To celebrate the 175th independance of Belgium, Belgian HAMs may use the special prefix OO instead of ON during the year 2005. The UBA takes part in the celebrations by issuing this offical commemorative award.

All HAMs and SWLs worldwide are invited to qualify for this certificate by contacting stations using the OO prefix between January 1st and December 31st 2005.

A sum of at least 175 points are required for the award.

• QSOs via terrestrial repeaters, in Packet Radio and Echolink do not count for this award.
• Belgian stations using another prefix than the commemorative OO prefix do not count for the certificate.
• The same OO station can be worked on each band

The following eight endorsement stickers are available:

• "OO" for working at least 4 different OO prefixes on HF or 6 on VHF/UHF
• "WARC" for collecting at least 175 points using exclusively the WARC bands
• "Top Band" for collecting at least 175 points using exclusively on 160m
• "Single Band" for collecting at least 175 points using any single band other than 160m
• "CW” for collecting at least 175 points using exclusively in CW mode
• "Single Mode" for collecting at least 175 points using any single mode other than CW
• "UBA Contest" for collecting at least an additional 175 points using during the UBA contests (i.e. 350 points in total are needed for this endorsement)
• "“175 Bonus" for each 175 extra points collected

More than one endorsement sticker may be applied for.

Send log extract before March 31st 2006 together with the award fee of €5 (Belgian applicants) or €7 or $9 (for stations outside Belgium) to the UBA Award Manager:

Egbert Hertsen, ON4CAS,
Postbus 85,
B-2800 Mechelen,
Belgium.
egbert.hertsen@pandora.be

Endorsement stickers are free when applied for at the same time as the award, otherwise SASE or an IRC is requested.