A.R.I. (The Italian Amateur Radio Association) sponsor, starting from April the 1st 1990, the "W.A.I.P. VHF" award (H.A.I.P. for SWL) for 50 MHz band.

The award can be requested by all the OM'S and SWL who are member of A.R.I. or a Radio Society which is member of I.A.R.U., and can demonstrate to have had QSOs with at least 40 different Italian provinces.

All the Italian provinces are valid for the award.

For the following provinces are valid QSOs only after January the 1st 1993: Biella (BI), Crotone (KR), Lecco (LC), Lodi (LO), Prato (PO), Rimini (RN), Verbania (VB), Vibo Valentia (VV)

For the following provinces are valid QSOs only after June 15th 2004: Fermo (FM), Barletta-Andria-Trani (BT), Monza-Brianza (MB)

For the following provinces are valid QSOs only after February 4th 2016: Sud Sardegna (SU)

The award is available in SSB, CW or mixed (SSB & CW). For the  "mixed" category a combination of 10 provinces worked on CW and 30 worked on SSB, or vice versa is accepted. The award will be available for PSK31 and all digital modes contacts starting on January the 1st 2001.

The WAIP award will be delivered to every OM/SWL who will send to the Award Manager:

1) a signed and dated letter with which the sender shows that all the national rules about operating a station have been accomplished.

2) Another separate list with all the claimed QSOs. It must contain date, time, mode of emission, frequency, call-sign of each of the worked station.

3) Copy of the amateur radio Licence

4) There is no need to send QSL cards, it's enough that the list of QSOs is certified by the national VHF manager or two others licensed amateur radio. The award manager may, in any case, ask for the original QSLs.

5) The award fee is 10,00 €, it includes package and postage.

For more info don't hesitate to e-mail or send a message to the addresses below.

A.R.I. VUSHF Award Manager
IØJXX Sandro Marziali

i0jxx(at)i0jxx.it

I0JXX Sandro Marziali – Via Renzo da Ceri 157 - 00157 Roma - ITALY