The Peripheries of Greece Award Series (POGA) was devised by the European PSK Club on 16th February 2008. This was to sponsor a series of PSK awards based on the EPC membership and peripheries administrative system of Greece. The official award manager is Nikolaos Georgiadis SV2HRS.

The peripheries are the official regional administrative divisions of Greece. There are 13 peripheries (nine on the mainland and four island groups), which are further subdivided into 54 prefectures. The POGA awards may be claimed by any EPC member eligible under these Rules who can produce evidence in a form of ADIF log of having contacted EPC members from Greece by using any type of the Phase Shift Keying. A certain award from the Peripheries of Greece Award Series may be claimed for contacts with all EU areas within the Periphery respectively on the list current at the time of application as listed below. One QSO with Mount Athos (GR52) can be used as a «Joker» to replace any one missing EU Area within Greece for any POGA award. This counts once per 1 (one) award. It could be used 13 times in total per whole award series. Contacts for POGA are valid on or after 10th June 2006.

GRAT «Attica Award» - for contacts with Athens (GR02-01), East Attica (GR02-02), Piraeus (GR02-03), West Attica (GR02-04); GRCG «Central Greece Award» - for contacts with Boeotia (GR07), Euboea (GR04), Evrytania (GR03), Phocis (GR05), Phthiotis (GR06); GRCM «Central Macedonia Award» - for contacts with Chalcidice (GR14), Imathia (GR11), Kilkis (GR15), Pella (GR17), Pieria (GR18), Serres (GR19), Thessaloniki (GR20); GRCR «Crete Award» - for contacts with Chania (GR50), Heraklion (GR49), Lasithi (GR48), Rethymno (GR51); GREM «East Macedonia and Thrace Award» - for contacts with Drama (GR08), Evros (GR37), Kavala (GR13), Rhodope (GR38), Xanthi (GR39); GREP «Epirus Award» - for contacts with Arta (GR33), Ioannina (GR34), Preveza (GR35), Thesprotia (GR36); GRIO «Ionian Islands Award» - for contacts with Corfu (GR42), Kefalonia and Ithaka (GR40), Lefkada (GR44), Zakynthos (GR47); GRNA «North Aegean Award» - for contacts with Chios (GR43), Lesbos (GR45), Samos (GR46); GRPN «Peloponnese Award» - for contacts with Arcadia (GR24), Argolis (GR23), Corinthia (GR26), Laconia (GR27), Messinia (GR21); GRSA «South Aegean Award» - for contacts with Cyclades (GR41), Dodecanese (GR32); GRTS «Thessaly Award» - for contacts with Karditsa (GR28), Larissa (GR29), Magnesia (GR30), Trikala (GR31); GRWG «West Greece Award» - for contacts with Achaea (GR22), Aetolia-Acarnania (GR01), Elis (GR25); GRWM «West Macedonia Award» - for contacts with Florina (GR09), Grevena (GR10), Kastoria (GR12), Kozani (GR16); and a special GRMA «Mount Athos Award» - for 1 (one) PSK QSO with Mount Athos (GR52).

QSL-cards are not required. Awards are issued to the person or club. The person or club can use any legal call sign. Contacts made from club stations or special event stations count to the credit of both the club and the operator. All stations must be operated in accordance with their licensing conditions. Contacts may be made from any location in the same DXCC country. Credit will be given for contacts made on any of the amateur bands below 54 MHz. Confirmations from Greek SWL or DMS stations are accepted as confirmed contacts.

The submission for credit of any altered or forged log extractions or, equally, bad behaviour on or off the air which is judged by the European PSK Club to bring a particular programme into disrepute may result in disqualification of the applicant from the POGA Award Programme. The decision of the award manager on this and other matters of dispute will be finals.

All awards are issued FREE of charge in a high quality PDF format and sent via email to the applicants. Awards could be printed with the highest quality and with optimal performance by applicants themselves. POGA awards are issued to the EPC members only. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Map of the EU Areas within Greece.

GRAT «Attica Award» Athens (GR02-01), East Attica (GR02-02), Piraeus (GR02-03) West Attica (GR02-04)			GRCG «Central Greece Award» Boeotia (GR07), Euboea (GR04), Evrytania (GR03) Phocis (GR05), Phthiotis (GR06)
GRCM «Central Macedonia Award» Chalcidice (GR14), Imathia (GR11), Kilkis (GR15), Pella (GR17) Pieria (GR18), Serres (GR19), Thessaloniki (GR20)			GRCR «Crete Award» Chania (GR50), Heraklion (GR49) Lasithi (GR48), Rethymno (GR51)
GREM «East Macedonia and Thrace Award» Drama (GR08), Evros (GR37), Kavala (GR13) Rhodope (GR38), Xanthi (GR39)			GREP «Epirus Award» Arta (GR33), Ioannina (GR34) Preveza (GR35), Thesprotia (GR36)
GRIO «Ionian Islands Award» Corfu (GR42), Kefalonia and Ithaka (GR40) Lefkada (GR44), Zakynthos (GR47)			GRNA «North Aegean Award» Chios (GR43), Lesbos (GR45) Samos (GR46)
GRPN «Peloponnese Award» Arcadia (GR24), Argolis (GR23), Corinthia (GR26) Laconia (GR27), Messinia (GR21)			GRSA «South Aegean Award» Cyclades (GR41) Dodecanese (GR32)
GRTS «Thessaly Award» Karditsa (GR28), Larissa (GR29) Magnesia (GR30), Trikala (GR31)			GRWG «West Greece Award» Achaea (GR22), Aetolia-Acarnania (GR01) Elis (GR25)
GRWM «West Macedonia Award» Florina (GR09), Grevena (GR10) Kastoria (GR12), Kozani (GR16)			GRMA «Mount Athos Award» 1 (one) PSK QSO with Mount Athos (GR52)

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