----- Service page of DL8AAM ----- DIFM *** FRENCH ISLANDS AWARD *** DIFM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update from 01 March 1997 * A * RULES 1 It is requested that all diploma applicants or stations giving the possibility of acquiring a diploma of THE REF UNION have a sporting spirit and fair play conduct 2 An applicant or a station giving the possibility of obtaining a diploma or the responsible of this station (QSL manager...etc) can be disqualified for violating the rules and RADIO AMATEUR fair play. 3 In the case where the responsible of a station has been found to have contravened the rules the activation can be refused and the station in question warned. 4 Only the diploma service of THE REF UNION in consultation with the national president are authorised for all decision taking without appeal. * B * STARTING DATE 01 January 1986 The DIFM can be obtained by all stations with an official radio amateur licence also all SWLs under the same conditions. * C * WHAT IS THE DIFM? The DIFM is destined to promote contacts with FRENCH islands, IT IS BEFORE EVERYTHING AN AMUSEMENT. Also all islands reputed to be dangerous for access are excluded from the DIFM programme. * D * CONDITIONS FOR VALIDITIE OF CONTACTS All stations contacted should be terrestrial with the name of the island and reference number clearly printed.Contacts with boats aircraft and via repeaters are not recognised. The activation of an island will not be accepted IF THERE HAS NOT BEEN A MINIMUM OF 100 CONTACTS MADE DURING THE 1st ACTIVATION. IN THIS AND ONLY THIS CASE A PHOTOCOPY OF THE LOG SHOULD BE SENT TO THE DIFM MANAGER AFTER BEING SIGNED BY THE OPERATOR OR OPERATORS. * E * QUALIFYING CONDITIONS FOR THE DIFM. It is necessary to present justification (QSL cards) of 10 islands. Afterwards it is possible to obtain tickets raising the value of the diploma by groups of 5 always presenting the QSL cards. After 20 islands confirmed it is possible to raise the score island by island. The justificatives QSL cards must mention the DIFM reference and must be printed. * F * CLASSIFICATION The basic DIFM can be claimed all year round Score increasing is only done ONCE PER YEAR BEFORE THE 31 JANUARY. An honour table is published in the 3 months that follow. * G * PRICE This is published each year in RADIO REF , in the DX bulletins and on Packet Radio. * H * THE MANAGER (Updated: 3 JULY 2001) > From the 425DX News Nr. 530 (30 June 2001) > REF AWARDS ---> Max, F6AXP reminds he has not been the REF Award Manager > since 18 March 2001. Applications for the French awards issued by REF (DDFM, > 5BDDFM, DPF, 5BDPF, DIFM, DTC, FCW, DEE, DTA, DDTOM, DFCF, DMF, DDF2000) > should be sent to REF-Union, P.O. Box 7429, 37074 Tours Cedex 2, France. * I * DEFINITION OF AN ISLAND: For the DIFM ONLY a significant area of ground, surrounded by water and never totally submerged count. The maps which serve as the only reference are those of the SHOM (Service Hydrographique Oceanographique of the Marine) With a scale between 1/25000 and 1/52000. * J * THE ISLAND LIST IT IS CLOSED,NO ADDITION WILL BE MADE TO THE LIST PUBLISHED ON THE 01 MARCH 1997. The list is divided into 4 main groups which are divided into sub groups Each island has the following descriptive information: -The reference DIFM (MA,AT,ME,TK.) -The name or names of the island. -The IOTA reference if applicable. -The appropriate SHOM map number. -The geographic co-ordinates. The 4 main groups and sub groups are, 1 ISLANDS OF THE CHANNEL * - A - ST MARCOUF archipelago(49,5N/1W). - B -Upper and lower NORMANDY (48,5-50N/1,5-2W). - C -CHAUSEY archipelago (49,5N/1W). - D -ILLE ET VILAINE and COTE D'ARMOR EAST (48,5N/1,5-2,5W). - E -COTE D'ARMOR WEST (48,5-49N/2,5-3,5W). - F -THE SEPT ILES (48,52-48,54N/3,26-3,30W). - G -NORTH FINISTERE (48,5N/3,5-5W). 2. ATLANTIC COAST ISLANDS * - H - WEST FINISTERE (48,1-48,5N/4,5-5,5W). - I - SOUTH FINISTERE (47,5-48,1N/3,5-5,5W). - J - GLENAN archipelago (47,5N/4W). - K - MORBIHAN (47-48N/2,5-3,5W). - L - PAYS DE LOIRE (46,5-47,5N/1,5-2,5W). - M - CHARENTE archipelago (45,5-46,5N/1-1,5W). - N - AQUITAINE (43,5-45,5N/1-2W). 3. MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS * - O - LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON (42,5-43,5N/3-4E). - P - PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (43-44N/4-7E). - Q - HYERES archipelago (43N/6,5E). - R - LERINS archipelago (43,5N/7E). 4. CORSICA ISLANDS * - S - CORSICA (42N/9E). - T - HAUTE CORSE islands except V. - U - SOUTH CORSE islands except W and X. - V - SANGUINAIRES archipelago (42N/8,5E). - W - CAVALLO and LAVEZZI archipelago (41,2N/9,1E). - X - CERBICALES archipelago (41,5N/9,2E). * K * ISLANDS DELETED : The islands in the following list , are DELETED because they fall into the criteria of paragraphes C or I. However contacts made with these islands before the 01 FEBRUARY 1997 count. Their references have been re-distributed in the island list of 01 MARCH 1997. During the demand for the DIFM or for a score augmentation,these islands should be included at the end of the list in the section DELETED ISLANDS 1 ISLANDS OF THE CHANNEL: -ILE DES TINTIAUX (*) ex MA-007 -ILE VERTE ex MA-037 -ILE DE ROCHEFORT (*) ex MA-039 -ILE DE TAUREAU ex MA-042 2 ATLANTIC ISLANDS -ILE DE LA CALEBASSE ex AT-019 -ILE DES FAISANS / CONFERENCE (*) ex AT-029 -ILE LE DAOUET ex AT-049 -ILE PEN GLAS ex AT-050 -ILE DE CHELOT ex AT-051 -ILE DE BERN ID ex AT-052 -ILE DES PETITS CARDINAUX ex AT-095 -ILE DE STHUAN ex AT-097 -ILE DE TROMPELOUP ex AT-101 -ILE DE CROUTE ex AT-106 -ILE DE BEYCHEVELLE ex AT-107 3 MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS -ILE DES EYGLAUDES ex ME-025 -ILE DU GRAND SALAMAN ex ME-026 4 ISLANDS OF CORSICA -ILE DE CAPENSE ex TK-040 -ILE DI U BROCCIU ex TK-041 * L * IMPORTANT In the island list ALL the references where the island name is followed by (*) signifies that this island has already been activated. Every year at the same time that the classification list is published the list of islands activated for the first time will also be published. * M * DIFM APPLICATION: All applications for the DIFM or for score augmentation should be set out in the following manner. -On paper, addressed to DIFM-MANAGER,with the name,address and call- sign,the islands should be listed in group and numerical order. EXAMPLE ISLANDS OF THE CHANNEL MA-001 -CALLSIGN-DATE-TIME-MODE-RS/T ALL QSL CARDS SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THE APPLICATION. Payment should be made to the DIFM MANAGER. ALL APPLICATIONS NOT RESPECTING THESE GUIDELINES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED