1. Purpose Promote friendship between amateur radio, and celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Marconi birth in 2024, involving as many country as possible in a single event. 2. Award Start / End dates From 00.00 UTC on January 1 2024 to 23.59 UTC 31 January 2024 3. YL / OM QSO Award is issued following the QSO with the special event stations, in the period indicated in point 2 of this regulation. Special event stations are listed below. 2-ways QSOs with exchange of report are valid (R/S in SSB, R/S/T for CW, R/S for DIGI). 4. Bands HF: 80 - 40 - 30 - 20 - 17 - 15 - 12 - 10 mt 5. Modes CW, SSB, DIGI (FT8,FT4,RTTY,PSK) 6. Scores / QSOs To obtain the WWA 2024 AWARD, a minimum of 100 points is required. A final ranking (Overall ranking List) and Worked All Stations Award is produced for participants making QSOs with special event stations, based on the total sum of points as follows: CW: 10 points for each CW QSO on each band. example II1WWA (or any other special station), QSO on 40m CW, 20m CW, 10m CW: 10 + 10 + 10 = 30 points SSB: 5 points for each SSB QSO on each band. example II1WWA (or any other special station), QSO in 80m LSB, 15m USB, 10m USB: 5 + 5 + 5 = 15 DIGI: 2 points for each FT8,FT4, 3 points for each RTTY,PSK QSO on each band. example II1WWA (or any other special station), QSO in 80m FT8, 15m FT4, 10m RTTY: 2 + 2 + 3 = 7 7. QSO accreditation Each special station can be worked only once a day on each band and mode. A "dupe" QSO will not be considered as a penalty. IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN TO ASK FOR QSY BY MODE AND / OR BAND. 8. Worked all Stations Awards N. 36 Awards will be issued for have worked at least once in the Award time (January 2024) most Special Event Stations. MIXED MODE WAS (Worked All Stations) All bands, MIXED mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 10, MIXED mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 12, MIXED mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 15, MIXED mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 17, MIXED mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 20, MIXED mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 30, MIXED mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 40, MIXED mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 80, MIXED mode SSB MODE WAS (Worked All Stations) All bands, SSB mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 10, SSB mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 12, SSB mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 15, SSB mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 17, SSB mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 20, SSB mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 30, SSB mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 40, SSB mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 80, SSB mode CW MODE WAS (Worked All Stations) All bands, CW mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 10, CW mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 12, CW mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 15, CW mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 17, CW mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 20, CW mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 30, CW mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 40, CW mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 80, CW mode DIGI MODE WAS (Worked All Stations) All bands, DIGI mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 10, DIGI mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 12, DIGI mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 15, DIGI mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 17, DIGI mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 20, DIGI mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 30, DIGI mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 40, DIGI mode WAS (Worked All Stations) on 80, DIGI mode 9. Overall Score listings Points are assigned for QSO with Special Event Stations every day on any award mode or band. Ranking is calculated by: - higher score - greater number of QSOs - greater number of special stations processed - more bands - more modes 10. Award release and qsl To obtain the WWA 2024 AWARD, a minimum of 100 points is required, within the times and methods indicated in these rules. Issue of the Award is free and does not require paper QSLs or QSO confirmations. In case the minimum required 100 points for the award are not reached, each logged operator with at least 1 QSO will still be able to receive the certificate of participation. The Award or Certificate of participation is issued by downloading the file in digital format, in high resolution A4 format, without registration, through the hamaward.cloud platform or qrz.com pages, at the end of the Award. eQsl download will be available in Hamaward.cloud. Sending your log and qsl is not required. 11. Special prizes for hunters and activators The WWA organizers will reward with medals / plaques: Hunters: Top three positions in WAS All bands, MIXED mode. Top three positions in WAS All bands, SSB mode. Top three positions in WAS All bands, CW mode. Top three positions in WAS All bands, DIGI mode. Activators (operators): Top three positions of those who made the best position in All bands, MIXED mode. Top three positions of those who made the most QSOs All bands, SSB mode. Top three positions of those who made the most QSOs All bands, CW mode. Top three positions of those who made the most QSOs All bands, DIGI mode. 11. Special event stations list: 8A0RARI - Indonesia A43WWA – Oman BA3RA - China BA7LOK - China BG0DXC - China BY1RX - China BY2AA - China BY4DX - China BY5EA - China BY6QS - China BY8DX - China BY9NX - China CS5DX - Portugal D4L - Cape Verde D4M - Cape Verde EG3WWA - Spain EG5WWA - Spain EG8WWA - Canary Is. EX0DX - Kyrgyzstan GB2WWA - England GB4WWA - Scotland GB6WWA - Wales GB8WWA – Northern Ireland IR1WWA - Italy II0WWA - Italy II1WWA - Italy II2WWA - Italy II3WWA - Italy II4WWA - Italy II5WWA - Italy II6WWA - Italy II7WWA - Italy II8WWA - Italy II9WWA - Sicily Is. IR0WWA - Sardinia Is. K4W - Puerto Rico N0W - USA N1W - USA N2W - US Virgin Islands N9W - USA PR1WWA - Brazil S50WWA - Slovenia SN1WWA - Poland SX0WWA - Greece UP7WWA - Kazakhstan YW6CQ - Venezuela (this list is to be completed according to the received commitments and callsign) |