[CQ-Contest] World Wide Award 2024 invitation ! January 2024.

[Randy Thompson]

I participated in this event in January 2023 as the leader of activator N1W.  It started slow, but by the middle to end of January there were some crazy pileups due to having so many chasers trying to get every band mode. It was not unusual to hear activator stations listening up to handle the pileups.

The hamaward real-time scoreboard was easy for real-time logging and providing the chasers with real-time updates on their score and ranking.

Definitely one of the most fun things I have done in ham radio.  Like a DXpedition without leaving home.

Randy K5ZD

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From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces+k5zd=outlook.com at contesting.com> On Behalf Of IK1HJS
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 6:56 AM
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Subject: [CQ-Contest] World Wide Award 2024 invitation ! January 2024.

Hi to all,

The Hamaward Team (owners of the Hamaward.cloud award platform) are pleased to announce a new WORLD WIDE AWARD 2024 chase that will take place in the month of January 2024 celebrating the 150 year anniversary of G. Marconi's birth. It will be a similar event to the WRTC AWARD conducted in January 2023.

The WWA combines activity from special event stations around the world with real-time award tracking for the chasers, creating excitement on CW and SSB and Digital  across the HF bands.

The WWA rules can be found at
<https://hamaward.cloud/public/world_wide_award_2024_rules.pdf>.

The January 2023 event numbers speak for themselves - 1.4 million QSOs with 109.000 unique hunters in one month! We can tell you that being an activator is a thrilling experience of radio with pileups every day.
Each activator may decide how much time  they want to dedicate to the award and enjoy radio at their convenience, from home or club station, using possibly a Special Event Callsign.

The Hamaward Team is now looking for teams of *activators from every country around the world*. If your country doesn't have a coordinator yet (or invitation email), you can volunteer to lead an activation team.
You will request a "WWA" suffix special callsign (e.g. II1WWA)  if possible, or any other special callsign, then sign up your team of stations and operators. We ask new country coordinators to be active at least for 15 days during January 2024, with,  at least 5 activators for every callsign and the possibility to work at least in  SSB and CW modes.

Just drop us an email to ik1hjs at gmail.com and the Hamaward Team will be honored to include you and your activators in the list. There will be only one coordinator per country and an unlimited number of activators with not more than 10 Special event callsigns active (e.g., from 0 to 9 call number) per country. We will include your new special event call and activators  in the platform and show you how to be active.

Help us celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth G. Marconi, the father of radio!

73,

Carlo De Mari, IK1HJS
WWA Activation Leader for Hamaward Team (IW1FRU, IU1NSA, I4UFH, IV3ZXQ)

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