1-1 COUNTIES AWARD RULES

 

Mark Murphy  KC4HIT #57448
PO Box 936
Conover, NC  28613

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 Awards 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 01-01-2023