A Caspian regional award for confirmed PSK QSOs with the qualifying territories of Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan that border the Caspian Sea.
The Caspian Sea PSK Award (CSPA) is issued for confirmed PSK QSOs with 50% of the listed Caspian territories. Based on the official reference table below, the programme includes 14 qualifying territories, so the award requires contacts with 7 different qualifying territories.
Awarded for confirmed PSK QSOs with 7 different qualifying territories, representing 50% of the official Caspian reference list.
The award covers the Caspian coastal territories of Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan shown in the official territory table below.
- The programme covers the listed Caspian Sea coastal territories of Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan.
- CSPA is based on the official territory reference list published on this page.
- Any licensed radio amateur, club station, or SWL may apply, subject to the general EPC award rules.
- Applicants must submit adequate proof for every claimed contact or monitored reception.
- Only PSK QSOs or monitored receptions with amateur radio stations located in the listed qualifying Caspian territories may be counted.
- All PSK modes and baud rates may be accepted, subject to the applicable award management rules.
- Each qualifying territory may be counted once toward the CSPA claim.
- The programme includes 14 qualifying territories in total.
- CSPA is issued for confirmed PSK QSOs with 50% of the listed territories.
- This means an application must include 7 different qualifying territories.
- Applications should be supported by an ADIF log or equivalent acceptable evidence.
- For reliable checking, each claimed QSO should carry the territory reference in the COMMENT field, for example #CSPA AK, #CSPA GI, #CSPA BL, etc.
- The applicant is responsible for the correctness of callsigns, dates, modes, bands, and territory credits claimed.
- The qualifying table below lists all official territory units used for CSPA credit.
- The current list contains 14 territories: 5 in Azerbaijan, 3 in Iran, 3 in Russia, 1 in Turkmenistan, and 2 in Kazakhstan.
- The award manager may request clarification where log data are incomplete or ambiguous.
- The interpretation of territory credit rests with the award administration.
Complete Caspian Territory Reference Table
| Prefix | Territory / Administrative Unit | Country | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan • 5 Qualifying Economic Regions | |||
| 4K | Absheron-Khizi Economic Region | Azerbaijan | AK |
| 4K | Baku Economic Region | Azerbaijan | BA |
| 4K | Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region | Azerbaijan | GK |
| 4K | Lankaran-Astara Economic Region | Azerbaijan | LA |
| 4K | Shirvan-Salyan Economic Region | Azerbaijan | SS |
| Iran • 3 Qualifying Provinces | |||
| EP | Gilan Province | Iran | GI |
| EP | Golestan Province | Iran | GO |
| EP | Mazandaran Province | Iran | MA |
| Russia • 3 Qualifying Regions | |||
| R6I | Republic of Kalmykia | Russia | KM |
| R6U | Astrakhan Oblast | Russia | AS |
| R6W | Republic of Dagestan | Russia | DA |
| Turkmenistan • 1 Qualifying Region | |||
| EZ | Balkan Region | Turkmenistan | BL |
| Kazakhstan • 2 Qualifying Regions | |||
| UN | Atyrau Region | Kazakhstan | AU |
| UN | Mangystau Region | Kazakhstan | MG |
