`pedro álvares cabral` award

‘PEDRO ÁLVARES CABRAL’ AWARD
REP - Rede dos Emissores Portugueses, with the support of the Official Commission
for Portuguese Discoveries, is sponsoring this Award , which objective aims to celebrate
Portuguese Discoveries in the XV century, and specifically the discovery of Brazil, by
Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral.
This Award will be permanent, and for it, will count all contacts made on SSB,CW,
Mixed or RTTY modes, on HF bands duly authorized for Amateur service in each
country, being the starting date 15th November 1945.
Entrants: Duly licensed Amateurs and SWLs around the World.
Contacts: To be eligible for the basic Award, each entrant should show proof of contact
with, 5 stations from different Portuguese ‘Distritos’ and 5 stations from different
Brasilian ‘Estados’, with 10 points, in one of the modes: SSB, CW, Mixed or RTTY.
Each Portuguese ‘Distrito’, including those located in Azores archipelago (CU) and
Madeira Island (CT3), and each Brasilian ‘Estado’ plus S.Pedro & S.Paulo Isls. (PY0S),
Trindade & Martim Vaz Isls. (PY0T) and Fernando de Noronha Isls. (PY0F), worth 1
(one) point.
The Award will have 5 different levels (named classes) as follows (each application will
be awarded with a different ‘stamp’):
Class
Class
Class
Class
Class
I
II
III
IV
V
20 Points
30 Points
35 Points
40 Points
45 Points
Gold Sextant
Gold Compass
Gold Anchor
Gold Astrolabe
Gold Caravel
A ‘Honor Roll’ is also available for those amateurs with a ponctuation of 52 points.
These amateurs can then ask for the correspondent Honor Roll Plaque.
Certificate holders will be listed in several DX bulletins.
Applications:
Logs must show, at least: entrant’s identification, date, time (UTC), call, band, mode,
‘Distrito’/’Estado’, points.
Each log must be accompanied by:
.Summary sheet with entrant’s name, adress, call, Award level (Basic, Level 1,
2, etc, for example), and final ponctuation
.Copies of respective QSLs or by a GCR list. Originals of submitted QSL copies
can eventually be required by REP.
Fee: Basic Award:
REP members. 1.000$00 (PTE) or 5 EUROS
Portuguese non-members (resident in Portugal): 2.500$00 or 13 EUROS
Europe and Brasil: 14 USD or 20 IRC's
Other countries: 18 USD or 24 IRC's
Honor Roll:
5.000$00 (REP members)
7.500$00 non-members (resident in Portugal)
Europe 40 USD or 54 IRC's
Other countries 45 USD or 62 IRC's
Send Applications to:
REP - REDE DOS EMISSORES PORTUGUESES
c/o AWARDS /CONTEST MANAGER
P.O.BOX 2483
1112 LISBOA Codex
PORTUGAL
PORTUGUESE ‘DISTRITOS’
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
AVEIRO (AV)
BEJA (BJ)
BRAGA (BR)
BRAGANÇA (BG)
CASTELO BRANCO (CB)
COIMBRA (CO)
EVORA (EV)
FARO (FA)
GUARDA (GU)
LEIRIA (LE)
LISBOA (LX)
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
PORTALEGRE (PT)
PORTO (PO)
SANTARÉM (SA)
SETUBAL (SE)
VIANA DO CASTELO (VC)
VILA REAL (VR)
VISEU (VS)
ANGRA DO HEROISMO (AH)
HORTA (H)
PONTA DELGADA (PD)
FUNCHAL (F)
BRAZILIAN ‘ESTADOS’
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
ACRE (AC) - PT8
ALAGOAS (AL) - PP7
AMAPÁ (AM) - PQ8
AMAZONAS (AMZ) - PP8
BAHIA (BA) - PY6
CEARÁ (CE) - PT7
DISTRITO FEDERAL (DF) - PT2
ESPIRITO SANTO (ES) - PP1
GOIÁS (GO) - PP2
MARANHÃO (MA) - PR8
MATO GROSSO (MG) - PY9
MATO GROSSO DO SUL (MGS)- PT9
MINAS GERAIS (MGS) - PY4
PARANÁ (PA) - PY5
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
PARAÍBA (PR) - PR7
PARÁ (PAR) - PY8
PERNAMBUCO (PE) - PY7
PIAUI (PI) - PS8
RIO DE JANEIRO (RJ) - PY1
RIO GRANDE DONORTE (RGN) - PS7
RIO GRANDE DO SUL (RGS) - PY3
RONDONIA (RO) - PW8
RORAIMA (RR) - PV8
SANTA CATARINA (SC) - PP5
SERGIPE (SE) - PP6
SÃO PAULO (SP) - PY2
TOCANTINS (TO) - PQ2
BRAZILIAN ISLANDS
1. FERNANDO DE NORONHA (PY0F)
2. ROCHEDOS DE S.PEDRO E SÃO PAULO (PY0S)
3. TRINDADE & MARTIM VAZ (PY0T)