(Newington,
CT and Hicksville,
NY – December 14, 2017) -- Participants
in CQ magazine's Worked All Zones (WAZ) award program will soon be able to use
the Logbook of the World (LoTW) system of ARRL, the national association for
Amateur Radio, to apply for the WAZ award and its endorsements, both ARRL and
CQ announced today.
Amateur radio operators will be able to use LoTW
logs to generate lists of confirmed contacts to be submitted for WAZ credit.
Standard LoTW credit fees and separate CQ award fees will apply.
Implementation, documentation, and internal testing
of the link between LoTW and WAZ is complete. ARRL and CQ are now assembling a
team of external "beta testers" to assure that the link is ready for
widespread use. A separate announcement will be made when LoTW's support for CQ
WAZ is available to everyone.
Logbook of the World is ARRL's electronic
confirmation system for amateur radio contacts. It provides a confirmation when
both stations in a contact submit their logs to the system and a match between
the logs is confirmed. LoTW has supported the CQ WPX Award program since 2012.
"I am very pleased
that participants in the CQ Worked All Zones award program will finally be able
to use Logbook of the World confirmations in their applications for WAZ awards
and endorsements," said CQ magazine
Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU, adding that "WPX program participants have made
excellent use of this service for the past five years and we look forward to
providing it to WAZ program participants as well."
“We are excited about the prospect of supporting CQ
magazine’s WAZ program through Logbook of the World, as it is something that
many ham radio operators have been asking for,’ said Greg Widin, K0GW, ARRL
First Vice President and chair of the Logbook Study Committee “We believe this
partnership will enhance the amateur radio experience for many practitioners.”
ARRL (www.arrl.org), a noncommercial organization of radio amateurs, has a
proud history of achievement as the standard-bearer in amateur affairs. ARRL’s
underpinnings as Amateur Radio’s witness, partner and forum are defined by five
pillars: Public Service, Advocacy, Education, Technology, and Membership.
CQ Communications, Inc. (www.cqcomm.com) is publisher
of CQ Amateur Radio magazine and is the world's largest independent
publisher of amateur radio magazines, books and videos. Worked All Zones is the
second-oldest active award program in amateur radio, behind only the
International Amateur Radio Union's Worked All Continents award.
