[CQ-Contest] Ham Radio in the Future

[Stan Zawrotny]

There are several contests scheduled every weekend. Not all are major
contests, but many countries have their worldwide DX contests. There are
also 48 State QSO Parties scattered throughout the year. Outside the major
contests, you have to hone your S&P skills and knowledge of propagation.

I administer the Florida Contest Group's Frequent Contester Awards Program
(FCAP) and we have 183 approved contests for 2025. These do not include the
less than 4 hour weekly activities during the week. They are major
contests, DX world-wide contests, and State  QSO Parties. Many of our
members participate in over 100 contests per year.

They should be enough to keep any contester busy.
__________
Stan, K4SBZ





On Thu, Aug 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM RT Clay via CQ-Contest <
cq-contest at contesting.com> wrote:

>  Actually, there are not as many "radio" contests left these days compared
> to 1993, they ARE going extinct. That is because many no longer have a
> non-assisted category. Sure, you can operate using just radio and no
> internet, but only at a serious disadvantage.
> Tor N4OGW
>     On Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 12:33:55 PM CDT, Doug Grant <
> dougk1dg at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  This discussion about the future reminded me of a piece I wrote back in
> 1993
> <
> https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/az2n7qtgr1ll21dcg9rxy/Reflections-on-the-2005-CQWWW-Contest.pdf?rlkey=9n02x4b4b8v8235hc2fkjfz0u&st=6fbusa61&dl=0
> >
> .
>
> I thought that contests conducted by radio transmission would have gone
> extinct by 2005, but here we are in 2025, still dancing with the
> ionosphere.
>
> Anyway, while we are thinking about the future, maybe this will be
> entertaining.
>
> 73,
>
> Doug K1DG
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