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CROATIAN ISLANDS AWARD - CIA

       Croatian IOTA Hunters Group - CIHG issues a diploma called Croatian Islands Award - CIA.

       The award pays tribute to people located on Croatian islands with residents, some of which are small, desolate islands and islets

       The aim of the award is to encourage and promote amateur radio activity from Croatian islands, both by local hams and those from abroad, which will also promote Croatian tourism.

       The idea and design for the Croatian Islands Award came from both the President of the Croatian IOTA Hunters Group Kresimir Juratovic, 9A7K, and Branko Gracin, 9A6BND, CIHG member.

       The diploma is issued for confirmed contacts with hams operating from Croatian islands with residents (residents during the whole year). All QSOs after 5^th July, 1992 are valid.

      Diploma CIA is obtainable both for Activators (operators from Croatian islands and from Croatian lighthouses with residents) and Hunters (for contacts made with Activators).

       A total of 60 Croatian islands and lighthouses count for the Award. Each island and lighthouse is allocated its permanent CIA reference number (ie, island Vis is CIA-56). A list of all Croatian islands and lighthouses valid for CIA is obtainable from the Award Manager on request. List is free of charge, however, return postage cover is required

(2 USD or 2 EUR).

       The Award Manager has the privilege to disqualify an expedition, if he decides it does not comply with the requirements or the rules of ham spirit. The final decision concerning the expedition disqualification is taken by the CIHG Committee.

The Croatian Islands Award has 6 levels:

       The diploma is issued for the following categories: CW, Phone, RTTY and Mixed. All contacts in short-wave and WARC bands are allowed. The diploma is available for both 50 MHz and 144 MHz contacts as well, but only in the Mixed category.

       Contacts through repeaters, packet radio or satellites are not allowed.

       All contacts for the CIA award, in one’s application, must be made from one single DXCC entity. If applicants used a special event call, proof of a valid permit for the special event call must be submitted.

       The diploma is also available for short-wave listeners (SWL), under the same conditions as for licensed hams.

      In order to have an expedition recognized and validated, Activators must comply with the following requirements:

a)      During one day maximum of 3 CIA references can be activated.

b)      Photograph with all operators, antenna or equipment during expedition must be submitted.

c)      Minimum QSO requirement is 101 contacts made from each CIA Island or lighthouse (proven by log copy or email list).

       Award applicants do not need to send received QSL cards; however, they must have them in their possession. The award manager will have the right to check one, or several, cards on request. The award is available after receipt of a properly filled application form. Data requested in this application form are the following: callsign, CIA reference, island or lighthouse name, date, time, frequency, mode and report.

       Basic CIA award fee is 6 USD or 5 EUR.     

       Each endorsement fee is 2 USD or 2 EUR.

       Medal fee is 17 USD or 15 EUR, or equivalent in local currency kuna.

       CIA Trophy fee is 30 USD or 25 EUR.

       Diploma CIA Honour Roll is free-of-charge for all hams that possess the basic award, endorsements, medal and CIA trophy.

        The award (endorsement, medal or trophy) fee for the Activators is 50% of the price that the Hunters pay.

       All applications for CIA should be directed to CIA Award Manager:

CIA Award Manager

Kresimir Juratovic, 9A7K

P.O. Box -  88

HR - 48001 Koprivnica

CROATIA.

       All additional information is available on request from the manager, either by

post-mail, e-mail, packet radio, or Internet web pages:

       a) Packet radio: [email protected]

       b) E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]

       c) Web page: http://www.qsl.net/9a7k

       d) Web page of Croatian Amateur Radio Association: http://www.hamradio.hr/

       Diploma creators hold the right to change or amend certain criteria or requirements. If certain changes do occur, expeditions’ approval or recognition will be held under the criteria existing at the time of the expedition.

       All CIA copyrights are reserved by the diploma creator.

CIA Award Manager

Kresimir JURATOVIC, 9A7K