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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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Daytime DX Awards (Daytime hours are 1600 - 2000 hrs UTC)
This certificate recognises long distance reception of NDBs between the hours of 1000 and 1400 local standard time - that is, two hours before and afer noon in the listener's timezone.
| Miles |
KM |
| 250-499 |
402-804 |
| 500-749 |
805-1205 |
| 750-999 |
1206-1607 |
| 1000-1249 |
1608-2010 |
| 1250+ |
1608+ |
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ID |
Location |
S/P |
ITU |
Pwr |
Miles |
KM |
Date |
UTC |
Order |
| 332 |
QT |
Thunder Bay |
ON |
CAN |
1000 |
477 |
768 |
2003-06-20 |
1834 |
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| 323 |
HJH |
Hebron |
NE |
USA |
25 |
527 |
848 |
2003-06-20 |
1732 |
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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 |
| 330 |
BH |
'Surry' Bar Harbor |
ME |
USA |
25 |
999 |
1608 |
2010-11-29 |
0749 |
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| 225 |
YIK |
Ivujivik |
QC |
CAN |
100 |
1494 |
2405 |
2011-01-15 |
0827 |
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| 242 |
ZT |
Port Hardy |
BC |
CAN |
500 |
1978 |
3183 |
2011-01-12 |
0949 |
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| 321 |
YSY |
Sachs Harbour |
NT |
CAN |
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2451 |
3945 |
2010-12-10 |
0623 |
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| 412.5 |
MTU |
Mitu (Vaupes) |
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CLM |
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2989 |
4811 |
2005-11-19 |
0728 |
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| 280 |
IPA |
Rapa Nui (Easter Island) (Isla de Pascua) |
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PAQ |
3000 |
4946 |
7961 |
2005-11-05 |
0435 |
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| 520 |
BHZ |
Belo Horizonte (MG) |
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BRA |
1000 |
5082 |
8179 |
2010-12-20 |
0633 |
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European NDB DX Awards
(1 qualifying countries)
This certificate recognises reception of NDBs located in Europe at the levels shown below.
| NDB List Country codes |
Order |
| AZR |
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North American NDB DX Awards
(59 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 |
| AB AL AR AZ BC CA CO CT FL GA |
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| GRL IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MB MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NB NC ND |
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| NE NH NJ NL NM NS NT NU NV NY OH OK ON OR PA |
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| PE QC SC SD SK TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY |
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Caribbean / Central American NDB DX Awards
(20 qualifying countries)
Available in the following categories:
| NDB List Country codes |
Order |
| ATG BAH BLZ |
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| BRB CUB CYM DOM GRD GTM HND |
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| JMC MEX NCG PNR PTR |
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| SAP SLV TCA TRD VRG |
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South American NDB DX Awards
(6 qualifying countries)
Available in the following categories:
| NDB List Country codes |
Order |
| BRA |
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| CHL CLM |
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| EQA PRU |
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| VEN |
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African NDB DX Awards
(1 qualifying countries)
Available in the following categories:
| NDB List Country codes |
Order |
| CPV |
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Australian and Pacific Islands NDB DX Awards
(2 qualifying countries)
Get it in these 'denominations'
| NDB List Country codes |
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| HWA |
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North of 60 Award
(25 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 |
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Transatlantic DX Awards
(2 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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Canadian Transcontinental NDB DX Award
(22 qualifying pairs of NDBs)
This certificate recognises reception of NDBs on Pacific and Atlantic coasts of Canada (i.e. British Columbia and any of the Maritime Provinces). Qualifying beacons must be in these provinces but do not have to literally be on the shoreline.
| Stations |
East Coast |
West Coast |
Order |
| 1 on each coast |
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| 2 on each coast |
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| 4 on each coast |
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| 6 on each coast |
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US Transcontinental NDB DX Award
(6 qualifying pairs of NDBs)
This certificate recognises reception of NDBs on Pacific and Atlantic coasts of continental United States. Qualifying beacons must be in states with oceanic shorelibes (excluding the Gulf of Mexico).
| Stations |
East Coast |
West Coast |
Order |
| 1 on each coast |
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| 2 on each coast |
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| 3 on each coast |
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| 4 on each coast |
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