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The 2008 CQ WW DX Contest

Phone: October 25–26 CW: November 29–30
Starts 0000 GMT Saturday Ends 2400 GMT Sunday

I. OBJECTIVE: For amateurs around
the world to contact other amateurs in
as many zones and countries as possible.
II. BANDS: All bands, 1.8 through 28
MHz, except for WARC bands.
III. TYPE OF COMPETITION (choose
only one):
For all categories: All entrants must
operate within the limits of their chosen
category when performing any activity
that could impact their submitted
score. All high power categories must
not exceed 1500 watts total output
power, or the output power of their
country, whichever is less, on any
band. All transmitters and receivers
used by the entrant must be located
within a single 500-meter diameter circle
or within the property limits of the
station licensee’s address, whichever
is greater. All antennas used by the
entrant must be physically connected
by wires to the transmitters and
receivers used by the entrant. Only the
entrant’s callsign can be used to aid the
entrant’s score. A different callsign
must be used for each CQ WW entry.
An entrant’s remote station is determined
by the physical location of the
transmitters, receivers, and antennas.
A remote station must obey all station
and category limitations of Rule III.
A. Single Operator categories: For
all single operator categories, only one
person (the operator) can contribute to
the final score during the official contest
period. QSO alerting assistance
of any kind (this includes, but is not
limited to, packet, local or remote
Skimmer and/or Skimmer-like technology,
Internet) places the entrant
in the Single Operator Assisted category.
1. Single Operator High (All Band or
Single Band): One person. One signal
at any one time. QSO alerting assistance
of any kind is not allowed. Selfspotting
or asking to be spotted is not
allowed. Total output power per band
must not exceed 1500 watts or the output
power regulations of the country in
which the entrant is operating, whichever
is less.
2. Single Operator Low (All Band or
Single Band): One person. One signal
at any one time. QSO alerting assistance
of any kind is not allowed. Selfspotting
or asking to be spotted is not
allowed. Total output power per band
must not exceed 100 watts.
3. Single Operator QRP (All Band or
Single Band): One person. One signal
at any one time. QSO alerting assistance
of any kind is not allowed. Selfspotting
or asking to be spotted is not
allowed. Total output power per band
must not exceed 5 watts.
4. Single Operator Assisted (All Band
or Single Band): One person. One signal
at any one time. QSO alerting assistance
is allowed (this includes, but is not
limited to, packet, local or remote
Skimmer and/or Skimmer-like technology,
Internet). Self-spotting or asking to
be spotted is not allowed. Total output
power per band must not exceed 1500
watts or the output power regulations of
the country in which the entrant is operating,
whichever is less.
B. Multi-Operator (all band operation
only):
1. Single Transmitter (MS): Only one
transmitter and one band permitted during
any 10-minute period. Exception:
One—and only one—other band may
be used during any 10-minute period
if—and only if—the station worked is a
new multiplier. Ten-minute periods are
defined as starting with the first logged
QSO on a band. Logs found in violation
of the 10-minute rule will automatically
be reclassified as M2. If electronic logging
is used (Cabrillo), for each QSO
the run transmitter or multiplier transmitter
must be indicated in the log.
2. Two Transmitter (M2): A maximum
of two transmitted signals at any
time on different bands. Both transmitters
may work any and all stations. A
station may only be worked once per
band regardless of which transmitter is
used. Each of the two transmitters
used must keep a separate chronological
log for the entire contest period,
or if electronic logging is used, the electronic
log submittal (Cabrillo) must indicate
which transmitter made each
QSO. Each transmitter may make a
maximum of 8 band changes in any
clock hour (00 through 59 minutes).
3. Multi-Transmitter (MM): No limit to
transmitters, but only one signal and
running station allowed per band.
C. Team Contesting: A team consists
of any five radio amateurs operating in
the single operator category. A person
may be on only one team per mode.
Competing on a team will not prevent
any team member from submitting
his/her personal score for a radio club.
A team score will be the sum of all the
team member scores. SSB and CW
teams are totally separate. That is, a
member of an SSB team may be on a
totally different CW team. A list of a
team’s members must be received at CQ
Headquarters by the time the contest
begins. E-mail to <teams@cqww.com>,
or mail or fax the list to CQ, Att: Team
Contest, 25 Newbridge Road, Hicksville,
NY 11801 U.S.A.; fax 516-681-2926.
Awards will be given to the top teams on
each mode.
IV. NUMBER EXCHANGE: Phone: RS
report plus zone (i.e., 5705). CW: RST
report plus zone (i.e., 57905).
V. MULTIPLIER: Two types of multiplier
will be used.
1. A multiplier of one (1) for each different
zone contacted on each band.
2. A multiplier of one (1) for each different
country contacted on each band.
Stations are permitted to contact their
own country and zone for multiplier
credit. The CQ Zone Map, DXCC country
list, WAE country list, and WAC
boundaries are standards. Maritime
mobile stations count only for a zone
multiplier.
VI. POINTS:
1. Contacts between stations on different
continents are worth three (3)
points.
2. Contacts between stations on the
same continent but different countries,
one (1) point. Exception: For North
American stations only, contacts between
stations within the North American
boundaries count two (2) points.
3. Contacts between stations in the
same country are permitted for zone or
country multiplier credit but have zero
(0) point value.
VII. SCORING: All stations: the final
score is the result of the total QSO
points multiplied by the sum of your
zone and country multipliers. Example:
1000 QSO points × 100 multiplier (30
Zones + 70 Countries) = 100,000 (final
score).
VIII. AWARDS: First-place certificates
will be awarded in each category listed
under Sec.III in every participating
country and in each call area of the
United States, Canada, European
Russia, Spain, and Japan.
All scores will be published. To be eligible
for an award, a Single Operator station
must show a minimum of 12 hours
of operation. Multi-operator stations
must operate a minimum of 24 hours. A
single-band log is eligible for a singleband
award only. If a log contains more
than one band it will be judged as an allband
entry, unless specified otherwise.
In countries or sections where the
returns justify, 2nd and 3rd place
awards will be made.
All certificates/plaques will be issued
to the licensee of the station used.
IX. TROPHIES AND PLAQUES:
Plaques and trophies are awarded for
top performance in a number of categories.
They are sponsored by individuals
and organizations. For a current list
of plaques and sponsors, or to learn how
to become a sponsor, see the CQ website:
<http://www.cq-amateur-radio.
com/cqwwhome.html>. A station winning
a World trophy will not be considered
for a sub-area award; the trophy will
be awarded to the runner-up in that area.
X. CLUB COMPETITION:
1. The club must be a local group and
not a national organization.
2. Participation is limited to members
operating within a local geographic
area defined as within a 275 km radius
from center of club area (except for
DXpeditions specially organized for
operation in the contest; club contributions
of DXpedition scores are percentaged
to the number of club members
on the DXpedition).
3. To be listed, a minimum of 3 logs
must be received from a club, and an
officer of the club must submit a list of
participating members and their
scores, both on phone and CW.
XI. LOG INSTRUCTIONS:
1. All times must be in GMT.
2. All sent and received exchanges
are to be logged.
3. Indicate zone and country multiplier
only the FIRST TIME it is worked on
each band.
4. Electronic log submission: We
want your electronic log. The Committee
requires an electronic log for any
possible high-scoring log. By submitting
a log to the CQ WW Contest, the entrant
agrees to have the log open to the public.
If possible, we would appreciate
complete frequencies in the log.
E-mail Required Content: Please
submit your log in the Cabrillo file format
created by all major logging programs.
Be sure to put the STATION
CALLSIGN and the MODE in the
“Subject:ö line of each message. Your
e-mail log will automatically be
acknowledged by the server. You will
also receive a personal access code
from the server at a later time.
Electronic submission implies a signed
declaration that all contest rules and
regulations for amateur radio in the
country of operation have been
observed. Submit your CQ WW SSB log
to <ssb@cqww.com> and your CQ
WW CW log to <cw@cqww.com>.
5. Paper log submission: For paper
logs, use a separate sheet for each band.
Each paper log entry MUST be accompanied
by a summary sheet showing all
scoring information, category of competition,
and contestant’s name and
address in BLOCK LETTERS. Sample
log and summary sheets and zone maps
are available from CQ. A large, self-addressed
envelope with sufficient postage
or IRCs must accompany your request.
If official forms are not available, make
up your own, 80 contacts to the page on
81/2" × 11" paper. All paper log entrants
are required to submit cross-check
sheets (an alphabetical list of calls
worked) for each band on which 200 or
more QSOs were made.
6. Bad QSO: The bad QSO is removed
and a penalty of three more equivalent
QSOs is applied to the points only.
7. QRPp and Low Power stations
must indicate their category on their
summary sheets and state the actual
maximum power output used, with a
signed declaration.
XII. DISQUALIFICATION: Violation of
amateur radio regulations in the country
of the contestant, or the rules of the
contest; unsportsmanlike conduct; taking
credit for excessive unverifiable
QSOs or unverifiable multipliers will be
deemed sufficient cause for disqualification.
Incorrectly logged calls will be
counted as unverifiable contacts.
An entrant whose log is deemed by
the Contest Committee to contain a
large number of discrepancies may be
disqualified from eligibility for an award,
both as a participant operator or station,
for one year. If an operator is disqualified
a second time within five years,
he/she will be ineligible for any CQ contest
awards for three years. ANY use by
an entrant of any non-amateur means
including, but not limited to, telephones,
telegrams, internet, Instant Messenger,
chat rooms, VoIP, or the use of packet
to SOLICIT, ARRANGE, or CONFIRM
any contacts during the contest is
unsportsmanlike and the entry is subject
to disqualification. Action and decisions
of the CQ WW Contest Committee
are official and final.
XIII. DEADLINE:
1. All entries must be postmarked NO
LATER than December 1, 2008 for the
SSB section and January 15, 2009 for
the CW section. Indicate SSB or CW
on the envelope and/or disk.
2. An extension of up to one month
may be given if requested by e-mail
(questions@cqww.com). The granted
extension must be confirmed by the
Contest Director, must state a legitimate
reason, and the request must be
received before the log mailing deadline.
Logs postmarked after the extension
deadline may be listed in the
results but will be declared ineligible for
an award.
Both Phone and CW mailed logs
should be sent to CQ Magazine, 25
Newbridge Road, Suite 309, Hicksville,
NY 11801. Please mark SSB or CW on
the envelope.



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