2012 Plaques and Sponsors
List of available awards and sponsors for the 2012 CQ WW Contests.
SSB
| Plaque | Sponsor |
|---|---|
| Single Operator - All Bands | |
| WORLD High Power | Southern California DX Club |
| WORLD Low Power | Slovenian Contest Club |
| WORLD QRP | Jeff Steinman, N5TJ |
| WORLD Assisted High Power | Glenn Johnson, W0GJ |
| WORLD Assisted Low Power | Gail Sheehan, K2RED |
| USA High Power | Potomac Valley Radio Club – KC8C Memorial |
| USA Low Power | North Coast Contesters |
| USA QRP | Pat Collins, N8VW |
| USA Assisted High Power | John Rodgers, WE3C |
| USA Assisted Low Power | LA9Z/LN9Z Leia Contest Club |
| USA ZONE 3 High Power | Dave Pruett, K8CC & Greg Surma, K8GL |
| USA ZONE 4 High Power | Dave Pruett, K8CC & Greg Surma, K8GL |
| EUROPE High Power | Potomac Valley Radio Club – W4BVV Memorial |
| EUROPE Low Power | Tim Duffy, K3LR |
| EUROPE QRP | Steve “Sid” Caesar, NH7C |
| EUROPE Assisted High Power | Martin Huml, OL5Y |
| EUROPE Assisted Low Power | Alex Goncharov, R3ZZ |
| AFRICA | Chris Terkla, N1XS |
| ASIA | Nodir Tursoon-Zadeh, EY8MM |
| CARIBBEAN/CENTRAL AMERICA* High Power | Alex M. Kasevich, 8R1A |
| OCEANIA | Barbara Yasson, AC7UH |
| SOUTH AMERICA | Yankee Clipper Contest Club |
| CANADA | Contest Club Ontario – VE3WT Memorial |
| RUSSIA | Roman Thomas, RZ3AA |
| JAPAN High Power | Rush Drake, W7RM, Memorial |
| JAPAN Low Power | Western Washington DX Club |
| SOUTHERN CONE (CE CX LU) Low Power | LU Contest Group |
| Single Operator, Single Band | |
| WORLD 28 MHz | Joel Chalmers, KG6DX |
| WORLD 21 MHz | Robert Naumann, W5OV |
| WORLD 14 MHz | North Jersey DX Association – K2HLB Memorial |
| WORLD 7 MHz | Fred Laun, K3ZO – K7ZZ Memorial |
| WORLD 3.7 MHz | Fred Capossela, K6SSS |
| WORLD 1.8 MHz | Martin Monsalvo, LU5DX & Carlos Monsalvo, LU6EBY – LU8DQ Memorial |
| USA 28 MHz | Donald Thomas, N6DT |
| USA 21 MHz | 11PM Dayton Pizza Gang |
| USA 14 MHz | Yankee Clipper Contest Club – KC1F Memorial |
| USA 7 MHz | Stanley Cohen, W8QDQ |
| USA 3.7 MHz | available for sponsorship |
| USA 1.8 MHz | Glenn Johnson, W0GJ |
| EUROPE 28 MHz | Charles Dietz, W5PR |
| EUROPE 21 MHz | Tine Brajnik, S50A |
| EUROPE 14 MHz | Charles Wooten, NF4A |
| EUROPE 7 MHz | Central Texas DX and Contest Club - NT5C Memorial |
| EUROPE 3.7 MHz | Ted Demopoulos, KT1V |
| EUROPE 1.8 MHz | Robert Kasca, S53R |
| CARIBBEAN/CENTRAL AMERICA* | Nate Moreschi, N4YDU |
| OCEANIA | Bruce D. Lee, KD6WW |
| ASIA | DFW Contesting Group - W5PG Memorial |
| Multi-Operator Single-Transmitter | |
| WORLD | Southern California DX Club – W6AM Memorial |
| USA | Carolina DX Association |
| AFRICA | Doc Sayre, W7EW |
| ASIA | Edward L. Campbell, NX7TT – AA6BB and KA6V Memorial |
| EUROPE | Bob Cox, K3EST |
| OCEANIA | Junichi Tanaka, JH4RHF |
| CARIBBEAN / CENTRAL AMERICA | Bob Raymond, WA1Z |
| SOUTH AMERICA | Victor Burns, KI6IM – The Cuba Libra Contest Club |
| JAPAN | Arizona Outlaws Contest Club |
| Multi-Operator Two-Transmitter | |
| WORLD | Array Solutions |
| USA | Kimo Chun, KH7U & Mike Gibson, KH6ND - Dan Robbins, KL7Y Memorial |
| EUROPE | Aki Nagi, JA5DQH |
| Multi-Operator Multi-Transmitter | |
| WORLD | Dave Leeson, W6NL & Barb Leeson, K6BL |
| USA | Jim Lawson, W2PV Memorial |
| EUROPE | Finnish ARL |
| OCEANIA | Tack Kumagai, JE1CKA - JR2GMC & JA9SSY Memorial |
| JAPAN | Masahiro Kitagawa, JH3PRR |
| Contest Expedition | |
| WORLD Single Operator | National Capitol DX Association - Stuart Meyer, W2GHK Memorial |
| WORLD Multi-Operator | Gail Sheehan, K2RED |
| xTreme Category | |
| WORLD | Tim Duffy, K3LR - John Kanzius, K3TUP Memorial |
* CARIBBEAN/CENTRAL AMERICA apply only to stations in CQ zones 06, 07, and 08.
CW
| Plaque | Sponsor |
|---|---|
| Single Operator - All Bands | |
| WORLD High Power | Vibroplex |
| WORLD Low Power | Slovenia Contest Club |
| WORLD QRP | Gene Walsh, N2AA |
| WORLD Assisted High Power | Robert McGwier, N4HY |
| WORLD Assisted Low Power | Lyubomir "Leo" Slavov, OR2F |
| WORLD Assisted QRP | Steve “Sid” Caesar, NH7C |
| USA | Frankford Radio Club |
| USA Low Power | North Coast Contesters |
| USA QRP | Andy Blank, N2NT - W3ZZ Memorial |
| USA Assisted High Power | John Rodgers, WE3C |
| USA Assisted Low Power | LA9Z/LN9Z Leia Contest Club |
| USA ZONE 3 | Central Arizona DX Association |
| USA ZONE 4 | Society of Midwest Contesters |
| EUROPE High Power | Florida Contest Group - W3AU Memorial |
| EUROPE Low Power | Tim Duffy, K3LR |
| EUROPE QRP | Sergio Cartoceti, IK4AUY - I4FAF Memorial |
| EUROPE Assisted High Power | Claudio Veroli, I4VEQ - I4IND Memorial |
| EUROPE Assisted Low Power | Alex Goncharov, R3ZZ |
| AFRICA | Ralph "Gator" Bowen, N5RZ - K5KA Memorial |
| ASIA | DFW Contesting Group - W5PG Memorial |
| CARIBBEAN/CENTRAL AMERICA* | DFW Contesting Group - W5PG Memorial |
| OCEANIA | available for sponsorship |
| SOUTH AMERICA | Dave Farnsworth, WJ2O |
| SOUTHERN CONE (CE CX LU) High Power | Dale Long, N3BNA |
| SOUTHERN CONE (CE CX LU) Low Power | LU Contest Group |
| SCANDANAVIA | Chas Weir, Jr., W6UM - W3FYS Memorial |
| CANADA | John Sluymer, VE3EJ & Jim Roberts, VE7ZO |
| RUSSIA | Roman Thomas, RZ3AA |
| JAPAN High Power | Phil Yasson, AB7RW |
| JAPAN Low Power | Western Washington DX Club |
| Single Operator, Single Band | |
| WORLD 28 MHz | Joel Chalmers, KG6DX |
| WORLD 21 MHz | Lew Sayre, W7EW |
| WORLD 14 MHz | New Jersey DX Association - W2JT Memorial |
| WORLD 7 MHz | Alex M. Kasevich, 8R1A |
| WORLD 3.5 MHz | Fred Capossela, K6SSS |
| WORLD 1.8 MHz | Kenneth Byers, Jr., K4TEA |
| USA 28 MHz | dxcoffee.com |
| USA 21 MHz | Bob Naumann, W5OV |
| USA 14 MHz | Northern Illinois DX Association |
| USA 7 MHz | Jan Perkins, N6AW - W6AM Memorial |
| USA 3.5 MHz | Bill Feidt, NG3K |
| USA 1.8 MHz | Jeff Briggs, K1ZM |
| EUROPE 28 MHz | Jay Pryor, K4OGG |
| EUROPE 21 MHz | Bob Naumann, W5OV |
| EUROPE 14 MHz | Maud - G3FXB Memorial |
| EUROPE 7 MHz | Ivo Pezer, 9A3A |
| EUROPE 3.5 MHz | Frankford Radio Club - K3VW Memorial |
| EUROPE 1.8 MHz | Pat Barkey, N9RV & Terry Zivney, N4TZ |
| ASIA 21 MHz | Coconut Wireless Contest Club |
| ASIA 14 MHz | Ralph "Gator" Bowen - W5FO Memorial |
| ASIA 7 MHz | Nodir Tursoon-Zadeh, EY8MM |
| CARIBBEAN/CENTRAL AMERICA* | David Hodge, N6AN |
| CANADA | John Sluymer, VE3EJ |
| JAPAN 21 MHz | Bob Wilson, N6TV |
| JAPAN 14 MHz | Chris Terkla, N1XS |
| CHINA | LZ9W Contest Team |
| Multi-Operator Single-Transmitter | |
| WORLD | Boring Amateur Radio Club |
| USA | Douglas Zwiebel, KR2Q |
| AFRICA | Harry Booklan, RA3AUU |
| ASIA | Steve Merchant, K6AW |
| CARIBBEAN/CENTRAL AMERICA* | Kansas City DX Club |
| EUROPE | Bob Cox, K3EST |
| OCEANIA | Junichi Tanaka, JH4RHF |
| SOUTH AMERICA | Araucaria DX Group |
| CANADA | Eastern Canada DX Association |
| JAPAN | Madison Jones, W5MJ |
| Multi-Operator Two-Transmitter | |
| WORLD | Array Solutions |
| USA | Tom Horton, K5IID |
| EUROPE | Aki Nagi, JA5DQH |
| Multi-Operator Multi-Transmitter | |
| WORLD | Douglas Zwiebel, KR2Q - K2GL Memorial |
| USA | Bob Ferrero, W6RJ - N6RJ Memorial |
| EUROPE | Finnish ARL |
| OCEANIA | Tack Kumagai, JE1CKA & Masa Sakurada - JA9SSY Memorial |
| JAPAN | Masahiro Kitagawa, JH3PRR |
| Contest Expedition | |
| WORLD Single Operator | Friends of Phil, N6ZZ |
| WORLD Multi-Operator | Carl Cook, AI6V |
| xTreme Category | |
| WORLD | Tim Duffy, K3LR - K3TUP Memorial |
* CARIBBEAN/CENTRAL AMERICA apply only to stations in CQ zones 06, 07, and 08.
Combined
| Plaque | Sponsor |
|---|---|
| Single Operator | |
| WORLD Combined SSB/CW Score | Hrane Milsevic, YT1AD |
| Triathlon Award - WORLD Combined RTTY/SSB/CW Score | Rudy Bakalov, N2WQ |
| Club (SSB + CW) | |
| WORLD | CQ Magazine |
| Outside USA | Northern California Contest Club |
If you are interested in sponsoring a plaque please contact the awards manager, John Dorr, K1AR, at plaques@cqww.com.
Special thanks to Barry Merrill, W5GN, who handles printing and mailing of all CQ WW contest certificates.