Castles and Towers of Sicily Award

Rules                                                                                                                   Updated  01 May 2002

 

1)     In collaboration with the Section A.R.I. of Mondově that manages the Italian Castles Award (D.C.I.),

       to the purpose to let know the Castles and Towers in Sicily, from 1 April 2002 is founded the C.T.S.

       (Diploma dei Castelli e Torri della Sicilia – Castles and Towers of Sicily Award)

The new references will be attributed by the Technical Award Manager of the Section A.R.I. of Mondově (CN),

 only if they answer to the requisite foreseen by the rule D.C.I.

 

2)   The Award is divided in two classes: A and B.

 

3)  The Award type A will be released to OM and SWL that have contacted/listened to references

activated by IT9VCE or from Special Call operated by IT9VCE.

 

4)  The Award type B will be released to OM e SWL that will show, with QSLs, to contacted/listened

other OM that of nine Sicilian provinces. QSO/HRD with IT9VCE are not valid.

It is obligatory at least a QSO.

 

5)     The Award is released only in the MIX version; (CW-SSB-RTTY) and for the bands HF excluded the

WARC. All QSO/HRD are valid after 1 April 2001.

 

6)  The Award is divided in three categories:

     1) Italian; 2) European; 3) Foreigners excluded the Europeans.

 

7)     After the release of the Basic Award they are the endorsements for a total of 9 levels.

For every endorsement there is a sticker, always different.

The 9 levels of the rules are so articulated:

 

Level

Italian

European

Extra-European

1

9

6

3

2

18

13

6

3

27

20

9

4

35

26

12

5

43

33

15

6

51

39

17

7

58

44

19

8

65

49

21

9

72

54

23

HR

90

70

30

 

8)     The Award, to colors, has the dimensions of mm 297 x 210.

 

9)     The Award type A is released free with the only reimbursement of the postal expenses equal to

2 Euros, also in postage stamps, or 2 US $;

     for the type B is necessary to include to the application 10 Eeuros or 10 US $.

     The Stickers are free. Is necessary to include a SASE or 1 IRC or 1 US $.

 

10)    To the application is always necessary to attach the LOG of the QSOs with the following information:

         (Call-Data-UTC-Band-Mode-RST-Ref.DCI) and must be addressed to:

Award Manager C.T.S., P.O.Box 100/A, I-95036 Randazzo (CT), Italy

The Award will be assigned with progressive number in base to the chronological order;

the date will be deduced by the postal stamp printed in the envelope.