YO - All Districts (YO-AD)

Work YO districts according to your zone as follows:

Zone Number of Applicant:

Stations in Zones 15, 16, 20:

Stations in Zones 14, 17, 21, 33 34:

Stations in all other zones:

(There are 8 YO Districts in all: YO2-YO9) (88)

YO - Alma Mater (YO-AM)

Awarded for working YO stations located in University centers of Romania as follows:

A station may be worked on several bands and the point values are multiplied by the respective number of bands.

The following cities are University centers: Bacau Baia Mare Brasov Bucuresti Cluj Constanta Craiova Galati Hunedoara Iasi Oradea Petrosani Pitesti Ploiesti Resita Sibiu Suceava Timisoara Turgu Mures.

YO - Balkans Zone of Peace (YO-BZ)

Issued for working amateur stations from LZ, SV, TA, YO, YU and ZA as follows:

------- Europeans----------------

-------All Others---------------

YO - Chess Mate (YO-CM)

Work 64 stations as follows: On the first horizontal row of a chess board you will fill in, list the call signs of 8 different YO stations you have worked.

On each corresponding vertical row, fill in the call signs of other 7 foreign or YO stations whose suffixes, (i.e., the last 2 or 3 letters) will include at least one similar letter, and always the same, from the suffix of the first listed YO.

For example, if the first listed YO station is YO3JP, on the following 7 vertical squares, you may list: YO3AA J JA1B J A DL1C J YO3 J W I1S J SP5J J W8AC J. (The letter "J" was the key of this series.

If each of the first YO call sign listed on the first horizontal rows belongs to YO DX Club members, you will get a special award called: "YO - CM MASTER". In this case, you may use the same YO DXC station several times if you have worked it on several bands. (88)

YO - Danube River (YO-DR)

Work on two bands, different stations located in countries located on the Danube River. These are W.Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania and USSR. Europeans need 3 from each country and 5 YO qso's. All others need 2 from each country and 3 YO qso's. Note: at least 3 qso's must be with stations located in cities located on the Danube.

YO - Double Call (YO-DC)

Issued for working 26 "double" calls using all the letters of the alphabet AA to ZZ respectively, having suffixes such as: AA or AAT, BB or BBZ or ABB, CC or CCR or BCC, etc. European applicants are required to include 4 YO's in their listing, and all other applicants should have at least 2 YO's.

YO - DX Club Members (YO-DX-C)

Work YO DX Club members or Honorary members since 23 Aug 1949. Europeans need 5 and all others need 2. The annual YO DX contest is the first weekend of each August.

Eligible Stations: YO2ABW AVP BA BB BN BS BU BV CD FP GL GZ IS KAB KAC KAR QY RA VB VF. YO3AAJ AAQ AC AVE BAA CR DZ FF FU JF JU JW KAA KBV KSD NN QK QO RD RF RG RK RO RX VN YZ. YO4ASG CS CT HW KAK KBJ KCA WO WU XF. YO5AFJ AMO ATV AUG AVN AY BQ DS KAD KAU KLA LC LD LP NB NU NZ UW. YO6ADM AW EX KAF KAL KBA KBM LG UX XI LV. YO7BI DL DO KAJ NA NM VS. YO8AGZ CF DD FZ GF KAE KAN KGA ME MH OK OP RL. YO9APJ ASS BGV CN EM GP HH HI HT IA IF KAG KPD VI WL. YO0ITU YR0A.

YO - Large Cities (YO-LC)

Work YO stations located in the large cities of Romania as follows:

Class I: Europeans need 30, all others need 20.

Class II: Europeans need 20, all others need 10.

Class III: Europeans need 10, all others need 5.

List of Large Cities:

YO2: Arad, Deva, Hunedoara, Lugoj, Petrosani, Resita, Timisoara.

YO3: Bucuresti, Capital City of Romania.

YO4: Braila, Constanta, Focsani, Galati, Tecuci, Tulcea.

YO5: Alba Iulia, Baia Mare, Bistrita, Cluj, Dej, Oradea, Satu Mare, Sighetul Marmatiei, Turda, Zalau.

YO6: Brasov, Medias, Miercurea-Ciuc, Odorheiul, Secuiesc, Sfintu Gheorghe, Sibiu, Sigh'soara, Tirgu Mures.

YO7: Craiova, Pitesti, Rimnicu Vilcea, Slatina, Tirgu Jiu, Drobeta-Turnu Severin.

YO8: Bacau, Birlad, Botosani, Iasi, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, Piatra Neamt, Roman, Suceava.

YO9: Alexandria, Buzau, Calarasi, Giurgiu, Ploiesti, Slobozia, Tirgoviste, Turnu Magurele.

YO - Namesake Calls (YO-NC)

Issued for working 5 different stations having the same 1 or 2 letters suffix as yours. For instance, K1BV may apply for the award if he worked N6BV, G8BV, DL8BV, ZP5BV and W4BV. UA3JW would qualify with: ON4JW, UA0JW, YO3JW, DL6JW, VK9JW.

Stations with a 3 letter suffix need only 3 different stations with identical suffixes: JA1ACD would qualify with UK8ACD, DL4ACD, G5ACD.

YO - 5 Continents on 5 Bands (YO-5 on 5)

Work one station on each of the 5 continents, excepting yours. Each such contact must be on a different amateur band. One continent may be replaced by any YO station.

YO - 2 YO on 2 Meters (YO - 2X2)

Work two different YO stations on the 144 Mhz band.

YO - 10 YO on 10 Meters (YO - 10X10)

Work 10 different YO stations on the 28 Mhz band.

YO - 15 YO on 15 Meters (YO - 15X15)

Work 15 different YO stations on the 21 Mhz band.

YO - 20 YO on 20 Meters (YO - 20X20)

Work 20 different YO stations on the 14 Mhz band.

YO - 40 YO on 40 Meters (YO - 40X40)

Work 40 different YO stations on the 7 Mhz band.

YO - 80 YO on 80 Meters (YO - 80X80)

Work 80 different YO stations on the 3.5 Mhz band.

YO - 100 YO (YO-100)

Work 100 different YO stations on any combination of bands.

YO - Zone 20 (YO - 20Z)

Work countries located in Zone 20: Bulgaria (LZ), Greece (SV), Cyprus (5B4), Israel (4X), Jordan (JY), Lebanon (OD5), Romania (YO), Syria (YK), and Turkey (TA) as follows:

---------- Zone of Applicant-------

Note: in all cases, Romania is a required contact among worked countries.

YO - 25th Meridian (YO - 25M)

Awarded for working the following countries situated on the meridian 25 East: Norway, Finland, Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Central African Republic, Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa as follows:

HF: Class I: 12 countries, Class II: 8 countries, Class III: 5 countries.

VHF: Class I: 3 countries, Class II: 2 countries, Class III: 1 country. Note: in all cases, Romania is a mandatory contact.

YO - 45th Parallel (YO - 45P)

Work the following countries located on the parallel of 45 North: USA, Canada, St. Pierre & Miquelon, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Romania, USSR, Mongolia, China and Japan as follows:

HF:Class I: 8 countries, Class II: 6 countries, Class III: 5 countries.

VHF: Class I: 3 countries, Class II: 2 countries, Class III: 1 country. Note: in all cases, Romania is required.

ARER Program

General Requirements: Available for amateurs or SWL's equally. GCR list and fee of 7 IRCs for each award to: Ngo-Ter Klub YO9KYE, PO Box 25 Busteni, Prahova, R-2185, Romania.

Member List:

YO2ADQ ALK AQB ARV BB BYD CJX CWM DFA LEU LEQ LFP LHD LIM LIN KBB QY.

YO3FYI GAF

YO4BZB BYW CBT CPO DCF FJG FRF FYQ FZQ IT GAO NF RHE RHK RHW

YO5AUV BLC BTS BTT BWI BQ DMB KAP ODE OFD OFE TJ

YO6AWN AWR DBL EZ FUE FWI FYY FUP GAW GCW GVA DMP KNO OEX ZI

YO7DBH FJK FHV FYX KFS LHT

YO8AEU AHL BDH CAR CHI CYN DYC KOR KUS RAI RCR RFC RHR SAC.

YO9AGN AGV AHG AHK AWV BUQ DEF FON FNR FLM GDF GDG HD IF HL HH KVV WL XC.

SOS - Nature (SOS - Natura)

Contact ARER memgers after 1 Mar 1993, earn 10 points. YO9KYR = 5, all other members = 1 each.

Forest's Moon (Luna-P~durii)

Work 11 YO stations during the period of March 15 to April 15 each year (2 must be members of ARER) using any one letter of their suffix to spell the term "LUNA PADURII". May be earned each year.

Day of the Earth - 22 April (Ziua Pamîntului)

Work 23 YO stations during the period of 20 to 30 April each year (at least 3 must be ARER members - from YO9KYE use "e") to spell the phrase "THE DAY OF THE EARTH - 22 APRIL". Any letter from the suffix of the 21 stations may be used for the words, and you must work 2 YO2 stations for the "22". May be earned each year.

Reservation - Bucegi (Rezervatìa Bucegi)

Work YO9KYE/P from at least 4 different chalets/QTH's after 1-1-94.

Work 31 YO stations using any one letter of their suffix to spell the phrase: "THE CENTURY OF GRIGORE ANTIPA MUSEUM" or "CENTENARUL MUZEULUI GRIGORE ANTIPA". At least 5 of the stations must be ARER members, and at least one station from each of the following counties: BT (Botosani), IS (Iasi), and BU (Bucharest).

Contacts after 1-1-94. May be earned each year.

Valley of Prahova (Valea Prahovei)

Worked fixed or portable stations from the towns: Predeal, Azuga, Busteni, Sinaia, Comarnic, Breaza or Cimpana. Class I = 6 towns, Class II = 5 towns, Class III = 4 towns. Contacts after 1-1-94. May be earned each year.

Cezar Petrescu's Century (Centenar Cezar Petrescu)

Contact 13 ARER members whose any letter of their suffix spells the phrase "CEZAR PETRESCU". You must use YO9KYE for one of the "E's" and one contact from the town of Busteni which has a memorial house for this famous Romanian. Contacts after 1-1-94. May be earned each year.

Natural Reservations of Romania (Rezervatiile Naturale Ale Romaniei)

Work stations from YO counties which contain Nature Reservations. You must use at least 10 ARER members. Class I = 20, Class II = 18, Class III = 16. Counties valid for this award are: AG BZ BH BN BV CJ CV CS CT DB GR GJ HD HR IF MH NT PH SB SV TL TM VL. Contacts after 1-1-94.

ECO-Delta of Danube River (ECO-Delta Dunarii)

Earn 10 points by contacting fixed or portable stations in Tulcea county after 1-1-94. Club stations = 2 points, all others = 1.

Blue Danube (Dun~rea Alabastr~)

Make 10 QSO's in countries which the Danube flows through. At least 5 countries are needed and 5 towns which are located near Danube river ports. One ARER member is required. Contacts after 1 May 1994.

Paracelsus - 500

Spell the word "PARACELSUS" from any of the suffixes of 10 stations. At least one must be a YO from Mures (MS) county and one from HB9 - Switzerland. The YO stations must be ARER members. Contacts after 1 May 1994.

The Men of Science From Romania (Oameni de Stiintá Romani)

Contact YO's from counties where famous Romanian Men of Science were born, plus one OE1 from Wien/Vienna, Austria. Each of the following counties are needed: AB BZ AG BC BV BT DJ VS IS MH NT, Bucharest and Wien/Vienna, Austria OE1. At least 5 ARER members are required. Contacts after 1 May 1994.

Emil Racovita - 125

Contact 11 ARER members whose any letters of their suffix spells the name "EMIL RACOVITA". They must include Vaslui (VS) and Iasi (IS) counties. Contacts after 1 May 1994.

ECO - Black Sea (ECO - Marea Neagrá)

Contact each of the countries which border the Black Sea (YO, LZ, TA, UB, UA and UF). The YO must be a ARER member from Tulcea (TL) or Constantza (CT) county. Contacts after 1 May 1994.

Robert Koch - 150 (1843-1910)

Contact 10 stations using any letters of their suffix to spell the name "ROBERT KOCH". 6 must be ARER members and one must be a DL - Germany. Contacts after 1 May 1994.

The Century of Society Mining and Iron - Cálan (Centenarul Societatii Miniere Si Siderurgile - Cálan)

Earn 10 points by working YO's in Cálan. ARER members = 2 points, others = 1. Same station may be worked on different bands or modes for added points. Contacts after 1 May 1994.

ECO - Romania

Work all the counties of Romania - using members of ARER.

Award of Latin (Diploma Latinitátii)

Work Latin countries of the world. The YO station must be a member of ARER. Class I - 4 continents and 30 Latin countries.

Class II - 3 continents and 20 Latin countries.

Class III - 2 continents and 10 Latin countries.

Award of Honor - ARER (Diploma De Onoare ARER)

Issued free of charge to any amateur or SWL who has earned any 15 of the 19 awards listed above.

Bacau Award

Contact stations in BACAU county after 1 January 1955. SWL OK. Endorsements for one band or mode upon request. Each Bacau QSO = 1 point, and if worked during MOLDOVA contest = 4 points. 1st Class = 30 points, 2nd Class = 20 points, 3rd Class = 10 points. GCR list and fee of 7 IRCs to: RADIOCLUB JUDETEAN BACAU, Biroul de Diplome, PO Box 66, R-5500 Bacau 1, Romania. 

Braila Jubilee Award

Braila commemorated its 625th year in 1993 and has established a permanent award for contacting stations living there on or after 1 May 1993.

Class I - EU need 5 HF DX need 4 HF

Class II EU need 4 HF DX need 3 HF

ClassIII EU need 3 HF DX need 2 HF

On VHF/UHF, Class I needs 3, II needs 2, III need 1 QSO. Satellite or repeater OK. Valid contacts with stations in the city who are also members of DXCC = 3 points contact value. A station who is a member of YODXC = 2 contact value. SWL OK. Endorsements for one band or mode are available. GCR list plus your statement that you've sent cards and fee of 5 IRCs to: Award Manager Paicu Marin YO4DCF, PO Box 49, Braila-1, R-6100 Romania.

Brancusi Award

Issued in memory of the famed sculptor Constantin Brancusi, the radioclub of his name offers this award to amateurs and SWL's. All bands and modes. Endorsements for single band or mode; multiband requires use of a minimum of 3 bands. Contact club members and YO7's after 6 July 1972.

Class IIIa - 3 club members and 3 different YO7.

Class IIa - 4 club members and 4 different YO7, and 1 in Franta.

Class Ia - 5 club members, and 5 different YO7, 1 Franta and 1 Sua.

VHF - 1 club member and 1 YO7.

Stations temporarily in or operating mobile in Gorj are equal to club members. YO Club stations = YO7KAJ KFK KFP KFR KFX.

Members = YO3AV 4ASD NQ 5TJ 7AHR ALG APA ARY BUT CEG CFD CJC CJE CKP CLM LBU LBY LCI LCN LCW LCX LDO LDP LGI LHA LHU LHT NH UN VJ VS YO8CNA.

GCR list and fee of $US1 or 2 IRCs to: Marian Rotaru YO7CEG, Casuta Postala 137, R-1400 Targu Jiu 6, Romania. 

Carpati Trophy

Sponsored by the Brasov Counties Radio Club for contacts with YO stations after 1 Jan 1954 as follows:

Europeans need:

DX need:

Endorsements for CW, AM, SSB, RTTY or mixed mode. GCR list and fee of 7 IRCs to: Radioclubul Judetean Brasov, PO Box 98, R-2200 Brasov 1, Romania. 

(TKS DIG)(92)

YO Children's Radioclub Award (YO-CR)

Contact YO children's clubs as follows:

European HF Class I = 20, II = 15, III = 10, IV = 6, V = 3.

European VHF/UHF Class I = 8, II = 5, III = 3.

DX HF Class I = 10, II = 7, III = 5, IV = 3, V = 2.

SWL OK. Contacts after 1 Nov 1952. GCR list and fee of 10 IRCs or $US5 to: Dan Zalaru YO6EX, Str. Avram Iancu 151A, 5-A-6, 2200 Brasov, Romania.

Valid children's club stations:

YO2KAC KAH KBB KBK KBV KBY KHD KHH KHK KHL KHS KHU KHV KJD KJI KJP KJQ.

YO3KAT KPA KSB KWD KWE KWF KWR KWW .

YO4KAY KCN KCO KCW KCX KRD KRG KRF KRH KRI.

YO5KDO KDP KDX KDW KDZ KHI KLA KLB KLE KLF KLG KLK KLM KLP KLR KLU KLW KLX KMM KNG KTA KTK KTW.

YO6KNO KEO KEC KEG KEW KND KNF KNH KNJ KNR KNS KNT KNX KTP KVH KWN.

YO7KFF KFI KFJ KFK KFL KFN KFP KFS KFU KVE.

YO8KGB KGF KGG KGI KGM KGS KGV LGY LGW KGZ KOB KOC KOD KOJ KOR KOT KOW.

YO9KIE KIC KIB KPC KPD KPF KPG KPJ KPK KPN KPO KPP KPU KPV KPW KPY KXF.

YO1G YO6TAB YP75YO.

Constantin Brancusi Award

Contact members of the Gorj. County radioclub as follows:

HF Class 3 - 1 QSO with Gorj county club member and one YO7.

HF Class 2 - as above plus 1 QSO with a French station.

HF Class 3 - as above plus 1 QSO with a French and a USA station.

VHF/UHF - one QSO with a member of Gorj county club member and one YO7 station. Satellite QSO's OK. Contacts after 1 Jan 1972. SWL OK. GCR list and fee of 7 IRCs or $US5 or equivalent to: YO7KFX, PO Box 5, Tirgu-Jiu R-1400, Romania.

Expo-Tehnika Teleorman Award

Earn 10 points by working stations in Teleorman county. SWL OK. Club stations YO9KPM KPG KXD KIE KPC = 2 points each; others in the county = 1. Look for YO9ANH AXR BCI BCJ BIY BRT BVG CFR CSJ CSM CUF CUG CWD CXA CYD CZV CZW DAF DBC DIA DIB DHY DHZ DMM PC SU. All modes and bands. GCR list and fee of 7 IRCs to: RADIOCLUB JUDETEAN TELEORMAN, PO Box 5, R-0700, Alexandria, Teleorman, Romania.

Matinal Club Award

Contact members of this club on or after 10 Mar 96. SWL OK. All bands and modes. Repeater use OK. Earn points: each member = 1 point, District Club of Cluj YO5KAI = 5 points, YO5QBN = 2 points. Award is available in 3 classes: 5, 4 or 3 points. Member list for a SAE/IRC to sponsor. GCR list and fee of 2 IRCs to: R.C.J. Club, PO Box 168, Clju-Napoca-1, Romania. 

Moldova Award

Contact stations in the Moldova District (YO8) after 1 January 1985. SWL OK. Endorsements for one mode or band.

Each QSO = 1 point except contacts in the MOLDOVA contest = 2 and YODXC members in YO8 = 2. 1st Class = 8 counties and 24 points, 2nd Class = 6/16, 3rd Class = 4/8. Abbreviations for counties in the YO8 area are: BC BT GL IS NT SV VN VS. One contact with Bacau (BC) county is mandatory. GCR list and fee of 7 IRCs to: RADIOCLUB JUDETEAN BACAU, Biroul De Diplome, PO Box 66, R-5500, Bacau -1, Romania.

Pelendava-Craiova Award

Europeans need contact any 3 stations in Craiova City; all others need 2. Contacts since 1 January 1960. All bands and modes. Submit list of contacts, the QSL cards, and fee of 7 IRCs to: Radioclubul Judetean Dolj, PO Box 107, R-1000 Craiova, Romania. 

Look for: YO7AEW AHR AHT AKL AOT AOS AOZ ARY ARZ AWZ BEN BGA BID BSK CCK COA COV CWP CYT CKP DEM DEO DL DO KAJ KFK KJH KJX LAD LAI LAT LBU LCC LCD LCU LCZ LDL LDT LDX NJ VJ VS WUG (only July 1981) and YO0KAJ (only 1986).

Semenic Mountain Award

Issued by the YO2KJI radio club for contacting members after 1 Jan 1986. All bands and modes. Europeans need 30 points, all others 20. Values:

15 pts = YQ2R YR2R YP2R YQ0DFA YQ0LDE YR1CRS.

10 pts = YO2DFA DHN KJI LDE LGL LGX.

5 pts = YO2BBT BK BKL BLP BVC CCE CRX FV GZ KCB KJA LAU LAV LBN LDK LYL.

At least one QSO with club call YO2KJI or any one of the special calls in the 15 point line. GCR list and fee of $US4 or 5 IRCs to: Daniel M. Vuescu YO2LDE, Zadei F3-1-7 St., RO-1700, Resita, Romania.

E-mail: [email protected] 

20th Anniversary Police School in Slatina City

Contact stations in OLT (OT) county after 1 May 1974. Available in 3 classes as follows: I = 30 points, II = 25, III = 20. Each QSO with OLT county = 2 points, QSO with Slatina City = 3, QSO with special station YP7P = 5. GCR list and fee of 7 IRCs or equivalent to: Radioclub Judetean OLT, PO Box 13, Slatina-1, R-0500 Judetul OLT, Romania.

Timisoara Award

This handsome multicolored award is offered to all licensed radio amateurs and SWLs by the Radioclub of Timisoara City, Romania for contacts after 16 Dec 1989. Applicants must submit evidence of contacts with at least 5 stations from the YO2 District / Timis County, including 2 stations from Timisoara City. All bands and modes. The same station may be worked on different bands. GCR list and fee of $US5 or 7 IRCs. Apply to: Radioclub of Timisoara YO2KAB, PO Box 100, RO-1900 Timisoara, Romania. 

Trofeul Carpati Award

Work Brasov county and others as indicated after 1 January 1975. SWL OK. All bands and modes.

Class 1: 10 stations from Brasov county (BV) - DX need 6.

24 stations in 24 different counties as listed below - DX need 15.

Class 2: 6 stations from Brasov county - DX need 5.

18 stations in 18 different counties as listed below - DX need 12.

Class 3: 4 stations from Brasov county - DX need 3.

12 stations in 12 different counties as listed below - DX need 10.

Valid counties: Alba, Arges, Bacau, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Buzau, Caras-Severin, Cluj, Covasna, Dimbovita, Gorj, Harghita, Hunedoara, Maramures, Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu-Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Vilcea, Vrancea.

GCR list and fee of 10 IRCs to: Radioclub Judetean Brasov, Box 98, R-2200 Brasov - 1, Romania.

--- WRMC Series ---

General Requirements: GCR list is accepted. SWL OK. Apply to WRMC, Award Manager, Georgian Ovidiu YO3BDP, PO Box 69-117, 76400 Bucharest, Romania.

Worked Romanian Martyr Cities Award

Contact 10 different station in 4 YO martyr cities (1st Class), 3 YO martyr cities (2nd Class), or 2 YO martyr cities (3rd Class) after 16 December 1989. Non-Europeans need only 5 YO's in any number of the martyr cities. Fee is $US5 or 10 IRCs.

WRMC Jubiliar

Each year during the period 16-25 December, contact 4, 3, or 2 different YO martyr cities. Fee is $US7 or 15 IRCs.

Note: YO Martyr cities are those Romanian cities where, during the revolution of 16-25 December 1989, many citizens died while fighting for freedom and democracy. These cities are: TIMISOARA, BUCHAREST, BRASOV and SIBIU.

YO Marine Amateur Radio Club Award

Contact YO-MARC members after 1 June 1991. Available in 3 classes:

Class 1 - EU 8 points, DX need 6.

Class 2 - EU 6 points, DX need 4

Class 3 - EU 4 points, DX need 2.

Point values: club station YO4KMR = 2, other members = 1. All bands and modes. GCR list and fee of 7 IRCs to: Paicu Marin YO4DCF, PO Box 49, Braila-1, R-6100 Romania.

Members: YO2DFA LDE YO3AAJ CR FBK FK RA XQ YO4AAC AB AIP ATW AUL AXQ BTB CBT CGA CNZ CSE CSG DCF DCY DEU DIJ DKY FGW FHQ FJY FKO FM FNG FPP FPS FRF FUM FYJ FZT HW GDG KCP KMR QX UC WI WO WQ WV XF XZ YO5LU YO6GO YO7BKU YO8FR RIX YO9CFR DML FLG YOR-2819/CT DL7RZ G3HZL/EI4HM I2OEB IK2ILG.