Is it possible that the staff and management of ARRL are monitoring a different set of forums rather than these which where created by the Communications Committee. The forums that I refer to are loca

I haven’t figured out how to obtain my VUCC certificate. I did the application on LoTW and paid for it. LoTW now shows me with 100 credits, but not the asterisk for “Award issued”. How do I make “Awar

I know that ARRL folks read this forum so I wanted to express my extreme disappointment in the "plaque" I purchased for my recent Triple Play award. It is advertised on ARRL.org as "laminated", but it

Dave, I've seen and received email responses from NA2AA, N2RJ, W1RFI and W5OV on lists and in directed emails. I think that everyday interaction here can be good, but frankly it becomes a "bitch and m

I probably have the reputation of a critic around here, so when praise is in order I need to step up to the plate also. As an old retired Sailor on a fixed income, plaques are too expensive to justify

+ AA6YQ comments below This type of group is very common place in online gaming to allow people to vent with very little real interaction from the gaming company or people that can actually do anythin

5BDXCC and 5BWAS take considerable effort, time, and money to achieve. Some are proud enough of their achievement to spend the money for the Plaque. Then as they continue to operate they work towards

I am new and confused to say the least. I am 87 and with FT8 I have worked hard to get my 100 countries award. I want a paper award and not an asterisk. I am getting close to the 100 countries, To me

Ria, Yes I remember that post, and was grateful for your action. I too share the original posters concerns. However, what I was trying to point out, is that some of the many other subjects in that thr

Gordon, See: Section I, Rule #2 "Written Proof:" 2. Written Proof: Except in cases where the rules of Section IV apply, proof of two-way communication (contacts) must be submitted directly to ARRL HQ

Here are two things I'd like to see for the DXCC Challenge: 1. 200 or 250 band-entity steps instead of 500, which is too big. I got to 1500, but that's likely the end of the road for me (currently 161

"You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer." — Frank Zappa 194

I just saw post by a gentlemen in another group that said he only wants RTTY contacts for this digital award and has to make sure he doesn't pick any of the other digital confirmations from his confir

I just learned that when you make application for the DXCC Challenge award on LoTW, the payment you make includes no tangible paper certificate. Instead of a paper certificate, for your payment you ge

I knew when I saw my Challenge * that no certificate was available as I checked on it. I decided I didn’t need the plaque. It seems to me certificates should be available for all ARRL awards, as well

How can you order additional medallions for the Challenge plaque? Mine still says 1000, yet I have over 2100.....

Hi, What's the best way to get cards checked during pandemic times? There's no club meetings, very few hamfests, and I expect that card checkers really don't want to have face-to-face meetings. Reason

Cool award from ARRL Jason Pintek

I have DXCC and WAZ award credit. Can someone please tell me how do I get the paper certificate for my shack? Thank You KB8MCZ Dave Sent from Mail for Windows 10

My backpacking buddies call me “Old Slow Hans”. In December 1969 I moved to the mainland and started my new DXCC. Today HB0WR confirmed a contact we had on 80-meters, completing my qualification for 5