IARU Awards

IARU Region 1 Operating Award

This award is available in three classes and is achieved when contacts have been made with the required number of IARU Region 1 countries, depending on the class.

  • Class 1: All 101 member countries on the current list
  • Class 2: 60 member countries
  • Class 3: 40 member countries

Permitted bands: All authorized bands
Operating modes: No limitation

A further award will be offered for the same three classes, restricted to the 10m band

The list of countries and further conditions can be found under the link of the announcement.

Call for entries: https://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php/reg1awards/region-1-awards

IARU Region 2 Award

This award will be given when contacts have been made with 20 member countries of IARU Region 2.

Permitted bands: All authorized bands
Operating modes: Mixed, Phone, CW, Digital, Satellite

Link: https://www.iaru-r2.org/en/on-the-air/iaru-r2-award/
Call for entries: https://www.iaru-r2.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IARU-R2-Award-2021_en.pdf

IARU Region 3 Award

This award is available in three classes and is achieved when contacts have been made with the required number of IARU Region 2 countries, depending on the class.

  • Gold: 20 member countries
  • Silver: 10 member countries
  • Basic: 5 member countries

Permitted bands: 160, 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10, 6, 2m, 70cm and 23 cm
Operating modes: Mixed, Phone, CW, Digital, Satellite

Link: https://www.iaru-r3.org/on-the-air/operating-awards/region-3-award/
Rules: https://www.iaru-r3.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/R3-502-IARU-Region-3-Award-Rules_Rev3.pdf