Index Page Last Updated: 28 Sep 2025
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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)
W.A.B. PENS BACK IN STOCK
We have just received a new batch of W.A.B. Pens, black ink with blue barrels, made from recycled aluminium. Ideal for writing up your claim for awards! Available at our rally stands, but due to postage costs, they are only
available by post in the UK. See the Price List for details.
CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES AGREED
Constitutional changes to allow for the cessation of the Newsletter as an official form of communication, removal of the roles of Newsletter Editor and Rallies Manager, and the addition of the role of QSL Manager
were voted on and agreed at the 2025 Annual General Meeting (A.G.M.)
See the Constitution page.
NEW SUMMER AWARD
New temporary award just for the summer months announced (assuming we get a Summer!) - see the Trig Point Summer Saunter Award page. STOP PRESS - as band conditions have been so poor during June and the start of July, this award has been extended to include the Autumn months and will run to the end of November.
TRIG POINT ACTIVATION ZONE INCREASED
With immediate effect WAB is increasing the radius of a trig point activation zone to 100m, as measured horizontally on an OS map.
There are a few reasons. Firstly, more trig points could be activated from a mobile operating situation and hopefully encourage greater participation in the award by less able-bodied members.
Secondly, this will hopefully bring into the scheme more trig points that are on private property or currently inaccessible for other reasons.
Also, it is noted that on summits with a large AZ that are popular with the public, operators tend to move some distance from the trig points to avoid the other visitors that are drawn by the trig point. This should give operators more flexibility in moving away from other persons while remaining in the AZ.
DONATIONS
W.A.B. are pleased to announce that we are able to make a further £2500 of donations this year as follows:
- £500 to R.A.I.B.C.
- £500 to a charity of our Auditor's choice
- £500 to U.K. Air Ambulance Charity
- £500 to Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association
- £500 to a charity of former committee member Alan Gibson's G0RCI family's choice (Help For Heroes)
W.A.B. NEWSLETTER DISCONTINUED
At a recent W.A.B. Committee Meeting, it was reluctantly decided that the W.A.B. Newsletter will cease to be produced due to the amount of time required to produce it for a relatively small number of subscribers. Any important news to be disseminated will be circulated on the website, official Facebook page, official WAB Groups.io group and the weekly book number update emails sent out by Dave G0FVH.
FOUR NEW AWARDS FOR 2025
Three new permanent awards and one just for 2025 started on 1st January 2025. The permanent awards are:
The award for 2025 only is the Monthly Members 2025 Award
FOULNESS ISLAND TA08 ACTIVATED
John G4LTH operating from Foulness Island, TA08, 27 July 2024
2024 CUMULATIVE CONTEST WINNERS
Trophies were presented at the 2025 A.G.M.
The President's Trophy (for Single Operator Stations)
- Winner: G0FVH David Dolling (34 points)
- Joint Runner Up: G4HPE Steve Richards (30 points)
- Joint Runner Up: 2E0FEH Karl Kruger (30 points)
The Keith Robson Memorial Trophy (for Club & Multi-Operator Stations)
- Winner: G3FYQ Pontefract & District ARS (54 points)
- Runner Up: G4HEU Paul Stott & Steve Harris (40 points)
The G3ABG trophy for mobile stations in all contests
- Winner: G1YFF/M Jake Bevan (20 points)
- Runner Up: M0DXT/M Bill Tinnion (10 points)
LF Contest Cumulative Trophy (for Fixed/Portable UK Single Operator Stations)
- Winner: G4HPE Steve Richards (30 points)
- Runner Up: G0FVH David Dolling (14 points)
LF Contest Cumulative Trophy (for Mobile UK Stations)
- Winner: G1YFF/M Jake Bevan (20 points)
- Runner Up: M0DXT/M Bill Tinnion (10 points)
Other Contest Trophies (Not Cumulative):
Norman Marshall Trophy (50MHz Contest Leading Single Operator)
- Winner: G0FVH David Dolling (7540 points)
- Runner Up: G8XTJ John Fitzgerald (6525 points)
Len Harvey Trophy (160m Contest Leading Club)
- Winner: G3FYQ Pontefract & District ARS (2185 points)
2m QRO Contest Trophy (Leading Single Operator)
- Winner: G0UUU/P Phil Earnshaw (4900 points)
- Runner Up: G0IOW/P Mark Palmer (3640 points)
2m QRP Contest Trophy (Leading Single Operator)
- Winner: G0OIW/P Mark Palmer (4960 points)
- Runner Up: GI4TAJ/P Joe Bingham (570 points)
Contest Rule change voted in at 2024 W.A.B. A.G.M.
After a suggestion from Steve Richards G4HPE regarding points scoring for W.A.B. Contests, the following proposal was voted on and passed:
That if a WAB square is not received at the time of the contact but the contact is otherwise complete, it will count for 5 points but the multiplier is set to zero.
The date for this change is 10 June 2024.
UPDATED CLUB CALLSIGN TEMPLATE
Updated Excel template (16 Feb 2024) for use of W.A.B. Club Callsigns (if you are unable to supply in ADIF format) - see the WAB Club Callsigns page
REMINDER FROM W.A.B. QSL MANAGER
Whilst QSL cards are not required for any W.A.B. awards, the QSL manager issues a reminder (for UK stations) that if you do have envelopes lodged with your QSL Bureau sub-manager, they must have the new barcoded Royal Mail stamps on them. Please check with your sub-manager if you are not sure.
G3ABG PHOTOGRAPHS
We have recently been sent some images of Worked All Britain founder John Morris G3ABG by kind permission of Ken Johansson SM4EMO. See the G3ABG Photo Archive page
G3ABG CALLSIGN REISSUED TO WORKED ALL BRITAIN
The callsign of Worked All Britain founder John Morris G3ABG has been reissued to W.A.B. by kind permission of John's sons Brian G3VBG and Geoffrey. W.A.B. club callsigns can be booked for use by full UK licence holders who are members of W.A.B.
W.A.B. ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO GREEN
At the recent W.A.B. committee meeting, the subject of trying to be more environmentally friendly was discussed. We encourage you to think about this yourselves, and one way of helping is to consider receiving your award claims in PDF format, rather than as a printed certificate. Doing so has a double impact - it helps save resources, and possibly better still - it saves you money!
COMMITTEE MEMBERS NEEDED
We are looking for volunteers to join the committee and help run W.A.B. You don't have to be licensed - SWLs would be most welcome. New ideas are always required. If you would like to find out more, please contact the Secretary. See the Committee page for contact details
W.A.B. Q.S.L. CARD DISCOUNT
W.A.B. Q.S.L. card stocks are being sold off at half price. See the Price List for details (sorry - due to high postal charges, this offer is U.K. only).
DATA MODES REQUIREMENTS
It has been decided that award entries for Data Modes will have the same requirements as VHF/UHF entries.
SPURN HEAD
A query has been raised about the status of Spurn Head as an island, as due to erosion, it is surrounded at high tide by the sea. The W.A.B. definition of an island states that it must be named, or be part of a named group, on a 1:50,000 Ordnance Survey map (see W.A.B. Definitions). As this is not the case yet, it is not currently being accepted as an Island. This will be kept under review when new editions of the 1:50,000 O.S. map involved is available.
'W.A.B. REPORTER' LIVE SPOTTING FACILITY
This is a quick way to report current W.A.B. activity without the need to sign up to any social media. It is written by Steve Richards G4HPE and hosted by Google but you do not need a Google account nor any passwords. It's ready to use the moment you go to https://tinyurl.com/wabreporter3. Anything entered on this page will be instantly seen by everyone connected to it. It is recommended that you download the WAB REPORTER QUICK GUIDE which can be found in the file section of the WAB IO Groups resource.
VHF ACTIVITY PERIODS
National VHF SSB Activity Periods will run on Mondays 2000-2200, Wednesdays 1000-1200 and Fridays 2000-2200 (all clock time). These are activity periods, not contests, with the idea of promoting friendly contacts and having a chat, rather than the frenetic contest formats. They will provide an ideal opportunity to work W.A.B. squares, spread the word about W.A.B., and maybe assist stations to work out their square if they don't know it.
GIVING TALKS ON W.A.B. TO CLUBS AND SOCIETIES
Talks on Worked All Britain do not have to be given by W.A.B. Committee Members. If you would be prepared to give a talk to your radio club (or a nearby one), we can provide a Powerpoint presentation plus supporting leaflets etc. Please contact the Secretary (see the Committee page) for more details.
WORKED ALL BRITAIN CLOTHING
Our previous supplier of Polo shirts, Sweatshirts is no longer trading, so we have sourced an alternative supplier. T-shirts, Polo shirts, Sweatshirts & Hoodies are available direct from the supplier Salix Embroidery & Graphics. See the Merchandising page for more details & pictures.
AWARD & BOOK PRICING
Award Pricing: We apologise for the high costs of Awards for stations outside the UK, but our postal service has decided to classify a single certificate as a parcel! However a pdf version is available to anyone for only £1 or €2/$2. You may then print the certificate yourself. Payment for this method can only be accepted in Sterling coin or via PayPal. Non-UK coins cannot be accepted.
For the printed certificate we accept Sterling, Euro or US Dollar currency or a sterling cheque drawn on a UK bank.
Book/USB Key Pricing: We have managed to absorb the last 4 postal increases, but we may have to increase the cost of the W.A.B. Book/USB Key package at the next postage price rise
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.
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)
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