Submitting Logs
ELECTRONIC LOGS
Please submit CQ WPX Contest logs via e-mail to ssb@cqwpx.com for SSB and cw@cqwpx.com for CW. Logs are requested to be in the Cabrillo file format. You can view the current list of logs received: SSB Logs Received or CW Logs Received.
Cabrillo format logs are received by a log processing robot. If your log has been submitted correctly, the robot will reply with an e-mail containing a tracking (confirmation) number. If there is a problem with your log, the robot will send you an error message containing suggestions for how to fix your log. Read this e-mail carefully. Most log submission problems are minor and can be corrected in one pass. Submit your log as many times as needed. Once you get the tracking number, your log has been accepted.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE CALLSIGN YOU USED IN THE CONTEST (THE ONE IN YOUR LOG) APPEARS IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF THE E-MAIL. If this information is not there, your log will be rejected by the robot.
Completely fill out the header information in the Cabrillo file. You can do this while you are setting up the contest information in the logging program, or afterward using a well-behaved text editor like Notepad or the DOS editor.
Check the Cabrillo file header closely before submitting your log. Items may have been omitted or may be incomplete. If you did not answer all of the questions correctly when you set up the contest in the logging program or have changed your mind about your category, or the operator list has changed and you do not correct these items, the wrong information WILL get posted to the Cabrillo file. Whatever is recorded in the header of your Cabrillo file at the time you submit your log is how we will process your entry.
The only way to change your log entry once the robot has accepted it is for you to submit another log.
A Checklist for Sending E-mail Logs
1) Your callsign is in the message subject and in the log.
2) Your log is in Cabrillo format. If you don't know how to put it in Cabrillo or aren't sure the format is correct, send your log anyway. If you get an error message that you do not understand, send E-mail to questions@cqwpx.com
3) The log begins with START-OF-LOG: and has both dashes with a colon at the end.
4) The contest name in the log looks like this:
CONTEST: CQ-WPX-SSB
CONTEST: CQ-WPX-CW
These are the only two that are accepted.
5) The category is one of the standards shown above.6) The last line in the log is END-OF-LOG:
7) The time and date (UTC) must be within the contest period. If not, the robot may think the log is for the wrong contest.
8) Check the summary area of the log to be sure there are spaces after the colons and the keys are properly hyphenated.
9) Be sure each line in the summary has a key. If you need more lines for your address or for your comments , add as many ADDRESS: and SOAPBOX: lines as you need.
PAPER LOGS
E-mail logs via the robot are encouraged. If you can not send an electronic log, you may mail your log to CQ Magazine, 25 Newbridge Rd, Suite 405, Hicksville NY 11801. Please mark the envelope plainly as WPX SSB or WPX CW.
Click here to obtain a copy of the paper log submission forms (summary sheet and log page).
WEB FORM FOR TYPING IN PAPER LOGS
WA7BNM has created a web page where you can type in your paper logs and submit them electronically in Cabrillo format.
Click here to go to the web form. Select CQ WW WPX Contest, CW or SSB.