10/23/2026
🌎📡 THE WORLD IS ABOUT TO COME ALIVE ON THE HF BANDS! 🔥
🏆 CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST — SSB 2026!
📅 October 24–25 | 48 Hours of Worldwide Action!
This weekend, thousands of amateur radio operators from around the globe will compete in one of the biggest events in ham radio — the CQ World Wide DX Contest!
🌍 WHAT IS CQWW?
Imagine making radio contacts with stations on every continent, chasing rare countries, and competing against some of the best operators in the world — all without leaving your radio shack!
That’s CQWW!
📻 HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:
⏰ 48 HOURS: Starts Saturday at 0000 UTC and ends Sunday at 2359 UTC.
🌎 40 CQ ZONES: The world is divided into 40 geographical zones. Work as many zones and countries as possible!
🎙️ THE EXCHANGE: Keep it simple! Signal report and CQ zone. For example, a station in New York might send 59 05, while a station in Costa Rica sends 59 07.
🏆 SCORING: Contacts earn points based on location, with additional multipliers for working different countries and CQ zones on each band.
📡 SIX BANDS: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters. Every band presents another opportunity!
🔥 WHY IS CQWW SO SPECIAL?
During CQWW, the HF bands come alive! Big contest stations, DXpeditions, remote operators, and everyday hams all share the same goal — making contacts around the world.
You don’t need a $100,000 station or a 150-foot tower to participate!
A simple 100-watt transceiver and a wire antenna can put you in the action.
🇨🇷 W2RE WILL BE QRV FROM COSTA RICA!
Lori KB2HZI and I are heading to our Costa Rica QTH, Casa Cascada, this week. While the main purpose of our trip is working on our vacation rental property, I plan to get on the air as TI8/W2RE.
Nothing serious this year — just an Icom IC-7300 MKII, an off-center-fed dipole, and 500 watts. But that’s part of the fun!
đź’Ą MY CHALLENGE TO YOU:
If you’ve never participated in CQWW, make this your year!
Even if you only make 10 contacts, you’re participating in one of amateur radio’s greatest worldwide events.
And if you’re an experienced contester, what’s your goal this weekend? 1,000 QSOs? 3,000? 5,000?
👇 LET’S HEAR IT!
📡 What’s your callsign?
🌎 What country will you operate from?
🏆 Are you going all-out or just handing out a few points?
SEE YOU IN THE PILEUPS! 73 DE TI8/W2RE! 📡🔥
