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About These Awards
The NDB List Awards Program recognizes the achievements and issues certificates free of charge to NDB List Members who DX non-directional radio beacons in the LF/MF frequency range (190 to 1800 kHz). These certificates are not intended as, nor should they be considered prizes in a 'contest'. They are tangible symbols of the hard work, dedication, technical skill and fun that goes along with our hobby.
Virtually all listeners who desire them can get at least one in each category. The 'difficulty factor' in each ranges from modest to a level that even experienced listeners will find challenging. In setting these requirements, we have kept in mind the fact that the vast majority of List members are in either Europe or North America.
To request an award, click on the shopping-cart icon besides the award name and category.
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Long Ranger DX Awards
This certificate recognises really long distance reception of NDBs particularly at night when skywave propagation is possible.
| Miles |
KM |
| 500-999 |
805-1607 |
| 1000-1499 |
1608-2413 |
| 1500-1999 |
2414-3217 |
| 2000-2499 |
3218-4022 |
| 2500-2999 |
4023-4826 |
| 3000-4999 |
4827-8044 |
| 5000+ |
8045+ |
| KHz |
ID |
Location |
S/P |
ITU |
Pwr |
Miles |
KM |
Date |
UTC |
Order |
| 380 |
VNV |
Vilanova i la Geltru |
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ESP |
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999 |
1608 |
2019-12-01 |
0130 |
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| 350 |
UK |
Yukhnov |
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RUS |
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1482 |
2385 |
2022-10-16 |
1741 |
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| 389 |
BX |
La Palma |
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CNR |
150 |
1996 |
3213 |
2020-01-04 |
0200 |
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| 276 |
YHR |
Chevery |
QC |
CAN |
500 |
2326 |
3744 |
2020-01-03 |
2330 |
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| 274 |
SAL |
Sal Island / Amilcar Cabral |
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CPV |
3000 |
2880 |
4636 |
2020-01-04 |
0100 |
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| 391 |
DDP |
San Juan / Dorado / Luiz Munoz Marin Intl |
PR |
PTR |
2000 |
4146 |
6673 |
2020-01-04 |
0700 |
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European NDB DX Awards
(40 qualifying countries)
This certificate recognises reception of NDBs located in Europe at the levels shown below.
| NDB List Country codes |
Order |
| AUT AZR BAL BEL BIH BLR BRI BUL CZE DEU |
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| DNK ENG ESP EST FIN FRA FRO GSY HNG HOL |
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| HRV IOM IRL ISL ITA LUX MNE NIR NOR POL |
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| POR ROU RUS SCT SHE SRB SVK SVN SWE UKR |
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North American NDB DX Awards
(6 qualifying countries)
This certificate recognises reception of NDBs located in in North America. Remember that each US state and Canadian province is considered a separate 'country'.
| NDB List Country codes |
Order |
| GRL NB NL NS NU QC |
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Caribbean / Central American NDB DX Awards
(2 qualifying countries)
Available in the following categories:
| NDB List Country codes |
Order |
| ATG PTR |
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African NDB DX Awards
(4 qualifying countries)
Available in the following categories:
| NDB List Country codes |
Order |
| ALG |
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| CNR CPV MDR |
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Asian NDB DX Awards
(1 qualifying countries)
Available in the following categories:
| NDB List Country codes |
Order |
| GEO |
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Benelux NDB Award
(13 qualifying signals)
This certificate recognises reception of NDBs in the 'Benelux' countries (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg).
Note that, for all certificates, at least one beacon in each of the three countries must have been received.
| NDBs |
Qualifying Signals |
Order |
| 5 |
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| 15 |
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| 25 |
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| 35 |
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French NDB Award
(39 qualifying signals)
This certificate recognises reception of NDBs located in France at the following levels:
| NDBs |
Qualifying Signals |
Order |
| 20 |
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| 40 |
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| 80 |
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| 120 |
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German NDB Award
(32 qualifying signals)
This certificate recognises reception of NDBs located in Germany at the following levels:
| NDBs |
Qualifying Signals |
Order |
| 20 |
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| 30 |
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| 60 |
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| 100 |
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Scandinavian NDB Award
(64 qualifying signals)
This certificate recognises reception of NDBs located in Sweden, Norway, Finland or Denmark (but excluding Iceland and island dependencies in the North Atlantic) at the following levels:
| NDBs |
Qualifying Signals |
Order |
| 25 |
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| 100 |
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| 200 |
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| 300 |
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UK and Irish NDB Award
(24 qualifying signals)
This certificate recognises reception of NDBs located in the United Kingdom (including Northern Ireland, the Channel Island, the Isle of Man and the Shetland Islands) and the republic of Ireland at the following levels:
| NDBs |
Qualifying Signals |
Order |
| 20 |
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| 40 |
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| 80 |
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| 120 |
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Italian NDB Award
(5 qualifying signals)
This certificate recognises reception of NDBs located in Italy (including Sardinia and Sicily) at the following levels:
| NDBs |
Qualifying Signals |
Order |
| 20 |
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| 40 |
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| 60 |
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| 90 |
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Iberian NDB Award
(15 qualifying signals)
This certificate recognises reception of NDBs located in Spain and Portugal (including the Baleric Islands but excluding the Azores, the Canary Islands and spanish enclaves in Morocco) at the following levels:
| NDBs |
Qualifying Signals |
Order |
| 20 |
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| 40 |
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| 60 |
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| 90 |
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North of 60 Award
(64 qualifying signals)
This certificate recognises reception of NDBs located at least 60 Degrees of latitude north of the Equator. This area includes Iceland, Greenland and Alaska as well as most of Scandinavia and parts of Russia and Canada.
| NDBs |
Qualifying Signals |
Order |
| 5 |
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| 10 |
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| 20 |
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| 30 |
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LT Award
This certificate recognises reception of a single NDBs: LT on 305 KHz, at Alert, Nunavut, in Canada. This is the highest latitude NDB known in the Northern Hemisphere.
| KHz |
ID |
Location |
S/P |
ITU |
GSQ |
Lon |
Lat |
Pwr |
Miles |
KM |
Date |
UTC |
Order |
| 305 |
LT |
Alert Bay |
NU |
CAN |
FR82vm |
62.2083°W |
82.5208°N |
1000 |
2169 |
3491 |
2019-11-06 |
2300 |
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Transatlantic DX Awards
(22 qualifying signals)
This is probably the most challenging award of the program, even at its first level. However, there is a lot of interest on both sides of the Atlantic in transoceanic NDB DX.To qualify, listeners must hear NDBs on the other side.
- European listeners may count NDBs in Greenland, Canada, the United States and the islands of the caribbean as well as Central and South America.
- North American listeners may count NDBs in the Azores, the Canary Islands and Cape Verde as well as those on the European and African continents proper.
| NDBs |
Qualifying Signals |
Order |
| 1 |
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| 10 |
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