The CQ World Wide DX Contest

cqwwlogoFrom ARVic, original post here.

At the end of October comes the major CQ World Wide SSB Contest with lots of callsigns, many countries and zones on all bands from 160m to 10m.  For many this is an opportunity to snare a rare DX entity or two, mount up the tally for the DX Century Club, qualify for operating award or just for pure enjoyment.

Others are contest competitors seeking as many contacts as possible and sending in an entry.  All taking part are now working out the strategy to adopt, and of course have studied the contest rules at www.cqww.com.

Tips on what can be done are in this month’s Amateur Radio magazine Contest Column by Trent Sampson VK4TS.  Also in the column are the words of the ‘Contester of the Month’, Martin Luther VK7GN, who has some advice including a suggested approach for someone new to contesting.  The CQ World Wide SSB Contest is on October 29 and 30 – why not give it a try?

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