Logbook of the World support for CQ WPX Award goes 'live'

[KH6DC]

Wow cool, I have 1200 entries in LOTW, 604 confirmed and 36 WPX Mixed with 364 left to go. Yay

[YB1AQD]

This old man likes it. So far the system has logged me with 27 different prefixes, all taken from my 29 most recent QSOs and I assume the computer will search backwards chronologically until the list is complete. It will be interesting to see how long it takes. I find that the list provides another perspective whether or not an award is sought.

[K4ED]

At 12 cents each, one can really spend a bundle applying for these awards!

Let's see: Cost of basic WPX via LOTW is 400 * 0.12 = $48 in LOTW fees + $12.00 WPX Award (If you are not a CQ subscriber ) = $60.00.

Same award, just apply directly to CQ, using your confirmed QSL's in LOTW as the basis for the CQ paper application. Just fill out the paper form and sign a promise that you have all QSO's confirmed. (CQ awards are on the honor system.)

It is $0.00 in LOTW fees + $12.00 WPX award + postage to get award application to CQ.

Will anyone pay $48.00 to avoid filling out an "honor system" form and mailing it in?

[K4HB]

Will anyone pay $48.00 to avoid filling out an "honor system" form and mailing it in?

I was wondering when someone would mention that. I know when I applied for WPX I signed a form stating I had the cards in hand, and agreed to present them if I was asked. Checked the present rules at the CQ site and nothing has changed. Now when LoTW loads up for WAZ, they will be on to something.

[ZL3DW]

@YB1AQD Yes I thought LoTW would check the whole log, like the other awards, but so far it does not. I had to go through all of my confirmed QSOs and tick each one!!! I did do that and ended up with 427WPX which is enough for the Basic certificate. I wish I had done more reseacrch I did not know you could submit a list using the honour system, I thought that the only alternative to LoTW was to send the cards away to the USA (like DXCC used to be for us in ZL - we have a card checker now). It cost me $56 I am a CQ subscriber too, so I guess I wasted a lot of cash. Worse still the Award page on LoTW is NOT showing the WPX QSOs as 'Applied'. But there is a record of the application.

[ZL3DW]

I had to go through and manually tick every confirmed QSO. It is able to reject the dupes though