ISS Achievement Award rules
 
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The ISS Fan Club is proud to announce the introduction of the "ISS Achievement Award".
The IAA is the first ham-radio award issued for the ISS, it is
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VOICE |
for 2 way QSO's with the Crew |
PACKET |
for successful sending or reading of a PMS message or using the RS0ISS digipeater |
RPT |
for a successful contact through the Repeater mode |
SWL |
for receiving the ISS: Voice and/or Packet |
Note: If your request is for PACKET,
VOICE and/or RPT, we will send you the SWL sticker too.
Others categories, like SSTV, will be added when available on ISS.
Applications will be accepted beginning December 15,
2002. Contacts may have been made at any time since November 2, 2000
The applicant must auto-certify the authenticity of
log information he provides by sending own compiled QSL card for each category he wishes to claim.
We don't request the ARISS QSL.
If you haven't your own QSL card, you can send us a postcard.
This award is available to all Amateur Radio and
SWL operators anywhere in the World.
If in the applicants country SWL listeners no longer have an assigned callsign, his/her name and last name
will be used.
The donation necessary for the ISS Achievement Award is $ 10 or Euro 10.
Stickers for category upgrade are available for $ 3 or Euro 3.
When asking for the IAA, category
stickers are free.
This is a no-profit award.
All collected money will be spent for printing, postage and handling costs.
Any exceeding fund will be donated to AMSAT-NA.
Only Cash can be accepted at this time.
Applications for the award or for category update must be sent
by mail to:
| Claudio Ariotti, IK1SLD Viale O. Marchino 6/a 15033 Casale Monferrato (AL) ITALY |