From: victor@stack.serpukhov.su (Victor Voronkov)
Subject: Russian Robinson Club
Organization: IBPhM, Pushchino
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Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 07:26:03 GMT


			       " R. R. C. "

        		" Russian Robinson Club "
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( Club "Russian Robinson of those interested in arctic, insular, and
marine radio communications. )

Club address: P.O. Box 3, Lipetsk, 398000 Russia. Phone: (074-2) 41-65-63.

Headquarters in U.S.A. : SNI Ltd (RRC), 429 South 321 Str., Place #E10,
			 Federal Way, WA 98003, U.S.A.

Headquarters in Europe : I1HYW (RRC), Gianni Varetto, P.O. Box 1,
			 Pancalieri, 10060 (Torino), Italy.
 
Club administration:
President		 Valery Sushkov		RW3GW
Vice-presedent		 Yuri Zaruba		UA9OBA
Secretary		 Alex Melnikov		RA3MR
Consultant		 George Chlianc		UY5XE
Coordinator		 Victor Voronkov	UV3DIN
Coordinator		 Gianni Varetto		I1HYW
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	                    " RRC " objects.	

1. Consolidation of radioamateurs, working or having worked on the
islands, drift-ice research, arctic and marine stations, with 
personal call signs or in the staff of DX-peditions.
2. Popularization of amateur radio communication activity on the
island of Russia and other states.
3. organization and carrying out amateur radio expeditions to the
islands of Russia and other states, which present a certain interest
for the programmes DXCC, R-150-S, IOTA, and RRA.
4. Popularization of the programme IOTA on the territory of Russia
and other states.
5. Rendering assistance in obtaining amateur radio licenses for
operating from the islands of Russia and other states.
6. Organization and conducting "round table" for members of "RRC"
as well as DX-NET's with participation of radiostations communicating
from the islands, arctic and maritime mobile stations of Russia and 
other states.
7. Rendering assistance in establishing radiocommunication with the
mainland for radioamateurs from remote islands, arctic and maritime
mobile stations.
8. Promotion of information and advertising on insular, arctic and
marine subject matter in the radio amateur publications of the world.
9. Rendering assistance in printing QSL-cards for "RRC" members;
rendering service as QSL-manager for radioamateurs -"RRC" members
from the islands, arctic and maritime mobile stations.
10. Institution and issue of the diploma "Russian Robinson Award",
being the Russian national insular programme, and create a separate
numbering for Russian islands for "RRA".
11. Establishing contacts with other clubs, foreign ones included,
and also with independent radioamateurs, protecting the interests
of "RRC".

			"RRC" Membership.
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 "RRC" membership is voluntary and lifelong. Any radioamateur, posses-
sing a personal or SWL call sign may become the club member. An aspirant
to the membership is to recognize the objects of the club activity and
conform to one of the following conditions:
- has visited an island as a member of DX-pedition;
- is communicating or has communicated from a continental arctic station;
- is communicating or has communicated from a drift-ice arctic station;
- is communicating or has communicated from the Antarctic Regions;
- is communicating or has communicated from maritime mobile station
  (.../MM);
- has been granted a first-class "RRA" diploma or any "IOTA" diploma.

 The entrance fee amounts to 10 U.S. dollars or 20 IRC.
A "RRC" member has the right to put the club emblem on own QSL-card.
A club member is issued a club certificate with a number.

 In order to be admitted to the an aspirant is to write an application
and his (her) biography inclusive of a short description of:
- a winter stay in the Arctic or Antarctic Region with using call sign;
- a navigation on see vessels with using a call sign .../MM;
- a DX-pedition to the island in which you have taken part.
If possible, enclose a photo of a particular interest.

 The entrance fee and an application are to be sent to the address of
headquarters either in the U.S.A. or Italy.
 The "RRC" conducts "round table" meetings every Sunday on the frequency
14.165 Mhz as well as every Wednesday on the frequency 7.065 Mhz.

 In order to join the "RRC" one should present one's QSL-card confirming
communication from islands, polar or marine station or a reference to
publications which gave a coverage of the DX-pedition in which the 
radioamateur in question took part. For those possessing "IOTA" or
first-class "RRA" diplomas it is necessary to report the number and
the date of the diploma.

		"RRC" president		V.Sushkov 	RW3GW

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