Rules August 2025

A.R.I. - Associazione Radioamatori Italiani is proud to present the WAIP Award (Worked All Italian Provinces) for HF bands, for Radio Amateurs of all the world.

Manager: Luciano Lucini, IK2QPO

Rules

The Toplist Award is issued to any DXer that can prove to have got excellent results in his/her activity
Minimum level is 1000 DXCC entities, using all HF bands from 10 to 160 m, including WARC bands.
Available upgrades each 100 confirmed entities until 2000 entities.
Only current DXCC entities are valid, no deleted entities. The list just have to report the total number of the entities confirmed in each band, without the list of the contacts.
Since March 1st, 2008 all QSOs present in the LoTW database and those confirmed through an electronic way are valid.
For other QSOs, the applicants must declare that the related QSL cards are in their possession, and the Award manager can request some of them for checks anytime.
The fee is 10 Euro or 13 US $ or 13 IRCs. Free PDF file is also available instead of paper award.
Stickers for upgrades from 1100 to 2000 points are available and can be requested to the manager.
In addition to the Award you can also participate to the classifications published monthly on http://www.425dxn.org
First classification, TOPBAND replies the Toplist Award: it is the sum of the entities confirmed in each band.
Second classification, TOPMODE, is the sum of the entities confirmed in SSB, CW and Digital modes
Thirs classification, GENERAL TOPLIST, is the sum of two previous totals
You can participate to just one or all classifications
To be enclosed please send your scores to: ik2qpo(at)ari.it or luciano.lucini(at)hotmail.com

Download here application form

Revisione del 23 settembre 2012

Manager: Luciano Lucini, IK2QPO

Rules

New Mediterranean Certificate is issued to OM, YL and SWL that can prove to have worked/listened on any HAM bands, starting from May 1st, 1945 one station in at least 24 entities out of following 32 ones:

3A – Monaco
3V – Tunisia
4O – Montenegro
4X – Israel
5A – Libya
5B – Cyprus
7X – Algeria
9A – Croatia
9H – Malta
CN – Morocco
E4 - Palestina
E7 – Bosnia & Herz.
EA – Spain
EA6 – Balearic Is.
EA9 - Ceuta & Melilla
F – France
I – Italy
IS0 – Sardinia
IT9 – Sicily
OD – Lebanon
S5 – Slovenia
SU – Egypt
SV – Greece
SV5 – Dodecanese
SV9 – Crete
SV/A - Mount Athos
TA – Turkey
TK – Corsica
YK – Syria
ZA – Albania
ZB – Gibraltar
ZC4 – British Bases in Cyprus

The Award has different endorsements for CW, Phone, Mixed and Digimodes. Please send the applications to the Manager: Luciano Lucini IK2QPO, Via Botticelli 30, I-20133 Milano, with 5€, or 8 IRC or 8 US$.
The Award is issued also in PDF format: in this case the Award is free. For PDF Awards pse send the application to: ik2qpo(at)ari.it or luciano.lucini(at)hotmail.com
Applications must contain all QSO data, sorted by Entity. The sending of the QSL cards is not required but they must be in possession of the applicant and the Manager can request some of them for checks anytime.

Download here application form