Last updated: 2024-11-25
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Chris R. Burger ZS6EZ
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This list shows all known WAS awards awarded to southern Africans. As ARRL has never published lists of WAS holders, it is compiled from personal contacts, and is incomplete. Any additional information would be appreciated!
Worked All States (WAS) is a major operating award, issued by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). It is a major operating goal for most DXers at some stage. Its attraction lies in the fact that it is fun to run American stations, and like any other popular game, it is both challenging and attainable.
During 2008, the ARRL announced a version of WAS based on the Logbook of the World (LotW). This award, dubbed Triple Play, involves working all 50 states on each of three modes (CW, Phone and Digital) and obtaining confirmations through LotW. Only contacts from 1 January 2009 count for this award. The immediacy of LotW confirmations has made the Triple Play a very exciting award to pursue, as confirmations can appear within a few days of the actual contact. Seven southern Africans (four ZS2s, two ZS6s and a V5, in that order) have obtained this award.
The traditional ultimate benchmark of WAS prowess was the 5 Band Worked All States (5BWAS). This award requires contacts with each of the 50 states on each of the "traditional" HF bands (3,5, 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz). Attaining this goal is difficult from anywhere on earth. For those inside or close to the USA, the high bands are challenging, with weak back-scatter signals. For those far away, both the high bands and the low bands are difficult--the high bands because of the variation with sunspot cycle and the low bands because of high noise levels and simple antennas. Nevertheless, at least three South Africans have attained this goal.
Unfortunately, ARRL does not publish any information about WAS awards that are issued. The lists below are just a start to document achievements by southern Africans. Obviously, initially the list will favour holders close to the compiler and more recent certificates, but I'm hoping for contributions from others to make the list more complete. Please let me know if you can contribute information.
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This matrix is an attempt to give credit where it is due. In the tables below, operators may have applied for an award that includes the requirements of another award, but will not be listed in that award's list. Example: The Triple Play award requires WAS on CW, Phone and Digital. However, not all Triple Play holders have CW, Phone and Digital endorsments. Likewise, 5BWAS includes WAS on each of the "classic" bands, while none of the holders have applied for any of the single-band awards. This table indicates which awards each operator would have qualified for, had the paperwork been done. A simple year means the endorsement was actually issued in that year. "3P" means the operator has Triple Play, and has met the requirement of each of the single-mode awards. "5B" means the operator has 5BWAS, and has met the requirements for WAS on each of the five classic bands.
| Callsign | First | Basic | CW | Phone | Digital | 160 m | 80 m | 40 m | 30 m | 20 m | 17 m | 15 m | 12 m | 10 m | 2 m | 70 cm |
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V51YJ |
2010 |
2010 |
2011 |
2010 |
3P:2018 |
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2010 |
2013 |
2012 |
2013 |
2012 |
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ZS1A ZS1AU (SK 2023) ZS1DX ZS1LS ZS1SBW ZS1XG (ex ZS1XUK) |
2024 2012 2015 2011 2018 2012 |
2024 2012 2015 2011 2018 2012 |
3P:2018 |
2024 2012 3P:2018 |
2024 2011 3P:2018 |
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2024 2013 |
2024 2013 |
2024 2013 |
2024 2012 2013 |
2024 2013 |
2024 2013 |
2024 2013 |
2024 2013 |
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ZS2ACP ZS2DL ZS2EZ ZS2I ZS2Y |
1991 2007 2007 2013 2010 |
1991 3P:2011 2007 3P:2013 2010 |
3P:2011 3P:2011 3P:2013 3P:2011 |
1991 3P:2011 3P:2011 3P:2013 2010 |
2011 3P:2011 2007 3P:2013 3P:2013 |
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2014 |
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2014 |
2012 2012 |
2014 |
2012 |
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ZS4A ZS4I ZS4PB (SK 2012) ZS4TX |
2012 2000 1958 1989 |
2012 2000 1958 1989 |
1989 |
2012 2000 1958 |
2014 |
1997 |
5B:1993 |
5B:1993 |
2014 |
5B:1993 |
2014 |
5B:1993 |
2014 |
5B:1993 |
2018 |
2023 |
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ZS5BK (SK 1991) ZS5LB (SK 2015) ZS5LEE ZS5MY (now M0LHH) ZS5QO |
>1997 1969 2017 >1997 1984 |
5B:>1997 1969 2017 5B:>1997 1984 |
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2017 |
1997 |
5B:>1997 5B:1978 5B:>1997 |
5B:>1997 5B:1978 5B:>1997 |
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5B:>1997 5B:1978 2017 5B:>1997 |
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5B:>1997 5B:1978 2017 5B:>1997 |
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5B:>1997 5B:1978 5B:>1997 |
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ZR6DX ZS6C (ex ZS6GRL) (SK 2020) ZS6EZ ZS6KR (SK 2023) ZS6P ZS6TVB ZS6WB ZS6WN |
2014 2013 1987 1988 1987 2016 2016 2018 |
2014 2013 1987 1988 1987 2016 3P:2016 3P:2018 |
1987 1988 3P:2016 3P:2018 |
2011 2016 3P:2016 3P:2018 |
2016 3P:2013 3P:2016 3P:2018 |
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5B:1997 |
5B:1997 |
2013 |
2019 5B:1997 2018 |
2013 |
2016 5B:1997 |
2011 |
5B:1997 |
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Total |
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28 |
11 |
16 |
15 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
12 |
7 |
11 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
Explanatory note: ZS2I and ZS4I are the same person. However, under WAS rules, all contacts must be made from the same area. He therefore had to start over when he moved from one call area to another. Operators who've had simple callsign changes (in the same call area) have been listed under their current callsigns.
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1958-05-16 9153 ZS4PB Pieter J. Botha--SK 2012-11 Endorsed: Phone 1969-11-05 20287 ZS5LB Albert Lausecker--SK 2015-05-26 1984-02-10 39693 ZS5QO George A. Hurst--now NA9E 1987-01-23 41492 ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger--now ZS6EZ Endorsed: CW 1987-05-12 41722 ZS6P Tjerk J. Lammers 1988-03-18 42392 ZS6BSZ Hans Kappetijn--now ZS6KR Endorsed: CW 1989-10-17 43979 ZS4TX Bernie van der Walt Endorsed: CW 1991-03-12 45346 ZS2ACP André Botes Endorsed: SSB 2000-09-26 50132 ZS4I Johan van Aarde--now ZS2I Endorsed: SSB 2007-01-30 52242 ZS2DL Donovan van Loggerenberg Later endorsed for: CW, Phone, 40 m, 20 m, 17 m, 15 m 2010-09-08 54768 V51YJ Andrew Thomson Endorsed: 20 m (later also CW, 17 m, 15 m, 12 m, 10 m) 2010-09-21 54815 ZS2Y Thian de Jager 2011-04-21 -- ZS2ACP André Botes Endorsed: JT65 2011-08-06 55552 ZS1LS Allan Saul Endorsed: Digi, 80 m, 40 m, 30 m, 20 m, 17 m, 12 m, 10 m 2011-11-18 55792 ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger Endorsed: 10 m CW, 10 m Phone, 12 m 2012-04-05 56260 ZS1XUK Simon Cammies--now ZS1XG 2012-01-21 ZS4A Rickus de Lange Endorsed: Phone 2012-02-08 52532 ZS2EZ Barry Murrell Endorsed: 17 m, 12 m 2012-09-11 56939 ZS1AU Dennis Wells Endorsed: 20 m Phone 2013-02-22 55792 ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger Endorsed: 17 m 2013-04-04 57192 ZS6GRL Geoffrey R. Levey--now ZS6C Endorsed: 20 m, 15 m 2013-04-23 55792 ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger Endorsed: 30 m CW 2014-02-19 58084 ZS4TX Bernie van der Walt Endorsed: 30 m CW, 20 m CW, 17 m CW, 15 m CW, 12 m CW, 10 m CW 2014-09-15 58939 ZR6DX Noel Hammond 2015-03-09 59680 ZS1DX Christian von Wechmar 2016-12-29 ZS6TVB Theo Bresler Endorsed: Phone 2017-11-20 ZS5LEE Lee Hanegraaf Endorsed: 20 m Digital, 15 m Digital 2018-12-20 62348 ZS1SBW Shawn Billy Williams 2024 ZS1A Johan Sevenster
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Note: There is no separate CW WAS. Instead, it is issued as an endorsement to the basic award. ZS5QO was told in 1983 that no such endorsements could be issued. Apparently the policy changed between 1983 and 1987.
1987-01-23 41492 ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger--now ZS6EZ Endorsed: CW 1988-03-18 42392 ZS6BSZ Hans Kappetijn--now ZS6KR Endorsed: CW 1989-10-17 43979 ZS4TX Bernie van der Walt Endorsed: CW 2011-03-10 54768 V51YJ Andrew Thomson Endorsed: CW 2011-11-18 55792 ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger Endorsed: 10 m CW 2012-02-25 52242 ZS2DL Donovan van Loggerenberg Endorsed: CW, Phone, 17 m
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Note: There is no separate Phone WAS. Instead, it is issued as an endorsement to the basic award.
1958-05-16 9153 ZS4PB Pieter J. Botha--SK 2012-11 Endorsed: Phone 1991-03-12 45346 ZS2ACP André Botes Endorsed: SSB 2000-09-26 50132 ZS4I Johan van Aarde--now ZS2I Endorsed: SSB 2010-12-23 V51YJ Andrew Thomson Endorsed: Phone 2011-11-18 55792 ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger Endorsed: 10 m Phone 2012-01-21 ZS4A Rickus de Lange Endorsed: Phone 2012-02-25 52242 ZS2DL Donovan van Loggerenberg Endorsed: CW, Phone, 17 m 2012-09-11 56939 ZS1AU Dennis Wells Endorsed: 20 m Phone 2016-12-29 ZS6TVB Theo Bresler Endorsed: Phone 2024 ZS1A Johan Sevenster
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2007-11-12 538 ZS2EZ Barry Murrell
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2007-11-12 163 ZS2EZ Barry Murrell Endorsed: JT65/FT8 2011-04-21 --- ZS2ACP André Botes Endorsed: JT65 2011-08-06 55552 ZS1LS Allan Saul Endorsed: Digital 2014-02-19 1151 ZS4TX Bernie van der Walt Endorsed: RTTY 2016-02-04 1732 ZS6C Geoffrey R. Levey Endorsed: JT65, FT8 2017-05-09 2000 ZS5LEE Lee Hanegraaf Endorsed: JT65, FT8 2024 ZS1A Johan Sevenster Endorsed: FT8
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For WAS on each mode (CW, Phone, Digital) confirmed via LotW since 2009-01-01.
2011-01-07 492 ZS2EZ Barry Murrell 2011-01-17 508 ZS2DL Donovan van Loggerenberg 2011-09-12 599 ZS2Y Thian de Jager 2013-01-18 799 ZS2I Johan van Aarde 2013-01-28 803 ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger 2016-03-02 1763 ZS6WB Harold R. (Hal) Lund 2018-04-30 2042 V51YJ Andrew Thomson 2018-05-31 2055 ZS6WN Karel Bezuidenhout 2018-09-05 2090 ZS1XG Simon Cammies
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For WAS on each of 3,5, 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz since 1947.
1978-12-07 483 ZS5LB Albert Lausecker--SK 2015-05-26 1993-10-12 2497 ZS4TX Bernie van der Walt 1997-04-17 2647 ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger ? ZS5BK Bill Smith--SK ? ZS5MY Franz Taschl--SK as ZS6EU 2013-08-28 3133 ZS1LS Allan Saul 2024 ZS1A Johan Sevenster
For 5BWAS plus one further single-band award or endorsement.
1997-03-20 ZS5LB Albert Lausecker--SK 2015 1,8 MHz added 1997-06-?? ZS4TX Bernie van der Walt 1,8 MHz added 2011-11-18 ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger 25 MHz added 2013-08-28 ZS1LS Allan Saul At issue 2024 ZS1A Johan Sevenster At issue
For 5BWAS plus two further single-band awards or endorsements.
2013-02-22 ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger 18 MHz added 2013-08-28 ZS1LS Allan Saul At issue 2014-02-19 ZS4TX Bernie van der Walt 10/18/25 MHz added 2024 ZS1A Johan Sevenster At issue
For 5BWAS plus three further single-band awards or endorsements.
2013-04-23 ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger 10 MHz added 2013-08-28 ZS1LS Allan Saul At issue 2014-02-19 ZS4TX Bernie van der Walt 10/18/25 MHz added 2024 ZS1A Johan Sevenster At issue
For 5BWAS plus four further single-band awards or endorsements.
2014-02-19 ZS4TX Bernie van der Walt 10/18/25 MHz added
For 5BWAS plus five further single-band awards or endorsements.
2018-06-05 ZS4TX Bernie van der Walt 144 MHz added
For 5BWAS plus six further single-band awards or endorsements.
2023-11-16 ZS4TX Bernie van der Walt 430 MHz added
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1997-03-20 641 ZS5LB Albert Lausecker--SK 2015-05-26 1997-06-?? 650 ZS4TX Bernie van der Walt
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Note: There is no separate 3,5 MHz WAS. Instead, it is issued as an endorsement to the basic award.
2013-08-28 55552 ZS1LS Allan Saul Endorsed: 80 m 2024 ZS1A Johan Sevenster
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Note: There is no separate 7 MHz WAS. Instead, it is issued as an endorsement to the basic award.
2012-02-25 52242 ZS2DL Donovan van Loggerenberg Endorsed: 40 m 2013-08-28 55552 ZS1LS Allan Saul Endorsed: 40 m 2024 ZS1A Johan Sevenster
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Note: There is no separate 10 MHz WAS. Instead, it is issued as an endorsement to the basic award.
2013-04-23 55792 ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger Endorsed: 30 m CW 2013-08-28 55552 ZS1LS Allan Saul Endorsed: 30 m 2014-02-19 58084 ZS4TX Bernie van der Walt Endorsed: 30 m CW 2024 ZS1A Johan Sevenster
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Note: There is no separate 14 MHz WAS. Instead, it is issued as an endorsement to the basic award.
2010-09-08 54768 V51YJ Andrew Thomson Endorsed: 20 m 2012-09-11 56939 ZS1AU Dennis Wells Endorsed: 20 m Phone 2013-08-28 55552 ZS1LS Allan Saul Endorsed: 20 m 2014-02-19 58084 ZS4TX Bernie van der Walt Endorsed: 20 m CW 2014-12-04 52242 ZS2DL Donovan van Loggerenberg Endorsed: 20 m 2017-11-20 ZS5LEE Lee Hanegraaf Endorsed: 20 m Digital 2018-04-08 ZS6TVB Theo Bresler Endorsed: 20 m Phone 2024 ZS1A Johan Sevenster
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Note: There is no separate 18 MHz WAS. Instead, it is issued as an endorsement to the basic award.
2012-02-08 52532 ZS2EZ Barry Murrell Endorsed: 17 m 2012-02-25 52242 ZS2DL Donovan van Loggerenberg Endorsed: CW, Phone, 17 m 2013-02-22 55792 ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger Endorsed: 17 m 2013-08-28 55552 ZS1LS Allan Saul Endorsed: 17 m 2013-10-21 54768 V51YJ Andrew Thomson Endorsed: 17 m 2014-02-19 58084 ZS4TX Bernie van der Walt Endorsed: 17 m CW 2024 ZS1A Johan Sevenster
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Note: There is no separate 21 MHz WAS. Instead, it is issued as an endorsement to the basic award.
2012-01-28 54768 V51YJ Andrew Thomson Endorsed: 15 m 2013-08-28 55552 ZS1LS Allan Saul Endorsed: 15 m 2014-02-19 58084 ZS4TX Bernie van der Walt Endorsed: 15 m CW 2014-12-04 52242 ZS2DL Donovan van Loggerenberg Endorsed: 15 m 2016-02-04 57192 ZS6C Geoffrey R. Levey Endorsed: 15 m 2017-11-20 ZS5LEE Lee Hanegraaf Endorsed: 15 m Digital 2024 ZS1A Johan Sevenster
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Note: There is no separate 25 MHz WAS. Instead, it is issued as an endorsement to the basic award.
2011-11-18 55792 ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger Endorsed: 12 m 2012-02-08 52532 ZS2EZ Barry Murrell Endorsed: 12 m 2013-08-28 55552 ZS1LS Allan Saul Endorsed: 12 m 2013-10-14 54768 V51YJ Andrew Thomson Endorsed: 12 m 2014-02-19 58084 ZS4TX Bernie van der Walt Endorsed: 12 m CW 2024 ZS1A Johan Sevenster
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Note: There is no separate 28 MHz WAS. Instead, it is issued as an endorsement to the basic award.
2011-11-18 55792 ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger Endorsed: 10 m CW, 10 m Phone 2012-01-07 54768 V51YJ Andrew Thomson Endorsed: 10 m 2013-08-28 55552 ZS1LS Allan Saul Endorsed: 10 m 2014-02-19 58084 ZS4TX Bernie van der Walt Endorsed: 10 m CW 2024 ZS1A Johan Sevenster
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2018-06-05 210 ZS4TX Bernie van der Walt
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2023-11-16 38 ZS4TX Bernie van der Walt
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WAS is sponsored by the ARRL. Rules and other details can be found in their WAS pages.
The easiest way to apply for WAS is to use the ARRL's Logbook of the World. They provide comprehensive instructions on how to get yourself going on LotW. Once you have uploaded your logs, you'll be able to watch the confirmations roll in. Reach 50 states, apply on-line and let me know. A few days later your callsign should appear in these listings. Unfortunately, unlike DXCC, WAS winners are not published anywhere. If you don't let me know, you won't be listed.
If you are an old timer and have confirmed many states using paper QSL cards, you can also apply on paper. The procedure is outlined in the WAS pages. You can have most of your cards checked in this country through Tjerk Lammers ZS1J, the SARL's Awards Manager. Liaise directly with him for further details on how to have your cards inspected.
Finally, you can also apply with a hybrid application, using both LotW and paper confirmations. Apply through LotW. You will then fill in the callsigns of the missing stations during the application process, and submit those cards to ZS1J for checking.
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Here is a selection of callsigns that I've been told have WAS, but no further details are known: ZS6AQS.
If you know about more stations with WAS or have any details lacking on these lists, please let me know.
You can see a list of Logbook of the World scores for various southern African stations here. These scores could be supplemented by paper QSL cards, and in some cases the individuals haven't applied for awards that they are eligible for, but the scores show what some individuals have achieved purely through the medium of LotW.
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The ARRL has not published a list of WAS holders. We are therefore dependent on word of mouth. If you have earned a WAS or if you know of a southern African who has, please let me know.
I'll gratefully acknowledge any help received.
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