Rules (engl.)

Classification:

Class 1 - Short-wave

Class 2 - VHF/UHF... (QSOs direct only)

Class 3 - VHF/UHF...(QSOs direct or via repeater)

Requirements:

For your application you must earn 100 points to apply for one of the classifications.

Points:

For each QSO from 01 Jan 1998 until now with members of the listed DOKs, you earn 5 points. These locations are closely associated with the life of Goethe.

  • X03 Weimar

  • X04 Erfurt 1

  • X09 PH Erfurt

  • X11 Eisenach

  • X18 Erfurt 2

  • X19 Mittleres Ilmtal

  • X21 Pößneck

  • X22 Jena

  • X24 Rudolstadt

  • X30 Ilmenau

  • X34 TU Ilmenau

  • F05 Frankfurt

  • F49 Frankfurt-West

  • F57 Frankfurt-Nord

  • S30 ex Leipzig/Stötteritz, now: Hochschule für Technik, Wirtsch. u. Kultur, Leipzig

  • S31 Leipzig/Marienplatz

  • S37 Leipzig/Plagwitz

  • Z05 Frankfurt/Main

  • Z83 Erfurt

  • Z91 Sachsen Collmberg

For each QSO with a club-station from these DOKs you earn 10 points.

Special stations with special DOKs operating from historic Goethe-sites count 20 points.

For QSOs in CWmultiply these points by 2.

Attention! One OSO with one of the following club-calls is required!

Modes/Bands:

Valid modes are FM, SSB und CW. All bands are accepted. There are no stickers for special modes or bands .

Award application:

No cards needed, only your log confirmed by 2 radioamateurs or use the GCR-list. Send your application form to:

WILFRIED BESIG
SPERBERRING 17A
98693 ILMENAU
Germany

or via eMail to: besig@web.de

Size of the award:

The size of the color-printed award is (210 x 297) mm or (87.7 x 116.9) in. Weight is about 150 g.

Fees:

Each award costs 5 EURO or 8 US-Dollars.

Info for international transaction:


To: DARC-Ortsverband Ilmenau
IBAN: DE91 5001 0060 0990 2856 08
BIC: PBNKDEFF
Note: Goethe-Award +"Your CALL"


Award manager:

Award manager is DH5WB, Wilfried Besig. besig@web.de

Award-Approval by the DARC e.V.:

This award was approved by the DARC on May 16/17, 1998.

Remarks by the Award manager:

This translation was made by the Award manager to open the award for international applicants too.

Fee together with application-form in the same envelope will be accepted on your own risk.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by e-mail.

Tnx Ted Melinosky, K1BV, CQ MAGAZINE for reviewing this translation.