The final score is the sum of all individual QSO points.<br />
<br />
AWARD CLASSES<br />
<br />
The Award is issued in four classes based on the total score:<br />
1.Basic Class: 50 points<br />
2.Bronze Class: 100 points<br />
3.Silver Class: 250 points<br />
4.Gold Class: 500 points<br />
<br />
The award will be issued in electronic format (PDF) and can be downloaded from the HAMAWARD platform.<br />
Stations that do not reach the minimum score for the Basic Class may still download a Certificate of Participation from the same site.<br />
<br />
RANKING<br />
<br />
An online real-time ranking will be available. At the end of the event, participants can download<br />
their award which will include their final ranking position.<br />
<br />
E-QSL<br />
<br />
During and after the event, electronic QSLs (eQSL) for each QSO can be downloaded via the hamaward.cloud platform.<br />
<br />
QSL VIA BUREAU, DIRECT, OR LoTW<br />
<br />
For II2WOG callsign:<br />
Bureau: via IQ2MI<br />
Direct: ARI Milano<br />
via Giulio Natta 11<br />
<br />
LOGS AND SCORING<br />
<br />
Participants are not required to submit any logs. The ranking will be automatically generated by merging the logs from the special event stations.<br />
All special station logs will be uploaded to hamaward.cloud. Scores for each participant will be updated and published automatically in real-time on the platform.<br />
<br />
CONTACTS<br />
<br />
For any further information or inquiries, please contact: <a href="mailto:wog26@arimi.it">wog26@arimi.it</a><br />
<br />
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