The country multipliers for the CQWW 160 contest (and DX contest) are based on DXCC *+ WAE *countries. 73, Dave K3ZJ On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 9:20 AM Yuri <ve3dz at rigexpert.net> wrote: " Why should they be?" - Because multipliers in the contests like CQ WW and > ARRL are based on DXCC. > < > > Yuri VE3DZ >