Awards
2008 Plaques and Sponsors
List of awards and sponsors for the 2008 CQ WPX Contests.
| Plaque | Sponsor |
| Single Operator, All Band | |
| WORLD | Stanley Cohen, W8QDQ |
| WORLD Low Power | Caribbean Contesting Consortium |
| WORLD QRP/p | Phil Krichbaum, NØKE |
| USA | Atilano de Oms, PY5EG |
| USA Low Power | Terry Zivney, N4TZ |
| USA Zone 4 High Power | Society of Midwestern Contesters |
| USA Zone 4 Low Power | Society of Midwestern Contesters |
| CANADA Low Power | Contest Club Ontario |
| AFRICA | Peter Sprengel, PY5CC |
| EUROPE | Jim Hoffman, N5FA |
| NORTH AMERICA | Albert Crespo, F5VHJ |
| SOUTH AMERICA | Andrew Faber, AE6Y |
| OCEANIA | Phillip Fraizer, K6ZM Memorial |
| JAPAN | Hamad Alnusif, 9K2HN |
| NORTH AMERICA QRP/p | Phil Krichbaum, NØKE |
| USA QRP/p | Doug Zwiebel, KR2Q |
| Single Operator, Single Band | |
| WORLD | Steve Merchant, K6AW |
| WORLD 14 MHz | Jorge Taboada, EA9LZ |
| WORLD 7 MHz | Jorge Taboada, EA9LZ |
| WORLD 3.7 MHz | Tom Haavisto, VE3CX |
| 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 | |
| EUROPE | Martin Huml, OL5Y |
| Multi-Op, Single Transmitter | |
| USA | Steve Bolia, N8BJQ |
| ASIA | W2MIG Memorial (NX7TT Sponsor) |
| USA Zone 4 | Mike Fatchett, W0MU |
| Multi-Op, Two Transmitter | |
| WORLD | Ken Adams, K5KA |
| USA | FCG, Florida Contest Group |
| Multi-Op, Multi Transmitter | |
| WORLD | Gail Schieber, K2RED |
| USA | Rick Dougherty, NQ4I |
| Plaque | Sponsor |
| Single Operator, All Band | |
| WORLD | Steve Bolia, N8BJQ |
| USA | Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV |
| EUROPE | Ivo Pezer, 5B4ADA/9A3A |
| Southern Cone (CE,CX,LU) | Tom Morton, K6CT |
| OCEANIA | Lloyd Cabral, KH6LC |
| CANADA | Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) |
| JAPAN | Simone Candotto, IV3NVN |
| WORLD LOW POWER | Caribbean Contesting Consortium |
| CANADA LOW POWER | Contest Club Ontario |
| USA LOW POWER | Terry Zivney, N4TZ |
| USA ZONE 3 HIGH POWER | Jim Pratt, N6IG |
| USA ZONE 4 HIGH POWER | Society of Midwestern Contesters |
| USA ZONE 4 LOW POWER | Society of Midwestern Contesters |
| NORTH AMERICA QRP | Dale Martin, KG5U |
| Single Operator, Single Band | |
| WORLD 28 MHz | Steve Hodgson, ZC4LI |
| WORLD 14 MHz | Gene Walsh, N2AA |
| WORLD 3.5 MHz | Ranko Boca, 4O3A |
| USA 21 MHz | Charlie Wooten, NF4A |
| USA 14 MHz | Kansas City DX Club |
| 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 | Hal Kennedy, N4GG |
| USA | Ron Sigismonti, N3RS |
| EUROPE | Martin Huml, OL5Y |
| Multi-OP, Single Transmitter | |
| WORLD | Steve Miller, N0SM |
| ASIA | W2MIG Memorial (NX7TT Sponsor) |
| USA Zone 4 | Mike Fatchett, W0MU |
| Multi-Op, Two Transmitter | |
| USA | FCG, Florida Contest Group |
| Multi-Op, Multi-Transmitter | |
| WORLD | Steve Merchant, K6AW |
| USA | Jim Reisert, AD1C |
| Contest Expedition | |
| Phil Goetz, N6ZZ Memorial | OH0ZZ (OH2BH,OH2MM,OH2PM,K6AW) |
| Plaque | Sponsor |
| Single Operator, All Band | |
| WORLD | Yuri Blanarovich, K3BU |
| 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.