{"id":2,"date":"2026-08-18T17:32:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T17:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/w1op-13110b4.ingress-alpha.ewp.live\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-09-10T05:49:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T00:49:02","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/w1op.club\/?page_id=2","title":{"rendered":"Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">W1OP Awards &amp; Operating Achievements<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">For more than a century, the Providence Radio Association has combined operating skill, technical experimentation, contesting, and public service. In recent years, W1OP has been especially active in digital operating, building an extensive record of contacts, awards, and competitive accomplishments across FT8, FT4, RTTY, HF, VHF, and Parks on the Air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">W1OP by the Numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">170,000+<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FTx QSOs<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">2,500+<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Grid Squares<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">4,013+<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Prefixes<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">329<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DXCC Countries<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Grid:<\/strong> FN41 \u2014 Rhode Island<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ARRL Awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">W1OP has accumulated a broad collection of ARRL operating awards covering DX, Worked All States, VHF achievement, multiple modes, and numerous amateur bands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DX Century Club (DXCC)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>DXCC \u2014 329 countries<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mixed-Band DXCC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5-Band DXCC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5-Band DXCC plus 160M, 30M, 17M and 12M<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DXCC Challenge \u2014 2,099<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CW DXCC \u2014 279<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phone DXCC \u2014 259<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital DXCC \u2014 276<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>160M DXCC \u2014 147<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>80M DXCC \u2014 175<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>40M DXCC \u2014 246<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>30M DXCC \u2014 242<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>20M DXCC \u2014 289<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>17M DXCC \u2014 237<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15M DXCC \u2014 260<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12M DXCC \u2014 212<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10M DXCC \u2014 238<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Worked All States (WAS)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5-Band WAS plus 160M, 30M, 17M and 12M<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mixed WAS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WAS Triple Play<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>160M, 80M, 40M, 30M, 20M, 15M, 12M and 10M WAS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CW WAS, including 160M and 40M CW WAS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phone WAS, including 40M Phone WAS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital WAS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FT4 WAS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FT8 WAS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital WAS on 80M, 40M, 30M, 20M, 17M, 15M, 12M and 10M<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VHF\/UHF Century Club (VUCC)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6 Meter VUCC \u2014 309 grid squares<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital Operating Achievements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Digital operating has become one of W1OP\u2019s strongest areas of activity. The club has earned a large collection of FT8- and FT4-based awards while logging more than 170,000 FTx contacts and working more than 2,500 grid squares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FT8DMC Awards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One Hundred Countries Award \u2014 5 Band plus 12M, 17M, 30M and 60M<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worked All Continents \u2014 5 Band plus 12M, 17M, 30M and 60M<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One Hundred Countries Award \u2014 60M<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worked All Members Award \u2014 8,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worked United States Stations Award \u2014 10,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worked Europe Stations Award \u2014 10,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FT4DMC Awards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>DX Entities Award \u2014 150<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DX Entities \u2014 20M and 40M<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worked All States<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worked All Europe \u2014 60 Silver<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worked All Continents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worked All Continents on 10M, 12M, 15M, 17M, 20M, 30M and 40M<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worked All Japanese Call Areas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worked All Indonesia Prefixes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worked All Austria Counties<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CQ Worked All Zones (WAZ)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mixed WAZ<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SSB WAZ<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital WAZ<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>30M Digital WAZ<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>20M Digital WAZ<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>17M Digital WAZ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parks on the Air<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">W1OP operators have also built an impressive Parks on the Air record, with major activity from Beavertail State Park in Rhode Island and other reference areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Beavertail State Park, RI \u2014 K-2868: 30,000+ QSOs<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>#1 Activator at K-2868 in SSB, CW and Digital<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, FL \u2014 K-0243: #1 Activator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Echinacea Paradoxa Hunter \u2014 1,500 unique reference areas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oasis Activator \u2014 K-2868<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Early Shift Activator \u2014 4,100<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Late Shift Activator \u2014 4,400<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Park-to-Park \u2014 350<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rover Warthog Activator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All States Hunter Award<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiple POTA Hunter awards through 1,000 references<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Late Shift Hunter \u2014 500<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worked All of St. Paul Island<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DX 60 Hunter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contest &amp; Field Day Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2023 ARRL Field Day:<\/strong> 3A \u2014 #3 in the United States at Buttonwoods Park; W1D 3E \u2014 #4 in the United States at W1OP headquarters in Johnston<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2023 WW Digi DX Contest:<\/strong> Single Operator \u2014 #3 in the First Call Area, #27 in North America, #100 worldwide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2022 ARRL RTTY Roundup:<\/strong> #1 in Rhode Island and #3 in the United States\/Canada<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2022 CQ World-Wide DX Contest SSB:<\/strong> #9 in North America and #3 in the First Call Area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2018 IARU:<\/strong> New England record holder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>160 meters:<\/strong> First-place accomplishment noted in the club awards archive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Tradition of Operating Excellence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These awards represent more than certificates on a wall. They reflect decades of operating, experimentation, station building, propagation knowledge, teamwork, and the willingness of club members to explore new modes as amateur radio evolves. From traditional CW and SSB to RTTY, FT8, FT4, VHF and portable operating, W1OP continues to build on a century-long tradition of getting on the air and pushing the station further.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>W1OP Awards &amp; Operating Achievements For more than a century, the Providence Radio Association has combined operating skill, technical experimentation, contesting, and public service. In recent years, W1OP has been especially active in digital operating, building an extensive record of contacts, awards, and competitive accomplishments across FT8, FT4, RTTY, HF, VHF, and Parks on the <a href=\"https:\/\/w1op.club\/?page_id=2\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Awards<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":21,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/w1op.club\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/w1op.club\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/w1op.club\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w1op.club\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w1op.club\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/w1op.club\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":457,"href":"https:\/\/w1op.club\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/457"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w1op.club\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/w1op.club\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}