Generating a WAZ Submission

DXKeeper can automatically choose the minimal set of confirmed QSOs to submit to CQ for WAZ award credit in pursuit of your WAZ award objectives.

These instructions will generate WAZ applications for one or more WAZ awards with LoTW confirmations having first priority, eQSL confirmations having second priority, and QSL card submissions having third priority. If you prefer a different priority, change the order of steps 5A, 5B, and 5C below.

  1. backup your log by clicking the Backup button in the Configuration window's Log tab

  2. confirm that your WAZ award objectives are properly specified

  3. in the Filter panel at the bottom of the Main window's Log QSOs panel, click the X button (to ensure that all QSOs are present in the Log Page Display)

  4. click the Summary button in the CQ WAZ panel on the Main window's Check Progress tab

    1. review the Worked All Zones Summary report it generates in DXKeeper's Reports folder, and decide which WAZ awards merit generating an application

    2. in the WAZ Bands & Modes panel on the Configuration window's Progress tab, uncheck the boxes of those WAZ awards that don't merit generating an application

  5. click the Submission button in the CQ WAZ panel on the Main window's Check Progress tab; in the DXKeeper WAZ Submission window,

    1. generate an LoTW submission

      1. uncheck the eQSL confirmations box

      2. check the LoTW confirmations box

      3. uncheck the QSL Cards box

      4. assemble a submission that includes QSOs confirmed via LoTW by clicking the Assemble Submission button; DXKeeper will

        1. inspect each of your QSOs confirmed via LoTW, and promote those to be submitted by setting their WAZ vfy items to S

        2. display a report showing which QSOs were added to the submission

        3. log in to your LoTW account, initiate a WAZ submission, and submit the QSOs specified in this report

    2. generate an eQSL submission

      1. uncheck the LoTW confirmations box box

      2. check the eQSL confirmations box

      3. uncheck the QSL Cards box

      4. augment the submission with QSOs confirmed via Authenticity Guaranteed members of eQSL.cc by clicking the Assemble Submission button; DXKeeper will

        1. inspect each of your QSOs confirmed via eQSL, and promote those to be submitted by setting their WAZ vfy items to S

        2. display a report showing which QSOs were added to the submission

        3. generate a WAZ Application spreadsheet (file with a .csv extension) in DXKeeper's Reports folder that specifies the confirmed QSOs to be submitted

    3. generate an QSL card submission

      1. uncheck the LoTW confirmations box box

      2. uncheck the eQSL confirmations box

      3. check the QSL Cards box

      4. augment the submission with QSOs confirmed via QSL cards by clicking the Assemble Submission button; DXKeeper will

        1. inspect each of your QSOs confirmed via QSL card, and promote those to be submitted by setting their WAZ vfy items to S

        2. display a report showing which QSOs were added to the submission

        3. generate a WAZ Application spreadsheet (file with a .csv extension) in DXKeeper's Reports folder that specifies the confirmed QSOs to be submitted

    4. review the WAZ Application Summary report generated in DXKeeper's Reports folder; this report contains a section for each WAZ award showing the QSOs being submitted for that award

    5. for the WAZ Application spreadsheets (files with a .csv extension) generated in DXKeeper's Reports folder for QSOs confirmed via eQSL.cc and for QSOs via QSL cards,

      1. copy the first 40 rows into rows 18 through 57 of a CQ WAZ Application spreadsheet

      2. enter the required information in rows 1 through 17 of the CQ WAZ Application spreadsheet

      3. submit the CQ WAZ Application spreadsheet to the CQ WAZ Award Manager

    6. if your submission includes QSL cards

      1. click the Create Submission Report button (in the DXKeeper WAZ Submission window)

      2. sort your QSL cards in the order they appear in the Worked All Zones Submission report generated in DXKeeper's Reports folder, and send the sorted cards to a CQ WAZ Checkpoint

  6. in the WAZ Bands & Modes panel on the Configuration window's Progress tab, check the boxes of those WAZ awards that you are still pursuing

  7. when you receive a response from CQ,

    1. check to see if any of the QSLs you submitted were rejected; if so, manually change the associated QSOs' WAZ Vfy items to I (for invalid)

    2. in the Filter panel at the bottom of the Main window's Log QSOs panel, click the X button (to ensure that all QSOs are present in the Log Page Display)

    3. in the DXKeeper WAZ Submission window

      1. check the QSL Cards, LotW confirmations, and eQSL confirmations boxes

      2. click the Verify Submission to promote the QSOs in your submission to verified (meaning WAZ Credit granted) by setting their WAZ vfy items to V.

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