Yes the book still exists www.dxawards.com
Editted by K1BV Highly recommended if you are interested in collecting awards 73 Fred G4BWP ----- Original Message ----- From: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Fred Handscombe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "DXBase List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 1:01 PM Subject: Re: [Dxbase] 5BWAZ report(s) posted (DXbase2006) > yes there is and I SHOULD have remembered that. > I was thinking more like CQ magazine only offers the CQ Zone award. > > I've never been a 'paper' chaser, I just work the stuff for myself. > There are so many less known awards, especially here in the colonies. > Many states have groups that issue paper for working X number of whatever. > > HAHA: > Just had a thought...there used to be a book listing all the hundreds of > ham radio awards. Don't know if it's still available. But if it is. > We should chip in, buy this tome and send it to Joe Glockner as a present. > He would then be able to work 25/8 creating reports for each of the awards > listed. > > I can see his wife bringing in food to him at the desk...beard down to his > knees. Pale face, from lack of sunlight. lol lol > Do we have any cartoonists on the reflector? :-)) > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fred Handscombe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "DXBase List" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 2:05 AM > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] 5BWAZ report(s) posted (DXbase2006) > > >> > >>> haha, your lucky there is no ITU WAZ award.... >>> think they have more zones. lol >>> >> >> BUT THERE IS!!! >> >> The RSGB have their "W-ITU-Z" Award with many mode and band variations, >> and I believe the Czech society used to run an award based on ITU Zones >> too. >> >> http://www.rsgb-spectrumforum.org.uk/hf%20awards.htm >> >> I did ask Jack several times to add ITU Zone stats when DXbase had ITU >> zone logging added but to no avail. >> >> Working all the ITU zones is much harder and more fun, there are quite a >> few ITU zones covering the Asian part of the Russian Federation which are >> sparsly populated with people let alone hams. >> >> 73 Fred >> G4BWP >> >> > > >
