[CQ-Contest] Reminder -- CQ WW SSB Contest, October 25-26

Barry W2UP w2up.co at gmail.com
Mon Oct 13 10:59:51 EDT 2025


Also a great choice of weekends for the ARRL to hold its Rocky Mountain
Division convention.  :-)

Barry W2UP

On Sun, Oct 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM John Dorr <cqk1ar at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Good afternoon everyone!
>
> I thought I would send an early reminder that the world's largest and most
> popular contesting operating event -- the CQ WW -- is coming up in less
> than two weeks! Some traveling operators have already arrived at their
> stations or will be leaving this week. Based on the 30-day solar cycle, it
> appears we will have good conditions, which will make for an incredible
> operating experience for everyone to enjoy!
>
> As a reminder, we made a few changes to the rules for 2025 as follows:
>
> * The Explorer category has been eliminated and replaced with the Multi-op
> Distributed category, with the same rules as the CQ WPX contest.
> * Audio recordings are now required for both Top-5 non-assisted *and*
> assisted Singe-op entries. There is no change to the audio recording
> requirement itself.
> * Entrants, on request of the contest committee, will be required to supply
> descriptions of their station layout including equipment, antennas,
> amplifiers, switching, interlocks, etc.
>
> I encourage you to visit http://cqww.com for the complete rules and other
> great information!  Clear your calendars -- this is going to be one of the
> best WW contests ever!
>
> 73, John, K1AR
> CQ WW Contest Director
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