The Awards Panel will show you your progress towards DXCC , WAS , IOTA , CQ WAZ , and VUCC.
The Band filter text edit box if not blank will filter out all QSOs not in the band typed in.
The Mode Search edit field will filter out the QSO's that do not belong to that mode group. Any phone mode entered like AM will show all phone contacts Any digital mode entered like DIGI will show all digital mode contacts.
If the Use Mode Groups check box is not checked in the Log Prefs then the Mode Search edit field will filter out the QSO's whose Mode field does not contain that specific mode. Entering PSK will show all PSK31 contacts.
Both the Band and Mode filter text edit boxes can also search on the QSL Received field - for example - to select only eQSL, or LoTW QSO confirmations, and in the VUCC panel for DXCC ID eg. 291).
The Labels button will select the Worked Calls from the selected rows which have blank QSL Sent and QSL Received fields in the Log and switch to the Labels Panel. The QSOs selected in the Log Panel in this way could alternatively be exported to ADIF for eQSL etc.
Color Codes:
Clicking on any of the column headings will cause the list to be sorted by that column - clicking it again will reverse the sort order.
DXCC
See: The ARRL DX List and See NG3K's DXCC Entity List
The Hide Deleted Entries check box will hide entities the ARRL has deleted and will not count them in your worked/confirmed/totals.
All DXCC entities have a date range during which they are/were valid.160, 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 , 6, 2 meter and 70cm bands qualify, Band data in the logged QSOs is used to determine eligibility.
If your QSO start time is during that time period the QSO will be counted as valid towards your DXCC, if not the QSO will be greyed out and the QSO time will be displayed in italics in the Log Panel.
The Marathon check box will only count QSOs logged since January 1st.The Honor Roll check box will only count QSOs with currently valid DXCC entities.
The All Bands check box will count QSOs made on any band, not just the 160, 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 , 6, 2 meter and 70cm bands.
The DXCC Challenge Award is by band/entity. You get one point for each band/entity since November 15, 1945. Currently Deleted or provisional entities do not count and 160, 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 meter bands qualify.
Band data in the logged QSOs is used to determine eligibility. (If some of your QSOs are missing band data you can use the Log menu Change Selected Log Entries dialog Add Band and DXCC check box to add it).
WAS
The
WAS List displays the 50
WAS States by abbreviation (AK, AL, AR etc.) as well as the
other FCC calls outside of the continental US.
Note: Online log books like QRZ XML will store the state by
abbreviation in your logged QSO.
The Check Location check box will not count QSOs where the My Grid center is more than 50 miles from the current station location.
CQ Worked All Zones
The CQ Worked All Zones Award (WAZ) and its variations are issued to any licensed Radio Amateur Station presenting proof of contact with all 40 CQ Zones.
The Marathon check box will only count QSOs logged since January 1st of the current year.
The All Bands check box will count QSOs made on 60M.
IOTA
Created in 1964 by Geoff Watts, a leading English short wave listener, and taken on by the RSGB in 1985, IOTA is an amateur radio activity programme designed to encourage contacts with island stations world-wide.
VUCC
The VHF/UHF Century Club (VUCC) is awarded for contact with a minimum number of Maidenhead 2 degrees by 1 degree grid locators per band with contacts above 50 MHz and after January 1, 1983.
If you un-check the VUCC Only check box then all worked Grids will be listed and optionally displayed on the 2D Map.
The Check Location check box wil not count QSOs where the My Grid center is more than 200 km from the current station location.