Lucky 13 Certificate

 

1-1 Lucky 13 Certificate Rules

Lucky 13 Certificate Manager

Dan Morris KZ3T #41015
3162 Covington Way
Lenoir, NC 28645

Rules:

 

  • The Lucky 13 Award is intended to demonstrate the ability to work the entire 10-meter band. You must have a VP number in order to obtain the Lucky 13 Award. Cost is free. Please include your E-mail address, if you have one.
  • Work 13 different stations with a VP number on 13 different days on 13 different 100 kHz segments (of the 13 possible segments) of the 10-meter band from 28.500 through 29.700 MHz. Contacts plus or minus 10 kHz from each of the 100 kHz points are satisfactory.
  • Mobile, portable or fixed operation is acceptable in any mode.
  • Details for each contact must be submitted in the following order: frequency, VP number, 10-10 number, callsign, name, QTH (state/country), and date of contact.
  • QSL confirmation is NOT required.
  • 10-10 Awards general rules and requirements are applicable.
  • Please see the 10-10 web site, the 10-10 Awards Brochure, or request from the award manager. Applications may be e-mailed and E-Certificates are available.

 

Effective – January 1, 2000

updated 01-01-2023

VP Awards

 

 

1-1 VP Awards

When a 10-10 member attains the 500 BAR, he/she will automatically become a member of the International 500 Club and will be assigned an Honorary VP Number to be used in conjunction with his/her 10-10 number. There are two additional activities available for members of the International 500 Club.

VP Award Manager

Thomas Cole  KI5ELV 77743
3278 Wagner Street
Shreveport LA. 71108

VP (Contact) Award

Rules:

 

  • After a VP number is received a member can make a minimum of 100 contacts with other VP’s and exchange VP numbers for the basic VP contact award. Endorsements are available for contacts in multiples of 100. VP numbers may be used only once. The award is available to all current paid members of 10-10 at no cost. Upgrades are SASE USA and DX.
  • VP contacts occur when both parties have a VP number.
  • Application information must include the following: name, callsign, address, city, state, zip code, 10-10 number, VP number, E-mail address, if you have one, and description of VP award being applied for.
  • Application data must be in the following format: VP number, 10-10 number, callsign, name, state/country, and contact date.
  • No minimum QSO time requirement is in effect for any VP award.
  • Contacts listed on the application must be in VP number order.
  • Include 100 VP contacts in each application.
  • QSL confirmation is NOT required for the VP contact program.
  • Convention QSO’s, while mobile in other state(s), are allowed for the VP contact program.
  • 10-10 Awards general rules and requirements are applicable.

 

Effective – January 1, 2000

VP Worked All States Award

Rules:

 

  • A VP member may earn the VP WAS award for completing contacts and exchanging VP numbers with other 10-10 VP members in each of the 50 United States.
  • VP contacts occur when both parties have a VP number.
  • Application information must include the following: name, callsign, address, city, state, zip code, 10-10 number, VP number, E-mail address, if you have one, and description of VP award being applied for.
  • Application data must be in the following format: state, VP number, 10-10 number, callsign, name, and contact date. VP numbers may be used only once.
  • No minimum QSO time requirement is in effect for any VP award.
  • VP WAS QSO’s are allowed only from within a 50 mile radius of the home QTH.
  • Application data shall be listed alphabetically by state.
  • QSL conformation IS required for the VP WAS award. On all QSL cards, the call sign of both stations must be clearly legible. Photocopies are acceptable. Please send enough return postage if you send cards. Copies will not be returned unless specifically requested and sufficient return postage is included.
  • 10-10 Awards general rules and requirements are applicable.

 

Effective – August 2015

Download the VP Membership Roster

Updated 01-01-2023

 

Mobile Award

 

1-1 MOBILE AWARD and MOBILE WAS AWARD

10-10 MOBILE CONTACT AWARD

Rules:

 

  • A qualified mobile is defined as any vehicle equipped with two-way radio capability for 10 meters, operated by a 10-10 member within the limits of his/her license. Mobile operation includes auto (including two and three wheel road vehicles), nautical, and aeronautical vehicles. A mobile must operate from power supplied by the vehicle and not from a commercial power source or static antenna.
  • The basic mobile contact award level is 25 different contacts with the following information supplied: 10-10 number, callsign, name, state/country and date of contact. The applicant may or may not be mobile. All of the different contacts (no duplicates) that he or she makes must be mobile. The award is available to all current paid members of 10-10 at no cost. Please include your E-mail address, if you have one.
  • Endorsement seals will be issued for submissions at the 50, 75, and 100 contact levels. After the first 100 contacts, subsequent endorsement requests must be submitted in blocks of 100. Only one block of 100 can be submitted per application request. Upgrades are SASE USA and DX.
  • Parking lot nets at conventions, swap meets or other gatherings are excluded as qualifying contacts. Mobiles in route to or departing from such gatherings are considered eligible contacts.
  • All contacts for the mobile contact award must have occurred after January 1, 1996.
  • Contacts for the mobile contact award do NOT require QSL confirmation.
  • 10-10 Awards general rules and requirements are applicable.

 

10-10 MOBILE WORKED ALL STATES (WAS) AWARD

Rules:

 

  • A qualified mobile is defined as any vehicle equipped with two-way radio capability for 10 meters, operated by a 10-10 member within the limits of his/her license. Mobile operation includes auto (including two and three wheel road vehicles), nautical, and aeronautical vehicles. A mobile must operate from power supplied by the vehicle and not from a commercial power source or static antenna. Please include your E-mail address, if you have one.
  • Parking lot nets at conventions, swap meets or other gatherings are excluded as qualifying contacts. Mobiles in route to or departing from such gatherings are considered eligible contacts.
  • All contacts for the mobile WAS award must have occurred after January 1, 1996.
  • The Mobile WAS award is issued for working a mobile 10-10 member in each of the 50 United States.
  • A single mobile station may be used for up to a maximum five (5) states for the mobile WAS award.
  • The applicant may claim only those contacts made from within a 50 mile radius of his/her home QTH.
  • 10-10 Awards general rules and requirements are applicable.

Effective – January 1, 2000

 

Award Manager:

Paige Butler, W0FLZ #48658
21922 36th Ave NW
Stanwood, WA 98292

updated 01-01-2023

 

OM/XYL Award

 

 

1-1 OM/XYL AWARD RULES

10-10 OM/XYL AWARD MANAGER

Marcus Lieberman, KM5EH
2300 Hurley Drive, NW
Albuquerque, NM 87120-1013

Rules:

 

  • All qualified contacts must be made with individual OM’s and XYL’s and involve a genuine exchange of callsigns and 10-10 numbers. Contacts with the OM and XYL do not have to be made at the same time or on the same date. The award is available to all current paid members of 10-10 at no cost. Upgrades are provided with a SASE. Please include your E-mail address, if you have one.
  • Contact 10 OM/XYL teams for the initial award.
  • Each OM/XYL application must contain: 10-10 numbers, callsigns, names, state or country, and date of contact in this order.
  • Endorsement seals will be issued for the following levels of achievement: RED for 25 teams, BLUE for 50 teams, YELLOW for 75 teams, GREEN for 100 teams, PINK for 125 teams, SILVER for 150 teams, and GOLD for 175 teams. A Plaque will be awarded, at no cost, for contacting 200 OM/XYL teams.
  • QSL confirmation is NOT required for this award.
  • 10-10 Awards general rules and requirements are applicable.

Effective – January 1, 2000

 

updated 01-01-2023

 

WPX (Prefix) Award

 

 

1-1 WPX (Prefix) Award

Manager:

Jeff Steinkamp, N7YG, 65084
6765 East Rosewood Circle
Tucson, AZ 85710

Rules:

 

  • All contacts must include callsign, name, QTH, and 10-10#. The award is available to all current paid members of 10-10 at no cost. Upgrades are SASE USA and $1.00 for DX. Please include your E-mail address, if you have one.
  • A callsign Prefix includes the right most number and all numbers and letters that precede it. For example, W6xxx, WB6xxx, WN6xxx, 4X6xxx, etc. would all be a different Prefix.
  • Portable stations that sign with a suffix (/XX) may be used for the Prefix of the portable call. For example, W6xxx/HC1 may be used for the HC1 prefix.
  • A certificate will be issued for the first 100 Prefixes. Upgrade gold bars will be issued for each additional 100 prefixes.
  • All applications must be submitted on the official forms available from the Award Manager or the 10-10 web site. Computer print-outs with the same information may submitted in lieu of the official application.
  • All callsigns (entire callsign) must be in alphabetical order by Prefix.
  • QSL card confirmation is NOT required for the WPX award.
  • 10-10 Awards general rules and requirements are applicable.
  • Application form available on the Key Forms page.

 

 

Effective – January 1, 2000

updated March 1, 2026

 

Worked All States Award

 

1-1 Worked All States Award


Manager:

Eva M. Donaldson, WB0CON, #53964
12933 W. Montana Drive
Lakewood, CO 80228

Rules:

 

  • Applicants must work a 10-10 member in each of the 50 states. The award is available to all current paid members of 10-10 at no cost. Please include your E-mail address, if you have one.
  • Detailed data submitted should be listed alphabetically by state. Each contact must be on a separate line.
  • Worked All States QSO’s are allowed only from within a 50 mile radius of the applicant’s home QTH.
  • QSL confirmation IS NOT required.
  • 10-10 Awards general rules and requirements are applicable.

 

Effective – Janruary 01, 2013

updated 01-01-2023

Worked All Continents Award

 

 

Worked All Continents Award

 

Manager
Kevin Gilot NZ1I #72759
56 Cindy Lane
Mystic, CT 06355-1404

860-572-6086 Home

 

Rules:

 

  • The applicant must provide the following application information; call sign, 10-10#, name, address, city, state, and zip code. The award is available to all current paid members of 10-10 at no cost. Please include your E-mail address, if you have one.
  • Details for each contact MUST be submitted in the following order: continent worked, 10-10 number, callsign, name, QTH (state/country), and date of contact.
  • The continent of residence for the applicant will count as one continent for the award and must be claimed by the applicant.
  • QSL conformation IS NOT required for the Worked All Continents award.
  • 10-10 Awards general rules and requirements are applicable.
  • Application form available on the Key Forms page

 

updated October 27, 2025

 

Bar Award

 

 Bar Awards

 

Managers:

There are separate managers for Bars 100-900 and Bars 1000 and greater.Bar Applications 100-900:
Dan Morris KZ3T #41015
3162 Covington Way
Lenoir, NC 28645

Bar Applications 1000+:

Rob Cromer KE0MIZ #77647
12932 Palomino Place
Wellington, Colorado 80549

Rules:

 

  • The applicant’s name, callsign, 10-10 number, and the Bar level applied for must be shown on each application. Cost is free. Please include your E-mail address, if you have one. Upgrades are SASE. Applications may be emailed.
  • Each Bar application must contain exactly 100 contacts, each on a separate line showing 10-10 number, callsign, name, state or country, and date of contact.
  • Contact dates are mandatory.
  • Entries for each application must be listed in ascending order of 10-10 numbers.
  • Certificates, rather than endorsements, are available for levels 1000, 2500, 5000, 7500, 10,000 and every 2,500 contacts thereafter.
  • A 10-10 number may be used only once in the bar award program.
  • QSL confirmation is NOT required.
  • 10-10 Awards and requirements are applicable.

NOTE:  During the collection of the initial 10 contacts for membership, the Amateur is not a member yet, therefore there can be no 10-10 exchange. Only 10-10 members can do a 10-10 exchange and therefore the numbers collected for membership can not be applied to the initial Bar Award.

Effective – March 30, 2013

VP Certificate:

Special Certificates:

updated October 27, 2025