VHF/UHF Century Club - The Basic Awards

The Basic Awards

The VUCC awards are available separately for each amateur radio band above 50 MHz in frequency that is available to amateur radio operators in the United States. Each of the awards is earned by submission of proof of two-way amateur radio contact, usually in the form of a QSL card. Each document submitted for proof of contact must indicate the radio frequency band on which the contact was made and the Maidenhead grid locator of the station when the contact took place.

The number of grid locators required to qualify for the basic award varies depending on the radio frequency band. For 50 MHz (6 meters) and 144 MHz (2 meters), 100 grid locators are required; for 222 MHz (1.25 meters) and 432 MHz (70 centimeters), only 50 are required; for 902 MHz (33 centimeters) and 1296 MHz (23 centimeters), 25 grid locators must be confirmed; for 2.3 GHz (13 centimeters), 10 grid locators and required, and for any band higher in frequency than 2.3 GHz, only five grid locators are required. The award certificate is dated and individually numbered, and notification of the award grant is made in the ARRL's journal, QST.