08-22-2006, 06:29 AM
To celebrate Australia's new era of ham radio, in particular the entry level Foundation Licence, Amateur Radio Victoria has struck a special activity award. The Welcome Aussie Foundation Licensees "WAFL" (pronounced waffle) Award will coincide with the steady induction of the new members of the amateur radio community. Around 1,000 are expected to be licensed by the end of 2006 and active on the 80m, 40m, 15m, 10m, 2m and 70cm bands. A maximum of 10 watts power is permitted for this license class. ACMA has adopted the distinctive and unusual four-letter suffix starting with "F" for all VK Foundation licensees.
Rules:
1) Make on-air contacts with Australian Foundation Licence Stations that include exchange of signal reports
2) Stations may be contacted more than once, provided it is not on the same day unless on more than one frequency band
3) Repeater and IRLP contacts fall within the spirit of this award as they require use of radio at each end of a contact
4) Proof of contacts must be by log extract with minimum details of call sign, date, time and band
5) Contacts must include Foundation Licence Stations in more than one VK call area
Australian award claimants are required to submit evidence of contact with at least 50 while DX stations require at least 10 contacts. The "Waffle" Award period began on October 5 2005 and ends on Australia Day, 26 January, 2007. Claims accompanied by $A5 (non-Australian claimants $US10) or equivalent should be sent to: Awards Manager, Amateur Radio Victoria, 40g Victory Boulevard
ASHBURTON 3147, VICTORIA AUSTRALIA.
Internet: http://www.amateurradio.com.au/news/2006/feb.html
Rules:
1) Make on-air contacts with Australian Foundation Licence Stations that include exchange of signal reports
2) Stations may be contacted more than once, provided it is not on the same day unless on more than one frequency band
3) Repeater and IRLP contacts fall within the spirit of this award as they require use of radio at each end of a contact
4) Proof of contacts must be by log extract with minimum details of call sign, date, time and band
5) Contacts must include Foundation Licence Stations in more than one VK call area
Australian award claimants are required to submit evidence of contact with at least 50 while DX stations require at least 10 contacts. The "Waffle" Award period began on October 5 2005 and ends on Australia Day, 26 January, 2007. Claims accompanied by $A5 (non-Australian claimants $US10) or equivalent should be sent to: Awards Manager, Amateur Radio Victoria, 40g Victory Boulevard
ASHBURTON 3147, VICTORIA AUSTRALIA.
Internet: http://www.amateurradio.com.au/news/2006/feb.html