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Worked All Zones

Worked All Zones (WAZ) is a CQ Magazine award for making confirmed contacts in all 40 CQ zones -- geographic regions that divide the entire world. Hamtrax tracks which zones you've worked and shows your progress at a glance.

Viewing Your WAZ Progress​

  1. Open the Profile tab.
  2. Tap the WAZ progress badge, or navigate to Awards > WAZ.
  3. You'll see your progress bar, earned/needed counts, and a searchable grid of all 40 CQ zones.

What You'll See​

The WAZ detail screen shows:

  • Progress bar -- A visual bar showing your percentage toward all 40 zones, color-coded by progress level.
  • Earned / Needed counts -- A summary showing how many zones you've confirmed and how many remain.
  • Searchable zone grid -- All 40 CQ zones displayed in a grid. Earned zones appear first with a checkmark badge; needed zones are dimmed with a dashed border. Use the search field to quickly find a specific zone.

WAZ is currently tracked in Mixed mode only (all contacts count regardless of mode).

How Zones Are Determined​

Each QSO's CQ zone is determined from the contact's location data or the CQZ field in your logbook. Hamtrax uses standard CQ zone boundaries to resolve zones from grid squares and country data when the zone isn't explicitly provided.

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If a QSO is missing CQ zone information, it won't count toward WAZ progress. You can add or correct the zone by editing the QSO in your logbook.

Tips for Chasing Rare Zones​

Some CQ zones are notoriously difficult to work, especially zones in remote or sparsely populated regions. A few strategies:

  • Zones 1, 2, and 39 (Arctic and Antarctic regions) are among the rarest. Watch for DXpeditions to these areas.
  • Check propagation -- Use the Solar Dashboard in Hamtrax to see when band conditions favor long-path contacts to distant zones.
  • Contest weekends often bring rare zones on the air. The CQ WW and CQ WPX contests are especially good opportunities since they use CQ zones as multipliers.
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Hamtrax counts zones as "worked" based on QSOs in your logbook. The official WAZ award requires confirmed contacts submitted through CQ Magazine's verification process.