Overview of Badges and Counting Rules
- We count only the number of DXCC entities, grids, islands, and similar items — no extra points are added.
- This differs from the DXCC Credits system.
- All traditional rules for amateur radio awards and contests are fully respected, and we’ll explain each of them in the following sections.
| Badge | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ARRL - DXCC | ||
 | DXCC | Number of confirmed DXCC entities |
 | QSO Total | Total QSOs you’ve submitted to LoTW |
 | QSL Total | Total QSLs you’ve received in LoTW |
 | DXCC CW | Confirmed DXCC entities via CW mode |
 | DXCC Phone | Confirmed DXCC entities via Phone mode |
 | DXCC Data | Confirmed DXCC entities via Data mode |
| CQ Magazine | ||
 | CQ WPX | Worked All Prefixes - Confirmed CQ Magzine prefixes |
 | CQ WAZ | Worked All Zones - Confirmed CQ Magazine zones |
| IOTA | ||
 | IOTA | Number of confirmed IOTA program islands |
| Maidenhead Grids | ||
 | Grids | Confirmed Maidenhead grid squares |
| ITU | ||
 | ITU Zones | Confirmed ITU zones |
| ARRL | ||
 | WAS | Worked All States - Confirmed US states, including state Hawaii(HI) and Alaska(AK) |
| CRAC | ||
 | WAPC | Worked All Provinces of China - Confirmed provinces(BY), including province Taiwan(BV)， and Hongkong(VR2)、Macau(XX9) S.A.Rs. |
| VUCC VHF | ||
 | VUCC 50 | Confirmed 4-character grid squares (Not DXCC entities) on 50 MHz |
 | VUCC 144 | Confirmed grids on 144 MHz |
 | VUCC 222 | Confirmed grids on 222 MHz |
| VUCC UHF | ||
 | VUCC 432 | Confirmed grids on 432 MHz |
 | VUCC 902 | Confirmed grids on 902 MHz |
 | VUCC 1.2G | Confirmed grids on 1.296 GHz |
 | VUCC 2.3G | Confirmed grids on 2.304 GHz |
| VUCC SHF | ||
 | VUCC 3.4G | Confirmed grids on 3.456 GHz |
 | VUCC 5.7G | Confirmed grids on 5.760 GHz |
 | VUCC 10G | Confirmed grids on 10.368 GHz |
 | VUCC 24G | Confirmed grids on 24 GHz |
| VUCC EHF | ||
 | VUCC 47G | Confirmed grids on 47 GHz |
 | VUCC 75G | Confirmed grids on 75 GHz |
 | VUCC 119G | Confirmed grids on 119 GHz |
 | VUCC 142G | Confirmed grids on 142 GHz |
 | VUCC 241G | Confirmed grids on 241 GHz |
| VUCC THF | ||
 | VUCC Laser | Confirmed grids on optical or submillimeter bands |
| VUCC SAT | ||
 | VUCC SAT | Confirmed grids via Satellites |