CQ WW CW Contest

Next weekend (27/28 November) one of the most popular
DX Contests takes place. This is the CQ WW CW Contest.
Many amateur radio operators will be travelling to exotic spots and it is a great opportunity to work a few new and / or rare DXCC entities, Ireland's national society, the IRTS reports.

For newcomers to the contest scene it can at times seem to be a complete madhouse on the bands during a contest but it can be very rewarding for DX chasers.

For this particular contest the contest exchange is signal
report plus CQ zone. As EI is in Zone 14 a typical report from here would be 59914.

Stan EI6DX is in Senegal at present signing 6W/EI6DX and during the contest he will use the callsign 6V7Y.
QSLs can be sent via the IRTS Bureau.

Other calls to look out for are:-

9L5VT operated by members of the Voodoo Contest Group
who have been travelling to west Africa for many years for this contest. This year they are in Sierra Leone and QSL info is via G3SXW.

In the Bahamas three American amateurs will be on as C6AKX on 20m, C6ATA on 40m and C6ARR on 160m.

Morocco will be activated by three Spanish operators using the call 5C5T from the local radio society’s HQ station.

Gerd DL7VOG is going to the island of San Andres and will sign HK0GU.

An unusual prefix will be found in Nicaragua when three
American visitors use the call H7V during the contest.
As you know, the regular prefix for there is YN.

Details of many of the stations which will be QRV during the Contest can be found on the NG3K website – have a look at www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxo.html

Source: IRTS

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