Manager: Pier Luigi Anzini, IK2UVR

We are proud to introduce a new Award among A.R.I. ones: The “ASC Award” that replaces the old A.R.I. Sections Award. In Italy there are over 290 local branches of the A.R.I. Each one got a new Code that will be used for this new Award.  This new Code, called ASC (ARI Section Code) is made by one letter and two numbers. The Italian territory is divided into 20 Regions. To each Region was given a letter, as follows:

Reserved letters:

• Y: for Marconian operations;
• H (Headquarter): for events sponsored by A.R.I.;
• Z: for operations even outside Italy related  to scientific expeditions, polar stations or  peacekeeping missions;
• Q: reserved for future purposes.

Letters I and O have not been utilized.

The Sections can ask to the A.R.I. the issue of a Special ASC (aka SASC) for special events regarding the territory where the Section is, or for recurrences or anniversaries. The A.R.I. issues a SASC for a limited time, defined by the Responsible of the Section (usually the President).  Same chance is given to the Groups owning a proper “IQ” Callsign associated to the A.R.I..

Each SASC will be released once, must start with the letter identifying the Region where the applying Section is, and must be different than normal ASC’s .

Exceptions: Marconian S.E.S (always starting with letter Y), Central A.R.I. Events (always starting with letter H) and scientific/polar/peacekeeping expeditions events (always letter Z)

Italian Antarctic Bases have two ordinary ASC: The Base “Mario Zucchelli” II0MZ has ASC-Z01, and the  Italo-French Antarctic Base “Concordia” has the ASC-Z02.

We hope our Members will put their ASC on their QSL cards, anyway to make the identification of the ASC easy a search engine will be implemented in this Web Site. You can insert the call and the utility will give you the ASC of that station if member of A.R.I., year by year, starting from 2013

Examples:
query = IK2UVR; delivered data = 2013 – L06
query = IU1ZZZ; delivered data = NOT MEMBER

ASC and SASC can be added to get the complexive number of ASC’s valid to request the Award and their upgrades. This Award is based on paper QSL card only. Either E-QSL or LoTW or similar tools are void. The QSL cards must be in possession of the applicant even they don’t have to be sent to apply for ASC Award. Anyway the Manager can request some scan of them to verify what declared.

The Award and its endorsements are free and they will be sent to the applicants as PDF files. We neither print the Awards nor send them via surface mail.

Rules

1) We are proud to introduce the New ARI Sections Award or ASC Award.

2) This Award is presented to all OM and SWL of trhe world

3) Purpose: collecting Ordinary ASC and Special ASC (SASC) through QSOs/HRDs with Amateur Stations members of A.R.I. of A.R.I. Clubstations or any other Clubstation member of A.R.I. operating from the Italian territory with the exception reported in the Art. 5.

4) Ordinary ASC: ASC means A.R.I. Section Code. it is composed by one letter and two numbers and identifies the local branches of the A.R.I. present on the Italian territory.

5) Special ASC (SASC): A Special ASC (SASC) has a different structure than an ASC but it first letter recalls the Region where it has been issued. The SASC is issued by the A.R.I. National Award Manager to Section or Groups in possession of a callsign whose prefix is IQ, members of a Section of the A.R.I., as a result of an application to celebrate special events and it has a limited duration.

SASC can be issued also to Stations operating with a special callsign (prefixes: II, IO, IP and IR) as Special Event Stations (no Contests!), and to Italian stations temporarily operating outside Italy for institutional, military or scientific reasons (e.g scientific stations, polar stations, peacekeeping missions). SASCs are not elegible for QSY for work or holidays. Applications for must be done with proper forms “Allegato 1” or “Allegato 2”.

6) Validity of the QSO/HRD: all QSOs/HRDs with Italian Stations operating from the Italian territory by members of the A.R.I. are valid. QSOs/HRDs with Italian stations operating outside Italy for institutional, military or scientific reasons with SASC are valid. Contacts or HRDs with Italian Staions operating with Special Callsigns issued for Contests (in this case only ordinary ASC) or Special Event Stations (prefxes: II, IO, IP e IR – ASC or SASC) are also valid under the condition that is possible to identify the A.R.I. Section of the Operator that is using the Special Callsign, or in case the S.E.S. is giving a SASC. Stations with prefix IY (Marconian Stations) can only give Special ASC.

7) Start: All QSOs/HRDs made on or after January 1st, 2013 are valid.

8) Bands and modes: All HAM bands and all modes are valid. Contacts/HRDs made via terrestrial repeaters and Internet (VoIP) are not valid. Contacts/HRDs made via satellite/EME are valid. All QSOs/HRDs must be confirmed through paper QSL. E-QSL and confirmations in log-on-line like LoTW are not valid.

9) Minimum level of ASC/SASC to apply for the Award: 100 (ASC-100)

10) Upgrades: each 50 ASC/SASC after first 100 ones it is possible to apply for a new Award (ASC-150, ASC-200, ASC-250). Over 250 ASC/SASC the steps can be 10 ASC/SASC. Over 300 ASC/SASC the upgrades can be just one ASC/SASC (just for classifications). An upgrade can be requested to the Manager not before 3 months from the previous one.

11) Application: to request the Award just fill the ASC Application Form and send it to the Manager with a list of the contacts sorted in alphabetical order by ASC, the mandatory data of QSOs/HRDs are: ASC Code, Callsign, Date, Time UTC, Band and Mode. Please sort the ASC before the SASC. The sending of the QSL cards is not requested, but they must be in possession of the Applicant and can be requested by the manager anytime for checks. Forms generated by Softwares are also accettable providing that they contain all requested data. Send the Applications to: National Award Manager ik2uvr(at)ari.it

14) To get the ASC: to help to get the ASC in case the QSL does not report it, a proper search engine will be implemented in the A.R.I. Web site www.ari.it. This system will provide the Code year by year (as members can change Section). Year means solar year unregarding the movements in that year. E.g. if a member moves from Section X to Section Y in October 2013, he will use the Code of Section X until December 31^st 2013, and the Code of the Section Y from January 1^st 2014.

15) Endorsements: the Base Award is Mixed (all bands/all modes). After to have obtained the Base Award, it will be possible to apply for different Awards, that can be Single Band all modes, or Single Mode all bands. All modes are valid but the endorsements will be only for PHONE (SSB/AM/FM), CW, DIGITAL (all Digimodes) and SATELLITE (including EME); the endorsements by Band will be for 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m, 6m and 2m.

16) Fee: all awards are free and they will be sent to the applicants as PDF via e-mail only.

17) Classifications: they will be published on the magazine “Radio Rivista” and on www.ari.it.

List of active sections with existing codes, ASC codes and IQ names available by clicking HERE

Z BASI ANTARTICHE, MISSIONI SCIENTIFICHE E DI PEACEKEEPING:

Click here for SASC released

Download here application form