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, except for the WARC bands.
III. Type of competition (choose only one):	For all categories, transmitters and receivers must be located within a 500 meter diameter circle or within the property limits of the station licensee's address, which ever 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 entrants call sign can be used to aide the entrants score. All entrants must operate within the limits of their chosen category when performing any activity that could impact their submitted score. /Added July 23, 1997/ A. Single Operator Categories: Single band or all band; only one signal allowed at any time; the operator can change bands at any time. 1. Single Operator High: Those stations at which one person performs all of the operating, logging, and spotting functions. The use of DX alerting assistance of any kind places the station in the Single Operator Assisted category. 2. Single Operator Low: Same as III.A.(1) except that the output power shall not exceed 100 watts (see rule XI.11). 3. Single Operator QRPp: Same as III.A.(1) except that the power output must not exceed 5 watts (see rule XI.11). 4. Single Operator Assisted: Same as III.A.(1), except the passive (nonsoliciting) use of DX spotting nets are allowed. B. Multi-Operator Categories (all band operation only): 1. Single Transmitter: Only one transmitter and one band permitted during any 10 minute period defined as starting with the first logged QSO on a band. 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. Logs found in violation of the ten-minute rule will be automatically reclassified as multi-multi. 2. Multi-Transmitter: 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 any single operator category. A person can be on only one team per mode. Competing on a team will not prevent any team member from submitting his 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 a SSB team can 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. Mail or FAX the list to: CQ Att: Team Contest 76 North Broadway HICKSVILLE, NY 11801 USA FAX 516-681-2926 Awards will be given to the top team on each mode.
IV. Number exchange:	Phone: RS report plus CQ zone. CW: RST report plus CQ zone.
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 multipier 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 WAZ definitions, 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 multiplier. Example: 1000 QSO points x 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 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 single-band award only. If a log contains more than one band it will be judged as an all-band entry, unless specified otherwise. In countries or sections where the returns justify, 2nd and 3rd place awards will be made. All certificates and plaques will be issued to the licensee of the station used.
IX. Trophies & Plaques (Donors):	PHONE SINGLE OPERATOR, ALL BAND World: Dave Rosen, K2GM - WA2RAU Memorial World Low Power: Slovenia Contest club World Assisted: Snake River Contest Club World-QRP: Doc Sayre, N7AVK U.S.A: Potomac Valley R.C. - KC8C Memorial U.S.A. Low Power: North Coast Contesters U.S.A. Zone 3: Bill Fisher, KM9P U.S.A. Zone 4: Dennis O'connor, K8DO Canada: Niagara Frontier Int'l DX Assoc - VE3WT Memorial Caribbean/C.A.: Alex M. Kasevich, VP2MM/W4 Europe: Potomac Valley R.C.- W4BVV Memorial Europe-Low Power: Scott Jones, WR3G & Tim Duffy,K3LR Africa: Gordon Marshall, W6RR Asia: 2AM Dayton Pizza Gang Japan: Japan Crazy Contesters Club Oceania: Northern California DX Club South America: Yankee Clipper Contest Club SINGLE OPERATOR, SINGLE BAND World-28 MHz: Joel Chalmers, KG6DX World-21 MHz: CQ Magazine World-14 MHz: North Jersey DX Assn. K2HLB Memorial World-7 MHz: Fred Laun, K3ZO - K7ZZ Memorial World-3.8 MHz: Fred Capossela, K6SSS World-1.8 Mhz: Bob Wruble, AI7B USA-28 MHz: Donald Thomas, N6DT USA-21 MHz: David Hueban, KB0ISS USA-14 MHz: Southern California DX Club USA-7 MHz: Stanley Cohen, WD8QDQ USA-3.8 MHz: Arnold Tamchin, W2HCW USA-1.8 MHz: CQ Magazine Carib./C.A.: Snake River Contest Club Europe-28 MHz: Chod Harris, VP2ML Europe-21 MHz: Tine Brajnik, S50A Europe-14 MHz: A.G. Anderson, GM3BCL Europe-7 MHz: Roger Burt, N4ZC Europe-3.8 MHz: CQ Magazine Europe-1.8 MHz: Robert Kasca, S53R Japan-14 MHz: Take Yokoyama, JL1BLW Japan-21 MHz: DX Family Foundation MULTI-OPERATOR, SINGLE TRANSMITTER World: So. Calif. DX Club - W6AM Memorial U.S.A.: Carolina DX Association Europe: Bob Cox, K3EST Carib./C.A.: Eric Scace, K3NA Oceania: Junichi Tanaka, JH4RHF Africa: CQ Magazine South America: Gerry Boyd, KG6LF Asia: CQ Magazine MULTI-OPERATOR, MULTI-TRANSMITTER World: Dave & Barb Lesson, W6QHS and KK6QM U.S.A.: Paul Hellenberg, KS9K Europe: Finnish Amateur Radio League Japan: Ryozo Goto, JH3JYS CONTEST EXPEDITIONS World-Single Operator: Stuart Meyer, W2GHK World Multi-Multi: The German CDXG & SDXG - (DJ3NG & DJ4EI Memorial) SPECIAL-SINGLE OPERATOR AWARD World-All Band Under 21 years old: Gene Zimmerman, W3ZZ World-All Band High YL: Yutaka Tanaka, JH3DPB - KA6V Memorial CW SINGLE OPERATOR, ALL BAND World: Albert Kahn, K4FW W9IOP Memorial World Low Power: Slovenia Contest Club World Single Operator Assisted: Snake River Contest Club World-QRPp: Gene Walsh, N2AA U.S.A: Frankford Radio Club U.S.A. Low Power: North Coast Contesters U.S.A. Zone 3: Bill Fisher, KM9P U.S.A. Zone 4: Dennis O'Conner, K8DO Canada: Canadian DX association Caribbean/C.A.: Chuck Shinn, W7MAP Europe: Edward Bissell, W3AU Europe Low Power: Scott Jones,WR3G & Tim Duffy,K3LR Africa: Gordon Marshall, W6RR Asia: Chuck Shin, W7MAP Japan: Japan Crazy Contesters Club Oceania: Peahi Contest Club South America: Venezuela DX Club SINGLE OPERATOR, SINGLE BAND World-28 MHz: Joel Chalmers, KG6DX World-21 MHz: Don Busick, K5AAD-N5JJ Memorial World-14 MHz: North Jersey DX Assn.-W2JT Memorial World-7 MHz: Alex M. Kasevich, VP2MM/W4 World-3.8 MHz: Fred Capossela, K6SSS World-1.8 Mhz: Kenneth Byers, Jr., K4TEA USA-28 MHz: CQ Magazine USA-21 MHz: Wayne Carroll, W4MPY USA-14 MHz: Northern Illinois DX Association USA-7 MHz: Jan Perkins, N6AW-W6AM Memorial USA-3.8 MHz: Bill Feidt, NG3K USA-1.8 MHz: Peter Hutter, WW2Y Canada: Radio Amateurs of Canada Carib./C.A.: Snake River Contest Club Europe-28 MHz: John Pryor, K4OGG Europe-21 MHz: Robert Naumann, KR2J Europe-14 MHz: Maud Slater - G3FXB Memorial Europe-7 MHz: Ivo Pezer, 5B4ADA/T93A Europe-3.5 MHz: Frankford Radio Club - K3VW Memorial Europe-1.8 MHz: Pat Barkey, WA8YVR & Terry Zivney, N4TZ Japan-21 MHz: DX Family Foundation MULTI-OPERATOR, SINGLE TRANSMITTER World: Anthony Susen, W3AOH U.S.A.: Douglas Zwiebel, KR2Q Canada: Eastern Canadian DX Assn. Carib./C.A.: North Nevada DX Contest Club Africa: CQ Magazine Europe: Friends of K3AO - K3AO Memorial Oceania: Junichi Tanaka, JH4RHF South America: Tyler Stewart, KF3P Asia: Steve Merchant, N4TQO MULTI-OPERATOR, MULTI-TRANSMITTER World: Douglas Zwiebel, KR2Q, K2GL Memorial World-SSB/CW Combined: Ehrhorn Technological Operations U.S.A.: Bob Ferrero, W6RJ - N6RJ Memorial Europe: Finnish Amateur Radio League Japan: Ryozo Goto, JH3JYS CONTEST EXPEDITIONS World-Single Operator: Yankee Clipper Contest Club World Multi-Operator.: Bill Schneider, K2TT SPECIAL-SINGLE OPERATOR AWARD World-All Band Under 21 years old: Chuck Shinn, W7MAP CLUB World - SSB/CW: CQ Magazine (W1WY Memorial) Non-USA - SSB/CW: No. Calif. Contest Club (N6AUV Memorial) A station winning a World Trophy will not be considered for a sub-area award. That trophy will be awarded to the runner-up of 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 especially 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. Logs must be checked for duplicated contacts, correct QSO points and multipliers. Submitted logs must have duplicate contacts clearly shown. 5. DISKS: Please send us your computer disk. IBM, MS-DOS compatible disks are required: The format we want is your CT.Bin file, for example HS0AC.BIN or your N6TR.DAT file or your .DBF files. Please name the appropriate file as: your call.extension. If you use a different program than mentioned above, the generic format we want is a separate file, for each band, containing a vertical single column of calls in chronological order. The committee REQUIRES a disk for any possible high scoring log, provided that the paper log or dupe checking material as originally submitted was a computer printout. The outside of the disk should be labeled clearly with the Call of the entrant, the files included, the mode (SSB or CW) and the category. Disks must be accompanied by a paper log satisfying all logging instructions. 6. Use a separate sheet for each band. 7. Each entry must be accompanied by a summary sheet showing all scoring information, category of competition, contestant's name and address in BLOCK LETTERS and a signed declaration that all contest rules and regulations for amateur radio in the country of operation have been observed. 8. Sample log and summary sheets and zone maps are available from CQ. A large self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage or IRC's must accompany your request. If official forms are not available, make up your own 80 contacts to the page on 8 1/2" x 11" paper. 9. All 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. All other entrants are encouraged to submit cross-check sheets. 10. Duplicate contacts and broken calls penalty: up to 3% - three (3) additional contacts removed; over 3 % is grounds for possible disqualification. 11. QRPp and low power stations must indicate same on their summary sheets and state the actual maximum power output used, with a signed declaration.
XII. Disquali- fication:	Violation of amateur radio regulations in the country of the contestant, or the rules of the contest; unsportsmanlike conduct; taking credit for excessive duplicate contacts; 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 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 5 years, he will be ineligible for any CQ contest awards for 3 years. The use of non-amateur means such as telephones, telegrams, etc., to elicit contacts or multipliers during a contest is unsportsmanlike and the entry is subject to disqualification. Actions and decisions of the CQ Contest Committee are official and final.
XIII. Deadline:	1. All entries must be postmarked NO LATER than December 1st, for the Phone section and January 15th for the CW section. Indicate Phone or CW on the envelope. 2. An extension of up to one month may be given if requested by letter or other means. The granted extension must be confirmed by letter sent to 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 will be listed in the results but will be declared ineligible for an award. Extension requests can be sent to Email: K3EST@netcom.com Both Phone and CW logs should be sent to: CQ Magazine 76 North Broadway HICKSVILLE, NY 11801 USA (Date of info: ?) (Added a sentence to "III. Type of competition": July 23, 1997) /From the Contest Reflector: E-mail to John Brosnahan, W0UN from Bob Cox, K3EST July 23, 1997/ [ Read a copy of the e-mail ] (May 2, 1999) - Added OH2GI-HAM SYSTEM as supporting software. (August 30, 1999) - Changed URL to CT Web Site.

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