WORKED ALL STATES AWARD RULES

1.  The WAS (Worked All States) award is available to all amateurs 
worldwide who submit proof with written confirmation of having 
contacted each of the 50 states of the United States of America.  The 
WAS awards program includes 10 different and separately numbered 
awards as listed below.  In addition, ENDORSEMENT stickers are 
available as listed below.

2.  Two-way communications must be established on amateur bands with 
each state.  Specialty awards and endorsements must be two-way (2X) on 
that band and/or mode.  There is no minimum signal report required.  
Any or all bands may be used for general WAS.  The District of 
Columbia may be counted for Maryland.

3.  Contacts must all be made from the same location, or from 
locations no two of which are more than 50 miles apart which is 
affirmed by signature of the applicant on the application.  Club 
station applicants, please include clearly the club name and callsign 
of the club station (or trustee).

4.  Contacts may be made over any period or years.  Contacts must be 
confirmed in writing, preferably in the form of QSL cards.  Written 
confirmations must be submitted (no photocopies).  Confirmations must 
show your call and indicate that two-way communications was 
established.  Applications for SPECIALTY awards or ENDORSEMENTS must 
submit confirmations that clearly confirm two-way contact on the 
specialty mode/band.  Contacts made with Alaska must be dated January 
3, 1959 or later and with Hawaii date August 21, 1959, or after.

5.  Specialty awards (numbered separately) are available for OSCAR 
satellite, SSTV, RTTY, 432 MHz., 220 MHz., 144 MHz., 50 MHz., and 160-
meters.  In addition, the "75-Meter, 2-letter Extra Class" award is 
available to any Extra Class amateur who has worked all states 
consisting of 1X2, 2X1, or 2X2 callsigns on the Extra Class portion of 
75-meters.  Acceptable callsigns for the "75-Meter 2-letter Extra 
Class" specialty award include one of the following:

          a.    All 1X2s
          b.    All 2X1s
          c.    2X2s with AA through AL prefixes only in all districts
                (including AH6 and AL7 in Alaska and Hawaii)
          d.    2X2s with KH6 and KL7 prefixes only

ENDORSEMENT stickers for the basic mixed mode/band award and any of 
the SPECIALTY awards are available for SSB, CW, Novices, QRP, Packet, 
EME, and any Single Band.  The Novice endorsement is available for the 
applicant who has worked all states as a Novice licensee.  QRP is 
defined as 10 watts input (or 5 watts output) of the applicant only 
and is affirmed by signature of the applicant on the application.

6.  Contacts made through "repeater" devices or any other power relay 
method cannot be used for WAS confirmation.  A separate WAS is 
available for OSCAR contacts.  All stations contacted must be "land 
stations."  Contact with ships, anchored or otherwise, and aircraft, 
cannot be counted.

7.  A W/VE applicant must be an ARRL member to participate in the WAS 
program.  DX stations are exempt from this requirement.

8.  Hq. reserves the right to spot call for inspection of cards (at 
ARRL expense) of applications verified by an HF Awards Manager.  The 
purpose of this is not to call into question the integrity of any 
individual, but rather to ensure the overall integrity of the 
program.  More difficult-to-attain specialty awards (such as 220 MHz 
WAS for example) are more likely to be so called.  Failure of the 
applicant to respond to such spot check will result in non-issuance of 
the WAS certificate.

9.  DISQUALIFICATION.  False statements on this application or 
submission of forged or altered cards may result in disqualification.  
ARRL does not submit any marked over cards.  The decision of the ARRL 
Awards Committee in such cases is final.

10.  APPLICATION PROCEDURE (Please follow carefully):
     (a)  Confirmations (QSLs) and applications for (MCS-217) may be 
submitted to an approved ARRL Special Service Club HF Awards Manager.  
ARRL Special Service Clubs appoint HF Awards Managers whose names are 
on file at Hq.  If you do not know of HF Awards Managers in your local 
area, call a club officer to see if one has bee appointed.  If you can 
have your application so verified locally, you need not submit your 
cards to HQ., as indicated on the application form.
     (b)  Be sure that when cards are presented for verification 
(either locally or to Hq.) sort them alphabetically by state, as 
listed on the back of the application form, MCS-217.
     (c)  All QSL cards sent to Hq. must be accompanied by sufficient 
postage for their safe return (postage guidelines attached).


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