Awards
RNARS Founded 1960
                                                 

Patron: Admiral Sir Peter Abbott KCB RN
President: Lt Dave Bebbington RN

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The RNARS sponsors a number of Awards which are available to all radio amateurs and short wave listeners.  

For all Award claims no QSL cards are to be sent.  GCR Rules apply.  Certified log extracts by the licence holder.

Please note that only the new style IRC is now accepted for RNARS Awards.  The older style IRC's cannot be accepted and will be returned.

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The Hampshire County Award is for contacting or hearing ANY stations (not only RNARS) in the English County of Hampshire (please note that the Isle of Wight does not count) on or after 1st October 1960. Each station counts 1 point with RNARS special stations counting 2 points. The award is issued in 3 classes:

Class I - UK 50 points, EU 20 points, DX 15 points
Class II - UK 30 points, EU 15 points, DX 10 points
Class III - UK 20 points, EU 10 points, DX 5 points

>>> Download an Application Form <<<

 
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International Navy Award became available from 1st January 2004, therefore NO QSO BEFORE 2004. It is available to all Amateurs and Short Wave Listeners
 
 

Class One: Work or Hear 10 RNARS Members, 10 MF Runde Members, 3 INORC Members and 1 MARAC Member. Plus one member from ANARS or BMARS or FNARS or YO-MARC or MFCA.

Class Two. Work or Hear 5 RNARS Members, 5 MF Runde Members and 1 INORC member. Plus one member from ANARS or BMARS or FNARS or MARAC or YO-MARC or MFCA.

Class Three. This class is for DX stations outside Europe only.
Work or Hear 3 RNARS members, 3 MF Runde Members plus one member from ANARS or BMARS or FNARS or INORC or MARAC or YO-MARC or MFCA.

Joker - A contact with a valid Museum Ship not listed above (see Historic Ships on this site) counts as a missing contact. Only one per application will count
ie 10 x RN, 10 x MF, 3 x INORC, 1 x MARAC, 1 x Joker instead of missing Club.

Cost for UK will be £3.50

Cost for EU will be 5 Euros or 7 IRC

Cost for DX will be $10, 10 Euros, £5 or 10 IRC
 

Clubs are:
RNARS = Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society
MF Runde = German Naval MarineFunker Club
INORC = Italian Old Rhythmers Club
BMARS = Belgium Marine ARS
ANARS = Australian Naval ARS
FNARS = Finnish Naval ARS
MARAC = Marine Amateur Radio Club - Netherlands
YO-MARC = Romanian Marine ARC
MFCA = Marine Funk Club Austria

>>> Download an Application Form <<<

 
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The Mercury Award is for contacting or hearing members of the RNARS on or after 1st October 1960

It is issued on a points basis of 1 point per member heard or worked per band, 2 points are given for RNARS special calls (ie GB2RN, GB3RN, GB2PLY etc.) and 2 points for contacts above 30 MHz

The Award is issued in 3 classes: Class I requires 20 points, the minimum for G stations. Class II requires 10 points, the minimum for EU stations.Class III requires 5 points and is only available for stations outside Europe Stickers are available for 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 150, 200, 250, 500, 750 & 1000. There is no fee for stickers except SAE or 1 IRC.

>>> Download an Application Form <<<

 
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The RNARS World Wide Award is for contacting or hearing members of the RNARS in 10 DXCC countries and on at least 2 continents after 1st October 1960.
 
 

Stickers are available for 25, 50, 75 & 100 Countries and 3, 4, 5 & 6 Continents A member signing /MM can be claimed if close to the shores of a missing continent but does not count for a missing country.

>>> Download an Application Form <<<

 
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HMS Plymouth Award is a new award will be available from January 1st, 2001, and is for communicating with members of the HMS Plymouth Group. The award will be issued on a points basis of 1 point per member per band worked or heard.

A contact with GB2PLY is mandatory and counts 2 points. UK applicants need 25 points, EU applicants need 10 points, DX applicants need 5 points. Only contacts on or after January 1st 2001 will count. Contacts on VHF/UHF count double points ie GB2PLY on 2 metres is 4 points. Cost of the award is £1.50 for the UK, EU £2.00 or 4 IRCs & DX £3.00 or 6 IRCs. Please note that cheques for the Plymouth Award must be made out to "Merseyside (HMS Plymouth) Group" NOT to the RNARS!

>>> Download an Application Form <<<

 
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The Kaleidoscope Award is awarded for contacting or hearing RNARS members, using the last letter of the callsign to spell out: ROYAL NAVAL AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY. No more than one member may count for any single letter. All contacts valid on or after 1st January 1986.
 
Example: G4SN
R, G4BUO, G4ALY, G4XKA, G4MWL = ROYAL etc.

Fees for each individual award are £3.50 (UK), 5 Euros or 7 IRC (EU), $10 or 10 Euros or £5 or 10 IRC (DX)

   >>> Download an Application Form <<<
 

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