G3PSM Receives DARC Award

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Colin Thomas, G3PSM has been awarded the DARC Golden Badge of Honour for his work in achieving an amateur radio allocation at 472 kHz.

Colin G3PSM was involved in the CEPT preparatory process meetings and at the WRC-12 conference itself where in the role of CEPT coordinator for WRC-12 Agenda Item 1.23 he sort to find a balance of interests to achieve an allocation at around 600m. As a result of his deft lobbying in the many meetings, the CEPT proposal for an amateur radio Medium Wave allocation was fully supported and eventually successful.

Colin received his award from the DARC Chair Steffen Schöppe DL7ATE at a DARC hosted dinner.

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Worked All Continents Award

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Many radio amateurs are cutting their DXing teeth on the Worked All Continents award.

The award recognizes contacts with all six continental areas of the world, and is issued by the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU).

Recently, the South African Radio League (SARL) was authorized to issue these certificates to its members on the IARU's behalf.

The basic award can be endorsed for a single mode or for meeting the requirements on each of five or six bands.

The application fee is R60 and the certificate will be sent in a sturdy mailing tube.

Rules and application forms can at present be found on the Pretoria Amateur Radio Club's Web site - http://www.parc.org.za