Annual CQ Contest Calendar

ANNUAL CQ CONTEST CALENDAR

This table lists all CQ-sponsored on-air competitions, including contest name, month in which it is held, weekend within that month, issue in which rules appear and issue in which results appear. In addition, all rules are posted on the CQ website <www.cq-amateur-radio.com>, as are expanded results for the CQWW and CQ WPX contests and some previously published complete results. Some contest directors have their own web pages with additional information. These are listed in the final "More info" column.

Contest	Month	Weekend	Rules Issue	Results Issue	More info
CQ DX Marathon	Jan - Dec	Full Year	May '05	TBD	<www.cq-amateur-radio.com>
CQWW 160 Meter / CW	Jan	Last full weekend	Dec.	Dec.	<www.cq-amateur-radio.com>
CQWW RTTY WPX	Feb	2nd full weekend	Jan.	Jul.	<www.cq-amateur-radio.com>
CQWW 160 Meter / SSB	Feb	Last full weekend	Dec.	Dec.	<www.cq-amateur-radio.com>
CQWW WPX / SSB	Mar	Last full weekend	Feb.	Jan.	<www.cqwpx.com>
CQ National Foxhunting Weekend	May	2nd or 3rd full weekend (see rules)	Apr.	Apr.	<www.homingin.com>
CQWW WPX / CW	May	Last full weekend	Feb.	Mar.	<www.cqwpx.com>
CQWW VHF	July	3rd full weekend	Jun.	Apr.	<www.cq-amateur-radio.com>
CQWW RTTY DX	Sept	4th full weekend	Jul.	May	<www.cq-amateur-radio.com>
CQWW DX / SSB	Oct	Last full weekend	Sep.	Aug.	<www.cqww.com>
CQWW DX / CW	Nov	Last full weekend	Sep.	Sep.	<www.cqww.com>

For an introduction to ham radio contesting, we recommend the CQ video, "Getting Started in Contesting." Additional tips and discussion of current contesting issues are available each month in the CQ magazine "Contesting" column.

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