A.] ATTENTION!!!
The Tambov award group ("TAG") would like to announce award program "RDA" (Russian Districts Award).

[B.] What is "RDA"?
"RDA" (Russian District Award) is an International Awards Program with the goal of attracting interest in Amateur Radio through the communication with various Districts in the Russian Federation. The "RDA" program is established to encourage confirmed contacts with the greatest variety of areas in Russia. There are currently 6 different certificate awards varying in difficulty and complexity, and two plaque awards available for "Honor Roll" and "#1 Honor Roll".

[C.] District assignments in the Russian Federation

http://rdaward.org/rda_eng.htm

organization of radioamateur expeditions to various "districts" of Russia. The chairman "RDA"- committee

The "RDA" Russian Districts Awards includes entities designated by the Russian Federation. These include a total of 2774 different districts inside 89 different Oblast. Many hours of work went into the dividing of Russian into territories. A unique number has been assigned to each district within an Oblast. For example the Oktjabrsky district in Tambov has been assigned TB-02. Confirmation of this information on the air and also on the QSL Card must be specified for credit to be awarded for the contact.

[D.] What system of calculation of results?
In offset radio communications with each district of Russia having unique number and only once are accepted. Repeated QSO with this district in offset are not accepted irrespective of you worked with radio station on the other band, or with other station from the same district.

[E.] Russian Districts Awards "RDA" Program Organization
"RDA" - committee is division "TAG" (Tambov Award Group), the radioamateur group engaged in the

and "RDA" - manager are appointed council "TAG". Decisions "RDA" - committee are published in various radioamateur DX-bulletins and are located on "RDA" a web-site. All financing of the program "RDA" is carried out from personal means of members of club "TAG".

[F.] Only for Russian dx-peditions

[G.] "RDA" Commitee Liability
The "RDA" manager, commitee and club members will not be responsible for any loss, financial or otherwise, caused by any actions of operators participating in the "RDA" awards program. The "RDA" holds no liability for actions taken by any member or non member active in the pursuit of "RDA" awards. Anyone entering the "RDA" program agrees to the terms disclosed here and can not hold the "RDA", "TAG" or any of its members, non-members, commiteemen, chairmen or other officers or officials liable for any actions taken by those involved in the program.

[H.] ALL DECISIONS MADE BY THE "RDA" COMMITEE ARE FINAL

http://rdaward.org/rda_photo.htm

http://www.antentop.org/

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