The world's largest radio amateur competition - CQ World Wide DX Contest (SSB) – took place during the last weekend of October 2025 and once again brought record participation and excellent conditions on the bands. Thanks to the high solar activity, the opening of the 10m and 15m bands and overall favorable propagation, thousands of stations from all over the world were on the air. Traditionally, they were also actively involved in the event Slovak and Czech stations, which were not lost compared to global competition.
Worldview: dominance of exotic locales
At the global level, stations from the Caribbean and South America once again topped the results, benefiting from exceptional conditions for DX connections. He became the absolute winner EF8R (E77Dx) from the Canary Islands with an impressive score 27,094,690 points, followed by HD8R (LU9ESD) from Galapagos and 8P5 a (W2SC) from Barbados. These stations confirm that a strategy combining high performance, an excellent location and an efficient team is still the key to success.
in the category Single-Op Low Power a ll B a nds the American triumphed N1UR with a profit of over 5.2 million points, while between stations low power (low power) dominated K1ZM with almost 2 million points - impressive result considering 5 W power.
Top teams dominated in multi-operator categories:
CR3 a (Madeira) in Multi-2 with a result 43.8 million points,
CN3 a (Morocco) in Multi-Multi with a gain 58.2 million,
a CQ9 a (Madeira) dominated in Multi-Single High with a record 35.5 million points.
Slovak station OM7M did not get lost in this elite company - its performance 16,550,469 points ranked it at 7th place in the world In the top ten in the entire Multi-Single High category.
Slovak stations - solid performances and a strong community
In the preliminary results for 2025, there were over 50 Slovak call signs, which is comparable to previous years. The highest scores were achieved by traditionally strong teams and operators from OM.
TOP Slovak results (SSB / Slovakia)
| Category | Station | Score | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-Single High | OM7M | 16,550,469 | – |
| a ssisted High a ll B a nds | OM2 v L | 10,716,976 | Laci, OM2VL |
| Single-Op High a ll B a nds | OM7K | 3,351,180 | OM7RU |
| Multi-Multi | OM5M | 3,011,758 | – |
| Single-Op High 15 m | OM5R | 859,549 | OM5WW |
| a ssisted 10 m High | OM3CW | 245,915 | – |
Strong competition was also shown by OM4M (OM4KK) with a gain 538,526 points, which was enough for a leading position in the Classic category. Among individuals in the category a ssisted Low Power a ll B a nds succeeded OM1 a VV (375,455) and OM2ITO (295,711).
An interesting result is also OM0A (om0aaa), which in the global ranking Assisted low power 20 m finished with 67,984 points, which means 2nd place in the world in this specific category!
Czech Republic - consistently strong country in the European rankings
Czech radio amateurs confirm their performance and wide representation in all categories every year. The best Czech result was achieved by the club OK5Z with a score of 11,848,252 points (Multi-Single High), closely followed by OK7O a OL3Z.
Best Czech results (SSB / Czech Republic)
| Category | Station | Score | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-Single High | OK5Z | 11,848,252 | – |
| Multi-Single High | OK7O | 11,163,391 | – |
| a ssisted Low a ll B a nds | OL9R | 3,343,725 | OK6R a |
| a ssisted High a ll B a nds | OK1 to | 1,615,328 | – |
| Single-Op High 40 m | OK5D | 270,720 | OK1DTP |
| Single-Op Low a ll B a nds | OK2MBP | 734,760 | – |
Compared to the global rankings, it belongs to OL9R to TOP 10 in the world in the category a ssisted Low a ll B a nds, where it placed just behind stations from the Caribbean and the Middle East.
Comparison with the world
Although the best Slovak and Czech stations have a smaller advantage compared to tropical DX locations for geographical reasons, their results belong among the best in Central Europe.
OM7M (16.55 million) placed in the category Multi-Single High placed In 7th place in the world, right behind such teams as CQ9 a , v 47T or SJ2W.
OM2 v L (10.71 million) finished 4th place globally v a ssisted High a ll B a nds, just behind the winner ER4 a (UT5UDX).
OL9R (OK6R a ) earned 3.34 million points 8th place in the world v a ssisted Low a ll B a nds.
Excellent performances were also found among individual operators - OM7RU with his result of 3.35 million points in Single-Op High All Bands surpassed many Western European stations and confirmed the long-term consistency of Slovak operators.
Overlay categories - Classic, Rookie, Youth
From the newer competition categories that are designed to support various operating styles, Slovak stations appeared in several cases.
v Cl a ssic High Power achieved OM4M (OM4KK) score 435,764,
among Cl a ssic Low Power results were impressive OM6 a PR (50 643) a OM3CDN (35,604).
v Rookie High Power scored OM6RT with a gain 89,705 points, which is a solid performance for a new operator.
In the Czech section, they succeeded OK1 v IC a OK1 LEV, who in Youth Low Power earned 236,840 a 208,590 points - results that also place them in the world top 10 of young participants.
Trends of 2025: 10m and 15m come alive again
Thanks to increased solar flux (SFI around 180) were 10m and 15m bands open for most of the weekend. Many operators reported that 10m was 'like the old days' - full of signals from Africa, America, and Asia.
OM stations utilized the 10m band the best OM3CGN (94,393 points) and in the QRP section OM7PY (21,172).
Czech operators also fully utilized the high-frequency bands - OL9Z (OK2PVF) collected up to 1,476,348 points v a ssisted High 10 m, which placed him among top 10 world results in this category.
Conclusion
Preliminary results of the CQ WW DX Contest 2025 SSB confirm that Slovakia and the Czech Republic are among active and competitive countries in the European space. Excellent performances of stations like OM7M, OM2 v L, OM7K, OL9R or OK5Z prove that even from inland QTH world results can be achieved - if quality equipment, teamwork, and enthusiasm for the sporting spirit of amateur radio operation are combined.
The full official results are traditionally expected in spring 2026 after log checking, but it can already be said that CQ WW SSB 2025 was one of the most successful years of the last decade - for the world and for the Slovak and Czech communities. Complete preliminary results of CQ WW DX Contest 2025 SSB You can share