8P1A TOPS IN 2008 WPX SSB CLAIMED

Taking aim at his third straight Single Operator title in the CQ WPX SSB Contest, Tom Georgens W2SC again has the high claimed score this year, as he leads FG/OM3LA by a wide margin. Georgens was the only single op to break 20 million points this year in yet another tough weekend in terms of propagation. NEW

SKIMMER FOCUSES ON ENFORCEMENT

As contesters continue to wait for word on the fate of the CW Skimmer program in major contests, some log checking experts believe that if the software is allowed for the Single Operator Assisted category, it can be monitored to make sure no one is using it illegally. But not everyone is so convinced. NEW

NEW ENGLAND TOPS STATE QSO DERBY

After focusing last week on Florida and Nebraska, this week the State QSO Party circuit hits both coasts and the US Midwest. The contest with the most logs in recent years is the New England QSO Party, where the overwhelming morning line favorite is N4PN, who has won the Single Op competition all six years the contest has been on the air. NEW

LUCKY SEVEN IN STATE QSO TRIFECTA

While N4PN is the odds-on favorite in the New England QSO Party, that role goes to Bob Harder W0BH when it comes to the 7th Call Area QSO Party. Harder won the Single Operator title the last two years and will bid for a third straight victory in 2008, all while making contacts in maybe five different contests at the same time. NEW

CW SKIMMER RULES FIGHT RAGES ON

While contesters the world over continue to praise and condemn VE3NEA's CW Skimmer program, the actual Skimmer debate inside various contest committees remains active but unclear, as contesters grapple with how to treat the multi-channel CW decoding program. NEW

IT'S OFFICIAL: N2IC WINS 2007 SS CW

Ending the winning streak of WP3R, Steve London N2IC is the winner of the 2007 November Sweepstakes CW Contest. Go Inside The Numbers on SS CW with radio-sport.net to get a look at the 2007 results and see how well you did when it came to log checks. MORE

CREAM RISES IN US WRTC QUALIFYING

Some very familiar callsigns are starting to take charge in the US qualifying for the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships in Russia. Take a look at the latest results and get the rundown on what might happen as the qualifying rolls on this year. MORE

8P1A LEADS FOR 3 STRAIGHT WPX WINS

While many contesters struggled with tough band conditions, Tom Georgens W2SC overcame a slow start from 8P1A and could be heading for a third straight WPX SSB Single Operator title. Meanwhile, another contesting ethics issue erupted in the aftermath of WPX SSB over whether the "59" signal report has to be sent as part of the exchange. MORE

VE3DZ, HC8A LEAD ARRL DX TOP CLAIMED

The final claimed scores are in for the 2008 ARRL DX Contests and Yuri Onipko VE3DZ is the single operator leader in ARRL DX CW after his trip to Belize as V31UZ. Meanwhile, the ARRL SSB leader is Rich Smith N6KT, who steered HC8A to over 8 million points in his first ARRL DX appearance in 15 years. MORE

EUROPE SPRINGS INTO 2008 SPRINT TESTS

The days are getting longer in Europe and that means it's time for the European Spring Sprint contests over the next two weekends. DL5AXX is the defending Spring CW Sprint champ, while ES5TV won the Spring SSB test a year ago. Meanwhile, one op hopes the police won't derail his Sprint effort. MORE

UU0JM URGES REVIEW OF 2007 WPX CW DQ

Disqualified from the 2007 WPX CW Contest and booted from the qualifying for the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships, Andy Kazantsev UU0JM tells radio-sport.net that he never got the chance to argue his case before being DQ'd. Check the details as well as the note from the CQ WPX Contest Committee MORE

W2GD KEEPS RADIO-SPORT WORLD #1

With the final numbers from the 2007 WPX SSB and CW contests, John Crovelli remains on top of the radio-sport.net Single Operator World Standings, with Teddy Jiminez HI3TEJ just behind him in second place.

Check out the latest standings and see if you've made it into the top World 100! MORE

BAD BANDS BEDEVIL RUSSIAN DX TEST

Frustrating band conditions claimed another contest in 2008, as the Russian DX test turned into a daytime battle that was pretty much only on 20 meters, with rough propagation at night as well. What kept many on the air? The drive for WRTC qualifying points. MORE

WORLDWIDE WRTC SCORES NOW UPDATED

Adding on the final results of three contests from 2007, WAE SSB, IARU and CQ WPX SSB, radio-sport.net has updated the full qualifying results for every region of the world in the battle to reach the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships in Russia.

There are full spreadsheets for every corner of the globe where you can check your own qualifying chances! NEW

N5IA RIDES VP6DX TO CQ 160 SSB LEAD

Blocking VE3EY from a repeat single operator title, Milt Jensen N5IA seems headed for victory after his over one million point effort from the VP6DX Ducie Island DXpedition. Meanwhile, Team CN3A leads the world Multi battle at the CQ 160 SSB log deadline. MORE

RECORDS LIKELY AT WPX RTTY DEADLINE

The growth of RTTY contesting is certainly on display in the final claimed scores for the 2008 CQ WPX RTTY contest as a number of records in the US and the World are in danger in both the single operator and multi-op ranks. The overall single op leader is Ed Muns P49X/W0YK, who has a chance to beat his world record set in 2007. MORE

CN2R LEADS CQ160 CW AT DEADLINE

Capping another big effort from his Moroccan contest station, Jim Sullivan CN2R/W7EJ is the worldwide leader of the 2008 CQ160 CW contest at the log cutoff. The USA Single Op Leader is Peter Briggs K3ZM. MORE

N6MJ CAPTURES CALIFORNIA QSO PARTY

Getting his fourth victory in his home state QSO Party, Dan Craig N6MJ took home the gold in the 2007 CQP. The out of state winner was Gary Caldwell VA7RR. Check out all the results and read K6TD's excellent writeup at the CQP web site.

ARRL GETS MORE DIRECT ON CHEATING

Days after disqualifying three top operators in the results from the 2007 IARU contest, the ARRL issued in-contest warnings over possible self-spotting in the ARRL DX CW Contest. But the more proactive rules enforcement efforts left one US Multi-Multi leader a bit miffed. MORE

ARRL DQ'S THREE TOP OPS IN 2007 IARU

Making good on a pre-contest pledge to more thoroughly review the logs of top competitors, the final results of the 2007 IARU Contest included the disqualification of three top operators, including two defending single operator category champs and a 2006 WRTC competitor. MORE

P49X #1 IN ARRL RTTY AT LOG DEADLINE

While he didn't match his record setting performance of 2007, Ed Muns P49X/W0YK has by far the best claimed single operator score in this year's ARRL RTTY Roundup. The low power leader was a familiar one as well, as Don Hill AA5AU leads in his bid for a 14th consecutive SOLP victory. MORE

NEW FOCUS ON CHEATING, OPEN LOGS

Using the now public logs of the CQWW DX Contests, VE5ZX and CT1BOH have released a study that tries to use advanced computer evaluation to ferret out contest cheaters. The review confirmed one DQ from CQWW CW 2006 and raised questions about at least one other competitor's entry class. MORE

CQ 160 CW INTERNET CHATS GET REVIEW

The aftermath of the CQ160 CW contest wasn't as much about the great conditions, but about questions of whether operators should be using a Belgian radio internet chat site during the test to exchange information and set up contacts.

It led one well known operator to Checklog his own multi-op effort in Estonia and has the CQ160 Contest Committee reviewing the issue. MORE

NAQP ROUNDUP: N4PN MAY BE SSB #1

While Paul Newberry N4PN has the second high claimed score in the January NAQP SSB contest, he may end up on top of the leaderboard because of some time off issues for the claimed leader.

In other categories, the QRP leader is NA4BW, while in Multi, Pat Sonnier's Team W5WMU is tops with over 600k points. MORE

NX5M # 1 AT ARRL 10 METER LOG CUTOFF

Team NX5M remains the overall leader in the 2007 ARRL 10 Meter Contest, as their claimed score in the multi-op cateogry has held up as the high tally at the ARRL log deadline. LR2F is the top DX multi.

The overall single op leader is WD5K. LU5WW has the top single op score outside the US. MORE

CONTEST CHEATS: IS THERE AN ANSWER?

A discussion of cheating boiled over recently in the ham radio contest community, with a rare public accusation of wrongdoing and rumors of other unethical contest actions from this year's CQWW CW contest.

Truth be told, there are multiple calls that have prompted concerns in recent years, as contesters and contest organizers struggle with how best to confront a problem that's as old as competition itself. MORE

2007 CQWW CW STILL WITH 3V2A (YT1AD)

For now, the claimed scores in the 2007 CQWW CW favor Hrane Milosevic YT1AD, as he chalked up 13.7 million points from Tunisia. P40W (W2GD) is in second place. Check out all the reviews and our previews as well with a CQWW CW roundup. MORE

8P5A #1 AT CQWW SSB LOG DEADLINE

Seemingly in line for a third single operator high power win in CQWW SSB in the past seven years, Tom Georgens 8P5A/W2SC has the high claimed score at the log deadline for the the 2007 WW SSB Contest.

Read more of radio-sport.net's coverage of the 2007 CQWW SSB Contest! MORE