Index   Page Last Updated: 13 May 2012

W.A.B. Contest Reminder

Entries for the W.A.B. LF Phone Contest should be with the Contest Manager by Sunday 3rd June 2012.

Follow The Torch Award

The W.A.B. Follow The Torch Award runs from 17th May to 27th July, following the route of the Olympic Torch Relay. For more details, see the Follow The Torch Award page for full details.
All enquiries to Brian Stocks G0BFJ - email g0bfj@worked-all-britain.org.uk
Why not upload spots of the Torch callsigns to DX Summit when you hear them?

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)

QUEEN'S DIAMOND JUBILEE AWARD

The "Queen's Diamond Jubilee Award", involves 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.

SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS AWARD QUERIES

There have been, and no doubt will be, questions asked in relation to some of the forthcoming special event callsigns that are not prefixed by "GB", issued by OFCOM in relation to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and The Olympic Games, and also that of the recent "Titanic" event.
The Committee will be discussing this matter at their next meeting. In the meantime, you are advised that if you work one of these stations, to log it for future reference.
Please note that the "carte blanche" prefix amendments of GQ and GO will not be valid for the award, nor will the standard alternative club country identifies of GX, GS, GC etc.

W.A.B. Donates to ShelterBox

Worked All Britain has recently donated £590 to purchase a ShelterBox. You can find more details about ShelterBox here, and track the actual box we have bought by using the tracking number UK0066271 here.

Click on the image on the right to read the letter of thanks.

W.A.B. Donates to Help For Heroes

Worked All Britain has recently donated £500 to the Help For Heroes charity. To find more about Help For Heroes, go to www.helpforheroes.org.uk.

Click on the image on the right to read the letter of thanks.

The W.A.B. Membership Secretary has produced a Tracker spreadsheet for the Book Numbers Award. You can download it (in ZIP format) here. If you have any queries about it, please contact the Membership Secretary directly (See the Committee page).

New W.A.B. Awards Manager
Darran Chappell G0BWB is the new W.A.B. Awards Manager. If you send a claim via email you will initially be sent an electronic version of the 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.

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 was 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.

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.

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 two 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