CQ World Wide DX Contest, SSB
- Modes
- SSB
- Bands
- 160 m, 80 m, 40 m, 20 m, 15 m, and 10 m
- Length
- 48 hours
- Exchange
- Signal report and CQ zone (59 14).
How the date is set
The last full weekend of October, from Saturday at 00:00 UTC, for 48 hours.
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CQ World Wide DX Contest
CQ World Wide DX Contest is organised by CQ Magazine. Dates below are in UTC and come from the organiser's rule.
Next dates
| Contest | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| CQ World Wide DX Contest, SSB | Sat, Oct 24, 2026, 00:00 UTC | Mon, Oct 26, 2026, 00:00 UTC |
| CQ World Wide DX Contest, SSB | Sat, Oct 30, 2027, 00:00 UTC | Mon, Nov 1, 2027, 00:00 UTC |
| CQ World Wide DX Contest, SSB | Sat, Oct 28, 2028, 00:00 UTC | Mon, Oct 30, 2028, 00:00 UTC |
| CQ World Wide DX Contest, CW | Sat, Nov 28, 2026, 00:00 UTC | Mon, Nov 30, 2026, 00:00 UTC |
| CQ World Wide DX Contest, CW | Sat, Nov 27, 2027, 00:00 UTC | Mon, Nov 29, 2027, 00:00 UTC |
| CQ World Wide DX Contest, CW | Sat, Nov 25, 2028, 00:00 UTC | Mon, Nov 27, 2028, 00:00 UTC |
| CQ World Wide RTTY DX Contest | Sat, Sep 25, 2027, 00:00 UTC | Mon, Sep 27, 2027, 00:00 UTC |
| CQ World Wide RTTY DX Contest | Sat, Sep 23, 2028, 00:00 UTC | Mon, Sep 25, 2028, 00:00 UTC |
| CQ World Wide RTTY DX Contest | Sat, Sep 29, 2029, 00:00 UTC | Mon, Oct 1, 2029, 00:00 UTC |
Bands, modes and exchange
CQ World Wide DX Contest, CW
- Modes
- CW
- Bands
- 160 m, 80 m, 40 m, 20 m, 15 m, and 10 m
- Length
- 48 hours
- Exchange
- Signal report and CQ zone (599 14).
How the date is set
The last full weekend of November, from Saturday at 00:00 UTC, for 48 hours.
CQ World Wide RTTY DX Contest
- Modes
- RTTY
- Bands
- 80 m, 40 m, 20 m, 15 m, and 10 m
- Length
- 48 hours
- Exchange
- Signal report and CQ zone; stations in the continental USA and Canada add their state or province.
How the date is set
The last full weekend of September, from Saturday at 00:00 UTC, for 48 hours.
Bands during the contest
It runs on 160 m, 80 m, 40 m, 20 m, 15 m, and 10 m.
It runs in SSB, CW, and RTTY, so both the CW and the phone segments are busy.
The WARC bands (30, 17 and 12 m) stay contest-free by IARU agreement: that is where DXpeditions and quiet QSOs go.
Taking part
You do not need to be a contester to hand out a few points: answer a CQ, give the exchange exactly as the rules ask, and log the contact. Most organisers take logs in Cabrillo format through an upload page, with a deadline a few days after the end, and even a short log helps the checking. Check-logs are welcome too.
It is one of the 31 contests in the HamQSO calendar, and the feed adds its next editions to your calendar.
Official rules
The rules are published by CQ Magazine. They change from year to year: read them before you send a log.
Sources
Other contests
- CQ WW WPX Contest
- CQ World Wide 160-Meter Contest
- ARRL International DX Contest
- ARRL 10-Meter Contest
- ARRL 160-Meter Contest
- ARRL November Sweepstakes
- ARRL RTTY Roundup
- ARRL Field Day
- IARU HF World Championship
- Worked All Europe DX Contest
- All Asian DX Contest
- Japan International DX Contest
- ARI International DX Contest
- Worked All Germany Contest
- RSGB IOTA Contest
- Commonwealth Contest
- IARU Region 1 Field Day
- Russian DX Contest
- SP DX Contest
- Full contest calendar