DATE: April 9, 2007 SUBJECT: CQ Magazine DX Marathon In 1947 CQ Magazine held the first ever DX Marathon which then morphed into the CQ World Wide DX Contest. Jump forward almost 60 years and from January 1 to December 31, 2006, the DX Marathon was re-born where hams everywhere were encouraged to "work 'em all" in a twelve month period. The CQ DX Marathon has already increased activity on the bands and appeals to hams in any location and any station capability. The DX Marathon will be repeated every year from January 1 to December 31.
For 2006, the winner in the Unlimited Class is Pete Meyer, N0FW. Pete had an amazing score of 326 - 286 countries and all 40 zones. The Formula class winner was Drago, T94GB, with an impressive score of 228 including 193 countries and 35 zones using 100 watts and wire antennas. Complete results will appear in the June 2007 issue of CQ Magazine. For 2007, the WARC bands are now permitted, so overall participation is expected to increase. For complete rules and submission information, please see our web site at: www.dxmarathon.com Good luck and see you on the bands! 73, John, K9EL Program Manager, CQ DX Marathon ---------------------------------------------------------- Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] THE DXR is sponsored by the North Jersey DX Association. Please visit our website: http://www.njdxa.org/index.php scroll to bottom for subscribe/unsubscribe options ----------------------------------------------------------
