The essence of the award is to recognise the activation and qualification of Summits, in accordance with SOTA General Rules and the local association's rules, in a number of different associations.
All Bands:
"Bronze Award - confirmed activation of at least one summit in each of 5 Associations
"Silver Award - confirmed activation of at least one summit in each of 10 Associations
"Gold Award - confirmed activation of at least one summit in each of 15 Associations
"Platinum Award - confirmed activation of at least one summit in each of 20 Associations
"Tourist Award - confirmed activation of at least one summit in each of 2 continents
"Frequent Traveller Award - confirmed activation of at least one summit in each of 3 continents
"Business Class Award - confirmed activation of at least one summit in each of 4 continents
"Globetrotter Award - confirmed activation of at least one summit in each of 5 continents
Example: To claim the Bronze Award an activator would need to have activated one summit is at least five qualifying associations - these could be GM, G, F, DL and ON as an example.
VHF:
Mountain Explorer VHF (70MHz and above) Award
Activator must qualify at least one summit in each of 5 associations using just VHF/UHF any mode.
Endorsement for UHF only qualification (430MHz and above)
To qualify an Association you need to activate and qualify (see General rules) one summit in each Association
Award
Bronze Award 5 Associations
Silver Award 10 Associations
Gold Award 15 Associations
Platinum Award 20+ Associations