Diplomas Herois da MB – Regulamento
DIPLOMA ALMIRANTE TAMANDARÉ
Brazil Navy Academy Amateur Radio Club
The Brazil Navy Academy Amateur Radio Club (GCEN) promotes the Diploma ALMIRANTE TAMANDARÉ, in honour of the Brazilian Navy Patron, Admiral Joaquim Marques Lisboa. This diploma can be earned by any amateur radio and radio listener (SWL), Brazilians and foreigners, in three categories according to the score achieved. The categories correspond to the Titles received by Admiral Tamandaré during the Brazilian Second Empire: BARON; COMTE; and MARQUIS.
The ALMIRANTE TAMANDARÉ Diploma is available to all amateur radios in the world who confirm contact with the Amateur Radio Club Station of the Brazilian Naval Academy – PY1BJN – and another 3 (three) Military Amateur Radio Stations of the Brazilian Navy (organizations of the Brazilian Navy; or active or veteran members of the Brazilian Navy), in addition to at least one ham radio station per Brazilian Federation Unit (UF), among States and Federal District (DF), according to the conditions established below, corresponding to each category of the Tamandaré Diploma
The same station may be contacted more than once, as long as it is in a different band and/or mode.
The list with callsigns of Navy amateur radios, valid for this diploma, can be changed and must be consulted at https://gcen.org.br/diploma-tamandare.
Period: QSO made from January 1, 2023 will be valid.
Bands: All authorized.
Modes: AM, CW, FM, SSB, DIGITAL and Satellite.
Diploma Categories: The diploma will be earned in 3 categories, conditioned to the number of Federation Units worked by each amateur radio or SWL, in addition to the 3 military stations and PY1BJN, namely:
– Baron de Tamandaré …………. from 14 UF;
– Comte de Tamandaré………… 27 UF; and
– Marquis de Tamandaré…….. 27 UF plus a Brazilian Oceanic Island (Trindade; São Pedro e São Paulo; Fernando de Noronha).
Confirmations: The QSO can be confirmed using LoTW (Logbook of The World), QRZ.com LogBook or physical card. Applicants must send to the e-mail address gcen.herois@outlook.com, in a single PDF document, copies of the valid contacts confirmations.
BRAZILIAN NAVY MILITARY AMATEUR RADIO STATIONS
To apply for the Almirante Tamandaré Diploma, instituted by the Brazil Navy Academy Amateur Radio Club (GCEN), bilateral contact with amateur radios from federative units of Brazil; the PY1BJN station, from the Brazil Navy Academy; and also with at least three radio amateur whose callsign are listed below (special callsign from them are also accepted):
The list with callsigns of Navy amateur radios, valid for this diploma, can be changed and must be consulted at https://gcen.org.br/diplomas-tamandare.
Radio amateurs of the Brazilian Navy, active duty or veterans, who wish to participate in this diploma as a Military Amateur Radio Station of the Brazilian Navy may request their inclusion by means of an email addressed to heroisdamarinha@gmail.com.
DIPLOMA IMPERIAL MARINHEIRO MARCÍLIO DIAS
Brazil Navy Academy Amateur Radio Club
The Brazil Navy Academy Amateur Radio Club (GCEN) promotes the IMPERIAL MARINHEIRO MARCÍLIO DIAS Diploma, in honour of the Imperial Sailor who gave his life in defence of Brazil in the Battle of Riachuelo, during the Triple Alliance War. This diploma can be earned by all radio amateurs and radio listeners (SWL), Brazilians and foreigners, in three categories according to the percentage achieved.
The IMPERIAL MARINHEIRO MARCÍLIO DIAS Diploma is available to any amateur radio in the world who confirm contact with Brazilian stations whose last letter of the suffix forms the keyword “IMPERIAL MARINHEIRO MARCILIO DIAS”, requiring an indicative for each letter of the keyword, for example: for the letter “I” you will need 7 different callsigns ending with the letter “I”. The Brazil Navy Academy Amateur Radio Club station – PY1BJN – may be used only once as a wildcard (missing letter in the name), in addition to the position of the letter “N” in the word “MARINHEIRO”. Indicatives already used in this diploma may be reused for application in another category.
Period: QSOs made from January 1, 2023 will be valid.
Bands: All authorized.
Modes: AM, CW, FM, SSB, DIGITAL and Satellite.
Diploma Categories: The diplomas will be earned in 3 categories, conditioned to the percentage of the confirmed letters in the keyword.
– Bronze …………. from 09 to 14 completed (with wildcard station);
– Silver …………… from 15 to 29 completed (with wildcard station); and
– Gold ….….…… 30 letters (without wildcard station).
Confirmations: QSO can be confirmed using LoTW (Logbook of The World), QRZ.com LogBook or physical card. Applicants must send to the e-mail address heroisdamarinha@gmail.com, in a single PDF document, copies of the valid contacts confirmations.
