Amateur Radio Award “GIRO D’ITALIA”

Neterra LZ1KRN Amateur Radio Club is organizing a special award activity for Giro d’Italia 2026

From May 8 to May 10, 2026, Bulgaria becomes part of the spirit of Giro d’Italia!

Radio amateurs from around the world are invited to join the special HF amateur radio activity LZ1GIRO, organized by radio club LZ1KRN.


To celebrate the passage of Giro d’Italia along the route Nessebar – Burgas – Veliko Tarnovo – Sofia, Bulgarian HAM operators are organizing a special HF award activity taking place from May 8 to June 30, 2026.
All participants who make connections with LZ1GIRO will receive a free electronic award certificate.

 
 /  HF Award "GIRO D’ITALIA" - LZ1GIRO

Requirements

  • Allowed bands: 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m

  • Allowed modes: SSB, FT8, FT4

  • Main diploma: “Stage Finisher”
    To obtain the diploma, 3 QSOs with LZ1GIRO on 3 different HF bands are required.
    Example: 40m SSB, 20m FT8, 10m SSB

 

Special Endorsements

  • “Maglia Rosa”

    QSO on all 5 HF bands

  • “Mountain Stage”

    3 QSOs on 3 different days

  • “Sprint Stage”

    3 QSOs within 6 hours

  • “Italian Breakaway”

    5 SSB QSOs only

  • “Digital Rider”

    5 FT8/FT4 QSOs only

General Rules

  • Only QSOs on different HF bands count for the main award.

  • Repeated QSOs on the same band may be used for endorsement categories.

  • All stations worldwide may participate

  • Use of DX Cluster is allowed

  • The award is issued free of charge in electronic PDF format

Award Application

Please submit to lz1krn@neterra.net :

  • ADIF log
  • Cabrillo log
  • or a screenshot from your logging softwarе

    Organizer: LZ1KRN – Bulgaria