Worked All Zones: Difference between revisions
→See also: added DX Century Club article reference |
AfD nomination |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
<!-- Please do not remove or change this AfD message until the discussion has been closed. --> |
|||
{{Article for deletion/dated|page=Summits on the Air|timestamp=20200125001217|year=2020|month=January|day=25|substed=yes}} |
|||
<!-- Once discussion is closed, please place on talk page: {{Old AfD multi|page=Summits on the Air|date=25 January 2020|result='''keep'''}} --> |
|||
<!-- End of AfD message, feel free to edit beyond this point --> |
|||
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2013}} |
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2013}} |
||
[[File:IZ4AKS-BY1RX - Beijing - China - Nov. 09 (4083374340).jpg|thumb|right|World map with WAZ (CQ) zones]] |
[[File:IZ4AKS-BY1RX - Beijing - China - Nov. 09 (4083374340).jpg|thumb|right|World map with WAZ (CQ) zones]] |
||
Revision as of 15:32, 25 January 2020
An editor has nominated this article for deletion. You are welcome to participate in the deletion discussion, which will decide whether or not to retain it. |
.jpg)
Worked All Zones, or WAZ, is an amateur radio operating award given to those amateur radio operators who successfully complete two-way amateur radio communications with other amateur radio stations located in each of the 40 geographic zones of the world, as defined by the award sponsor, CQ Amateur Radio.[1][2] 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.
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 magazine. Three major fall contests, one for RTTY in September, one for SSB (voice) in October and the last for CW (Morse code) in November are held annually, allowing radio amateurs to work as many zones as possible during each weekend.[3]
Specialty awards
Specialty awards are available for establishing two-way contact with stations in all 40 zones using certain transmission modes including: CW, AM, SSB, amateur radio satellites, Radioteletype (RTTY), a digital mode other than RTTY, or Slow-scan television (SSTV).
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 moonbounce mode of propagation.
Endorsements are available for making all contacts from a mobile station or using low power.
5-Band WAZ
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.
See also
- Worked All Continents
- Worked All States
- Summits on the Air
- Parks on the Air
- VHF/UHF Century Club
- Islands on the Air
- DX Century Club
References
- ^ CQ Amateur Radio Web site, WAZ Map accessed 4 October 2010
- ^ Worked All Zones Award Rules, CQ Magazine's WAZ rules accessed 4 October 2010.
- ^ CQ WW Contest site
External links
- CQ Magazine's WAZ rules accessed 4 October 2010.
 | This article related to amateur radio is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |