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- WORKED ALL CONTINENTS (WAC)
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- In recognition of international two-way amateur radio communication,
- the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) issues Worked-All-Continents
- certificates to amateur radio stations of the world.
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- Qualification for the WAC award is based on an examination by the
- International Secretariat, or a member-society, of the IARU of QSL cards
- that the applicant has received from other amateur stations in each of the
- six continental areas of the world. All contacts must be made from the
- same country or separate territory within the same continental area of the
- world. All QSL cards (no photocopies) must show the mode and/or band for
- any endorsement applied for.
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- Contacts made on 10/18/24 MHz or via satellites are void for the 5-
- band certificate and 6-band sticker. All contacts for the QRP sticker must
- be made on or after January 1, 1985 while running a maximum power of 5
- watts output or 10 watts input.
-
- The following information should be helpful in determining the
- continental area of a station located adjacent to a continental boundary.
- North America includes Greenland (OX) and Panama (HP). South America
- includes Trinidad & Tobago (9Y), Aruba (P4), Curacao & Bonaire (PJ2-4) and
- Easter Island (CE0). Oceania includes Minami Tori-shima (JD1), Philippines
- (DU), East Malaysia (9M6-8) and Indonesia (YB). Asia includes Ogasawara
- Islands (JD1), Maldives (8Q), Socotra Island (7O), Abu Ail Island (J2/A),
- Cyprus (5B, ZC4), Eastern Turkey (TA2-8) and Georgia (UF). Europe includes
- the fourth and sixth call areas of RSFSR (UA4-6), Istanbul (TA1), all
- Italian islands(I) and Azores (CU). Africa includes Ceuta & Melilla (EA9),
- Madeira (CT3), Gan Island (VS9M), French Austral Territory (FT) and Heard
- Island (VK0).
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- For amateurs in the United States or countries without IARU
- representation, applications, using the form on the back side of this
- sheet, should be directed to the below address. After verification, the
- cards will be returned and the award sent soon afterward. There is no
- application fee. However, sufficient return postage for the cards, in the
- form of a self-addressed stamped enveloped, or IRCs, is required. US
- amateurs must have current ARRL membership.
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- (For other amateurs) -- Applicants must be members of their national amateur
- radio societies affiliated with IARU, apply through the society.
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- International Amateur Radio Union
- P.O. Box AAA
- Newington, CT 06111
- U.S.A.
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