 "ATHENS
2004 OLYMPIC GAMES" Awards
The award is issued to radio amateurs or listeners who have confirmed
contacts with different Greek stations during the period of 15 May till
30 of September 2004.
Special prefixes J4, SX, SY will count for 10 points,
SV prefixes count for 5 points, R.A.A.G.’s club station SZ1SV or
SX1O counts for 50 points. Club station SZ1SV or SX1O can be worked on
more than one band to give an extra 50 points per band.
RULES
The Award is given for contacts made on CW, SSB, RTTY, or Mixed Mode.
REQUIREMENTS
The Award includes three categories:
1st Gold:
Contacts with Greek stations collecting 500 points. The diploma bears
the picture of the relief base of a Kouros statue showing a game, the
ancestor of hockey, 510 B.C.
2nd Silver:
Contacts with Greek stations collecting 350 points. The diploma bears
the picture of the relief base of a Kouros statue showing wrestlers, 510
B.C
3d Bronze:
Contacts with Greek stations collecting 250 points. The diploma bears
the picture of the relief base of a Kouros statue showing runners, 510
B.C
GCR list with all QSO information is required and the Award Manager of
the national society (an IARU member) or two licensed radio amateurs must
certify it.
Diploma cost for all categories is 10 IRCs or 10 Euro.
Please send your list (or cards) to the following address:
RAAG, AWARD MANAGER,
P.O. BOX 3564,
102 10 ATHENS,
GREECE.
An E-mail from SV2AEL provides additional detail of activity we can expect
from Greece in the coming months. This will help make the awards listed
above much easier to work!
SV, GREEK OLYMPIC GAMES CELEBRATION PROGRAMS
2004 OLYMPIC GAMES "Countdown on the air program"
A special and interesting "countdown on the air" program will
be active from many Greek radio amateurs on last 99 days until 13 Aug
2004 the starting day of the OLYMPIC GAMES 2004.
Nine (9) Multi operators special Event Stations as SX9A, SX8A, SX7A,
SX6A, SX5A, SX4A, SX3A, SX2A and SX1A from the nine (9) Greek regions,
will be active on 6 May 2004 until 12 Aug 2004.
These stations will be on the air every 10 days one by one, to celebrate
the 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES in Athens (Greece) in all bands and modes and the
signing the rest of days with the countdown method after the special calls.
Some Greek radio clubs prepare a lot of DX-awards and events for this
program. All the contacts will be reply with a special QSL card via bureau.
There is NOT any QSL manager. QSL via Greek Bureau ONLY. More info, calendar
and on-line logs for the "2004 OLYMPIC GAMES. Countdown on the air
program" you will find at: http://www.qsl.net/sv2ngct/sx.htm
OLYMPIC PREFIXES FOR GREEK and FOREIGN HAMs.
The Greek Communications Authority has announced that Greek radio amateurs
may use the optional SX2004 or SY2004 call sign prefix from 1 June 2004
until 15 November 2004 to commemorate the Athens Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games 2004. QSL via operator's instructions.
Also the foreigner radio amateurs, as visitors in Greece, from CEPT countries
or from countries with reciprocity (U.S.A., Canada , Cyprus , Switzerland
and Australia) can use the special prefix J42004 from 1 Aug 2004 until
15 November 2004 without any license from Greek Authorities. All the others
needs to communicate with Greek Authorities for special permission. QSL
via operator's instructions.
Note that you can find the official website of ATHENS OLYMPIC GAMES 2004
at: http://www.athens2004.com
Best 73 de SV1CNS - VASSILIS
(AUTHOR SV2AEL-SAVAS)
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