World Autism Awareness Day 2026

RULES

1 PURPOSE
To promote the social message of Inclusion and Awareness about Autism and disability in general, through Radio.
Radio is used to communicate clearly and simply with all those people who have difficulty expressing their emotions and feelings.

2 EVENT START / STOP DATES
From 28/03/2026 00:00 UTC to 12/04/2026 23:59 UTC

3 YL / OM QSO
The award is issued following a QSO with the II2AUT special event stations, during the period indicated in point 2 of these rules. Valid QSOs are two-way contacts with report exchange (R/S in SSB, R/S/T for CW, R/S for DIGI).
In addition to the Special stations, there will also be GUEST Stations that will issue special points.

4 BANDS
The use of the following bands is allowed:
HF: 160 - 80 - 60 - 40 - 30 - 20 - 17 - 15 - 12 - 10 mt
VHF: 6 - 2 mt
UHF: 70 cm
SAT: 13 cm (OSCAR-100)
Compliance with band/mode segments according to current regulations is recommended

5 MODES
The following emission modes are allowed:
CW
SSB
DIGI (FT8, FT4, RTTY, PSK)
FM (No QSO via repeater)

6 SCORING
To obtain the “A Signal for Autism 2026” Certificate, a minimum of 100 points is required:
CW - 8 points
SSB - 5 points
FM - 4 points
DIGI
FT8 / FT4 - 1 point
RTTY / PSK - 6 Points

GUEST Station
SSB 10 - Points
CW - 10 - Points

7 SPECIAL POINT DAYS
All scores will be doubled on 01/04/2026 and 02/04/2026 for both the II2AUT special stations and also the GUEST STATION