The 2008 CQ-WE Contest

To be held the weekend of November 8-9 -- 49 years and still going strong!

CQ-WE stands for CQ - Western Electric, the company whose ham employees originated the contest. The annual CQ-WE Contest is open to all Radio Amateurs. The objective is to contact as many Bell System Radio Amateurs as possible via ham radio. A Bell System amateur is any ham who is a current or former employee of any part of the pre-divestiture Bell System -- that is, any company that was spun off from or shares a part of its heritage with the original AT&T Corporation. Examples include the current-day AT&T, Bell Labs, Western Electric, the Baby Bells, Bellcore, NCR, Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya, Agere, as well as other companies that have sprung from them. Normally held the second full weekend in November, the contest combines a spirit of competitive contesting with the chance to relax, have fun, and renew acquaintances with old friends and colleagues while fostering friendships with new ones.

The 2007 Winners' Circle [Rectangle?]: Last year's contest is now in the history books. Thanks to all who participated. And a special recognition and congratulations are due our 2007 contest winners:

Columbus Works (High Location)
KO7X (High Total, High CW)
K3TW (2nd Place Total Score)
K8LJ (High Retiree)
K8RSP (High Phone)
W8JEK (High QRP)
W2MN (High Non-Bell)
WW2L (High Digital)

Host Location: We wish to thank Birmingham, AL, (location code BH) for volunteering to be the host location for the 2007 contest. Is your location interested in hosting the 2008 contest? If so, please contact us!

Reminder: Those 2007 contesters desiring to receive a paper certificate of participation must send $3 to:

Bob Thomas, KC4AF
3974 South Shades Crest Rd
Hoover, AL 35244

Otherwise you will be sent a certificate image by email.

The CQ-WE Contest Details		Prior-Year Scores
The Official Rules The Official Forms [PDF version] [MS Word] How Do I Enter the Contest? The CQ-WE FAQ Contest Milestones The Contest Deadlines Location Codes and Coordinators Info and Forms for Location Coordinators National Coordinator and Committee Logging Programs: [K8NU] [W4AXO]* * - dated, but works on Win95 and Win98		2007 Results 2006 Results 2005 Results 2004 Results 2003 Results 2002 Results 2001 Results 2000 Results 1999 Results 1998 Results 1997 Results 1996 Results

Additional CQ-WE Resources and Bell System Web Sites
CQ-WE QSL Card Gallery CQ-WE Certificate Gallery Former Host Locations Ma-Bell-Hams Yahoo E-mail Discussion Group Telephone Pioneer Contest (December) The Bell Ringers Site (Lots of Good Pictures) Avaya Lincroft ARC Columbus Works - CRES ARC Indian Hill ARC Mail Exploder Fox River Radio League

In Memorium: With regrets, we must report that a well-known supporter of the CQ-WE community became a silent key the weekend before the 2007 contest. Tom Quay, KT3TT, passed away peacefully at his home. Tom was the CQ-WE National Coordinator from 2000 - 2003, and most of the web pages found on this site were originally drafted by him. The 48th CQ-WE contest was dedicated to Tom in memory of his hard work in championing the event and helping to make it a ongoing success.

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