"Worked nature reserves of Ukraine" Award



The award was founded by Ukrainian Amateur Radio League (UARL) and is given for QSOs (SWLs) with stations located in nature reserves and national parks of Ukraine.


Basic Award is given for QSOs/SWLs with 10 different nature reserves and national parks. The stickers (15 - 45)are available for each additional 5 reserves (parks).


Silver Certificate is given for QSOs/SWLs with 50 different nature reserves and national parks. The stickers (55 - 70)are available for each additional 5 reserves (parks).


Golden Certificate is given for QSOs/SWLs with 75 different nature reserves and national parks. The stickers 80, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89 (ALL) are avaliable for additional reserves (parks).

Valid QSOs (SWLs) made any modes on all bands since June, 1st, 2009, for URFF-030 (EM1) - since Feb, 7th, 1996.
The award is free of charge, but applicants must enclose sufficient postage (recommended mail):
- Ukraine - 12 UAH
- Others - 4 USD (or equivalent)
To earn the stickers applicants must enclose SASE or sufficient postage.

GCR-list enclosed fee should be send to :
George A. CHLIJANC (UY5XE),
P.O. Box 19, Lviv, 79000, UKRAINE.


Note: Temporarily (after 03.22.2014) numbers 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 28, 46 and 85 are not valid


The List of nature reserves and national parks of Ukraine for URFF Programme as for May, 08 2019 By Numbers:  download URFF by numbers  26 kB, MS EXCEL
By Oblasts:  download URFF by oblasts  26 kB, MS EXCEL


As of 05.01.2019 awards and “stickers” intermediate to them were issued:

1. “Hunters” (“10” - “45”) - 236 awards in 29 “countries” (9A, A6, DJ, E7, EA, ER, ES, EW, F, G, GW, HA, HB, I , LY, LZ, OH, OK, ON, PA, SM, SP, UA2, UA-Eu, UA-As, UN, UR, YL, YO).
“Stickers”: “15” - 103, “20” - 72, “25” - 59, “30” - 42, “35” - 27, “40” - 23 and “45” - 22.

2. “Hunters” (“50” - “70”) - 20 awards in 5 “countries” (LZ. OH. SP. UA-Eu. UR).
“Stickers”: “55” - 10, “60” - 7, “65” - 3 and “70” - 3.

3. “Hunters” (“75” - “95”) - 2 awards to 1 “country” (UR).

4. “Program Activators” - 7 awards in 2 “countries” (ER. UR).
“Stickers”: “15” - 2 and “20” - 1.