1. V letu 2009 je SSB tekmovanje teden kasneje kot običajno. Koledarska posebnost pač in CQWW 160m se bo v letu 2010 vrnil nazaj na zadnji vikend v Februarju 2010.
2. Začetek in konec tekmovanja se premakne za 2 uri (22:00 GMT)
3. za RST se oddaja RS(T) + CQ ZONE (nič več zmešnjave s SI, S5 ....)
4. Dodana nova kategorija Single-Op./Assisted kjer se dovoljuje uporaba DXClustra, Skimmerja ...itd.
5. Maksimalno 40 urno delo se uvaja za Multi-Op kategorijo.
6. Dodani ukrepi glede remote dela.
Ni sprememb glede QSO točkovanja oziroma točkovanja množiteljev. Sicer pa vse piše v pravilih.
CUL Danilo, S50U
The 2009 CQWW 160 Meter Contest has undergone major changes this year.
As many of you know, K4JRB has retired from the directorship, and I have taken over. Dave has been very helpful in the transition, and is still working on certificates/trophies from prior contests. Please be patient if you are waiting for an award, it should be coming shortly.
We have established a new web site at http://cq160.com/
Please visit the site for important information, including the full text of the new rules. You will find records and log info there also.
Here are some of the rule change highlights:
1. The dates for the 2009 SSB contest are a week later than usual to avoid conflict with the ARRL DX Contest. This is a calendar anomaly and will return to the last full weekend in February in 2010.
2. The start and end times of the contests have been shifted two hours earlier in response to requests from the 160 contesting community.
3. The exchange for DX stations has been changed from RS(T) & country to RS(T) and CQ zone.
4. A new single-operator/assisted class has been added to permit the use of clusters, skimmers, etc.
5. A 40-hour maximum operating period has been added for multi-op entries.
6. Provisions have been added regarding remote operation
Please note there has been no change in multipliers or qso points. We hope these changes will help to improve the contest, and stay consistent with the rules for other CQ contests.
73, Andy N2NT
CQ160 Contest Director
