The Great Outdoors Radio Club (GORC) was formed “so all amateur radio operators who love the outdoors would have a place to call home.” Sadly the group no longer exists.
GORC offered the Pine Code Award. The Pine Cone Award certificate was available to members of GORC who operated from an ‘outdoor QTH’.
The first Pine Cone was issued for working a maximum of five different stations in a 24 hour period whilst in a portable location. You were limited to counting a maximum of five QSOs in a 24 hour period, and were eligible for the first Pine Cone after accumulating 25 QSOs.
Application for a second Pine Cone was possible after logging an additional 25 QSOs, and so on, up to a maximum of five Pine Cones.
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