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'''Worked All Zones''', or '''WAZ''', is an [[amateur radio operating award]] given to those [[amateur radio operator]]s who successfully complete [[two-way communication|two-way]] [[amateur radio]] communications with other [[amateur radio station]]s located in each of the 40 geographic zones of the world, as defined by the award sponsor, [[CQ Amateur Radio]].<ref>CQ Amateur Radio Web site, [http://www.hb9ocr.ch/hb9ocr/foto/wazmap.jpg WAZ Map] accessed 4 October 2010</ref><ref>Worked All Zones Award Rules, [http://cq-amateur-radio.com/cq_awards/cq_waz_awards/012804_cq_wazrules_English.pdf CQ Magazine's WAZ rules] accessed 4 October 2010.</ref> It is available to radio amateurs world-wide. The basic award is for making such contacts using any combination of amateur radio bands and modes. |
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The WAZ award began in 1934 and slightly predates the somewhat similar [[DXCC]] award. It was apparently developed by K.V.R. Lansingh, W6QX, editor of ''R/9'' magazine. Since the late 1940s it has been associated with [[CQ Amateur Radio|CQ magazine]]. Two major fall contests, one for [[Single-sideband modulation|SSB]] (voice) and the other for [[Continuous wave|CW]] ([[Morse code]]) are annually held, allowing amateurs to work as many zones as possible during each weekend.<ref>[http://www.cqww.com/history.php A Brief History of the CQ WW Contest]</ref> |
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== Specialty awards == |
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Specialty awards are available for establishing two-way contact with stations in all 40 zones using certain transmission modes including: [[Morse code|CW]], [[Amplitude Modulation|AM]], [[Single-sideband modulation|SSB]], [[amateur radio satellite]]s, [[Radioteletype]] (RTTY), a digital mode other than RTTY, or [[Slow-scan television]] (SSTV). |
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Specialty awards are also available for contacts entirely on specific amateur radio bands: 6m (50 MHz), 10m (28 MHz), 12m (24 MHz), 15m (21 MHz), 17m (18 MHz), 20m (14 MHz), 30m (10 MHz), 40m (7 MHz), 80m (3.5 MHz), and 160m (1.8 MHz). There is also a specialty WAZ award for using the [[EME (communications)|EME]] moonbounce mode of [[Radio propagation|propagation]]. |
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Endorsements are available for making all contacts from a mobile station or using low power. |
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== 5-Band WAZ == |
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A special award is available for confirming contacts on five HF bands. (10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 meters) There are no band or mode endorsements associated with 5BWAZ. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://cq-amateur-radio.com/cq_awards/cq_waz_awards/012804_cq_wazrules_English.pdf CQ Magazine's WAZ rules] accessed 4 October 2010. |
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