Most of you probably don’t need a reminder, but the CQWW DX CW Contest is this weekend, starting 7p our time.  This one is the biggest contest of the year, in terms of particpants, and if you’re interested in working some good DX, this is where you’ll want to be.

The exchange for us is 59905, with the 05 being our CQ Zone (out of 40).  Multipliers are DX countries AND Zones, per band.  While QSOs with US stations are worth zero points (other North America Qs are 2 points, anywhere else is worth 3 points), the US is a multiplier, and has three zones.  So, unless you pick up those zones (03, 04, 05) by working Canada, you’ll need to grab some US stations too (but just once per zone).  And again, all of this is per band, 10-160, non-WARC).

Also, don’t forget to set your contest program to connect to https://contestonlinescore.com/.  This will communicate with your program, and report your real-time scores.  It’s always fun to watch our club members pile up their numbers.  Go to that site and register, if you have not already done so, and enter your club as The Villages Amateur Radio Club.  To set it up in N1MM+, go to Config>Configure Ports,…>Score Reporting. Check the boxes on the left, and enter server name of https://contestonlinescore.com/post/.  During the contest you’ll be able to see everyone’s scores, either by class (LP/HP, etc), or by club, and watch them change every few minutes.

After the contest, be sure to mark your club as The Villages Amateur Radio Club, and report your estimated scores to 3830scores.com.  I’ll use that to compile them for the club and report during our next meeting.

73, GL, and fingers crossed for good conditions!

Pete, K2PS