CQ World-Wide WPX contest 2022

cq World-Wide WPX SSB contest will be held March 26-27, 2022 so začiatkom o 00.00 UT v sobotu a koncom o 23.59 UT v nedeľu. WPX contest sú celosvetové preteky založené na princípe nadväzovania spojení s čo najväčším počtom staníc s rôznymi prefixmi. Súťaží sa v pásmach 1.8, 3.5, 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz by SSB mode. New for 2022 is the Youth category, in which operators under the age of 25 can apply.

Podmienky 2022 CQ World-Wide WPX contest-u

SSB: March 26-27, 2022 CW: May 28-29, 2022
Start: 0000 UTC Saturday End: 2359 UTC Sunday

I. Cíl CQ WXP contest-u

For stations all over the world to establish as many connections as possible with as many prefixes as possible during the race.

II. Operation time

48 hours. Stations with one operator can work for a maximum of 36 hours out of a total of 48 hours - breaks must be at least 60 minutes during which no connection is entered. Stations with multiple operators can work a full 48 hours.

III. Bands

Bands 1.8, 3.5, 7, 14, 21, and 28 MHz can be used. Valid band plans must be followed.

IV. Exchange

RS(T) report and connection serial number starting from 001 on first connection. Note: stations in the Multi-Two, Multi-Unlimited and Multi-Distributed categories number connections on each band separately (from 001).

V. Result

A. The result: We get the final result by multiplying the number of points per QSO by the number of different prefixes (once per race, regardless of bands).

B. Points for QSOs: A connection with one and the same station is valid once on each band:
1. Three (3) points on the 28, 21, and 14 MHz bands and six (6) points on 7, 3.5, and 1.8 MHz are counted for connection between stations on different continents.
2. Connections between stations on the same continent outside one's own country count for one (1) point on bands 28, 21, and 14 MHz and two (2) points on 7, 3.5, and 1.8 MHz. Exception: only for stations in North America — for connections between stations in North America (both stations must be on the continent of North America) two (2) points on bands 28, 21, and 14 MHz and four (4) points at 7, 3.5, and 1.8 MHz.
3. Connections between stations of one's own country are counted as one (1) point regardless of bands.

C. Multipliers: The multiplier is the number of valid prefixes with which connections were established, regardless of bands (one prefix is ​​valid only once).
1. PREFIX is a character combination of letters and numbers of the first part of the call sign. Examples: N8, W8, WD8, HG1, HG19, KC2, OE2, OE25, LY1000, etc. Any different combination applies as a separate prefix. A station that works from another DXCC the country than has its original mark must use the mark for transitional broadcasting as portable. The portable prefix must be with the authorized form for the given country. In the case of such traffic, the prefix is ​​the designation of the country of the portable traffic. Example: N8BJQ operating from Wake Island will have the call sign N8BJQ/KH9 or N8BJQ/NH9. KH6XXX working from Ohio must use an authorized prefix for district 8 (/W8, /AD8, etc.). Portable designations without a digit will be taken as a prefix with the digit zero (Ø) after the second letter of the prefix. Example: PA/N8BJQ will be taken as prefix PAØ. Also, all call signs without a number will be taken with the number zero in the prefix after the first two letters of the call sign.
Example: XEFTJW will be valid as XEØ. Maritime mobile, mobile, /A, /E, /J, /P, or other identifiers will not be accepted as a prefix.
2. It is recommended to participate with special occasional premiums, but these must be officially issued by the licensing authority of the given country.

VI. Category

The use of a DX cluster or similar system is allowed for all categories except the Single Operator Classic Overlay category.
A. Category one operator: One person (operator) performs all operational and recording activities. There is no limit to the number of band changes. Only one broadcast signal is allowed at the same time.
1. Single operator: HP – High power (all bands or single band): Total output power must not exceed 1500 watts.
2. Single operator: LP - Low power (all bands or single band): Total output power must not exceed 100 watts.
3. QRP (all bands or one band): The total output power must not exceed 5 watts.
B. One Overlay category operator: Any operator in the single operator category who meets the given conditions can participate in one of the OVERLAY categories outside of his category by adding a line in the file Cabrillo CATEGORYOVERLAY in the file header. The results of the Overlay categories will be listed separately for the categories all bands, HP, LP and QRP.
1. tribander/Single Element (TB-WIRES): During the entire race, the station can use only one tribander type antenna, which has one feeder for the 10, 15, and 20 meter bands and a single element antenna for the 40, 80, and 160 meter bands. Special antennas for reception are not allowed in this category.
2. Rookie (ROOKIE): The operator in this category must be a radio amateur with a license no more than 3 years old. The license issue date must be stated in the SOAPBOX line in the Cabrillo journal header. A station that has won any plaque in previous CQ competitions can no longer enter this category.
3. Classic Operator (CLASSIC): An operator in this category can use only one device (TCVR) and can only work 24 hours out of a total of 48 hours – breaks must be at least 60 minutes, during which no connection can be established. If the diary contains more than 24 hours of operation, then the first 24 hours are counted. The use of assistance (dx cluster) is not allowed, special receiving antennas are also not allowed.
4. Youth (YOUTH): The operator must be no more than 25 years old at the time of the race. Mark the year of birth in the SOPABOX column.
C. Multi-operator category (all bands only): For stations with more than one operator. You can choose a category according to the number of transmitted signals or stations.
1. One transmitter (MULTI-ONE): Only one transmission signal is allowed at the same time. It is allowed to change the band a maximum of 10 times in one hour (between 00 and 59 minutes). Example: changing from 20m to 40m band and back is considered as two band changes. Connections are numbered in ascending order regardless of band.
a. HP – great power. The total output power must not exceed 1500 watts.
b. LP - small performance. The total output power must not exceed 100 watts.
2. Dva vysílače (MULTI-TWO): Současně jsou povoleny dva vysílací signály na dvou různých pásmech (nejsou povoleny dva signály na jednompásmu). Spojení s toutéž stanicí platí na každém pásmu pouze 1x, bez ohledu na to, která stanice s ní spojení naváže. Deník musí obsahovat u každého spojení označení, s kterým vysílačem bylo spojení navázáno (sloupec 81 v souboru Cabrillo pro závody CQ). Každá vysílač může během jedné hodiny změnit pásmo maximálně 8x (v čase 00 až 59 minut). Spojení na každém pásmu se číslují zvlášť. Celkový výstupní výkon každého ze dvou vysílačů nesmí přesáhnout 1500 wattů.
3. Multiple transmitters (MULTI-UNLIMITED): A maximum of 6 simultaneous signals are allowed, one on each band. maximum of six transmitted signals, one per band, at any one time. Connections on each band are numbered separately. The total output power of an individual transmitter must not exceed 1500 watts.
4. More transmitters more QTH (MULTI-DISTRIBUTED): A maximum of six broadcast signals are allowed at the same time, one on each band, from stations in different QTHs. All stations (transmitters, receivers, antennas, amplifiers) must be located in the same DXCC country and CQ zone, including possibly remote-controlled stations. Connections on each band are numbered separately. The total output power of an individual transmitter must not exceed 1500 watts. The Cabrillo log header must contain the lines: CATEGORY-OPERATOR: MULTI-OP, CATEGORYSTATION: DISTRIBUTED. Rules X.E, X.F and X.G do not apply to this category.
D. checklog: Journal for review. It is not scored and will not be public.

VII. Diplomas

Competitors in the one band category can only receive a diploma for one band. The condition is operation for at least 4 hours. In the category of stations with multiple operators, he must work at least 8 hours.
A. Plaques are issued in recognition of top results in multiple categories. The list of categories and their sponsors can be found on the website
www.cqwpx.com/plaques.htm>.
Each station can receive only one plaque. The winner of the category cannot receive another plaque, e.g. for the continent subcategory. Here, the sergeants will receive it in the next order, if the conditions of the number of stations for awarding the plaque are met.
B. Diplomas: Electronic diplomas will be downloadable for all evaluated race participants.

VIII. Club competition

The total result for the club is given by the sum of the results of the individual stations of the given club. There are two club categories:
A. USA clubs: Participation is limited to club members within 250 miles of the center of the club headquarters.
B. DX Clubs: Participation is limited to club members either in the DXCC country of the club headquarters OR within 400 km of the club headquarters.
C. General Club Rules:
National organizations (eg JARL, REF or DARC) cannot act as a club.
Stations with one operator can only join one club. Stations with multiple operators can apply to multiple clubs according to the percentage representation of individual operators. The name of the club must be stated in the diary, and in the case of multiple operators and multiple clubs, the percentage of participation. In order to include the club in the results list, the participation of at least 4 stations is required, diaries for control are not counted.

IX. Definition of terms

A. Station Location (QTH): The location where all transmitters, receivers, amplifiers and antennas are located. This place must not be larger than a circle with a diameter of 500 meters. Antennas must be physically connected to transmitters, receivers and amplifiers.
B. QSO asistence: Je definována jko použití jakékoliv technologie, která poskytuje informaci o volací značce nebo násobiči a signálu operátoru. To zahrnuje i použití CW dekodéru, DX clusteru, různých webových stránek (např. DX Summit), CW Skimmeru nebo Reverse Beacon Network nebo účat dalších operátorů.

X. General rules for all participants

A. Accountants must comply with the conditions of their category for the entire time when they include the connection in their result.
B. You can participate in the race under one brand in only one category.
C. The performance limitation in the given category must be observed on all bands. The output power on any band is defined by the output power of the active amplifier(s).
D. Self-spotting or requesting another station to join the cluster is not allowed.
E. All operations must be carried out from one station location. REMOTE operation is allowed if there is a physical wall of transmitters, receivers and antennas on one QTH station. A remotely controlled station must comply with all conditions given by the station's license. The call sign of the station must be issued by the relevant authority.
F. Remote receivers outside the location (QTH) of the station are not allowed.
G. Only one broadcast signal is allowed on one band at a time. If two or more transmitters are used on one band, a device MUST be used to prevent multiple signals being transmitted at the same time.
H. Alternate transmission of a challenge (CQ) on two or more frequencies on one band is not allowed.
I. All connection requests and completion and connection recording must be made within the defined time of the plant by the permitted modes and frequencies of the plant.
J. Corrections of call signs and codes in the diary after the race using various databases, recordings, emails or other information are not allowed.
K. The recorded call sign must match the station's actual broadcast call sign during the QSO.
L. For ITU Region 1 stations: broadcasting in the 40m band above 7200 kHz during SSB operation during the SSB race is not allowed.
M. For ITU Region 1 stations: transmission below 1810 KHz during the race is not allowed.

XI. Instructions for the log (LOG)

Electronic transmission of the diary is required from all stations.
A. The log MUST contain the following information for each QSO: correct time and date in UTC, frequency (or band), call sign of the opposing station, transmitted and received code. A log that does not contain all the information will be classified only for inspection. Connections should be recorded as soon as they are completed. Stations competing to win the World, Continent or USA categories must record exact frequencies for each connection.
B. Competitors in single band categories must record all connections from other bands as well. Only connections from the band indicated in the Cabrillo header are included in the result. A diary with connections on only one band will always be classified in the single band category.
C. Formát deníku Cabrillo je standardem pro všechny deníky. Viz pro porobný instrukce pro vyplnaní hlavičky souboru Cabrillo. Chybné vyplnění hlavičky může vést k nesprávnému určení soutěžní kategorie dané stanice nebo přeřazení deníku pouze pro kontrolu.Pounámka: U.S. stanice musí uvést umístění stanice v hlavičce Cabrillo Cabrillo header (např.: LOCATION: OH). Pro kategorii Multi-Transmitter Distributed viz pravidlo VI.C.4.
D. Jediná metoda pro poslání deníku je Web upload. Web upload je k dispozici na adrese . Všechny přijaté deníky budou potvrzeny emailem. Seznam přijatých deníků je na adrese .
E. Instructions for electronic logs in a format other than CABRILLO: If a station is unable to send a log in Cabrillo format, it may contact the plant director for assistance.
F. Potvrzení přijatého deníku Všechny přijaté deníky budou potvrzeny emailem. Seznam přijatých deníků je na adrese .

XII. Tremín for sending the diary

A. All logs must be submitted no later than 5 DAYS after the race: SSB logs no later than 2359 UTC April 1, 2022, CW logs no later than 2359 UTC June 3, 2021. Resubmission of a log after this date will be considered a late log.
B. Prodloužení lhůty poslání deníku musí být provedeno žádostí emailem na adresu . Žádost musí obsahovat řádný důvod a musí být zaslána před konečným termínempro zaslání deníku. Prodloužení termínu je zaručeno pouze po potvrzení ředitelem závodu.
C. Diaries sent after the deadline can be listed in the results list, but they cannot participate in the diploma program.

XIII. Breaking up

CQ WPX contest Committee zodpovídá za kontrolu soutěžních deníků. Účastníci musí dodržet podmínky závodu. Porušení podmínek závodu a nesportovní chování může vést k disciplinárnímu potrestání.
A. Unsportsmanlike conduct: Some examples of unsportsmanlike conduct:
1. NEGOTIATION or CONFIRMATION of any connection by other means such as e.g. Telephone, Internet, VOIP, social media, websites, etc.
1. Broadcasting on frequencies outside the permitted frequency. given by the license.
2. By changing the time in the diary in order to comply with breaks or the number of zone changes.
3. By including a larger number of unverifiable connections or multipliers.
4. Broadcasting a signal with a large bandwidth (eg splatter, clicks) or harmonic signals on other bands.
5. Stations that allow themselves to be called (running) and do not give their own brand in more than 3 connections.
B. Disciplinary sanctions: In case of violation of the conditions, the station will be disqualified.
1. DISQUALIFICATION: The station will be listed at the end of the results list and cannot receive a diploma.
2. Notification of this will be sent to the station by email in the sent diary. The station then has 5 days to appeal to the plant director. After this deadline, the decision is final.
3. The participant has the right to withdraw his diary from the evaluation within 30 days after the deadline for sending the diary. In that case, it is necessary to apply to the plant director
4. contest Committee si vahrazuje právo na změnu soutěžní kategorie dané stanice po přezkoumání jejího deníku nebo na základě jiných informací.
C. Diary control: All diaries are checked using a special program and members of the control committee.
1. Duplicate connections are deleted without additional point penalty.
2. Connections with an incorrectly recorded competition code are deleted without additional point penalty.
3. Errors in the opposing station's mark or connections not found in the opposing station's log are crossed out and a point penalty of twice the number of points for this connection is applied.
4. Connections that do not meet the condition of the number of band changes for categories with multiple operators are deleted without additional point sanctions.

XIV. Declaration

Zasláním deníku soutěžící souhlasí s kontrolou deníku výborem CQ WPX závodu a prohlašuje, že: 1) četl a rozumí podmínkám závodu a současně souhlasí s jejich dodržováním, 2) dodrží všechny podmínky pro radioamatérskou stanici ve své zemi, 3) souhlasí, že jeho deník bude publikován a 4) přijímá rozhodnutí o případné diskvalifikaci a jiná rozhodnutí contest Committee jako oficiální a konečná. Pokud účastník nechce s těmito podmínkami souhlasit, nebo nechce být hodnocen pak ať neposílá deník nebo jej pošle jen pro kontrolu
(CHECKLOG).
Otázky týkající se závodu CQ WPX contest lze posílat na ředitle závodu na emailovou adresu .

Completed and translated on 19.1.2022 by OK2FD, source https://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm