The CQ WPX Contest is approaching
Both parts of the CQ WPX Contest are very popular every year: SSB March 28-29 and CW May 30-31 2009. The start is at 00.00GMT and the end is 23.59GMT, so the whole race lasts 48 hours, with the exception of the category of individuals - Single OP, where it is possible to be on the bands to the maximum 36 hours.
Connections are established with all stations. With one station it is possible to perform on one band 1 QSO. It is raced in bands 1,8 up to 28MHz (specify WARC). Categories:
SOSB
SOAB
SOSB LP – max. 100W out
SOAB LP – max. 100W out
SOSB QRP – max. 5W out
SOAB QRP – max. 5W out
SO Assisted
SO Assisted Low Power – max. 100W out
SO Tribander/Single element (TBWIRES) – only one tribander can be used during the race 10-15 and 20m and single-element wire antennas (e.g. dipoles) for bands 40, 80 a 160m
ROOKIE - for radio amateurs with a license no older than 3 years to the date of the race
MULTI-ONE – max. one TX signal, only all bands and high power (max.1500W). Valid for 10 min. rule when changing band (except for obtaining a new multiplier)
MULTI-TWO max. Two TX signals, only all bands and high power (max.1500W)
MULTI-MULTI without TX signal limit, only all bands and high power (max.1500W)
The use of the DX cluster in the SOAB and SOSB categories means automatic transfer to the Assisted category. It is allowed to use in other categories DX cluster, self-spotting or requesting spotting is prohibited.
Competition code: RS(T) + serial number QSO from 001.
Stations of the Multi category number connections from 001 separately on each band.
Scoring:
QSO with a station from another continent in bands 28/21/14 MHz is calculated per 3 points and in bands 7/3,5/1,8 MHz of 6 points
QSO with a station on its own continent, but not by the country itself in the bands 28/21/14 MHz is calculated per 1 point and in bands 7/3,5/1,8 MHz of 2 body
QSO within own DXCC regardless of band 1 that
Multipliers: the multiplier is valid prefixes 1x per race, regardless of the band and the number of connections with stations with the given prefix. A valid prefix is a combination of letters and numbers in the station tag expressing the geographic location of the station. For example: DL1, P40, P41, OE25 a pod. Designations such as maritime mobile, mobil, /A, /E, /J, /P's do not count as prefixes.
The result: in the case of single OP of all bands, it is given by the sum of points for connections from all bands times the number of different prefixes once per race, regardless of band (e.g.. if the station establishes a connection with DL5 on three bands, only one multiplier is calculated).
In the category single OP one band, the result is given by the sum of points for connections from the given band times the number of different prefixes.
In the Multi categories, the result is calculated in the same way as in the single OP category of all bands.
Diaries: mainly journals in CABRILLO electronic format are accepted (don't forget to fill in the header correctly, otherwise, your log may be reassigned to the logs for review). Send the log file in an e-mail attachment without text, where you write only your brand in the subject of the email. Send diaries from the SSB section to ssb@cqwpx.com (until May 1 2009) and from the CW section at cw@cqwpx.com (until July 1 2009). Log receipt will be confirmed and a list of received logs can be found at www.cqwpx.com
The full text of the terms and conditions of the CQ WPX Contest can be found at www.cqwpx.com
TNX OM3BH for correcting the translation regarding the use of the DX cluster in the SOAB and SOSB categories.
