DIPLOMA AND SPECIAL TROPHY – “400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF MIGUEL DE CERVANTES”

2016 is the 400th anniversary of the death of Miguel de Cervantes, one of the greatest writers in Universal History. His most iconic novel, “Don Quixote” is the most edited and translated book in all Literature History, just behind The Bible.
To commemorate this important event, the URE (Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles), member society of the IARU, is promoting the following special event, available to all licensed hams and SWLs worldwide.
Contacts will be valid in any mode and band from 160 to 10 meters with the 14 stations using the special AN400 prefix. The suffixes of the 14 special event stations are the letters of each of the letters of the name of the author

don  MIGUEL DE CERVANTES

And so, the 14 special station callsigns are:
AN400M, AN400I, AN400G, AN400U, AN400E, AN400L, AN400D, AN400C, AN400R, AN400V, AN400A, AN400N, AN400T, AN400S.

DATES: From 19th September 2016 at 0000z to 9th October 2016 (2359z)

DIPLOMAS: There are three different categories, depending on the number of AN400 stations the requestor has contacted (or SWL reports in the case of SWLs)

SILVER DIPLOMA:
European stations: For stations with at least 9 contacts with different AN400 stations in any band or mode.
Stations outside Europe: for stations with at least 6 contacts with different AN400 stations, on any band or mode.

GOLD DIPLOMA:
European stations: For stations with contacts on at least 3 different bands with at least 9 AN400 stations on each one of those bands, on any mode.
Stations outside of Europe: for stations with contacts on at least 3 different bands, with at least 6 AN400 stations on each one of those bands, on any mode.

PLATINUM DIPLOMA:
European stations: For stations with contacts on at least 3 different bands with all 14 of the  AN400 stations on each one of those bands, on any mode.
Stations outside Europe: For stations with contacts on at least 3 different bands with at least 10 AN400 stations on each one of those bands, on any mode.

All the diplomas will indicate the name and callsign of the requestor and the position obtained in their DXCC entity for the total number of valid QSOs. Diplomas will be available for free in PDF format.