European PSK Club • 20th Anniversary 2006–2026
The Vatican City PSK Award (VCPA) was established by the European PSK Club on 17 March 2026 as a commemorative award program dedicated to the 20th Anniversary of the European PSK Club.
The award may be claimed by any licensed radio amateur, club station, or DMS (SWL) participant who is eligible under the EPC Awards General Rules and who can provide satisfactory documentary evidence in ADIF format.
- 1. Qualifying requirement Applicants must demonstrate that they have contacted or monitored amateur radio stations from Vatican City on two different bands within the range 1.8 to 54 MHz.
- 2. Accepted modes All PSK modes and all baud rates are accepted for this award program.
- 3. Proof of claim Every application must be supported by an ADIF log clearly showing the qualifying contacts or monitoring entries.
- 4. SWL / DMS claims Monitoring claims submitted by DMS (SWL) applicants must comply with the EPC Awards General Rules and must identify the Vatican station activity on the two qualifying bands.
- 5. Verification and interpretation Submission of an application constitutes acceptance of the EPC Awards General Rules, the verification procedures applied by the award manager, and the final interpretation of these rules by the European PSK Club.
Summary: To qualify for the VCPA, submit an ADIF log proving two Vatican City contacts or monitoring records on two different bands between 1.8 and 54 MHz using any PSK mode.
