The W.A.B. Programme Page Last Updated: 05 Feb 2010
A Special Word For Those Just Starting W.A.B.
As you read through this web site, you may feel a bit daunted by
all that W.A.B. has to offer. This is because we offer a comprehensive &
diverse Awards Scheme that the individual can tailor to suit their own
requirements.
Please don’t be put off by this.
Take a bit of time to read the requirements for the Awards.
We have introduced a two-tier system to help you get started. The Suggested Introductory Awards for Newcomers are ideal to get
you started: the W.A.B. Squares Award, as this is the “bread and butter” Award of our scheme, along with the Decade Award, which runs each calendar year, and the Book Numbers Award. Once you become
comfortable with these, you can start collecting for any of the Additional Available Awards for Advanced Collectors section, although there is nothing to stop you collecting for all or any of the Awards
from the day you start.
As you get used to the way W.A.B. works, you will soon find that
you evolve a method of recording information that suits you, and that you can encompass
more of the scheme. For this reason we would advise that you log full W.A.B.
details of your contacts, even if at the outset you are not claiming those
particular Awards. You will find it so much easier when you come to trawl back
through your log for another certificate.
Happy W.A.B.-ing.
Notes.
Each of the Awards that have hyperlinks
to individual claim files has the requirements printed either in the Requirements file or the Claim Sheet file.
Information on any new awards will be published in the W.A.B. Newsletter, available on
subscription, and here on the web site. They will also be available from the Secretary, Membership
Secretary and Awards Manager. See Committee Page.
Awards can
be endorsed for any band or mode, mixed bands or any other individual
requirement.
QSL cards
are not required for any W.A.B. Awards. However, upon receipt of a QSL card or
any other confirmation of a report from a Short Wave Listener, the licensed
station may claim that SWL’s Book Number(s). This does not apply to the W.A.B. Square (or Island etc. if appropriate) of the SWL.
Contacts
via repeaters of any kind do not count. Awards are issued to the person or
club. The person or club can use any legal callsign. Contacts made from club
stations or special event stations count to the credit of both the club and the
operator.
All W.A.B. Awards
are also available to Short Wave Listeners as Heard All Britain Awards
(H.A.B.). Requirements for H.A.B. are normally the same as for W.A.B. However,
requirements for H.A.B. are shown if they are not the same as the requirements for
W.A.B.
With the
exception of the WABEMA Award, which is specifically for
mobile/portable activity only, awards can be claimed as Activated as well as
Worked.
Valid from Dates:
All contacts from 1st May 1974 count towards
some of these awards. Some awards have a newer start date from which all contacts
must be made. Unless otherwise stated contacts made to claim W.A.B. Squares
must have been made after the date from which the square was valid. These dates
are shown, in each claim file.
Contacts made to claim Book Numbers
can be from 1st January 1970 but must be on, or after, the
date the Book Number being claimed was issued. The Book Numbers
CD (and the Book Issue Dates section of this web site) gives a guide to the issue dates of Book Numbers.
Claims:
Claims should be made using a print
out of the file provided, or on a saved file on disc (or e-mailed to the Awards Manager). Printouts will not be
returned unless requested. Claims for higher classes of awards must include all
previously accepted contacts. They
must clearly be shown as previously accepted.
Several computer databases exist
specifically designed for W.A.B. and in some cases it may be possible to send
your claims from these on disc if the Awards Manager has the appropriate
program. Please check with the Awards Manager before sending information on
disc from these databases, as it may not always be possible to accept data sent
in this manner.
Fees:
Appropriate
fees should be enclosed with each claim. Click on the Price List link for your location in the side menu. For e-mail claims, the approriate fee can be sent using the Donate button on the
left hand menu on each page.
Details of individual Awards
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