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Category Archives: Awards

Yesterday, I threw out all my QSL cards

Thousands and thousands of them.
They were taking up way too much space and energy just sitting there in their pretty little files, all sorted by countries in order by prefix. Prefixes that keep on changing as the world changes.
There was a time when I chased DX and I used the cards to get my DX [...]

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How much identification for awards is enough?

In an announcement, CQ Magazine is now stating they are accepting eQSL cards for their award program. That’s their choice.
What is interesting is that the announcement has stirred up the whole issue of what identification is needed to prove you are an authentic ham radio operator. And you are who you say you are.
The ARRL [...]

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ARRL Triple Play Award

The ARRL announced a new award based upon Log of The World (LoTW) confirmations. The “Triple Play Award” will be implemented in January, 2009. The award will be given for working all (US) states on voice, CW, and digital modes – with the confirmation exclusively through the Log of The World.
Many hams are close [...]

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