Once your confirmations appear in your LoTW account, visit the America250 WAS web page america250.arrl.org, sign in using your existing LoTW account credentials, and view your WAS Account to see your award progress. If you don’t already have an LoTW WAS Award Account, you’ll need to create one first. When you’ve qualified for the award — and any endorsements — submit your order online!
America250 WAS Endorsements
Even after you’ve earned the basic award certificate, there’s still plenty of time this year to qualify for endorsements. Participants can earn up to three:
- WAS W1AW Portable — Contact the W1AW/portable activation in all 50 states.
- WAS ARRL Affiliated Clubs — Contact ARRL Affiliated Club call signs in all 50 states.
- WAS Triple Play — Confirm all 50 states on CW, phone, and digital modes.
Endorsements are available as commemorative gold stickers that can be added to your ARRL America250 WAS certificate.
Certificates are $30 for ARRL members and $35 for non-members, plus shipping and handling. Endorsement stickers are $5 each plus shipping and handling.
Track your progress on the ARRL America250 Worked All States web page, and learn more about Celebrate America250 with ARRL.
America250 is the national, nonpartisan organization charged by Congress to lead the commemoration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a milestone that marks America’s semiquincentennial.