Worked All Japan Towns/Villages Award

Rule�F
1. Confirmed contacts with the following towns/villages in Japan:
Class Perfect: All the towns/villages Certificate)
Class 2600: Different 2600 towns/villages(Endorsement Sticker)
Class 2500: Different 2500 towns/villages(Endorsement Sticker)
Class 2400: Different 2400 towns/villages(Endorsement Sticker)
Class 2200: Different 2200 towns/villages(Endorsement Sticker)
Class 2000: Different 2000 towns/villages(Endorsement Sticker)
Class 1500: Different 1500 towns/villages(Endorsement Sticker)
Class 1000: Different 1000 towns/villages(Certificate)
Class 900: Different 900 towns/villages(Endorsement Sticker)
Class 700: Different 700 towns/villages(Endorsement Sticker)
Class 500: Different 500 towns/villages(Certificate)
Class 300: Different 300 towns/villages(DX only)
2. Towns/villages shall be those listed in the JAG Towns/Village List.
3. A village promoted to a town shall not count twice.
4. QSLs received shall contain names of towns/villages.
Application�F
Application form + Yen 500 (for Trophy/Certificate), Application form + Yen 100 + SASE (for Endorsement Sticker)
Send to JA7FVA
Note:
1. Deletion of or any change to towns/villages shall be reported in JAG News as it occurs.
2. An applicant who achieved "Class: Perfect" without any portable station will be given a Special Award.
3. A JAG-certified Town/Village List shall preferably be used for application,but any form of towns/villages list may be used; provided, however, that such a list shall include names of guns (JDG) and towns/ villages.These names may be substituted by Town/Village Numbers in the JAG-certified Town/Village List.
4. Applicant shall obtain Class: 1500 (Certificate) before applying for the upper classes.
5. Applicant shall keep a copy of the previous application for future endorsement.
6. Send SASE (216 x 277mm envelope with enough return postage) to JA7FVA for the JAG-certified Town/Village List.
7. Note that "Class:1000" may take a little longer to be issed for curving an applicant's call sign on the trophy.
8. Successful applicants of each class shall be listed on JAG News at least once a year.
9. This award shall be issued effective January 1, 1981.
10. 982 towns/villages exist as of January 1, 2010.

JPA (Japan Postal Code Award)

Rule:
Confirmed QSOs with Japanese stations whose postal codes total exactly 100,000. 50,000 of the 100,000 shall consist only of 3-digit postal codes (Example:170-->170). Another 50,000 shall consist of 5-digit postal codes with the last 2 digits as decimal points (Example:760-24-->760.24)

* For new 7-digit postal codes, only the first 5 digits shall be used. If the fourth and fith digit of a new 7-digit code consist of "00", the code shall be perceived as a 3-digit postal code.
(Example) 154-0023-->154, 144-0056-->144
If the fourth and fith digit of a new 7-digit code consist of numbers other than "00", the code shall be perceived as a 5-digit postal code.
(Example) 350-1106-->350.11, 245-8856-->245.88
*Both new and old postal codes are valid. If new and old codes are different, both of them are valid.
*Confirmed QSOs shall include more than 3 bands of choice and one set of WAJA. List of QSOs shall include JCC/G or Prefecture Numbers.
*All the stations and postal codes to be used shall be different. List of QSOs shall be sorted by postal codes.
*Postal codes shall be described on QSLs received. Portable stations with their postal codes described on their QSLs are also valid.
*P.O.Box addresses do not count.
*No special endoresement
*No upper class endoresement
Application:
Application form + Yen 500
Send to JA1BUQ

PXCC (Prefix Collection Certificate)

Rule:
Confirmed QSOs with different prefixes in the world.
*For this award, only prefixes of call signs issued by the authority of the countries are valid.
*Basic award is issued for 1,000 different prefixes. Endoresements are available for each additional 500 prefixes.
*The same prefix is valid for each band. The same station is also valid for each band.
*No special endoresement
*No portable indication of any sort is valid.
(Example)8J90XPO-->8J90, 8J1HAM-->8J1, M1B-->M1, W6/JA1CKE-->JA1, JA1CKE/JD1-->JA1
*Satellite and EME shall be counted as one band each.
*This award is also issued to SWL.
*Application form shall conform to JARL standard and both handwritten and computer-printed QSO (QSL) list may be accepted. The list, however,shall be B5 or A4 sized paper.
*The list of QSOs shall be sorted by DXCC prefixes per band. Call signs listed shall include any portable indication. (Example: W6/JA1CKE)
Application:
Application form + Yen 500(8 IRCs) for Certificate
Application form + SASE (1 IRC + SAE) for Endorsement Sticker
Send to JR1DTN

Certificate of Activities

The Purpose of This Award:
To certify that an applicant worked with HAMs all over the world.
Rule:
1. Confirmed QSOs with over 100 stations in each Japanese Prefecture on over 3 bands and 3 modes of choice (Example: SSB,CW,FM,SSTV).
2.Obtain 300 Award or more from all parts of the world. Include all JAG issue Award in 300. The Samurai is class Super.The nationwide town and village communication prize is perfect.Moreover, contain WACA, WAGA, VU1000, and AJA of the JARL issue. Contain "WPX" of the US-CQ Co. issue.
Application:
(List of any form ) Free of charge
Send to JR1DTN

JAG 21 Century Award

Rule:
Confirmed contacts with 500 stations in each of 47 Japanese prefectures (the total: 23500 stations). The basic award is issued by confirmed contacts with 21 stations in each prefecture. Endorsement sticker is issued for confirmed contacts with 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450 and 500 stations in each prefecture.
Application:
GCR (by 2 amateur radio sations) + Yen 500 (for the basic award), GCR + SASE (1 IRC) (for Endorsement Sticker)
Send to JL3APM
Notes:
1. The basic award and each endorsement must include contacts on 3 or more bands and 2 or more modes.
2. The same station counts on different bands.
3. This award is issued also to SWLs.
4. The list of confirmed contacts must be sorted by the prefectures and must include JCC or JCG numbers.

JAG 30th Anniversary Award I

Rule:
Confirmed contacts with 30 stations on or after January 1, 2006, and spell
as follows by using any one letter of their suffixes (30 QSLs in total):
"AWARD OF THE THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY"
Fee: 3IRCs
Address:
Ms. YURIKO KUROSAKI,
12-6, HANDA-CHO, OKAYAMA CITY, 700-0003 JPAPAN

JAG 30th Anniversary Award II

Rule:
Confirmed contacts with 1 JAG member and 3 other stations (4 QSLs in total)
on or after January 1, 2006, and spell "JAG" by uisng any one letter of the
suffixes of the 3 stations.
Fee: 3IRCs
Address:
Ms. YURIKO KUROSAKI,
12-6, HANDA-CHO, OKAYAMA CITY, 700-0003 JPAPAN

Over Three Letters of The Suffix Award

Rule:
Confirmed contacts with at least 3 stations with 4 or more letters in their
suffixes (example; BT4ARDF, 8N3ARISS, etc.). The award will be issued for
every application (This means that, for endorsement, another certificate
instead of endorsement sticker will be issued ). The ranking list will be
released and updated from time to time on the JAG Web site.
Fee: 3IRCs
Address:
Mr. KATSUMI KANEKO,
2-9-33 SHIMOMUNEOKA, SHIKI CITY, SAITAMA 353-0003 JAPAN

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