DANA - Danube PSK Award Series
The Danube PSK Award Series (DANA) was devised by the European PSK Club (EPC) on 5th June 2008. This was to sponsor a series of PSK
awards for contacts with EPC members from various Danubian EU Areas.
The Danube is the longest river in the European Union and Europe's
second longest river after the Volga. The river originates in the Black
Forest in Germany as the much smaller Brigach and Breg rivers which
join at the German town Donaueschingen, after which it is known as the
Danube and flows eastwards for a distance of some 2850 km, passing
through four Central and Eastern European capitals, before emptying
into the Black Sea via the Danube Delta in Romania and Ukraine. Known
to history as one of the long-standing frontiers of the Roman Empire,
the river flows through - or forms a part of the borders of - ten
countries: Germany (DL), Austria (OE), Slovakia (OM), Hungary (HA),
Croatia (9A), Serbia (YU), Romania (YO), Bulgaria (LZ), Moldova (ER),
and Ukraine (UR). Danubian EU Areas List (Updated 06.10.2009) Croatia | 9A | Osijek-Baranja County (Osječko-Baranjska Županija) | CR10 | 9A | Vukovar–Syrmia County (Vukovarsko-Srijemska Županija) | CR18 | Germany | DL | Region of Freiburg | GM12 | DL | Region of Lower Bavaria (Niederbayern) | GM27 | DL | Region of Upper Bavaria (Oberbayern) | GM28 | DL | Region of Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz) | GM30 | DL | Region of Swabia (Schwaben) | GM34 | DL | Region of Tübingen | GM38 | Moldova | ER5 | Territory of the Former Cahul County (1998-2003) | MD02 | Hungary | HA1 | Győr City | HG01 | HA1 | Győr-Moson-Sopron County | HG02 | HA2 | Komárom-Esztergom County | HG09 | HA3 | Baranya County | HG13 | HA3 | Tolna County | HG17 | HA4 | Dunaújváros City | HG18 | HA4 | Fejér County | HG19 | HA5 | Budapest City | HG21 | HA7 | Pest County | HG26 | HA8 | Bács-Kiskun County | HG28 | Bulgaria | LZ2 | Province of Montana | BU18 | LZ2 | Province of Pleven | BU19 | LZ2 | Province of Rousse | BU21 | LZ2 | Province of Silistra | BU23 | LZ2 | Province of Veliko Tarnovo | BU26 | LZ2 | Province of Vidin | BU27 | LZ2 | Province of Vratsa | BU28 | Austria | OE1 | City of Vienna (Wien) | AU01 | OE3 | Federal State of Lower Austria (Niederösterreich) | AU03 | OE5 | Federal State of Upper Austria (Oberösterreich) | AU05 | Slovakia | OM1 | Bratislava Region (Bratislavský Kraj) | SK01 | OM2 | Trnava Region (Trnavský Kraj) | SK02 | OM5 | Nitra Region (Nitriansky Kraj) | SK04 | Ukraine | UR5F | Region of Odessa | UR06 | Romania | YO2 | Caraş-Severin County | RO02 | YO4 | Brăila County | RO07 | YO4 | Constanţa County | RO08 | YO4 | Galaţi County | RO09 | YO4 | Tulcea County | RO10 | YO7 | Dolj County | RO25 | YO7 | Mehedinţi County | RO27 | YO7 | Olt County | RO28 | YO9 | Călăraşi County | RO37 | YO9 | Giurgiu County | RO39 | YO9 | Ialomiţa County | RO40 | YO9 | Teleorman County | RO42 | Serbia | YU | City of Belgrade | SE01 | YU | Braničevo District | SE03 | YU | Podunavlje District | SE11 | YU | Šumadija District | SE15 | Vojvodina | YU7 | South Bačka District (Južnobački Okrug) | VO01 | YU7 | South Banat District (Južnobanatski Okrug) | VO02 | YU7 | Srem District | VO06 | YU7 | West Bačka District (Zapadnobački Okrug) | VO07 |
DANA
Bronze, DANA Silver, DANA Gold, DANA Platinum, and DANA Diamond Awards
may be claimed by any licensed radio amateur, club station or DMS/SWL
eligible under these Rules who can produce evidence in a form of ADIF
log of having contacted/monitored EPC members from 30, 35, 40, 45, and
50 Danubian EU Areas respectively at the time of application on BPSK31,
BPSK63, BPSK125, QPSK31, QPSK63, and/or QPSK125 modes. Credit will be
given for contacts made on any of the amateur bands below 30 MHz. Each
EU Area counts only once. Contacts are valid on or after 10th June
2006. The award manager is Reinhard Lipkow, DK1IOThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
. QSL-cards
are not required. Awards are issued to the person or club. The person
or club can use any legal call sign. Contacts made from club stations
or special event stations count to the credit of both the club and the
operator. All stations must be operated in accordance with their
licensing conditions. Contacts may be made from any location in the
same DXCC country. Confirmations from the DMS/SWL stations are accepted
as confirmed contacts. All stations contacted must be «Land Stations».
Contacts with ships and boats, anchored or underway, and airborne
aircraft, cannot be counted. For the purposes of this award, remote
control operating points must also be land based.
The submission
for credit of any altered or forged log extractions or, equally, bad
behaviour on or off the air which is judged by the European PSK Club to
bring a particular programme into disrepute may result in
disqualification of the applicant from the Award Programme. The award
manager reserves the right to spot call sign for inspection of applied
contacts. The purpose of this is not to call into question the
integrity of any individual, but rather to ensure the overall integrity
of the EPC award program. More difficult attained specialty awards are
more likely to be so called. Failure of the applicant to respond to
such spot check will result in non-issuance of the EPC award. The
decision of the award manager on this and other matters of dispute will
be finals.
All awards are issued FREE of charge in a high
quality PDF format and sent via email to the applicants. Awards can be
printed with the highest quality and with optimal performance by
applicants themselves. The DANA Award Series is issued to the EPC
members only. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to
contact the award manager. DANA Award Series Application Procedure
Since 1st June 2008 all claims for the EPC awards should be made using our UltimateEPC Award Management Software written by DK5UR.
The award applicant should re-submit his application when claiming for
higher classes of awards. The award manager will keep all your records
in our database. Please make sure before you submit your ADIF log that
you have checked it with the appropriate software. |