[nrv-hams] CQWW SSB this weekend!

[Kay Craigie]

Yes, it’s lots of fun if the bands are cooperative. Reading the rules is a
good idea but in case they kinda flood your engine, here are two things you
need to know:

We are in CQ Zone 5. So when I make a contact I say the signal report
(always 59) and my zone. I say “Five nine five” or “Five nine oh five.”

Contacts between stations in the 48 contiguous USA states are worth zero
points. So, when USA stations are calling CQ they do not want to work us,
may ignore our calls to them, and may be snotty if they do answer us. So
don’t call them. Alaska and Hawaii are fair game. Go get ‘em.

(I’m so old, I know what “flood your engine” actually means and even did it
a few times.)

73, Kay N3KN

On Fri, Oct 24, 2025 at 9:49 AM Cam Coble <cam at doubleclickdata.com> wrote:

> Yes! It's the big one!
> Go get some world DX in your logs by participating in the contest!
> Info here:
> https://www.contestcalendar.com/weeklycont.php#18939
> Official rules here:
> https://cqww.com/rules.htm
>
> Remember, you don't have to register to participate, but it is helpful if
> you submit your logs afterwards so that the contest evaluation algorithms
> know you were out there.
>
> Need some setup/logging? Callum just released a nice little video for you!
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhpst2tiO2M
>
>
> My goto for contest information:
> https://www.contestcalendar.com/weeklycont.php
>
> My goto for very simple contest logging:
> https://www.n3fjp.com/cqww.html
> First 30 logs are free, but only $8.99 if you really like it!
>
> Hope to hear you on the bands!
> --
> Cam, W4XXV
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