Bristol Activity Award - RSGB Bristol Group

The Bristol Activity Award originally was developed to promote the Bristol. The following rules were developed when Bristol had 21 Postal Districts. The Post Office undertook a major restructuring of the Bristol area in 1994 and expanded the number of districts from 21 to 37.

The Certificate for this Award is a worthwhile addition to any radio shack. It is awarded to any station in any country which logs a sufficient number of contacts with Bristol stations in any of the postal districts BS1-BS21 inclusive. Short wave listeners may also apply, subject to confirmation by a referee, or through submission of QSL cards. It is not necessary to be a member of the RSGB.

Points will be gained for each of the contacts made by radio as shown below. For the basic One Star Award a minimum of 100 points is needed and endorsements can be subsequently obtained for each additional 100 points. An endorsement can be requested for “Worked All Bristol Postal Districts” if contacts are made with all postal districts.

Bristol stations are asked to inform their contacts of the existence of the Award and to pass on all relevant information, including postal district and points value for the contact, and repeat it on their QSL card. stickers for this purpose are available from the Bristol Activity Award Manager, G3JMY QTHR.

The Award is designed to promote amateur radio activity in the Bristol area. Each Bristol station may be contacted once only in each particular mode on each band and Portable and Mobile operation will be taken as separate from the base station contact, provided that the Bristol station is still operating within any of the prescribed postal districts [BS1-BS21). Contact may also be made via repeaters or satellites. In the case of Special Event, Field Day or Club Stations within BS1-BS21, such contacts rate double the points allocation.

When 100, or multiples of 100, points have been accumulated the log another amateur, and forwarded to the Bristol Activity Award Manager, G3JMY QTHR, together with name, callsign and full station location details. Applicants for endorsements will be issued with a new updated certificate. U.K. applicants whose stations are located outside Bristol should enclose a let class letter postage stamp with their application. Overseas applicants should enclose two IRC’s.

Points can be claimed as follows for contact with a Bristol Station.

Band	In Bristol	U.K.	Outside U.K.
160m to 70cm	4	5	10
23cm to 13cm	5	10	50
Below 13cm	25 + 1 per Km

Awards for Bristol Stations

Date	Award No.	Name	Callsign	Points	Endorsements
3/73	B-001	A.Uppington	G2BAR	100	2m, 160m
3/73	B-002	H.Nicholls	G8AQZ	100	70cm
3/73	B-003	G.Manning	G2IK	100
3/73	B-004	K.Harvey	G5KT	108
3/73	B-005	J.Woodham	G8BKR	125	2m
4/73	B-006	C.Short	G8GLQ	348	+252 6 Star
4/47	B-007	R.Vowles	G3PFD	100	160m
11/73	B-008	H.Eesemann	G4BYJ	112
11/73	B-009	A.Pullen	G8BXJ	2000	2 Gold Star
11/73	B-010	R.Porch	G8EQP	1000
11/73	B-011	G.Trickey	G4CDW	100
11/73	B-012	R.Veale	G8CJO	100
11/73	B-013	G.Wilby	G2BSU	108
11/73	B-014	M.Weaver	G8GMW	200	2m, 70cm
11/73	B-015	A.Zerafa	G8CKK	300	2m
3/74	B-016	R.Haysom	G8HQN	100	2m
5/74	B-017	T.Abrahams	G8HPC	108	2m
5/74	B-018	R.Manley	G4BJW	296	3 Star
9/74	B-019	B.Goddard	BRS 33983	104
12/74	B-020	E.Halliday	G3JMY	114	2m,40m,80m
3/75	B-021	B.Goddard	G8JBR	400
3/75	B-022	P.Clutterbuck	G8JJL	100
3/75	B-023	H.Metcalf	G8IAF	100	+100 1 Star
4/75	B-024	G.Loveday	G3IUV	100
5/75	B-025	D.Stone	G8FNR	100
6/75	B-026	K.Ottery	G3ECS	140
11/79	B-027	J.Harper-Bill	G3IZM	962	9 Star
5/81	B-028	A.J.Capper	BRS 42819	100	160m,15m,20m
9/82	B-029	A.J.Capper	G6JUD	216	2m only 2 Star
1/83	B-030	R.B.Miller	G6MHB	108	1 Star F3E
7/83	B-031	A.J.Smith	G4OEP	104	1 Star A1 F3 A3J 2m 10m 20m
7/83	B-032	A.J.Slade	G4DDU	108	1 Star 2m J3E F3E
2/84	B-033	Mrs J.Fletcher	RS 85698	244	2 Star 1st YL
3/84	B-034	Mrs M Pullen	BRS 41471	100
4/84	B-035	M.Slade	G4ONS	200
12/85	B-034	Mrs M.Pullen	BRS 41471	200
5/86	B-036	D.Chinn	G1PSB	140
6/86	B-036	D.Chinn	G1PSB	200
1/88	B-033	Mrs J.Fletcher	G0AWX	384	1st YL Op, All Post Districts
9/88	B-037	SBARC	G0WAW	152	1st Club, All Post Districts
4/89	B-027	J.Harper-Bill	G3IZM	1298	3 Star+
3/90	B-038	B.Neal	G0IWR	224	1st Worked All Bands 10-80m
3/90	B-039	K.Middleton	G4EJH	104
4/90	B-040	K.Russell	G4HWT	128
4/90	B-041	J.A.Brown	G0GJB	444	All Postal Districts
5/90	B-042	Dr C.J.P.Newton	G0FGZ	513	1st on 10GHz

Awards for UK Stations outside Bristol

Date	Award No.	Name	Callsign	Points	Endorsements
3/73	G-001	L.Hodson-Hirst	GW8FHW	120	3*
8/73	G-002	S.G.Spencer	G4BKY	120
11/73	G-003	R.Barnett	GW8HEZ	110
9/74	G-004	M.J.White	GW8IQC	100
4/75	G-005	P.Neal	GW8JSV	100	2m
11/79	G-006	R.C.Statler	GW4IFN	100	2m F3E
12/82	G-007	C.G.J.Carini	GW6JER	100	F3E, J3E
7/83	G-008	G.Hayes	G6HTK / G4SEC	100
4/86	G-009	R.Betts	G1EHJ	105	J3E, 2m,70cm
7/86	G-010	Mrs D.H.Mason	GW4VAI	100	1st YL G outside Bristol
7/86	G-010	Mrs D.H.Mason	GW4VAI	200	All Postal Districts
10/90	G-011	Mrs P.H.McVey	G7GEY	100	2nd YL Award
10/90	G-011-2	Mrs P.H.McVey	G7GEY	200
11/90	G-011-3	Mrs P.H.McVey	G7GEY	300	All Postal Districts

Awards for Non-UK Stations

Date	Award No.	Name	Callsign	Points	Endorsements
11/73	F-001	A.Bonner	VP8FL	50
3/74	F-002	J.Wright	VP8KF	50
2/80	F-003	H.Gloster	VE3IT	124	1st NA VE
12/81	F-003-E	H.Gloster	VE3IT	212
2/86	F-004	O.Vinje	LA1IE	330	30m
10/88	F-005	T.K.L.Pearce	ZL1BSG	110
4/89	F-006	R.Fisher	VK3OM / G4KBK	120
3/90	F-007	I.Baker	VE3OZN	120	10m
4/90	F-008	V.A.Momat	UY5OQ	170	2*
4/90	F-009	H.L.Hepburn	VK3AFQ	100	1st Ex-Bristol
12/91	F-010	A.Furson	UA3ADN	100
2/92	F-011	G.Florinskij	UB5LRS	100
9/94	F-012	N.G.Penney	VO1NP	160
9/94	F-012	Mrs G.Penney	VO1NB	160	Honarary Award
9/94	F-012-2	N.G.Penney	VO1NP	270
10/97	F-013	W.Scholtz	DK6AP	130
3/01	F-013-2	W.Scholtz	DK6AP	290
2/08	F-014	K.Kruemmer	DE1KKG	130	1st SWL, 6m, RTTY

This award scheme may be restarted in the future as there are a stock of certificates available but using the new postal districts.