Sprint URE HQ 2026 – ED0HQ

– Aim: URE (Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles) is issuing a special diploma, for both Spanish and foreign stations, for contacting the greatest number possible of special event stations which will be on the air representing Spain in the IARU HF championship 2026.

– Date and time: Valid for contacts made with any ED0HQ stations between 1200 UTC Saturday 11th July and 1159 UTC on Sunday 12th July, 2026.

– Exchange: In each contact with any of the stations representing URE, give RST and your ITU zone as the exchange. We invite those interested in this diploma to actively participate in the IARU HF world championship 2026.

– Categories:

Gold: Contacts with all of the ED0HQ stations on all 6 bands (160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 metres) and both modes SSB and CW (12 contacts in total)

Silver: 10 contacts (no duplicates) with the ED0HQ stations in any band and mode.

Bronze SSB: 6 contacts (no duplicates) with the ED0HQ stations in the 6 bands (160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10) SSB.

Bronze CW: 6 contacts (no duplicates) with the ED0HQ stations in the 6 bands (160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10) CW.

– Prizes: (Speed in making the contacts will be a factor)

• The first 25 stations who make all 12 contacts with the ED0HQ stations in the Gold category will receive an official Spanish HQ team T-shirt

• The first 3 stations who contact the minimum number necessary for each category (gold, silver and bronze) will receive a paper certificate + PDF certificare.

• All stations who make at least 5 QSOs are eligible for an electronic (PDF) certificate.

– Lists: Non-members of URE should send their diploma request by email to gdure@ure.es the 15 days after the contest ends. URE members do not need to send a request, once logs are checked prizes will be sent automatically.

ED0HQ Stations Map

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