[Dxbase] 5BWAZ report(s) posted (DXbase2006)

Mon Mar 27 07:05:48 EST 2006

Yes the book still exists
www.dxawards.com
Editted by K1BV
Highly recommended if you are interested in collecting awards
73 Fred
G4BWP
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
To: "Fred Handscombe" <fredch at homeshack.freeserve.co.uk>; "DXBase List" 
<dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] 5BWAZ report(s) posted (DXbase2006)
> yes there is and I SHOULD have remembered that.
> I was thinking more like CQ magazine only offers the CQ Zone award.
>> I've never been a 'paper' chaser, I just work the stuff for myself.
> There are so many less known awards, especially here in the colonies.
> Many states have groups that issue paper for working X number of whatever.
>> HAHA:
> Just had a thought...there used to be a book listing all the hundreds of 
> ham radio awards. Don't know if it's still available. But if it is.
> We should chip in, buy this tome and send it to Joe Glockner as a present.
> He would then be able to work 25/8 creating reports for each of the awards 
> listed.
>> I can see his wife bringing in food to him at the desk...beard down to his 
> knees. Pale face, from lack of sunlight. lol lol
> Do we have any cartoonists on the reflector? :-))
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Fred Handscombe" <fredch at homeshack.freeserve.co.uk>
> To: "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>; "DXBase List" 
> <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 2:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] 5BWAZ report(s) posted (DXbase2006)
>>>> >
>>> haha, your lucky there is no ITU WAZ award....
>>> think they have more zones. lol
>>>>>>> BUT THERE IS!!!
>>>> The RSGB have their "W-ITU-Z" Award with many mode and band variations, 
>> and I believe the Czech society used to run an award based on ITU Zones 
>> too.
>>>> http://www.rsgb-spectrumforum.org.uk/hf%20awards.htm
>>>> I did ask Jack several times to add ITU Zone stats when DXbase had ITU 
>> zone logging added but to no avail.
>>>> Working all the ITU zones is much harder and more fun, there are quite a 
>> few ITU zones covering the Asian part of the Russian Federation which are 
>> sparsly populated with people let alone hams.
>>>> 73 Fred
>> G4BWP
>>>>>>>