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1. Contacts can be made on all amateur radio bands using any mode of operation.
2. To be valid for the award, the operator must transmit from the lookout tower or within a maximum distance of 200 meters from the tower. (Applies to activators.)
3. Contacts made via active terrestrial repeaters are not allowed. Contacts via amateur satellites are permitted.
4. The QSO must include call sign, report, name, and QTH (it is recommended to give the name and reference of the lookout tower – not required in contests or when operating abroad). Name and QTH are not required in CW.
However, the activator must include the lookout tower reference in the log submitted to wwtota.com
5. Contacts with the same station may be repeated, but only from a different tower (the combination of Tower / Activator / Hunter must be unique).
6. Contacts from newly built towers are also valid, provided they are added to the official list of towers. A request to add a tower can be sent to the BOS! manager via email at bca11wca@gmail.com – the tower will then be included in the list.
7. Contacts count towards the diploma from July 1 2026.
8. QSOs for the diploma will be counted from the announcement date, i.e. from July 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026. In the following years, they will be counted annually from January 1 to December 31, or without a time limit, depending on the diploma variant.
9. After registration at wwtota.com, HAM operators will be able to join the group via a link in the Service section. In urgent cases, group membership can be requested by email to info@wwtota.com (please include your call sign and phone number registered on WhatsApp). This group is intended mainly for activation-related information (self-spotting).
10. Activations of towers may be combined with other programs such as WWFF, GMA, SOTA, POTA, BOTA, WCA, Lighthouses and others.
 

Scoring of contacts

 

• Activator

  • To qualify as a valid activation (for the Special diploma), the following minimum is required:

    • VHF category – 3 valid QSOs

    • HF category – 13 valid QSOs

  • A contact from an activated lookout tower = 1 activation point (for Sprint and Alltime diplomas)

  • Multiple activations of the same tower are allowed, but scoring requires a unique combination of Tower / Activator / Hunter.

  • Only on VHF the requirement applies for a unique combination of Tower / Activator / Hunter / Band

  • A unique activation counts towards the Special diploma – meaning the simple number of different activated lookout towers.

• Hunter

  • 1 unique QSO (Tower / Activator / Hunter) = 1 point

  • For the Special diploma – the number of hunted (worked) different lookout towers.

• Other

  • Contact with the diploma issuer OK2IH or pilot station "TOWER" OL1TWR = 5 points (for both activators and hunters)

  • Tower-to-Tower contact = 3 points

The diploma will be awarded separately for HF and VHF in the following categories:
● Activator – person transmitting from the lookout tower
● Hunter – person calling the lookout tower
in the following variants:
● Sprint – yearly points evaluation
● Alltime – overall points total (no time limit)
● Special – uniquely activated lookout towers
At this time all diploma's/awards can be found on wwTOTA, in the future there maybe a award scheme for Belgium.