Amateur Radio County Hunting: USA-CA Award Tracking & Tools
Access essential resources for county hunting, including logging software, net procedures, and club information to achieve the USA-CA Award.
County Hunting is a popular amateur radio activity focused on contacting stations in all 3076 counties of the United States. This pursuit culminates in the prestigious USA-CA Award, sponsored by CQ Magazine. Resources available include dedicated logging software like Kwiklog Classic and the County Hunting software (version 6.1 for Windows), which facilitate award tracking, ADIF import/export, and QSL management. Participants utilize nets like the County Hunter Net for coordination and rely on DX Spot clusters for real-time county spotting. The Mobile Amateur Radio Awards Club (MARAC) provides significant support and community for county hunters worldwide.
The activity is supported by various tools and organizations. MARAC, established in 1970, serves as a key support group for mobile operations and county hunting. Specialized software, such as the County Hunting Mapper, assists in visualizing progress by creating fillable maps from ADIF or Cabrillo logs. Additionally, resources like state-by-state map books and log forms are available for manual tracking. These tools and community efforts streamline the process for operators aiming to achieve the coveted USA-CA Award.
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Site dedicated to Amateur Radio Operators interested in working the 3076 US Counties for the USACA Award sponsored by CQ Magaine -
The main purpose of the county hunter's net is to facilitate the operations of those hams seeking to work all counties in the United State. It is also a useful place for CW emergency communications as there is almost always someone monitoring the frequencies. -
IK6CAC County Hunting software for Windows helps track US County Awards with features for logging, QSL management, and ADIF import/export. -
MARAC was organized in 1970 as a Kansas Nonprofit Corporation, as a support group for county hunting and mobile activity -
County Hunting Spots in the Web -
County Hunting is one of many amateur radio activities. There are over a thousand hams who have worked all of the US counties. Some have done it several times -
A unique, easy-to-use Amateur Radio program for creating County, State, Section and Grid Locator outline maps of North America that can be filled by Hand, from a Contest Logger UDP Feed, or from Imported ADIF or Cabrillo Logs. -
State-by-state maps and log forms you can download to help keep track of your awards -
MARAC is a support group for county hunting and mobile activities with members all over the world