Thanks to the efforts of Doug, K1DG, the list of WPX SSB and CW Plaques and Sponsors has been updated. Please see: https://www.cqwpx.com/plaques/ CQ plaques are highly valued by recipients and are pr
I've been notified of problems with the CQ WPX Scores database and Certificates following the release of the WPX SSB scores for 2020. I own the errors and apologize for the confusion. I recommend tha
The CQ World Wide WPX CW Contest results and certificates for 2020 are now available at <https://www.cqwpx.com/score_db.htm?fbclid=IwAR0O0qteDB1cvpeK2DaahpoE0xTAnsE qGBGTdkOtHJN4Pze91B2tNUeUFh0> http
The 64th running of the Pennsylvania QSO Party is this weekend! The contest, which is also known as the Friendly QSO Party, runs October 10, 1600Z to October 11, 0500Z and then resumes October 11, 13
The 2021 CQ WW WPX RTTY, SSB and CW contests will include a new Multi-Transmitter Distributed category. Stations operating in this category may have a maximum of six transmitted signals, one per band
The rules for CQ WW WPX SSB / CW are now posted at the CQ WW WPX Website < https://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm >. The creation of the Multi-Transmitter Distributed category was triggered by the significa
The revised WPX rules fully support single operators that do not want to utilize QSO alerting systems. You can operate in the Single Operator Category as you have done historically, if you desire. Si
Thank you all for your inputs. I have my convictions on the rule changes and I own them. I have provided the rationale in a fully transparent manner. I believe the revised rule are in the long term b
Jim, Anyone can operate the full 48 hours in WPX. Only the first 36 hours count. The is no penalty for exceeding the time limit of 36 hours. Anyone that chooses to use the Single Op Classic Overlay c
The 65th running of the Pennsylvania QSO Party is this weekend! Activity Period: The Pennsylvania QSO Party (PAQP), which is known as the Friendly QSO Party, runs October 9, 1600Z to October 10, 0400
STATEMENT OF CQ COMMUNICATIONS, INC., REGARDING CQ CONTESTS AND THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE (Northport, NY 17 March, 2022) - CQ Communications, Inc., publishers of CQ Amateur Radio magazine and s
There is no change from the press release issued by CQ on March 17, 2022. 73, Bud Trench, AA3B Director, CQ WPX Contest Web: https://cqwpx.com Email: director@cqwpx.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 1
The 66th running of the Pennsylvania QSO Party is this weekend! Activity Period: The Pennsylvania QSO Party (PAQP), which is known as the Friendly QSO Party, runs October 8, 1600Z to October 9, 0400Z
BACKGROUND: The ARRL has changed the rules for ARRL DX (and other) contests to permit stations to self-spot in all categories. This rule change has implications on DX cluster filters that are used to
The raw scores for the 2024 CQ WPX CW contest are now available at https://www.cqwpx.com/raw.htm?mode=phhttps://www.cqwpx.com/raw.htm?mode=ph We received over 8,000 logs which is a new record for CQ
The final results of the 2024 CQ WPX SSB contest are now available at: <https://www.cqwpx.com/scoresph.htm?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0gSup9IiWRVT1 dkiSM8tYa1ZmDeOjwqB9hD1urFYuotNbMlQ_tqEAPayw_aem_AS
Multiple participants in the 2024 CQ WPX CW contest that occurred on 25 and 26 May 2024 were impacted by deliberate QRM (DQRM). The CQ WPX Contest Committee has collected observations on the DQRM and
The raw scores for the 2024 CQ WPX CW contest are now available at https://www.cqwpx.com/raw.htm?mode=cw The raw scores are calculated prior to log checking. This should give participants a good indi