For information on the CWops Award for Advancing the Art of CW, click here.
There are several operating awards available for contacting a certain number of different CWops members. Qualifying contacts can be made on any ham band at any time, must be via CW, and must be between current members. Contacts during any contest will qualify, as well as any QSOs made in non-contest time periods. These awards are available at the CWops Award Tools website https://cwops.telegraphy.de/ and are individually administered using the honor system.
- To participate, members must upload their logs at the CWops Award Tools website https://cwops.telegraphy.de/ . Logs may be uploaded in adif or cabrillo format. Please follow the instructions at the website to create an account and upload logs. A video at the website will walk you through the process.
- At the same website you can print out your own award in PDF format, suitable for framing.
- Current scores and rankings for all member award participants will be listed on the CWops Award Tools website at https://cwops.telegraphy.de/scores/
- A monthly article in Solid Copy will promote the Awards Program and highlight individual achievements.
CWops Annual Competition Award (ACA). This award recognizes the total number of contacts with CWops members on all amateur bands over the course of one calendar year. Each contact must be a CW contact with an active CWops member. Scores for this award reset to zero on January 1 of each year.
CWops Cumulative Membership Award (CMA). This award recognizes the total number of CWops members contacted on each amateur band, beginning January 3, 2010, and continuing in perpetuity. Each contact must be a CW contact with an active CWops member.
CWops Annual Cumulative Membership Award (ACMA). This award recognizes the total number of contacts with CWops members on each amateur band during one calendar year. Think of it as CMA but resetting to zero on January 1 of each year. Each contact must be a CW contact with an active CWops member. (Begins January 1, 2024)
CWops Worked All States Award (WAS). To qualify for this award, CWops members must work at least one other active CWops member in all 50 U.S. states. The contacts may be on any amateur band, but they must be CW contacts. The award will be awarded for ALL BANDS, or for any single band.
CWops Worked All Europe Award (WAE). To qualify for this award, CWops members must make contact with at least 40 European countries. Each contact must be a CW contact with an active CWops member. One contact per country is counted for this award, and every ham country in Europe counts. This award is available for all bands, or for any single band. Two levels of accomplishment will be recognized: QSOs with 40 European Countries and with ALL European countries. (There are currently 72 countries on the WAE list.)
CWops DXCC Award. To qualify for this award, CWops members must make contact with CWops members in at least 100 entitiees listed on the ARRL DXCC Entities List. One contact per country is counted for this award, and each contact must be a CW contact with an active CWops member. The award will be awarded for ALL BANDS, or for any single band.
CWops Worked All Zones Award (WAZ). To qualify for this award, CWops members must make contact with CWops members operating from each of the 40 CQ Zones, one contact per zone. Each contact must be a CW contact with an active CWops member.
Questions about the CWops Awards Program should be addressed to cwopscam@w0tg.com