The Rhododendron Award

This award is run every year to coincide with Taranaki Rhododendron & Garden Festival.

The dates for 2010 are: 29 October to 7 November

The Award certificate will be one of a series of coloured hand-painted prints of named Rhododendron varieties by the well-known Taranaki artist, Janet Marshall.

Award Rules

• Who Can Apply
  All Amateurs and Shortwave Listeners may apply for the award
• Operating Conditions
  Contacts may be made on any band, any mode. Stations may only be worked once.
  Main operating frequencies are:
  3.660 MHz - Rhodo Net
  3.677 MHz - ZL Awards Net
  720 New Plymouth & 705 Egmont Repeaters plus the National System
• Points
  Points are awarded for working Taranaki stations as follows:
  5 points - ZL6RFA The Special Event station (compulsory contact for ZL stations)
  3 points - Taranaki Club Stations:
  ZL2AB New Plymouth
  ZL2QF South Taranaki
  ZL2TO Waitara
  ZL2ANN Rahotu Coastal
  ZL2PT Inglewood
  1 point - Any other individual Taranaki station whose usual base station is in Taranaki
• Totals Points Required
  New Zealand stations require 25 points and must work ZL6RFA.
  Overseas stations require only 6 points and may work ZL6RFA, but is not a compulsory contact.
• Logs and Closing Date
  Copies of logs, together with the award fee and note of Award choice, should be forwarded to the following address to arrive before 9 December 2010:
  NPARC Award Custodian
  c/o TEMO
  45 Robe Street
  New Plymouth 4310
• Award Fees
  ZL stations NZ$6.00
  Overseas stations US$5.00 or fair equivalent