THE URAL AWARD.
                           
The URAL award is issued by radio sports section of Ekaterinburg
and is available for all amateurs and swls for contacts with
(or heard from) different amateur radio stations located in Ural
mountains area of Russia after January 1st, 1957.

Rules:

1. Applicants outside Russia using traditional modes (CW,SSB,AM,FM)
   on all HF bands (1.8 - 3.5 - 7 - 10 - 14 - 18 - 21 - 24 - 28 MHz),
   located in Europe and Asia should have 20 QSOs with the area.
2. Applicants operating under rule 1 conditions located outside
   Europe and Asia should have 10 QSOs with the area.
3. Applicants outside Russia using non-traditional modes (RTTY,
   SSTV, AMTOR, PSK31 etc.) or operating via satellites or
   operating on VHF bands (144 MHz and above) or operating mobile
   (/M,/MM,/AM,/S) should have 5 QSOs with the area.
4. Contacts with oblasts: 
   Udmurt (UD) -         RA-RZ4W, UA-UI4W; 
   Cheliabinskaya (CB) - RA-RZ9A,B, UA-UI9A,B;
   Sverdlovskaya (SV) -  RA-RZ9C,D, UA-UI9C,D;
   Permskaya (PM) -      RA-RZ9F, UA-UI9F;
   Kurganskaya (KN) -    RA-RZ9Q,R, UA-UI9Q,R;
   Orenburgskaya (OB) -  RA-RZ9S,T, UA-UI9S,T;
   Bashkir (BA) -        RA-RZ9W, UA-UI9W
   may be counted for Ural mountains area.
   
The log extract (no QSL cards required) and a fee of 10 IRC
should be sent to award manager, using address as follows:

SERGE V. STIKHIN, BOX 1035, EKATERINBURG, 620063, RUSSIA.