Hope everyone who attended the Orlando Hamcation® a few weeks back enjoyed seeing the new amateur radio equipment coming in 2023 and checking out that dream station they want. This month, I want to cover a CQ award that may not get the exposure or activation that it did many years ago. The USA Counties Award, or USA-CA, is one that I know about but finding a station on the opposite end working on the same award is not going to happen unless some stars align and it magically happens. Or you hook up with one of the groups / nets that’s focused on helping county hunters achieve their goals. Good Luck!
The USA-CA award program sponsored by magazine is issued for confirmed two-way radio contacts with a specified numbers of U.S. counties under rules and conditions hereafter stated. This award is not