Plaques & Sponsors

The CQ WPX Contest Plaques program is administered by the World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF). For information, questions, inquiries, or comments, or to sponsor a new award, please see https://wwrof.org/contest-awards-management/

Below is a list of available awards and sponsors for the CQ WPX Contest. Plaques will be awarded for the top score in the specified category and region listed below.

SSB | CW | Combined

SSB

Single Operator, All Bands

Region	Category	Sponsor
WORLD	High Power	Tom Georgens, W2SC
WORLD	Low Power	Caribbean Contesting Consortium
WORLD	QRP	Available for sponsorship
USA	High Power	Alabama Contest Group
USA	Low Power	Terry Zivney, N4TZ
USA	QRP	Doug Zwiebel, KR2Q
USA Zone 3	High Power	Adrian Ciuperca, KO8SCA
USA Zone 3	Low Power	Buz Reeves, K2GL Memorial by Willamette Valley DX Club
USA Zone 4	High Power	Jerry Rosalius, WB9Z and Val Hotzfeld, NV9L
USA Zone 4	Low Power	Jerry Rosalius, WB9Z and Val Hotzfeld, NV9L
USA Zone 5	High Power	Charles Wooten, NF4A
EUROPE	High Power	David Siddall, K3ZJ
EUROPE	Low Power	Richard DiDonna, NN3W
EUROPE	QRP	Walter Skudlarek, DJ6QT Memorial by Rhein-Ruhr DX Association
AFRICA		Atilano Oms, PY5EG
ASIA		Chris Terkla, N1XS Memorial by Yankee Clipper Contest Club
NORTH AMERICA*	High Power	Martin Huml, OL5Y
NORTH AMERICA*	Low Power	Tim Shoppa, N3QE
NORTH AMERICA*	QRP	Available for sponsorship
SOUTH AMERICA		Andrew Faber, AE6Y
SOUTHERN CONE (CE CX LU)	Low Power	LU Contest Group
OCEANIA	High Power	Sid Caesar, NH7C
OCEANIA	Low Power	Available for sponsorship
CANADA	High Power	Saskatchewan Contest Club
CANADA	Low Power	Paul Cassel, VE3SY Memorial by Contest Club Ontario
JAPAN		Hamad Alnusif, 9K2HN
ASEAN (3W 9M 9V DU HS V85 XU XW XZ YB)	High Power	Available for sponsorship
Southeast Asia (ASEAN + 4W, VU4)	Low Power	Pongsakorn E20NGF and Tana E27EK

Single Operator, Single Band

Region	Category	Sponsor
WORLD	28 MHz	Mamuka Kordzakhia, 4L2M
WORLD	21 MHz	Stuart Santelmann, KC1F Memorial by W3UA/RA3AA
WORLD	14 MHz	Lynn Schriner, W5FO Memorial by N5RZ
WORLD	7 MHz	Available for sponsorship
WORLD	3.5 MHz	Available for sponsorship
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 by W3ASW
USA	1.8 MHz	Available for sponsorship
EUROPE	28 MHz	Chuck Dietz, W5PR
EUROPE	21 MHz	Available for sponsorship
EUROPE	14 MHz	SJ2W Contest Team
EUROPE	7 MHz	Available for sponsorship
EUROPE	3.5 MHz	Ranko Boca, 4O3A
EUROPE	1.8 MHz	Available for sponsorship

Overlay Categories

Region	Category	Sponsor
WORLD	Tribander/Single-Element	Nate Moreschi,N4YDU
USA	Tribander/Single-Element	Tom Francis, W1TEF Memorial by Swamp Fox Contest Group
USA	Tribander/Single-Element Low Power	Available for sponsorship
EUROPE	Tribander/Single-Element	Angel Turpin, EA5Z
WORLD	Rookie	Val Edwards, W8KIC Memorial by K3LR
USA	Rookie	Bud Trench, AA3B
EUROPE	Rookie	G0CKV, OH1VR, OH2BH, OH2KI
EUROPE	Youth	G0CKV, OH1VR, OH2BH, OH2KI
WORLD	Youth	Ukrainian Contest Club

Multi-Op, Single Transmitter

Region	Category	Sponsor
WORLD		Latvian Contest Club
WORLD	Low Power	Mike Goode, N9NS Memorial by Hoosier DX and Contest Club
USA		Steve Bolia, N8BJQ
USA	Low Power	Matt Tatro, NM1C
ASIA		Available for sponsorship
EUROPE		Tonno Vahk, ES5TV
NORTH AMERICA*		Jerry Rosalius, WB9Z and Val Hotzfeld, NV9L
ASEAN (3W 9M 9V DU HS V85 XU XW XZ YB)		Uncle Fred Laun, K3ZO Memorial by E21EIC

Multi-Op, Two Transmitter

Region	Category	Sponsor
WORLD		Ken Adams, K5KA Memorial
USA		Florida Contest Group
EUROPE		Rich Strand, KL7RA Memorial

Multi-Op, Multi-Transmitter

Region	Category	Sponsor
WORLD		Sid Caesar, NH7C
USA		Dale Hoppe, K6UA Memorial by HP1XT
EUROPE		Available for sponsorship

Other

Region	Category	Sponsor
WORLD	Contest Expedition	Gail M. Sheehan, K2RED

Multi-Op, Distributed

Region	Category	Sponsor
WORLD		Atilano Oms, PY5EG

CW

Single Operator, All Bands

Region	Category	Sponsor
WORLD	High Power	Steve Bolia, N8BJQ
WORLD	Low Power	Caribbean Contesting Consortium
WORLD	QRP	Bill Parker, W8QZA
USA	High Power	Martin Huml, OL5Y
USA	Low Power	Rick Tavan, N6XI
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	Rev. Paul Bittner, W0AIH Memorial (by WB9Z and NV9L)
USA Zone 4	Low Power	Jerry Rosalius, WB9Z and Val Hotzfeld, NV9L
USA Zone 5	High Power	Steve Narducci, W9SN
EUROPE	High Power	Ivo Pezer, E73A/9A3A
EUROPE	Low Power	Vitor Santos, PY2NY
EUROPE	QRP	Bruce Olney, WY7N
AFRICA		Michael Perry, WM1K Memorial by N1RR
ASIA		Available for sponsorship
NORTH AMERICA*	High Power	Louisiana Contest Club
NORTH AMERICA*	Low Power	Dick Green, WC1M
NORTH AMERICA*	QRP	Dale Martin, KG5U
SOUTH AMERICA		Andrew Faber, AE6Y
SOUTHERN CONE (CE CX LU)	Low Power	Available for sponsorship
OCEANIA	High Power	Lloyd Cabral, KH6LC
OCEANIA	Low Power	Wes Printz, W3SE/ZL3TE
CANADA	High Power	Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC)
CANADA	Low Power	Contest Club Ontario
JAPAN		Wes Printz, W3SE/ZL3TE
ASEAN (3W 9M 9V DU HS V85 XU XW XZ YB)		Champ C. Muangamphun, E21EIC

Single Operator, Single Band

Region	Category	Sponsor
WORLD	28 MHz	Available for sponsorship
WORLD	28 MHz Low Power	Six Stars Contest Station LS1D
WORLD	21 MHz	Available for sponsorship
WORLD	14 MHz	Gene Walsh, N2AA Memorial (by K2SS, K2TW, KR2Q, W2RQ, NN4X)
WORLD	7 MHz	Tennessee Contest Group
WORLD	3.5 MHz	Ranko Boca, 4O3A
WORLD	1.8 MHz	Available for sponsorship
USA	28 MHz	Available for sponsorship
USA	21 MHz	Charlie Wooten, NF4A
USA	14 MHz	Kansas City DX Club
USA	7 MHz	Nate Moreschi,N4YDU
USA	3.5 MHz	Wes Printz, W3SE / ZL3TE
USA	1.8 MHz	Jim Galm, W8WTS
EUROPE	28 MHz	Available for sponsorship
EUROPE	21 MHz	Available for sponsorship
EUROPE	14 MHz	Available for sponsorship
EUROPE	7 MHz	Available for sponsorship
EUROPE	3.5 MHz	Ranko Boca, 4O3A
EUROPE	1.8 MHz	Available for sponsorship

Overlay Categories

Region	Category	Sponsor
WORLD	Tribander/Single-Element	Scott Wright, K0MD
USA	Tribander/Single-Element	Mike Polom, NE8P
USA	Tribander/Single-Element Low Power	Ron Sigismonti, N3RS
EUROPE	Tribander/Single-Element	Matija Brodnik, S53MM
WORLD	Rookie	Val Edwards, W8KIC Memorial by K3LR
USA	Rookie	Chris Kantarjiev, K6DBG
EUROPE	Rookie	G0CKV, OH1VR, OH2BH, OH2KI
EUROPE	Youth	G0CKV, OH1VR, OH2BH, OH2KI
WORLD	Youth	Ukrainian Contest Club

Multi-Op, Single Transmitter

Region	Category	Sponsor
WORLD		Walter Skudlarek, DJ6QT memorial by Rhein-Ruhr DX Association
WORLD	Low Power	Mike Goode, N9NS Memorial by Hoosier DX and Contest Club
USA		Phil Allardice, KT3Y
ASIA		Available for sponsorship
EUROPE		Andy Ruse, YO3JR/YR1A
EUROPE	Low Power	Available for sponsorship
NORTH AMERICA*		Rich Strand, KL7RA Memorial
ASEAN (3W 9M 9V DU HS V85 XU XW XZ YB)		Uncle Fred Laun, K3ZO Memorial by E21EIC

Multi-Op, Two Transmitter

Region	Category	Sponsor
WORLD		UA1DZ Memorial by W3UA
USA		Florida Contest Group
EUROPE		Tom Georgens, W2SC

Multi-Op, Multi-Transmitter

Region	Category	Sponsor
WORLD		Steve Merchant, K6AW
USA		Mori Young, KR5V Memorial by N5RZ
EUROPE		Jeff Demers, N1SNB

Multi-Op, Distributed

Region	Category	Sponsor
WORLD		Sid Caesar, NH7C

Other

Region	Category	Sponsor
WORLD	Contest Expedition	Phil Goetz, N6ZZ Memorial by Paul Goetz
CHINA	Single Operator, Any category	CQ WPX Contest Committee
CHINA	Any Multi-op Category	Andrey Sachkov, LZ2HM

Combined

Single Operator

Region	Category	Sponsor
WORLD	Combined Score on SSB and CW	Yuri Blanarovich, K3BU
USA	Combined Score on SSB and CW	Bill Fisher W4AN Memorial by KM3T
EUROPE	Combined Score on SSB and CW	Ron Sigismonti, N3RS
WORLD	Combined Prefixes on SSB and CW	Norm Koch, WN5N Memorial by K2RED
CALIFORNIA	Combined score on SSB and CW	Northern California Contest Club
CQ WPX Contest Triathlon Award	Combined Score on RTTY, SSB, and CW (min 500 QSOs per mode)	DX-Lodge Roatan (HQ9X)
CALIFORNIA	Combined Score on RTTY, SSB, and CW	Northern California Contest Club

Club

WorldCombined SSB/CWCQ Magazine USACombined SSB/CWMarty Sullaway, NN1C World Triathlon (CW/SSB/RTTY)Combined Score on RTTY, SSB, and CW (min 500 QSOs per mode)DX-Lodge Roatan (HQ9X)

* NORTH AMERICA plaques apply only to stations outside the USA and Canada.

If you would like to sponsor a plaque, please send an email to plaques@cqwpx.com. Cost is $55. Sponsors have first-right-of-refusal for the following year.

Page updated: April 17 2023 02:52 UTC