ASSOCIAÇAO DE EXPEDICIONÁRIOS ILHÉUS - A.E.I. 

  
D. I. B. - DIPLOMA ILHAS BRASILEIRAS  
BRAZILIAN ISLANDS AWARD  
  
This rule is applied to all stations located outside Brazil                                 
  
ISSUE 3 : Oct 20, 2003 
  
	The D.I.B. is an award created by Pedro Sirzanink - PP5SZ available to the Amateurs-radios and SWL (ARL)  
operators who can confirm contacts or SWL reports with brazilians islands  
stations by following the next rules:  
  
1 -  Each activated island has a " DIB number " and is own code in the Official  
DIB List.  
  
2 - QSO's / SWL  RPRT  are  valid  with no restriction date in all HF 160 to 6  
meters authorized bands, in all modes. No cross band/modes will accepted. All  
contacts have to be from the same country.  

2.1 - For contacts before Dec/31,93 it is necessary to send photocopy of
the QSLs of that QSOs.
 
3 - QSL cards are not necessary, only a G.C.R. (General Certification Rule)  
list with endorsement of an Amateur Radio Club or two Ham with high licences.In  
last case send  QSL photocopies.  

3.1 - Eletronic QSL are accept if informed the URL of the Operation.
  
4 - The DIB award can be requested by confirming at least 20 active brazilian  
islands, with their  "DIB number". The G.C.R. list has to be filled in numeric  
order of the Islands with Name, Station's call, date, UTC, band and Mode.  
  
4.1 - The award was pressed in the original size 280 x 215mm in parchment paper  
type and it is available in Phone, CW ou Mixed modes.  
  
5 -  The award fee is US$ 10.00 or 14 IRC's.
  
       5.1 - Endorsements are given for each 10 new worked and confirmed group of
( 30, 40, 50 and 60 ) islands and also for the HR at US$2,00 or 3 IRC's fee (each).    
Send SAE when request.   
  
       5.2  -  A Honour Trophy ( a brazilian stone agate sheet  with 10 cm  
middle  high in a wood  base with a plaque)  can will be  requested   
by  the  station  who had worked at  least 65  Islands, at US$30,00 or 35 IRC  
fee.   
       5.3 -  The inclusion in "Honour Roll" is automatic when working 65 Is and  
HR Endorsement as in  5.1   
  
       5.4  - Endorsement for QRP operation is free, if the QSO 
are in this mode in all contacts, and may be requested together the GCR. 
In this case, there are not other endorsements. 
  
6 - To get more informations abouth the award, G.C.R. list, Complete  Official 
List, please send US$2,00 or 3 IRCs with SAE to the award manager, PP5SZ-Pedro Sirzanink,
in the address  below.            

9  - The award is sponsored by the "ASSOCIAÇÃO DE EXPEDICIONÁRIOS ILHÉUS" -  AEI.  
  

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