Route66 – 100 Years Award Rules (2026)

Anniversary amateur radio award for 2026.

General rules

• The award is issued only in 2026.
• Only QSOs with the official Route66 activator – station OL66HY – are counted.
• Hunters do not upload logs.
• Valid QSOs from May 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026 are counted.
• The decisive field is QSO_DATE.
• Portable callsigns are considered identical (e.g. OK1ABC = OK1ABC/P).

Main award (HF + VHF)

Bands

HF: 160 m, 80 m, 60 m, 40 m, 30 m, 20 m, 17 m, 15 m, 12 m, 10 m
VHF/UHF/SHF: 2 m, 70 cm, 23 cm, 13 cm

QSOs on different bands are counted separately and are not considered duplicates.

Modes and scoring

QSOs in different modes are counted separately and are not considered duplicates.

Digital modes form one common category (DATA). If multiple digital QSOs are made with the same activator (for example FT8 + RTTY), they are counted only once.

Main award categories

The award is issued according to the number of points achieved:

Counting rules

• Same activator, different mode – counted
• Same activator, different band – counted
• Same activator, different day – not counted

Satellite award

🛰 Scoring for the satellite award

• 20 points for each valid QSO
• Mode is distinguished (CW / SSB / DATA)
• The combination of 1 satellite × 1 mode is counted only once
• Band is not distinguished

👉 The award is granted upon reaching 100 points

👉 No additional levels are issued

List of operators of station OL66HY

OK1DG, OK1FUK, OK1JMD, OK1JR, OK1RST, OK1UM