ZL Awards

To encourage more use of the radio spectrum.
To ensure foreign amateurs visiting ZL are likely to get a two-way contact.
All classes of ZL licence holders ie, novice, technician and general can compete for the award.

Open to all licensed ZL amateurs who are members of NZART.

Basic Award: Ten QSOs with foreign/visiting amateurs.
Advanced Award: Ten QSOs with foreign/visiting amateurs from 10 different countries.
Supreme Award: Fifty QSOs with foreign/visiting amateurs from 50 different countries

All calls must be two-way Voice/Phone within the geographocal boundaries of ZL on any of the authorized bands in the amateur radio spectrum.
A country as defined by the ARRL DXCC Committee and can't be a deleted one.
When applying for the award a log extract must be submitted showing: call-sign of station worked, date, frequency and country of irigin ie, ZL1/K3ZO (USA).
Cost of Award - $5.00.
Cost of upgrades - $2.00.
Award manager/custodian - Turner Fielding ZL1CDX.
Award commencement - all contacts from January 1st 1998.