Index   Page Last Updated: 17 Jan 2012

W.A.B. Contest Reminder

The W.A.B. 1.8 MHz Phone Contest takes place on Saturday 28th January 2012.

See the Contest page for details.

Winter Activity Awards

Don't forget the W.A.B. Winter Activity Awards started on 1st December and run through to the end of February. See the Winter Awards page

PRICE LISTS:

Welcome to the Worked All Britain web site. We hope you find the site useful and easy to use.

Please click on a heading to the left, or across the top, to proceed. Menu items ending '>>' will expand/contract when you click on them.

DEFINITION OF A WORKED ALL BRITAIN SQUARE: The W.A.B. Square is the 10Km small square and the Country, e.g. “SP87 England”, “NN90 Scotland” etc. (see Definitions page)

REMINDERS TO MEMBERS

• All official W.A.B. correspondence must go via the Honorary Secretary. For contact details, please see the Committee Page.
• The published W.A.B. Net Frequencies do not 'belong' to W.A.B. - If a frequency is not in use, then anyone can use them.
• QSL Cards are not required to claim any W.A.B. Awards. However, if a report on a QSO is received from an SWL by any means (e-mail, QSL Card, eQSL etc.), any Book Numbers they have may be claimed by the station receiving the report.

'NETIQUETTE' - A SHORT GUIDE FOR ALL MEMBERS, NEW & OLD

• Only call into the net when the controller asks for check-ins.
• Where there are mobiles running, be brief. A maximum of 2 attempts at exchanging signal reports, plus a further attempt at the end of the list.
• Do not ask the mobile for his W.A.B. Square - the net controller will give it.
• If the net controller cannot hear the mobile and you can, be prepared to assist.
• Make a note of the order of stations on the list, and once you have worked the mobile, pass it on to the next station on the list. This speeds things up and saves work for the net controller.
• Always repeat back the report given to you by the station you are working. This is a check that you have received your report correctly.

(See the W.A.B. Nets page for further details)

Coastal & Tidal Award finished
The Coastal & Tidal Award is now finished, but claims may still be made up until 31st March 2012. See the Coastal & Tidal Award page for further details.

New W.A.B. Awards Manager
Darran Chappell G0BWB is the new W.A.B. Awards Manager. He took over on 1st January 2012. If you send a claim via email you will initially be sent an electronic version of their certificate in PDF format to confirm it is correct, and then a printed certificate will be sent through the post as usual.

Announcement re W.A.B. Treasurer
Unfortunately due to other commitments, Tony Gilchrist G8BVJ has had to resign from the W.A.B. Committee, and therefore the post of Treasurer. Dave Brooks G4IAR will continue as Treasurer.

2012 ANNUAL AWARDS

2012 will see the introduction of an award known as the "Queen's Diamond Jubilee Award". This will involve the number 60 (run along similar lines to the Ruby Award which was so popular in 2010). It will run for 2012 only. See the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Award page for further details.

There will also hopefully be an award called "Follow the Torch". It will involve working the square that The Olympic Torch is in as it travels around the UK. Preparation is taking a lot of organizing and may not get off the ground as we are hoping to get every square that the torch passes through activated.

2012 W.A.B. A.G.M.
The 2012 W.A.B. Annual General Meeting will be held at the Blackpool rally, on Sunday 15th April, starting at 12.00pm

NEW TROPHY TO BE AWARDED
A new trophy, "The Keith Robson, GM3VTY, Memorial Trophy", is to be awarded in memory of Keith GM3VTY, who sadly went silent key early in 2011. It will be awarded to the leading overall Multi-Operator contest entrant for the year's contests, similar to The Presidents Trophy, which is awarded to the leading overall Single-Operator entrant. It will be presented at the 2012 W.A.B. A.G.M. to cover the 2011 contests, and thereafter at each A.G.M. for the previous year's contests.

PICTURES OF THE W.A.B. STAND AT KEMPTON RALLY
Right: Dave G2BOF at the stand




Left: G8XTJ John, G6XLL Laurie, G1DMS Diana,
M0XMC Mick, G2BOF Dave



The impressive W.A.B. stand at the Kempton Rally. Dave G2BOF did a very professional job in displaying the 'wet' squares in the Thames Estuary for the Coastal & Tidal Award.

CLAIMING AWARDS FROM YOUR ARMCHAIR!
A PayPal "donate" button has been added to each page of the web site. This was not the original intention of it, but it's very suitable to use in claiming awards without leaving home.
Firstly - email your claim to the Awards Manager (see Committee page), secondly - hit the "Donate" button and submit the amount relevant to your claim.

SPONSORSHIP FACILITY FOR W.A.B. EXPEDITIONS WITHDRAWN
After Committee discussion, the facility to offer sponsorship has been withdrawn as from 4th September 2011.

G8PUT LOGBOOK PROGRAM
Chris G8PUT is developing a Logbook Program which will allow record keeping for W.A.B. Awards. This is a work in progress, and more details can be seen on his web site, along with a download facility.
See the G8PUT Logbook Program page for details.

W.A.B. BADGES FOR SALE

W.A.B. have produced enamel badges with the W.A.B. round logo in either Dark Blue or Magenta. See the Price List for your location.
(Please Note: Due to the reflective nature of the badges, they are difficult to photograph to get a true representation)

W.A.B. LOG BOOKS FOR SALE
W.A.B. have produced a special Log Book, with columns for recording the W.A.B. Square of stations that you work/hear. For details, see the Log Books page. These have been so popular, that a fourth print run has been necessary. Don't miss out on your copy!

W.A.B. QSL CARDS FOR SALE
W.A.B. have three designs of QSL Cards printed for sale. For details, see the QSL Cards page.

G3ABG QSL Card to G3JAS 6 June 1970

Another G3ABG QSL Card