10-10 International -  Counties Award

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1-1 COUNTIES AWARD RULES


Brad Kimble KØDBK #55192
3855 66th Street E
Iver Grove Hights, MN 55076-2222
e-mail: k0dbk@comcast.net

Rules:

  • The 10-10 Counties award accepts contacts made to/from a fixed, portable, or mobile station. The basic and all other upgrades to this award are free and may be submitted via email.
  • QSO locations and county determination is by one of the following methods:

         

    • The National Zip Code and Directory of Post Offices is the official guide in determining the county of contact by referencing the name of nearest municipality.

         

    • In the case of Parks or Reservations not within a county boundary, applicants may claim any single adjoining county.

         

    • Several states have Independent Cities that may qualify for a county contact. A listing of approved Independent Cities is included below.
       
  • QSL confirmation is NOT required for the 10-10 Counties award; however a station's log data must be made available to the Award Manager upon request.
  • The initial 10-10 Counties Award is issued for submittal of the first 100 counties. Counties may then be submitted as worked in groups of 100 after issuance of the initial certificate.
  • Details for each contact MUST be submitted in the following order: state (the two letter abbreviation is preferred but not required) and county worked, 10-10 number, callsign, name, and date of contact. Calls should be marked /P or /M, as appropriate.
  • Forms suitable for submission of county applications are available in HTML or PDF formats among the Key Forms. Also available there in text or PDF format is a complete list of counties in the US.
  • Seals will be issued for the following levels of achievement in 10-10 county hunting -- RED for 500 counties, BLUE for 1000 counties, YELLOW for 1500 counties, GREEN for 2000 counties, SILVER for 2500 counties, GOLD for 3000 counties. A Plaque is awarded (at no charge to the applicant) for working all 3077 US counties.
  • The Award Manager has the capability to prepare a listing of all credited and worked counties for each 10-10 member in ASCII text file format. Any 10-10 member may request such a listing. The listing will be indexed alphabetically by county with the date format as MM/DD/YY. To receive such a list of counties worked either e-mail or send an SASE to the award manager.
  • 10-10 award general rules and requirements are applicable.

    Effective - January 1, 2000

    COUNTIES FOR WHICH INDEPENDENT CITIES CAN BE USED

    In Virginia


    • CITY COUNTY
    • ALEXANDRIA---------------Arlingtion or Fairfax
    • BEDFORD------------------Bedford
    • BRISTOL------------------Washington
    • BUENA VISTA--------------Rockbridge
    • CHARLOTTESVILLE----------Albermarie
    • CHESAPEAKE---------------Isle of Wight
    • CLIFTON FORGE------------Alleghany
    • COLONIAL HEIGHTS---------Chesterfield or Prince George
    • COVINGTON----------------Alleghany
    • DANVILLE-----------------Pittsylvania
    • EMPORIA------------------Greensville
    • FAIRFAX------------------Fairfax
    • FALLS CHURCH-------------Fairfax
    • FORT MONROE--------------York
    • FRANKLIN-----------------Southampton
    • FREDERICKSBURG-----------Spotsylvania
    • GALAX--------------------Caroll or Grayson
    • HAMPTON------------------York
    • HARRISONBURG-------------Rockingham
    • HOPEWELL-----------------Prince George
    • LEXINGTON----------------Rockbridge
    • LYNCHBURG----------------Amherst, Bedford or Campbell
    • MANASSAS-----------------Prince William
    • MANASSAS PARK------------Prince William
    • MARTINSVILLE-------------Henry
    • NEW PORT NEWS------------York
    • NORFOLK------------------Isle of Wight
    • NORTON-------------------Wise
    • PETERSBURG---------------Chesterfield, Dinwiddie or Prince George
    • POQUOSON-----------------York
    • PORTSMOUTH---------------Isle of Wight
    • RADFORD------------------Montgomery
    • RICHMOND-----------------Chesterfield or Henrico
    • ROANOKE------------------Roanoke
    • SALEM--------------------Roanoke
    • SOUTH BOSTON-------------Halifax
    • STAUNTON-----------------Augusta
    • SUFFOLK------------------Isle of Wight or Southampton
    • VIRGINIA BEACH-----------Isle of Wight
    • WAYNESBORO---------------Augusta
    • WILLIAMSBURG-------------James City
    • WINCHESTER---------------Frederick

    in Nevada


    • CARSON CITY--------------Douglas, Lyon, Story or Washoe

    • WASHINGTON D.C.----------Montgomery or Prince George in
      Maryland


    A U.S.A. State-to-County Map is available as a service from NG3K.

    updated 07-22-2008