Preliminary results of the CQ World Wide DX Contest 2025 - SSB part

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 slovenské a české stanice, ktoré sa v porovnaní s globálnou konkurenciou nestratili.

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) z Kanárskych ostrovov s impozantným skóre 27 094 690 bodov, nasledovaný HD8R (LU9ESD) z Galapág a 8P5A (W2SC) z Barbadosu. Tieto stanice potvrdzujú, že stratégia kombinujúca vysoký výkon, výbornú lokáciu a efektívny tím je stále kľúčom k úspechu.

V kategórii Single-Op Low Power All Bands triumfoval Američan N1UR so ziskom vyše 5,2 milióna bodov, zatiaľ čo medzi stanicami QRP (nízky výkon) dominoval K1ZM s takmer 2 miliónmi bodov - impressive result considering 5 W power.

Top teams dominated in multi-operator categories:

• CR3A (Madeira) in Multi-2 with a result 43,8 milióna bodov,

• CN3A (Morocco) in Multi-Multi with a gain 58,2 milióna,

• a CQ9A (Madeira) dominated in Multi-Single High with a record 35,5 milióna bodov.

Slovenská stanica OM7M did not get lost in this elite company - its performance 16 550 469 bodov ju zaradil na 7. miesto na svete a do prvej desiatky v celej kategórii Multi-Single High.

Slovak stations - solid performances and a strong community

In the preliminary results for 2025, there were over 50 slovenských volacích značiek, čo je porovnateľné s minulými ročníkmi. Najvyššie skóre zaznamenali tradične silné tímy a operátori z OM.

TOP Slovak results (SSB / Slovakia)

Strong competition was also shown by OM4M (OM4KK) so ziskom 538 526 bodov, čo stačilo na popredné miesto v Classic kategórii. Spomedzi jednotlivcov v kategórii Assisted Low Power All Bands sa darilo OM1AVV (375 455) a OM2ITO (295 711).

An interesting result is also OM0A (OM0AAO), ktorý v celosvetovom poradí Assisted QRP 20 m skončil s 67 984 bodmi, čo znamená 2. miesto na svete v tejto špecifickej kategórii!

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 so skóre 11 848 252 bodov (Multi-Single High), tesne nasledovaný OK7O a OL3Z.

Best Czech results (SSB / Czech Republic)

Compared to the global rankings, it belongs to OL9R do TOP 10 sveta v kategórii Assisted Low All Bands, kde sa umiestnil tesne za staniciami z Karibiku a Blízkeho východu.

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 najlepšie v strednej Európe.

• OM7M (16.55 million) placed in the category Multi-Single High umiestnila na 7. mieste na svete, hneď za takými tímami, ako CQ9A, V47T či SJ2W.

• OM2VL (10,71 mil.) skončil 4th place globally v Assisted High All Bands, len tesne za víťazom ER4A (UT5UDX).

• OL9R (OK6RA) earned 3.34 million points 8. miesto na svete v Assisted Low All Bands.

Aj medzi individuálnymi operátormi sa našli výborné výkony – 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 Classic High Power dosiahol OM4M (OM4KK) score 435 764,

• medzi Classic Low Power results were impressive OM6APR (50 643) a OM3CDN (35 604).

• V Rookie High Power bodoval OM6RT so ziskom 89,705 points, čo je solídny výkon nového operátora.

V českej sekcii sa darilo OK1VIC a OK1LEV, ktorí v Youth Low Power získali 236 840 a 208 590 bodov - results that also place them in the world top 10 of young participants.

Trends of 2025: 10m and 15m come alive again

Vďaka zvýšenému slnečnému toku (SFI okolo 180) boli pásma 10 m a 15 m 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 bodov) a v QRP sekcii OM7PY (21 172).

Czech operators also fully utilized the high-frequency bands - OL9Z (OK2PVF) nazbieral až 1 476 348 bodov v Assisted High 10 m, čo ho zaradilo medzi top 10 svetových výsledkov tejto kategórie.

Conclusion

Predbežné výsledky CQ WW DX Contestu 2025 SSB potvrdzujú, že Slovensko aj Česká republika patria medzi aktívne a konkurencieschopné krajiny v európskom priestore. Výborné výkony staníc ako OM7M, OM2VL, OM7K, OL9R či OK5Z dokazujú, že aj z vnútrozemských QTH world results can be achieved - if quality equipment, teamwork, and enthusiasm for the sporting spirit of amateur radio operation are combined.

Úplné oficiálne výsledky sa očakávajú tradične na jar 2026 po kontrole denníkov, no už teraz možno povedať, že 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