"Worked Portuguese Lighthouse Award"
DFP is
an Award Program for all Hams interested doing contacts with stations operating
from Lighthouses in Portugal (CT), Madeira (CT3) and Azores (CU).
DFP is
available for SSB, CW and Mixed, also on VHF but on direct frequencies on direct
only, contacts by repeaters or relays are not valid.DFP is edited and sponsored
by CLUBE RADIOS DO ATLĀNTICO.
DFP is
available graded in difficult by licensed Amateurs and SWL for contacts starting
from December 7Th, 1994.
Currently,
two separated class award are available: SIMPLE and HARD, plus HONOUR-ROLL and
TOP HONOUR-ROLL.
Lighthouses
Program consists on following requirements:
SIMPLE
class - 5 contacts and confirmation on 5 different Lighthouses in Portugal, or
Madeira or Azores.
HARD
class - 10 contacts and confirmations from stations operated from 10 different
Lighthouses representing PORTUGAL (CT), MADEIRA (CT3) and AZORES (CU). (on this
class may be up-dated every time the appliers want to do it).
HONOUR-ROLL
- 25 contacts and confirmations from stations operated from 25 different
Portuguese Lighthouses .
TOP
HONOUR-ROLL - 50 contacts and confirmations from stations operated in almost 50
different Portuguese Lighthouses.
DFP
Award Manager is Manuel Alberto C. Marques, CT1BWW
Detailed
extract of the log showing: Call-sign of the station worked, date, time,
frequency, mode, RST received, name of Lighthouse, plus all QSL cards for the
contact listed. Members of the Club don't need to send QSL's to the Award
Manager but some cards must be sent in case a check of some of them may be
requested.
QSL's
will sent back through the Bureau or direct if required from aplliers. In this
second case a SASE may be enclosed. Applicant must send sufficient postage for
cover expenses for any cards submitted.
The
fee of DFP all classes is US $5,00 or 10 IRC's.
The fee for DFP Top-Honour (Plate) is EUR,30,00 or US$50,00.
Endorsements:
Adhesive stamp with a Lighthouse is available for each group of 10 different
Lighthouses fee is US $2,00 or 4 IRC's.
