CQ Amateur Radio

There’s nothing better for shaking off turkey-induced brain fog than a good CW contest, and we’ve got the best! The CQWW DX Contest CW weekend begins at 0000Z tomorrow! Complete rules at http://cqww.com 

CQWW vs. Solar Flare: Will all the RF energy going up into the ionosphere this weekend be strong enough to counter a possible geomagnetic storm from a solar flare on Wednesday? Add your energy to the battle! CQWW SSB weekend begins 0000Z on 10/30. Rules @ http://cqww.com 

Arduino authority Jack Purdum, W8TEE, is CQ's new Microcontrollers Editor; his column starts in November. Previous uC Editor Anthony Luscre, K8ZT, is launching a new column called "Ham Radio Explorer" which starts in December. Details at http://cqnewsroom.blogspot.com .

It's Memorial Day weekend ... parades, big sales, barbecues ... and lots of CW on the ham bands! The CQ WPX CW Contest runs from 0000 UTC 5/29 through 2359 UTC 5/30. So limber up your hand and talk to the world with your fingers! See http://www.cqwpx.com  for details.

This is the prelude to the prefix contest! In just a few hours, the SSB weekend of the 2021 CQ WPX Contest begins (at 0000 UTC, for 48 hours). Everybody works everybody! Every prefix is a multiplier! Join the fun! Complete rules at http://www.cqwpx.com .

Tune up your Top Band station and take advantage of what's left of hot wintertime propagation - the 2021 CQ World Wide 160 Meter SSB Contest starts NOW (at 2200 UTC) and runs for 48 hours until 2200 UTC Sunday. Rules and more at http://www.cq160.com .

RYRYRY...Flex your fingers and warm up your keyboard. The CQ WPX RTTY Contest is this weekend (0000 Sat - 2359 Sun). Rules, including for new Multi-Distributed category, are at https://tinyurl.com/1jounyzr .

Top billing for Top Band! The 2021 CQ WW 160-Meter CW Contest begins today at 2200 UTC. The weather may be cold but the band should be hot! Complete rules at https://www.cq160.com/rules.htm .

Exercise your fingers and remember ... "dit" is the short one and "dah" is the long one! CQ World Wide DX CW Contest begins at 0000 UTC Saturday. Basic rules at https://tinyurl.com/y592o6mk ; full rules in many languages at https://cqww.com .

To all of our U.S. friends ... Have safe and Happy Thanksgiving! And do your traveling on the radio!

HamSCI Seeks Volunteers for Propagation Research Project HamSCI (http://www.hamsci.org ) is looking for amateur radio operators around the world to help collect propagation data during the December 14 eclipse across South America. Details at https://cqnewsroom.blogspot.com 

A new “Multi-Transmitter Distributed” category is being added to the CQ World Wide WPX Contests, allowing up to six stations in different locations to compete under the same call sign. There are also changes in the single-op rules. See details at: https://cqnewsroom.blogspot.com/ .

Time to load up on lozenges or warm up your voice keyer. THE weekend for THE CONTEST is here! The SSB weekend of the CQ World Wide DX Contest begins at 0000 UTC tomorrow. For complete rules, visit http://www.cqww.com .

Tim Shoppa, N3QE, of Bethesda, Maryland, has been named CQ magazine's Contesting Editor. Tim succeeds Dave Siddall, K3ZJ, who is stepping down after five years of writing the magazine's monthly contesting column. For details, visit the CQ Newsroom at http://cqnewsroom.blogspot.com .

Limber up your wrists and keying fingers ... it's less than 24 hours til the start of the CQ WPX Contest CW weekend! 0000 UTC May 30 - 2359 UTC May 31. Complete rules at <https://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm >. .-- .--. -..- .-. --- -.-. -.- ... !

Tony Gonzalez, EA5RM, and Ned Stearns, AA7A, have been inducted into the CQ DX Hall of Fame, in a virtual ceremony held May 20 on the Ham Nation podcast. For details, visit the CQ Newsroom at http://cqnewsroom.blogspot.com .

Seven Amateurs Inducted into CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame - New members for 2020 include JH1AJT, E21EIC and K8CX. For details, see the CQ Newsroom at <http://cqnewsroom.blogspot.com >.

W0CG/PJ2DX, K1GQ and W3ZZ (SK) inducted into CQ Contest Hall of Fame. See CQ Newsroom (http://cqnewsroom.blogspot.com ) for details

Joseph W. "Bud" Trench, AA3B, of Boyertown, Pennsylvania, has been named Director of the CQ WPX SSB and CW Contests. He succeeds Randy Thompson, K5ZD, who has been serving as Interim Director. For details, visit the CQ Newsroom at http://cqnewsroom.blogspot.com .

Conquer the Quarantine! Get on the air for some social DXing! The SSB weekend of the CQ WPX Contest starts in just over 3 hours! Rules and details at http://www.cqwpx.com . CQ strongly encourages single-op or virtual multi-op operations (except for family stations). Stay safe!