2010 Plaques and Sponsors
List of awards and sponsors for the 2010 CQ WPX Contests.
| Plaque | Sponsor |
|---|---|
| Single Operator, All Band | |
| WORLD High Power | Stanley Cohen, W8QDQ |
| WORLD Low Power | Caribbean Contesting Consortium |
| WORLD QRP | Phil Krichbaum, N0KE |
| USA High Power | Atilano de Oms, PY5EG |
| USA Low Power | Terry Zivney, N4TZ |
| USA QRP | Doug Zwiebel, KR2Q |
| USA Zone 4 High Power | Society of Midwest Contesters |
| USA Zone 4 Low Power | Society of Midwest Contesters |
| USA Zone 3 | Lauri "Mac" McCreary, KG7C |
| EUROPE High Power | Jim Hoffman, N5FA |
| EUROPE Low Power | Ed Sawyer, N1UR |
| EUROPE QRP/p | Available for sponsorship |
| AFRICA | Peter Sprengel, PY5CC |
| ASIA | Chris Terkla, N1XS |
| NORTH AMERICA* | Albert Crespo, F5VHJ |
| NORTH AMERICA QRP* | Phil Krichbaum, N0KE |
| SOUTH AMERICA | Andrew Faber, AE6Y |
| OCEANIA | Phillip Frazier, K6ZM Memorial |
| CANADA High Power | Saskatchewan Contest Club |
| CANADA Low Power | Contest Club Ontario |
| JAPAN | Hamad Alnusif, 9K2HN |
| Single Operator, Single Band | |
| WORLD | Steve Merchant, K6AW |
| WORLD 28 MHz | Available for sponsorship |
| WORLD 21 MHz | Stuart Santelmann KC1F Memorial (Gene Shablygin, W3UA/RA3AA sponsor) |
| WORLD 14 MHz | Jorge Taboada, EA9LZ |
| WORLD 7 MHz | Jorge Taboada, EA9LZ |
| WORLD 7 MHz Low Power | Neal Campbell, K3NC |
| WORLD 3.7 MHz | D4C Contest Team |
| WORLD 1.8 MHz | Available for sponsorship |
| USA 28 MHz | Maurice Schietecatte, N4LZ |
| USA 21 MHz | Maurice Schietecatte, N4LZ |
| USA 14 MHz | Charles Wooten, NF4A |
| USA 7 MHz | Yankee Clipper Contest Club |
| USA 3.5 MHz | Bernie Welch, W8IMZ Memorial (WB8MRU sponsor) |
| USA 1.8 MHz | Available for sponsorship |
| EUROPE 28 MHz | SKY Contest Club |
| EUROPE 21 MHz | SKY Contest Club |
| EUROPE 14 MHz | SKY Contest Club |
| EUROPE 7 MHz | SKY Contest Club |
| EUROPE 3.7 MHz | SKY Contest Club |
| EUROPE 1.8 MHz | SKY Contest Club |
| Single Operator Assisted | |
| WORLD | Emir-Braco Memic, OE1EMS |
| USA | Alabama Contest Group |
| EUROPE | Martin Huml, OL5Y |
| Overlay Categories | |
| WORLD Tribander/Wires | Helmut Mueller, DF7ZS |
| USA Tribander/Wires | Paul H. Newberry, Jr., N4PN |
| EUROPE Tribander/Wires | Available for sponsorship |
| WORLD Rookie | Val Edwards W8KIC Memorial (K3LR sponsor) |
| Multi-Op, Single Transmitter | |
| WORLD | Latvian Contest Club |
| USA | Steve Bolia, N8BJQ |
| ASIA | W2MIG Memorial (NX7TT sponsor) |
| EUROPE | Tonno Vahk, ES5TV |
| Multi-Op, Two Transmitter | |
| WORLD | Ken Adams, K5KA |
| USA | Florida Contest Group |
| EUROPE | Bernd Och, DL6FBL |
| Multi-Op, Multi Transmitter | |
| WORLD | Gail M. Sheehan, K2RED |
| USA | Dale Hoppe, K6UA Memorial |
| EUROPE | Rick Dougherty, NQ4I |
| Contest Expedition | |
| C6APR Memorial | Andre Coelho, PT7ZZ |
* NORTH AMERICA plaques apply only to stations outside the USA and Canada.
CW
| Plaque | Sponsor |
|---|---|
| Single Operator, All Band | |
| WORLD High Power | Steve Bolia, N8BJQ |
| WORLD Low Power | Caribbean Contesting Consortium |
| WORLD QRP | Bill Parker, W8QZA |
| USA | Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV |
| USA Low Power | Ken Boasi, N2ZN |
| USA QRP | John T. Laney, K4BAI |
| USA ZONE 3 High Power | Northern California Contest Club |
| USA ZONE 3 Low Power | Arizona Outlaws Contest Club |
| USA ZONE 4 High Power | Society of Midwest Contesters |
| USA ZONE 4 Low Power | Society of Midwest Contesters |
| EUROPE | Ivo Pezer, 5B4ADA/9A3A |
| EUROPE Low Power | Vitor Santos, PY2NY |
| EUROPE QRP/p | Julius Fazekas, N2WN |
| AFRICA | Chris Terkla, N1XS |
| ASIA | Rick Tavan, N6XI |
| NORTH AMERICA* | Louisiana Contest Club |
| NORTH AMERICA QRP* | Dale Martin, KG5U |
| OCEANIA | Lloyd Cabral, KH6LC |
| SOUTH AMERICA | David Kopacz, KY1V |
| Southern Cone (CE,CX,LU) | Tom Morton, K6CT |
| CANADA | Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) |
| CANADA Low Power | Contest Club Ontario |
| JAPAN | Simone Candotto, IV3NVN |
| Single Operator, Single Band | |
| WORLD 28 MHz | Steve Hodgson, ZC4LI |
| WORLD 21 MHz | Andrei Stchislenok, NP3D |
| WORLD 14 MHz | Gene Walsh, N2AA |
| WORLD 7 MHz | 6Y1V Contest Station |
| WORLD 7 MHz Low Power | Neal Campbell, K3NC |
| WORLD 3.5 MHz | Ranko Boca, 4O3A |
| WORLD 1.8 MHz | Dusko Dumanovic, ZL3WW |
| USA 28 MHz | Paul Beringer, NG7Z |
| USA 21 MHz | Charlie Wooten, NF4A |
| USA 14 MHz | Kansas City DX Club |
| USA 7 MHz | Darin Divinia, WG5J |
| USA 3.5 MHz | Wes Printz, W3SE / ZL3TE |
| EUROPE 28 MHz High Power | SKY Contest Club |
| EUROPE 21 MHz High Power | SKY Contest Club |
| EUROPE 14 MHz High Power | SKY Contest Club |
| EUROPE 7 MHz High Power | SKY Contest Club |
| EUROPE 3.7 MHz High Power | SKY Contest Club |
| EUROPE 1.8 MHz High Power | SKY Contest Club |
| Single Operator Assisted | |
| WORLD | D4C Station |
| USA | Ron Sigismonti, N3RS |
| EUROPE | Martin Huml, OL5Y |
| Overlay Categories | |
| WORLD Tribander/Single Wire | Helmut Mueller, DF7ZS |
| USA Tribander/Single Wire | Paul Newberry, N4PN |
| EUROPE Tribander/Single Wire | Matija Brodnik, S53MM |
| WORLD Rookie | Val Edwards W8KIC Memorial (K3LR Sponsor). |
| NORTH AMERICA Rookie | Chris Kantarjiev, K6DBG |
| Multi-OP, Single Transmitter | |
| WORLD | Steve Miller, N0SM |
| USA | Phil Allardice, KT3Y |
| ASIA | W2MIG Memorial (NX7TT Sponsor) |
| EUROPE | Andy Ruse, YO3JR/YR1A |
| NORTH AMERICA* | Jim George, N3BB |
| Multi-Op, Two Transmitter | |
| WORLD | UA1DZ Memorial (W3UA Sponsor) |
| USA | Florida Contest Group |
| EUROPE | Tom Georgens, W2SC |
| Multi-Op, Multi-Transmitter | |
| WORLD | Steve Merchant, K6AW |
| USA | Jim Reisert, AD1C |
| EUROPE | David Robbins, K1TTT |
| Contest Expedition | |
| Phil Goetz N6ZZ Memorial | Phil Goetz, N6ZZ Memorial by Paul Goetz |
* NORTH AMERICA plaques apply only to stations outside the USA and Canada.
Combined
| Plaque | Sponsor |
|---|---|
| Single Operator, All Band | |
| WORLD | Yuri Blanarovich, K3BU |
| USA | Bill Fisher W4AN Memorial (KM3T Sponsor) |
| Club (SSB & CW) | |
| WORLD | CQ Magazine |
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.