SMC Lifetime Achievement Award

This award is earned by members who contribute 10,000 QSO’s to SMC contest efforts. It is a one-time award with no endorsements or time limit. The purpose of this award is to recognize SMC members for their continued contribution to club efforts, regardless of station capabilities, and to increase SMC club scores. Most members will require several years or more to complete the requirements. This is the reason it is a life-time award.

SMC Lifetime Achievement Awards Calendar

Rules

1. QSOs must be from eligible contests and after January 1, 2020. The contester must be a member in good standing at the time of the contest. SMC membership lapses are allowed, but QSOs are not accumulated during periods of non-membership.
2. The eligible contests are:
   • NAQP – CW, Phone, RTTY
   • ARRL 10 Meter
   • ARRL 160 Meter
   • ARRL DX – CW and Phone
   • ARRL International Digital
   • ARRL RTTY Round Up
   • ARRL Sweepstakes – CW and Phone
   • ARRL VHF Contests – January, June, September
   • CQ 160 Meter – CW and Phone
   • CQ WPX – CW, Phone, RTTY
   • CQWW – CW, Phone, RTTY
   • CQWW VHF – Analog and Digital
   • IL QSO Party
   • IN QSO Party
   • WI QSO Party
   • World Wide Digi DX
   • One Wild Card contest each year, of the member’s choosing
     
     * Why is my state’s QSO party not listed?
3. Wild Card Contest: A trial program for the 2025-26 contest year. Each member may select one additional contest as their Wild Card Contest. To qualify:
   • The contest must be supported on 3830scores.com.
   • The contest sponsor must publish logs received in a text-based format on a timely basis (most webpage tables or lists will work but PDF files are not acceptable).
   • The member must notify the SMC LAA/CMA data coordinator (currently Tim, K9WX) of their selection using this online tool prior to the start of the contest.
   • Once declared and if not revoked prior to the start of the contest, a Wild Card selection cannot be changed for that contest calendar year. Send an email to TimK9WX@gmail.com to revoke a Wild Card selection.
   • In addition to earning LAA QSOs, points for the Championship Medal Award Program will be credited to the member consistent with the current formula for HF/VHF contests and State QSO Parties.
4. Members are required to submit scores to 3830scores.com and submit logs to the contest sponsor by the log deadline to obtain QSO credit. It is the member’s responsibility to ensure both are filed properly, including call signs of guest ops and multi-op participants. QSOs are credited from the 3830 listings. QSOs submitted to 3830, but without a log submitted to the contest sponsor do not qualify. Check logs are not valid towards this award.
5. Members are expected to claim SMC as their contest club in their log submission with the following exceptions:
   1. The NAQP does not have a club competition. Members do not have to on an SMC team but are encouraged to join one.
   2. SMC members who cannot claim SMC as their contest club because they live outside the ARRL or CQ circles may claim other clubs and still earn LAA QSO credit.
   3. Members are encouraged to use their state’s QSO party as a contesting recruitment opportunity within their local club and claim their state’s QSO party scores for their local club.
6. Members participating in multi-op efforts are eligible to earn QSO credits. Their QSO credits will be the final QSO total for the multi-op entry divided by the number of operators. The 3830 listing must include the call signs of all operators. Members wishing to claim their share of a multi-op effort must notify the LAA/CMA data coordinator (currently Tim, K9WX) within ten days of the contest.
7. Guest operator points will be awarded to the operator. For example, WT2P at and using the call WB9Z will count for WT2P. The 3830 posting must indicate the call of the operator.
8. Awards will be presented once per year at SMC Fest or another event set by the SMC Board of Directors. Award winners not present will have their awards delivered by other methods. Awards are presented as of QSO totals accumulated by June 30.

For scoring corrections, contact Tim K9WX at: TimK9WX@gmail.com
For suggestions or questions regarding the overall LAA program, contact the LAA/CMA awards committee at: awards@w9smc.com

Current Totals

Full Detailed Breakdown

For a full breakdown, please see: Detailed Breakdowns (Online)