The new GERATOL Certificate, entitled the CALL AREA CHALLENGE, is now available, and operators are working toward trying to complete the requirements. Rumor has it a few ops are more than half way to working all call sign formats from each call area. The certificate is available to ALL operators who check into the net, and no GERATOL number is required to complete the requirements. It’s a fun way to work toward completing a nice GERATOL approved Certificate, as you look for new states, endorsements, etc.
To find out more about the new certificate, and how to qualify, check out our previous POST on it, or go to the FILES page for log forms, etc.
CALL AREA CERTIFICATE LOG FORMS
Speaking of log forms, there are TWO versions on the FILE section of our website, one is an excel file, and the other is an updatable version in pdf format, that Frosty W0FP put together. Either is acceptable, when applying for the award.
No doubt, given current band conditions, getting all the formats from 6 and 7 land will be a challenge. So, if you know any hams in either of those call areas, or hams that have 6 or 7 in the call sign, regardless of their location, feel free to invite them up on the net some evening to join the fun.
SPECIAL EVENT STATION W1G
Just a reminder, to qualify for the special certificate endorsement on the call area certificate, you must work GERATOL Special Event Station W1G, which will be active from March 17 through March 23rd. So, keep that in mind, and we will of course, send out a reminder or two, prior to the activation.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
Don’t eat too much of that candy left over from the Trick or Treaters !!!
73, Kevin N1KL Website Administrator