Both parts enjoy great popularity every year CQ WPX Contestu: SSB 28-29 March and CW 30-31 May 2009. Start at 00.00GMT and end at 23.59GMT, the whole race therefore lasts 48 hours, with the exception of the individual category - Single OP, where it is possible to be in the zones for a maximum of 36 hours.
Connections are established with all stations. With one station it is possible to carry out on one band 1 QSO. It is raced in bands 1.8 to 28MHz (except WARC). Categories:
SOSB
SOAB
SOSB LP – max. 100W output
SOAB LP – max. 100W output
SOSB QRP – max. 5W out
SOAB QRP – max. 5W out
SO Assisted
SO Assisted Low Power - max. 100W output
Sat tribander/Single element (TBWIRES) – only one tribander for 10-15 and 20m and single-element wire antennas (e.g. dipoles) for bands 40, 80 and 160m may be used during the race.
ROOKIE – for radio amateurs with a license not older than 3 years on 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 (with the exception of obtaining a new multiplier)
MULTI-TWO max.dva TX signály, iba všetky pásma a 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 are prohibited.
Contest code: RS(T) + QSO sequence number from 001.
Stations of the Multi category number connections from 001 separately on each band.
Scoring:
A QSO with a station from another continent in the 28/21/14 MHz bands counts for 3 points and in the 7/3.5/1.8 MHz bands for 6 points
A QSO with a station on one's own continent but not one's own country in the 28/21/14 MHz bands is counted for 1 point and in the 7/3.5/1.8 MHz bands for 2 points
QSO within own DXCC regardless of band 1 point
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, etc. Designations such as maritime mobile, mobile, /A, /E, /J, /P are not counted as prefixes.
Result: in the case of a 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 the band (e.g. if the station establishes a connection with DL5 on three bands, only one multiplier is counted).
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 electronic format are accepted Cabrillo (nezabudnite správne vyplniť hlavičku, inak váš denník môže byť preradený medzi denníky pre kontrolu). Súbor denníka pošlite v prílohe emailu bez textu, kde do predmetu emailu napíšete iba vašu značku. Denníky z SSB časti posielajte na SSB@cqwpx.com (do 1.mája 2009) a z CW časti na cw@cqwpx.com (do 1.júla 2009). Prijatie logu bude potvrdené a zoznam prijatých denníkov nájdete na www.cqwpx.com
Úplné znenie podmienok CQ WPX Contestu nájdete na www.cqwpx.com
TNX OM3BH for correcting the translation regarding the use of the DX cluster in the SOAB and SOSB categories.