Contacts for this award have to be made on or after 1 November 2011 
and there is no ending date to complete this award. Contacts are only 
valid for this award  when made	on the SAT Award Net with SAT members.




1. WORK 40 - 2 OR 3 LETTER POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS FOR U.S. STATES, CANADIAN PROVINCES 
   OR TERRITORIES AND AUSTRALIAN STATES OR TERRITORIES.
   (use chart included below for allowed entities)

2. OF THE 40 POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS 3 MUST BE FROM CANADA, AND 3 FROM AUSTRALIA.

3. POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS FOR THIS AWARD MAY COME FROM USING LETTERS FROM THE 
   PREFIX AND SUFFIX OF AMATUER CALLS. LETTERS DO NOT NEED TO BE NEXT TO EACH OTHER 
   OR IN ORDER OF THE ABBREVIATON USED. (SEE EXAMPLE 1).

4. AMATEUR CALLS MAY BE USED A MAXIMUM OF 3 TIMES IN COMPLETING THIS AWARD
   REGARDLESS WHETHER ONE LETTER IS USED 3 TIMES OR 3 COMBOS ARE USED.
   ONLY ONE CONTACT IS NECESSARY FOR USING THE CALL 3 TIMES.
   
5. THE POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS MAY BE COMBINED FROM TWO CALLS FOR THE UNITED STATES.
   SAME RULE FOR THE AUSTRALIAN AND CANADIAN ABBREVIATIONS, 2 CALLS MAY BE USED FOR 
   THE SAME STATE OR TERRITORY (SEE EXAMPLE 2)

6. A CONTACT MAY BE USED FOR MORE THAN ONE ABBREVIATION.. (SEE EXAMPLE 3 AND RULE 4)
   (FURTHER: NJ3H ONLY TAKES ONE CALL TO FILL IN THE WORKSHEET FOR NEW JERSEY AND
   THEN NEW HAMPSHIRE

EXAMPLES
1 VE5ADO = DE OR VA (SAME CALL USED TWICE)

2 W6ALC – AA9WT = ACT (EACH CALL USED 1 TIME)

3 W6ALC = WA, CA, LA (CALL USED FOR 3 STATES, CAN NOT BE USED AGAIN)

N6VIC = VIC (AU. STATE,) IN (US STATE), N (CALL IS USED 3 TIMES, MAY NOT BE USED AGAIN)

K7FIB = NB (CANADIAN PROVINCE) WHEN ADDED TO THE N FROM ABOVE



 

 
EXAMPLE OF CALL SIGN USAGE



 
EXAMPLE OF CALL SIGN USAGE
	

		
CALL SIGN
1ST USE
		
2ND USE
3RD USE
		
NOTES
	
	

		
 NJ3H
 N ew J ersey
		
 N ew H ampshire
 
		
 
	
	

		
 
 
		
 
 
		
 
	
	

		
 N4ZQA
 A ri Z ona
		
 Q uebec
 
		
 
	
	

		
 
 
		
 
 
		
 
	
	

		
 N6VIC
 V ictoria
		
 N e V ada
 N orth C arolina
		
 CALL SIGN USED UP
	
	

		
 
	
 
		
 
 
		
 
	
	

		
 KA0AK
 A las K a
		
 AR kansas
 K entuck Y
		
 CALL SIGN USED UP
	
	

		
 
 
		
 
 
		
 
	
	

		
 W3JTS
 W ashington
		
 Connecticu T
 
		
 
	
	

		
 
 
		
 
 
		
 
	
	

		
 W2CRS
 A R kansas
		
 C onnecticut
 Quebe C
		
 CALL SIGN USED UP
	
	

		
 
 
		
 
 
		
 
	
 

 


POSTAL BONUS AWARD RULES


1 The Basic Award must be completed before the Bonus Award is started.

2 The Postal Bonus Award will consist of 3 certificates, US States, 
  Canadian Provinces and Territories, and Australian States and Territories, 
  as listed for the Basic Postal Abbreviation Award. 
  
3 Starting date is November 01, 2011 and there is no ending date

4 After submitting for the Basic Postal Award, you may continue working for 
  any of the three bonus certificates, by completing the following requirements: 
  US States, Work all the States that you did not work on the basic award; 
  Canadian Provinces, work the Provinces or Territories that were not worked 
  on the basic award; Australian States, work all the States and Territories 
  that were not worked on the basic Award.
  You do not rework the States, Provinces, or Territories worked for the
  basic award.

5 When working the Bonus Awards, calls may be used as many times as needed,
  but, you can only use them three times then you must recall them on a
  different contest night. 
  No three time limitation as on the basic Postal Award