CQ World Wide WPX Contest
CQ World Wide WPX Contest
List of awards and sponsors for the 2008 CQ WPX Contests.
| Plaque | Sponsor | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Single Operator, All Band | ||
| WORLD | Stanley Cohen, W8QDQ | 8P1A operated by Tom Georgens, W2SC |
| WORLD Low Power | Caribbean Contesting Consortium | P40A operated by John Bayne, KK9A |
| WORLD QRP/p | Phil Krichbaum, N0KE | Antonin Bechyna, OK7CM |
| WORLD Tribander/Wires | Helmut Mueller, DF7ZS | CT9L operated by Helmut Mueller, DF7ZS |
| USA | Atilano de Oms, PY5EG | Jeffrey T. Briggs, K1ZM |
| USA Low Power | Terry Zivney, N4TZ | Bud Governale, W3LL |
| USA QRP/p | Doug Zwiebel, KR2Q | NA0CW/6 operated by Bill Parker, W8QZA |
| USA Zone 4 High Power | Society of Midwest Contesters | George Fremin III, K5TR |
| USA Zone 4 Low Power | Society of Midwest Contesters | Ed Campbell, NX7TT/0 |
| USA Tribander/Wires | Paul Newberry, N4PN | KJ4VO operated by Paul H. Newberry, Jr., N4PN |
| CANADA Low Power | Contest Club Ontario | Ken Tucker, VO1KVT |
| AFRICA | Peter Sprengel, PY5CC | 3V8BB operated by Hranislav Milosevic, YT1AD |
| EUROPE | Jim Hoffman, N5FA | M6T operated by Andy Cook, G4PIQ |
| NORTH AMERICA | Albert Crespo, F5VHJ | FG/OM3LA operated by Dr. Ivan Dobrocky, OM3LA |
| SOUTH AMERICA | Andrew Faber, AE6Y | P49Y operated by Andy Faber, AE6Y |
| OCEANIA | Phillip Frazier, K6ZM Memorial | 9M8Z operated by Steve Telenius-Lowe, 9M6DXX |
| JAPAN | Hamad Alnusif, 9K2HN | Masaki Okano, JH4UYB |
| NORTH AMERICA QRP/p | Phil Krichbaum, N0KE | Antonio Handal, HR2DX |
| Single Operator, Single Band | ||
| WORLD | Steve Merchant, K6AW | CN2R operated by James P Sullivan, W7EJ |
| WORLD 14 MHz | Jorge Taboada, EA9LZ | PT5A operated by Oliver Sweningsen, W6NV |
| WORLD 7 MHz | Jorge Taboada, EA9LZ | ZL3A operated by Dusko Dumanovic, ZL3WW |
| WORLD 3.7 MHz | Tom Haavisto, VE3CX | SN7Q operated by Krzysztof Sobon, SP7GIQ |
| EUROPE 28 MHz High Power | SKY Contest Club | Aleksander Zagar, S57S |
| EUROPE 21 MHz High Power | SKY Contest Club | 9A5Y operated by Zvonimir Karnik, 9A3LG |
| EUROPE 14 MHz High Power | SKY Contest Club | Sentuc Marc, TM1W |
| EUROPE 7 MHz High Power | SKY Contest Club | Dusan Ceha, YT8A |
| EUROPE 3.7 MHz High Power | SKY Contest Club | S52AW operated by Romeo Rabic, S52RU |
| EUROPE 1.8 MHz High Power | SKY Contest Club | Arunas Vaglys, LY2IJ |
| Single Operator Assisted | ||
| EUROPE | Martin Huml, OL5Y | E77DX operated by Emir Braco Memic, OE1EMS |
| Multi-Op, Single Transmitter | ||
| USA | Steve Bolia, N8BJQ | K3EST/4 operated by K3EST, KT3Y |
| ASIA | W2MIG Memorial (NX7TT Sponsor) | P33W operated by RW4WR, RX3DCX, RA3AUU |
| EUROPE | Tonno Vahk, ES5TV | TM6M operated by F1AKK, F4DXW, F8DBF |
| USA Zone 4 | Mike Fatchett, W0MU | NX5M operated by NX5M, KU5B, AB5K, K5GA, N5XJ |
| Multi-Op, Two Transmitter | ||
| WORLD | Ken Adams, K5KA | 6Y1V operated by KY1V, K6AM, W4PA, WE9V |
| USA | FCG, Florida Contest Group | WE3C operated by K3CT, KQ3V, N3FTI, NM3E, NN3Q, W2GD, W3FV, W3PA, WB3FIZ, WE3C |
| EUROPE | Bernd Och, DL6FBL | 9A60A operated by 9A2X, 9A3TR, 9A5X, 9A7V |
| Multi-Op, Multi Transmitter | ||
| WORLD | Gail Schieber, K2RED | AO8A operated by EA8AH, EA8CAC, EA8ZS, N5ZO, TF3CW, ES2RR, OH2MM, OH2KI, OH2ZZ |
| USA | Rick Dougherty, NQ4I | NQ4I operated by NQ4I, WI4R, K4PK, K4NV, VE7ZO, WB4A, W5LE, K4BAI, K5KG, KF4GTA, K0EJ, KU1CW |
| Plaque | Sponsor | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Single Operator, All Band | ||
| WORLD | Steve Bolia, N8BJQ | D4C operated by Jurgis Ignotas, LY2CY |
| WORLD Low Power | Caribbean Contesting Consortium | P40A operated by John Bayne, KK9A |
| USA | Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV | Jeffrey T. Briggs, K1ZM |
| USA Low Power | Ken Boasi, N2ZN | NV1N operated by Edward Sawyer, N1UR |
| USA ZONE 3 High Power | Northern California Contest Club | NY6N operated by Dan Craig, N6MJ |
| USA ZONE 4 High Power | Society of Midwest Contesters | NN5J operated by Kevin Stockton, N5DX |
| USA ZONE 4 Low Power | Society of Midwest Contesters | John F. Meyer, K9QVB |
| CANADA | Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) | VY2TT operated by Ken Widelitz, K6LA |
| CANADA LOW POWER | Contest Club Ontario | Alexey Yushin, VE2XAA |
| AFRICA | Chris Terkla, N1XS | CS9L operated by Frank Steinke, DL8WAA |
| ASIA |
Rick Tavan, N6XI |
4L0A operated by Andy Kotovsky, UU4JMG |
| EUROPE | Ivo Pezer, 5B4ADA/9A3A | IR4X operated by Matteo Marzilli, IZ3EYZ |
| NORTH AMERICA | Louisiana Contest Club | ZF2AM operated by John Barcroft, K6AM |
| OCEANIA | Lloyd Cabral, KH6LC | KH7X operated by Michael Gibson, KH6ND |
| SOUTH AMERICA |
David Kopacz, KY1V |
HC8N operated by Steve Merchant, K6AW |
| Southern Cone (CE,CX,LU) | Tom Morton, K6CT | CW5W operated by Jorge Diez, CX6VM |
| JAPAN | Simone Candotto, IV3NVN | Masaki Okano, JH4UYB |
| Single Operator, Single Band | ||
| WORLD 28 MHz | Steve Hodgson, ZC4LI | C4N operated by Alexander Savelyev, 5B8AD |
| WORLD 21 MHz | Andrei Stchislenok, NP3D | ZX5J operated by Carl Cook, AI6V |
| WORLD 14 MHz | Gene Walsh, N2AA | Steve Hodgson, ZC4LI |
| WORLD 7 MHz | 6Y1V Contest Station | OK5R operated by Jiri Sanda, OK1RI |
| WORLD 3.5 MHz | Ranko Boca, 4O3A | TM5Y operated by Le Gall Sebastien, F8DBF |
| WORLD 1.8 MHz | Dusko Dumanovic, ZL3WW | SN7Q operated by Krzysztof Sobon, SP7GIQ |
| USA 21 MHz | Charlie Wooten, NF4A | NR5M operated by Eric Silverthorn, NM5M |
| USA 14 MHz | Kansas City DX Club | NQ4I operated by Jim Roberts, VE7ZO |
| USA 7 MHz | Darin Divinia, WG5J | WI4R operated by Jeff Kinzli, N6GQ |
| USA 3.5 MHz | Wes Printz, W3SE / ZL3TE | Steven Sussman, W3BGN |
| EUROPE 28 MHz High Power | SKY Contest Club | Slaven Galic, E77AA |
| EUROPE 21 MHz High Power | SKY Contest Club | 9A5Y operated by Sasa Pokorni, 9A3NM |
| EUROPE 14 MHz High Power | SKY Contest Club | CT1JLZ operated by Jiri Pesta, OK1RF |
| EUROPE 7 MHz High Power | SKY Contest Club | Vitomir Kregar, S56M |
| EUROPE 3.7 MHz High Power | SKY Contest Club | OL4W operated by Milan Stejskal, OK1IF |
| EUROPE 1.8 MHz High Power | SKY Contest Club | Arunas Vaglys, LY2IJ |
| Single Operator Assisted | ||
| WORLD | Hal Kennedy, N4GG | YT5A operated by Mladen Bogdanov, YU7NU |
| USA | Ron Sigismonti, N3RS | Charles D. Fulp Jr., K3WW |
| EUROPE | Martin Huml, OL5Y | LZ8A operated by Boyan Petkov, LZ2BE |
| Single Operator QRP/p | ||
| WORLD |
Chris Kantarjiev, K6DBG |
TI5N operated by Bill Parker, W8QZA |
| NORTH AMERICA | Dale Martin, KG5U | Douglas Zwiebel, KR2Q |
| USA | John T. Laney, K4BAI | Gary Hembree, N7IR |
| Overlay Categories | ||
| WORLD Tribander/Wires | Helmut Mueller, DF7ZS | Ricardo Martins, CT3KN |
| USA Tribander/Wires | Paul Newberry, N4PN | WN2O operated by Mike Musitano, N2GC |
| USA Tribander/Wires | Matija Brodnik, S53MM | OJ0B operated by Pertti Simovaara, OH2PM |
| WORLD Rookie | Val Edwards W8KIC Memorial (K3LR Sponsor). | Alexandr Konnov, RK9AJZ |
| USA Rookie | CQ WPX Committee | Eric Irvine, VY1EI |
| Multi-OP, Single Transmitter | ||
| WORLD | Steve Miller, N0SM | CT9M operated by OM3GI, OM3NA, OM3LA, OM3RM, OM7JG |
| USA | Phil Allardice, KT3Y | KT3Y/4 operated by KT3Y, K3EST |
| ASIA | W2MIG Memorial (NX7TT Sponsor) | P33W operated by RA6LBS, RK3AD, RU4HP, RW4WR, RA3AUU |
| EUROPE | Andy Ruse, YO3JR/YR1A | OM7M operated by OK2BFN, OM3PA, OM3PC, OM5AW, OM5RM, OM5RW, OM5ZW |
| NORTH AMERICA | Jim George, N3BB | WE3C operated by K3CT, K3TEJ, N3RD, W2GD, W3FV, WE3C |
| USA Zone 4 | Mike Fatchett, W0MU | N5RM operated by N2IC, WA5Y, K7IA |
| Multi-Op, Two Transmitter | ||
| WORLD | UA1DZ Memorial, W3UA | 3V8BB operated by YT1AD, YT3W, YU1KX, Z32ZM |
| USA | Florida Contest Group | KD4D operated by K3MM, K3RA, WX3B, NI1N, KD4D |
| EUROPE | Tom Georgens, W2SC | ES9C operated by ES5RY, ES2DW, ES2MC, ES5JR, ES5NC, ES2RR, ES5TV, OH1NOA, ES3VI |
| Multi-Op, Multi-Transmitter | ||
| WORLD | Steve Merchant, K6AW | DR1A operated by DB6JG, DJ6ET, DK9IP, DL1MFL, DL1MGB, DL3DXX, DL5LYM, DL6FBL, DL7FER, DL8WPX, DO2WW, HB9CVQ, JK3GAD |
| USA | Jim Reisert, AD1C | NR4M operated by EY8MM, K1SE, K4EC, K4EU, K4GMH, K4ZW, K7SV, N2YO, NR4M, W4DF, WA4JUK |
| EUROPE | David Robbins, K1TTT | LZ9W operated by LZ1ZD, LZ1RGM, LZ1ANA, LZ1UQ, LZ1PM, LZ2UU, LZ2UZ, LZ2FV, LZ2CJ, LZ3FM, LZ3UM, LZ4UU, LZ5VK |
| Contest Expedition | ||
| Phil Goetz N6ZZ Memorial | OH0ZZ (OH2BH,OH2MM,OH2PM,K6AW) | VE3DZ/VP9 operated by Yuri Onipko, VE3DZ |
| Plaque | Sponsor | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Single Operator, All Band | ||
| WORLD | Yuri Blanarovich, K3BU | John Bayne, KK9A |
| USA | Bill Fisher W4AN Memorial (KM3T Sponsor) | Jeffrey T. Briggs, K1ZM |
| Club (SSB & CW) | ||
| WORLD | CQ Magazine | Bavarian Contest Club |
If you are interested in sponsoring a plaque please contact the awards manager, Doug Grant, K1DG, at plaques@cqwpx.com.
Special thanks to Barry Merrill, W5GN, who handles printing and mailing of all WPX contest certificates.