Israel Amateur Radio Club Awards

4x4=16 Award

The 4X4=16 is the oldest of our awards and is available from the Awards Manager of the Israel Amateur Radio Club, P.O.B. 17600, 61176 Tel-Aviv. You must have 16 contacts with (or for SWL's QSO's logged) with 4X/4Z stations on 4 different bands. (You can actually have, say, 13 QSO's on 20 meters and then single QSO's on 40, 15 and 10, or any combination as long as you've made contacts on 4 bands and have 16 QSO's.) All contacts from 1948 on are valid, send along with your award application a GCR list and $3 or 7 IRC's for mailing to the above address.

Description:

Color pastel green. Red & Blue writing on a white square background. White & Blue decorations. Measures 32 X 22 cm.

Qualification:

Work 16 different Israeli Stations on 4 different HF bands. No mode or band restrictions. Send GCR list and 7 IRC's to:

Israel Award Manager, Mark Stern, 4Z4KX P.O.Box 17600 Tel-Aviv 61176, Israel. 

 

 

The Israeli Award

The Israeli Award is available for either 2-way amateur radio contacts or SWL reports from the Israel Amateur Radio Club, POB 17600, Tel-Aviv 61176. One must accumulate a total of 25 points, with every contact below 10 MHz being worth two points, others one point a piece, and VHF/UHF contacts (for stations outside of Israel) 10 points each. All contacts must have taken place after Jan. 1, 1982. No QSL's are necessary, just a detailed GCR list of all the contacts, and the application to be sent to the IARC Award Manager at the above address, must be accompanied by either $3 or 7 IRC's.

Description:

Color White with Silver & Blue border Measures 31 X 24 cm.

Qualification:

Work Israeli Stations, to qualify for the necessary 25 points. Each contact above 10 MHz. counts 1 point, below 10 MHz. counts 2 points Each station may be worked only once per band. Contacts must be after 1 Jan. 1983. No restrictions on bands or modes. Send log extract and 7 IRC's to:

Israel Award Manager, Mark Stern, 4Z4KX P.O.Box 17600 Tel-Aviv 61176, Israel. 

 

 

The Jerusalem Award

The Jerusalem Award is available to overseas amateurs or SWL's who have logged QSO's with four different stations in Jerusalem, Israel's capital. Any bands or modes may be used. (Israeli amateurs need 10 contacts, at least 7 of them on HF.) To qualify, send a detailed list of the contacts certified by either your radio society's awards manager or two licensed hams, along with the award fee of either 4 IRC's or 2 dollars to: Dr. Milt Gordon 4X1AA, P.O.B. 4079, 91040 Jerusalem, Israel.

Tel-Aviv award

The Tel-Aviv Award may be earned by working a combination of stations in Tel-Aviv-Jaffa from January 1 1984 on, to accumulate ten points. All modes and bands are good, and contacts (or reports for SWL's) with the same station on different bands will count. 4X75TA itself is good for 10 points. All stations from Jaffa plus Tel-Avivians with special prefixes like 4X5, 4X40, 4X85 etc. are good for 5 points a piece. The run of the mill 4X and 4Z 1, 4, 6 and 9's are worth a single point each. Applications must show full details of all contacts (no QSL's are needed) be certified either by your radio society's awards manager or two licensed amateurs, and be sent to the Tel-Aviv award manager 4X6LM, Shlomo Mussali, P.O.B. 8225, Tel-Aviv-Jaffa 61081, Israel. Include the fee of $4 U.S. or equivalent. (Israeli applicants need 15 points and the fee of 5 New Sheqels.)

Description:

Multi colored photograph of the beach promenade of the City of Tel- Aviv, signed by the Mayor of Tel-Aviv -Jaffa. Measures 30 X 22 cm.

Qualification:

Work at least 15 (Points) Amateur Stations in the City of Tel Aviv - Jaffa only. Tel Aviv stations count 1 point, Jaffa stations count 5 points, special stations 4X75TA - 4X85TA etc. count 5 points, Contacts after 1 Jan. 1984. No restrictions on bands or modes. Send GCR list and $ 4 to:

4X6LM, Shlomo Mussali, P.O.Box 8225 Tel-Aviv 61081, Israel 

 

 

The Rishon Le'Zion Award

This award, issued by the radio club of Rishon Le'Zion. All contacts must have been made after January 1, 1990 with 5 different stations from Rishon Le'Zion on any modes and frequencies. Send a log extract of the contacts, signed by two licensed amateurs, along with the fee of $3 or 7 IRC's, to Ehud Levine 4X1EL, Smilchansky 35/B, Rishon Le'Zion 75234, Israel. (Israeli amateurs send stamps to the value of 4 NIS, and must work 7 Rishon stations on one of the HF bands and another 7 on Simplex VHF or UHF.) The award is available to SWL's as well under the same rules.

Description:

Colored drawing of the Old Winery in the City of Rishon and other specific landmarks, of the Old City, on a White background with Brown writing. Signed personally by the Mayor. Measures 37 X 26 cm.

Qualification:

Work 7 Stations located in the City of Rishon Le-Zion No band or mode limitations. Send GCR list with $ 3. or 7 IRC's to:

4Z4KX Mark Stern, P.O.Box 3033 Rishon Le-Zion 75130, Israel. 

SHALOM 2000 AWARD

Shalom 2000: The multicolored Award is 21 X 30 cm. It is sponsored by the Municipality of Nazareth-Illith and the I.A.R.C.The Award is personally signed by the Mayor of the City.
Award Qualification: Work Israeli stations on all bands, all modes. For a total of 2000 points. Score: 300 points: 4Z4SZ 150 points: 4X4CD, 4Z4KX,. 4X6DK, 4X1IM, 4XIUK, 4Z5FW, 4Z5AF, 4Z5JM, 4Z4RJ, 4X1AT, 100 points: If QTH = Jerusalem, Nazareth, Tiberias, Haifa, Lod. 50 points: Any other Israeli station. Only one QSO counts for each Israeli station. All QSOs from 1 April 1999. Send logs + 7 IRCs or 7 US $ to: 4X4 CD, P.O.Box 13092, Nazareth Illit 17000 Israel.