2007 CQWW Roundup: 3V2A Stays World #1; V26K Leads LP

By Jamie Dupree NS3T, radio-sport.net 

CURRENT CQWW CW WORLD TOP TEN

3V2A (YT1AD) - 13,700,000

P40W (W2GD) - 11,793,118

V47NT (N2NT) - 10,560,680

8P5A (W2SC) - 9,883,885

CN3A (IK2QEI) - 9,400,000

A45EXR (SP5EXA) - 9,019,153

9K2HN (KL2A) - 8,839,530

4L0A (UU4JMG) - 8,051,472

6W1RW (F6BEE) - 7,870,776

CU2A (OH2UA) - 7,824,050

2007 CQWW CW: 3V2A (YT1AD) GRABS #1

The lead in claimed scores for the 2007 CQWW CW contest changed hands again - and maybe for the last time - as Hrane Milosevic said his 3V2A operation netted 13.7 million points, 2 million more than P40W.

As of now, three of the four defending single operator champions were unable to repeat in 2007. Get all the details from radio-sport.net! NEW

CQWW CW EUROPE: CU2A, CT6A LEAD

Trying to repeat as the European winner in both the CQWW SSB and CW contests, Toni Linden CU2A (OH2UA) again has the top claimed score in the single operator high power competition in Europe. The low power leader is Felipe Lopes CT1ILT, who may have broken his own SOAB LP EU record from 2003. MORE

CQWW USA: K5ZD, K1BX MAINTAIN LEADS

Trying to win both ends of the 2007 CQWW DX Contests, Randy Thompson K5ZD and Art Hambleton K1BX have the early high claimed US scores in the 2007 CQWW CW.

Thompson's 6.5 million points leads the high power bracket, while Hambleton scored over 2 million to put him on top of the US low power competition. MORE

CQWW 2007: USA M/M's LOOK TO ARRL DX

After a pair of CQWW Contests that saw K3LR with the top Multi-Multi SSB score and W3LPL with the top CW result, the leaders of those top teams and their challengers are already plotting what to improve for 2008.

Get an insider's view of the battle for Multi-Multi supremacy in the US! NEW

2007 CQWW CW: BRING BACK SUNSPOTS

Big antennas, powerful signals and veteran operators found themselves helpless at times in the 2007 CQWW DX CW contest, as the solar conditions held down scores again this year, especially the further north you went. Radio-sport.net checked with operators all over the world to get their breakdown on this year's CW test. NEW