SOON ON AIR: "VARESE 2008 AWARD"

INSUBRIA RADIO CLUB in cooperation with the Italian Ham Radio Association A.R.I. local branch of Gallarate invites all YL, OM and SWL of the world to take part in the “VARESE 2008-UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS” Award and has the honour to announce it to celebrate this event, which will take place in Varese from Sep. 23rd 2008 to Sep. 28th 2008. This Award also will commemorate the 75th first victory’s anniversary of Alfredo Binda, who was born in Varese area and won three times this competition.

Period: 00:00 UTC of Sep. 23rd 2008 to 24:00 UTC of Sep. 28th 2008.
Bands: 160 m.–80 m.–40 m.–20 m.–17 m.-15 m.–12 m.–10 m.

Categories: SSB- CW – digital modes (RTTY and PSK31)

Special stations and points:

Jolly stations: 5 points
o II2BIN Alfredo Binda
o II2UCI Road World Championships
o IQ2IR Insubria Radio

Accredited stations: 1 point
(see the list below and updating in the website www.insubriaradio.org)
o YL/OM of the Italian Ham Radio Association A.R.I. local branch of Gallarate;
o Insubria Radio Team’s members,

It’s allowed to contact all the stations only one time in different bands or mode in the same day. It’s also possible to be active as /p or /m.

Call: CQ Varese 2008

Pay attention please! Only the special callsigns II2BIN and II2UCI and all accredited stations published in our website are valid for the official Award of World Cycling Championships “VARESE 2008”.
Awards:

GOLD: 15 different contacts (3 Jolly, 2xHB9 and 10xI)

SILVER: 5 different contacts (3 Jolly, 1xHB and 1 x I)

BRONZE: 10 different contacts with Jolly stations and/or accreditated Italian and HB9 stations.

The Platinum Award, regardless from the classes, will be given to the following, who will hit the highest score. In addition to the parchment Award they will receive a silk-screen plate.

First Italian YL
First foreign YL
First Italian OM

First foreign OM (Europe)
First foreign OM (outside Europe)
First SWL
First IQ station or Italian Radio Club
First foreign Radio Club

The Awards will be issued who will apply within Oct. 31st 2008 to the Award Manager IZ1CRR Maurizio Bertolino – iz1crr(at)insubriaradio(dot)org, - Address: Maurizio Bertolino P.O. Box n° 13 – I-12022 BUSCA (CN), enclosing the log in ADIF file, Excel or Word file, or paper Log, a QSL card.
The contribution of € 10.00/USD 15,00, which will be entirely devolved to the Catholic Mission “Maria de Mattias” of Ingorè – Guinea Bissau, has to be paid as follow:
PayPal emanuela.trevisan(at)insubriaradio(dot)org
Banking Banco Posta - Paolicelli Mario e Ghiringhelli Fulvio IBAN: IT60 V076 0110 8000 0008 5673 614
QSL Manager info: www.qrz.com – via Bureau or direct (SASE or Green Stamps).
For further information, please contact: IZ2ELV Emanuela Trevisan – a iz2elv(at)insubriaradio(dot)org
Accredited stations
HB9EDM Marco
HB9EDR Roberto
HB9FAQ Fiorenzo
HB9FBG Mauro
HB9FBI Luciano
HB9IRC Insubria Radio Club Lugano
HB9OAE Maico
HB9OAU Claudio
HB9TUZ Massimo
HB9OK TERA Radio Club
I0VOK Olga
I1MQ Ada
I1UJX Giovanni
I2AZ Giuseppe
I2JJR Augusto
I2JRY High School I.S.I.S. A. Ponti of Gallarate
I2KJS Roberto
I2NAY Piero
I2UUA Angelo
I2VGW Gabriele
I2VZU Claudio
I2ZQW Anchise
IK2FIQ Agostino
IK2IWU Carlo
IK2LQN Emilio
IK2MDX Angelo
IK2RXX Lanfranco
IK2SFM Cesare
IK2TDR Vittorio
IK2TTJ Sandro
IK2ULB Angelo

IK2WFJ Mauro

IK2WXZ Roberto
IK2YXH Ivano

IQ2GM A.R.I. Local Branch of Gallarate
IW2EAX Lorenzo

IW2KVT Mauro
IW2LFD Luciano
IZ1CRR Maurizio

IZ1EZN Giorgio
IZ1GJK Maurizio

IZ2BHQ Giorgio
IZ2DOC Luca
IZ2DVI Marco
IZ2ELV Emanuela
IZ2EXA Fulvio
IZ2GAO Mario
IZ2GMU Fabio
IZ2KLV Generoso
IZ2LXL Federico

IZ3DBA Giacomo

We look forward to meeting you on air!

73 de Insubria Radio Team & A.R.I. Local Branch of Gallarate