I am pleased to announce the 2026 CQ WPX SSB and CW contests as follows:
SSB: March 28 and 29, 2026
CW: May 30 and 31, 2026
Times: 0000 UTC on Saturday to 2359 UTC on Sunday
Log deadlines (NEW FOR 2026):
– SSB: 2359 UTC on March 31, 2026
– CW: 2359 UTC on June 2, 2026
***RULE CHANGES FOR 2026***
1. All entries must be submitted WITHIN 48 HOURS after the end of the contest
2. Autonomous operation is prohibited
3. The requirement for a station to sign as portable when operating from a DXCC entity different from that indicated by its callsign has been eliminated
4. Previous Rookie winners are not eligible for Rookie plaques
5. Eligible club members may contribute their DXpedition scores to their club entry
6. Entrants must supply details on their station upon request
Please visit < https://cqwpx.com/index.htm > for the complete rules and other contest resources.
73,
Bud Trench, AA3B
CQ WPX Contest Director
Announcing the 2025 CQ World Wide WPX Contests
- SSB: March 29-30 / CW: May 24-25, 2025
- Starts 0000 UTC Saturday; Ends 2359 UTC Sunday
- Log Deadlines: SSB – 2359 April 4 / CW – 2359 UTC May 30, 2025
Thrill in the chase of thousands of unique callsign prefixes from hundreds of DX entities in the world’s largest everyone-works-everyone radio contests.
The CQ World Wide WPX (WPX) contests are immensely popular operating activities that enjoy broad participation by amateurs around the globe. The events attract amateurs at all levels of proficiency from beginner to world champion. WPX features a diversity of categories for single operator and multi-operator stations, including the Youth Overlay for entrants 25 years of age or younger, so please come and join the fun!
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The following are instructions for using the QRZ.com Logbook to generate and submit logs for the CQ World Wide WPX SSB or CW contests. The process involves three activities:
A. Configuring QRZ.com Logbook to capture the information required for the contest
B. Exporting the QRZ.com Logbook QSOs applicable to the contest to an ADIF file
C. Converting the ADIF file to a Cabrillo 3.0 file and uploading the Cabrillo 3.0 file to CQ WW WPX