The 22nd Antarctic Activity Week will take place from February 17 to 23, 2025. Special call signs with the suffix ANT, AAW and WAP will again be used to remind people of the importance and protection of the polar region. A list of the reported stations can be found on the website of the Worldwide Antarctic Program (WAP).

From Germany it’s the club station DA0ANT (QRZ.com) of the DARC local association Mittweida S44. DA0ANT will be found on the bands every day. As a thank you to the stations calling DA0ANT, the OV S44 is issuing an activity award. Connections on 3 different bands and modes (CW, Phone, Digital) within the activity period from February 17th to 23rd, 2025 are required.

The awards are free of charge and can only be downloaded from the website https://hamaward.de/2025-aaw-de until December 31, 2025. The handling will be familiar to 100FK or 2025C users…