Name: The Work All LICW Members Challenge or LICW Challenge for short, is a daily on-going event.
Time frame: Resets every quarter (3 month interval), starting April 1st 2023 at 0000 UTC (8PM ET the night before).
Bands: 160-2m (12 bands, including 60m). CW Only. Vband and Hotline can be used, but point value is halved. A member cannot score another member on both internet and on air.
Suggested calling frequencies (+/- 5 KHz): 1.837, 3.557, 7.057 (7.037 in the EU), 10.117, 14.057, 18.077, 21.057, 24.897, 28.057, 50.097, 144.057 and any 60m channel. Remember to only operate within your HF band privileges! Please visit the following for a refresher: https://www.arrl.org/files/file/Regulatory/Band%20Chart/Band%20Chart.pdf or https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hf_r1_bandplan.pdf
CQ format: CQ LICW
Exchange: RST, SPC (State, Province or Country), Name, LICW # / bonus letter(s) (where applicable)
Possible bonus letter(s):
Kids – K
Instructors – I
Moderators – M
Admins – A
Special Monthly Member – S
Note that in the case of multiple bonus letters, ‘S’ should always be sent last.
Points: 1 point per member and on any band. Work a member on 160-6m and you could earn 11 points from that member.
Base scoring per QSO (one of the following):
Kids (K) : 4 points
W2LCW : 3 points
K2LCW : 5 points
Members : 1 point
Instructors (I), Moderators (M), Admins (A) : 2 points
F2F (Face to Face) : 5 points for both operators
Between two F2F stations : 10 points for both operators
Bonus points per QSO (any that apply):
Contacts outside North America : +2 points
Special members of the month (S) : +3 points
All-time first QSO : +10 points
Additional points (at the end of the quarter):
Each unique state / SPC worked : +1 point
Example : If WB2UZE works G0POT, who is a special station for the month, that would be :
2 base points (instructor)
+ 2 (contact outside North America)
+ 3 (special station)
= 7 points
Non Member QSO’s: If you are running and make a QSO with a non LICW member, all points will count if you send that station an email inviting them to join LICW.
Special weekly on-air challenge assistance class: Saturdays, 12 Noon ET, Zoom A.
Prizes: Certificates can be created at the end of each 3 month period:
Gold, 176 minimum points
Silver, 76-175 points
Bronze, 10-75 points
Log submission: Point submission is on the honor system. Scores should be maintained via the challenge logger app.