The Mediterraneo DX Club (www.mdxc.org) issues the Antarctica Award (www.mdxc.org/antarctica/) for contacting amateur radio stations operating from the various human settlements (“bases”) in Antarctica, defined as the area south of 60° South latitude, including islands and ice shelves, to which the provisions of the Antarctic Treaty apply.
· The Antarctica Award is available to either licenced amateurs and SWLs.
· All contacts must have taken place since 1 January 1961.
· Contacts may be made on any amateur radio HF band from 10 to 160 metres, on CW, SSB and RTTY (neither single band nor single mode endorsements will be issued).
· The Basic Award is issued for confirmed contacts with 5 different bases located in at least 3 of the 7 sectors into wich the Antarctic territory has been divided up for the purposes of this Award.
· The fees for the Basic Award are EUR 15,00 or USD 15.00 (EUR 12,00 or USD 12.00 for MDXC members), P&P included.
Full rules can be found at www.mdxc.org/antarctica/rules.asp.
The Antarctica Award Directory, as well as the Application Form and the Summary Sheets, are available for download in .pdf format (please visit the «Download» page).
The Mediterraneo DX Club undertakes to use any and all proceeds beyond out-of-pocket expenses to support amateur radio operations from Antarctica by the printing of QSL cards for stations in need, as already done for AY1ZA (South Orkney Islands, February 2004).
Further information and inquiries
Please visit our FAQ page (www.mdxc.org/antarctica/faq.htm) or contact the Award Manager:
Gianni Marruccella, IZ8CGS
P. O. Box 5
80029 S. Antimo - NA
Italy