[KCDXC] CQWW Extreme

[Lee Ward]

This just in..

 

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This year at Dayton, the new CQWW Xtreme categories were announced.

 

These new categories (single-operator and multi-operator) have been
established to allow amateurs to participate in the CQ WW Contest while
experimenting creatively with Internet-linked stations and other new
technologies that currently are not permitted in any of the existing contest
categories. The full rules for the new Xtreme Category, as approved by the
CQ WW Contest Committee, appear in June CQ magazine and also at:

 

http://cqww.com/CQ_WW_Xtreme_Rules.pdf

 

This PDF file may be copied and re-posted to other Web sites as long as this
text is included: "Reprinted with permission from the June

2009 issue of CQ magazine; copyright CQ Communications, Inc."

 

Please forward this email to your local club reflectors and newsletters.

 

The new categories are effective with the 2009 CQ WW Contest later this
year.

 

In essence, (almost) anything goes! The "almost" part means that you must
obey the rules of your country, including power (up to the CQWW 1500W
maximum), licensing, and remote operation (if you use it).

 

It is permitted to use multiple transmitting sites with one callsign (if
legal in your country), but all transmitting sites must be located in the
same country and CQ zone, and only one signal is permitted on a band at any
time. Single-ops with packet, Skimmer, robot stations, on-line databases,
etc. are OK! Multiops with remote operators and remote receiving sites
around the world...OK!

 

The initial response at both the Contesting Forum and SDR Forum at Dayton
was very positive, with some of the SDR Forum attendees actually challenging
each other in public! This is a chance for experimenters to see which
technology innovations actually work best in competitive situations.

 

If you have questions about the rules, please send them to
Xtreme at cqww.com

 

There is an also email reflector (Xtreme-talk at contesting.com) set up for
discussions relating to these new categories. You can subscribe by sending
email to Xtreme-talk-request at contesting.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the
subject line and message text, or go here:

http://dayton.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/xtreme-talk

(thanks, K5TR)

 

K3LR has stepped up and is sponsoring the K3TUP Memorial Trophies for the
winners of the single-op and multi-op Xtreme categories.

 

73, and let the Xtreme Contesting Games begin!

 

Doug K1DG