You probably know that all of us have own QTH or QRA Locator. Locator basis is Sector - first two letters of QRA locator. This award is given to amateurs who collects these sectors using amateur radio. Here are the rules:
The award can be gained by any licensed radioamateurs and SWLs .
The basic award needs to have confirmation from 100 different sectors of the world.
For example: if the QRA locator is KN29AU then sector is KN.
All bands and modes are count for the award.
Endorsement stickers are given for every 50 additional sectors up to 250.
Certified list of QSLs verified either by two licensed amateurs and fee for the award and stickers
should be send to:
You must clearly mark sector on your application, QTH locator, geographic coordinates or QTH name
from the QSL card you have.
Award and stickers fee:
| World | Award - 2.5 USD(5 IRCs); Sticker - 1 USD(2IRCs) each |
| ex-USSR countries | Award - 2 USD(4 IRCs); Sticker - 0.5 USD(1 IRC) each |
| Ukraine | Award - 0.5 USD(1 IRCs); Sticker - free |
Till April 1997 the award manager was UT7WZ - Miroslav Lupiy
On the map below you can see schematic location of the sectors on continents. Point cursor on the map and choose the sectors column AA-AR etc. Click and you will get information with geographical coordinates and hamradio prefixes of the countries which includes in these sectors.
Example: (60-50)S - (180-160)W means that sector is situated between
60 degrees and 50 degrees South
and 180 degrees and 160 degrees West.
S-south,N-north,W-west,E-east
WSA award achievements:
| UT7WZA | 251 | UU2JA | 109 |
| UY5XE | 231 | RV4LP | 102 |
| UT1WA | 105 | UA9AOL | 118 |
| US-W-7 | 104 | UR5WCW | 103 |
| US-W-5 | 124 | OE1-0140 | 138 |
| US-W-3 | 101 | UA0ZC | 219 |
| U5WK | 152 | UX2VZ | 103 |
| UT7WA | 149 | UT1WL | 112 |
| UT7DX | 117 | UR7IJQ | 105 |
| UT5DK | 120 | PY2DBU | 100 |
| UX5EF | 143 | ON4CAS | 133 |
| RZ0AM | 110 | UT7WZ | 208 |
