CQ-WE Milestones

22-Feb-2008 - The website is updated to reflect the 2008 contest.

16-Jan-2008 - The results of the 2007 contest are finalized.

10/11-Nov-2007 - The 48th CQ-WE Contest takes place with what some said were lousy band conditions, but with lots of enthusiasm among the participants.

08-Sep-2007 - Birmingham, AL, (location code 'BH') selected as host location for the 2007 contest.

06-Mar-2007 - The 2006 certificates and the belated 2003 certificates are mailed to the participants.

17-Jan-2007 - The results of the 2006 contest are finalized. Rob Stampfli/KD8WK supersedes Carl Yaffey/K8NU as National Coordinator for 2007.

11/12-Nov-2006 - The 47th CQ-WE Contest takes place with lots of activity and enthusiasm.

28-Jul-2006 - Avaya Lincroft ARC selected as host location for the 2006 contest.

01-Apr-2006 - The web site is updated to reflect the upcoming 2006 contest.

06-Jan-2006 - The results of the 2005 contest are finalized and the certificates mailed to the participants.

Dec-2005 - The unofficial results of the 2005 contest are posted to the web and updated as the returns come in.

12/13-Nov-2005 - The 46th CQ-WE Contest goes into the history books, with an enthusiastic set of WE-CO and AT&T-affiliated employees and retirees cordially participating to make it another great contest. Tnx to W4BXI for serving as informal net control on 7263, one of the few usable 40m frequencies Sunday afternoon.

12-Apr-2005 - Allentown Works ARC chosen as 2005 host club.

15-Mar-2005 - The 2005 rule updates posted on web site. Significant changes: RST requirement dropped, more digital modes allowed, and contest time slots changed back to what they were originally.

1-Mar-2005 - Certificates for the 2004 contest mailed to participants.

20-Jan-2005 The official results of the 2004 contest posted on web site.

13/14-Nov-2004 - The 45th CQ-WE Contest takes place, hosted by the CRES Amateur Radio Club of Columbus, Ohio.

Oct-2004 - Carl Yaffey/K8NU supersedes Tom Quay/KT3TT as National Coordinator. Web site moved to cqwe.cboh.org.

4-Mar-2004 - 2003 CQ-WE Contest Results posted.

8/9-Nov-2003 - The 44th CQ-WE Contest, hosted by AT&T Middletown ARC.

23-Jan-2003 - Posted Preliminary CQ-WE 2002 Contest Results.

9/10-Nov-2002 - The 43nd CQ-WE Contest... A lot of good conversation about plant closings/sales, early retirements, etc..... Thanks to all for your participation and support... Glad everyone had fun...

16-Oct-2002 - Sent out over 300 email announcements for the 2002 Contest.

31-Aug-2002 - Posted Rules and Forms for the 2002 Contest.

28-June-2002 - The Certificates for the 2001 Contest were mailed to all the participants. Special thanks to NJ2DX, W2EQ, and the members of the Holmdel Club for their support of the CQ-WE Contest.

10-Mar-2002 - Posted Final 2001 Results.

14-Feb-2002 - The Fox River Radio League has offered to be the Host Club for the 2002 CQ-WE Contest. Thanks to K8OIO and the energetic members of FRRL for their support of CQ-WE.

28-Jan-2002 - Posted Preliminary 2001 Contest Results.

02-Jan-2002 - Posted list of 2001 Entries Received.

10/11-Nov-2001 - The 42nd CQ-WE Contest... WOW!!! It seems that everyone adapted very well to the new rules and scoring changes... Thanks to all for your participation and support.

15-Oct-2001 - Added the Contest Forms and Instructions in MS Word format to the 'Info and Rules' page.

02-Oct-2001 - Added the W4AXO CQ-WE WINLOG Contest Logging Program.

30-Aug-2001 - Added 3 more Certificates to the Certificate Gallery , thanks to Bob-K2GLS.
The Certificate Gallery has been the most popular visited page on this Web Site... I started it just as an idea to satisfy my own curiosity about the history of CQ-WE... My Thanks to all of you who have contributed to and visited the Gallery... I guess that the Certificate Gallery means just as much to you as it does to me...

07-Jul-2001 - Added N3YMX QSL Card.

01-Jun-2001 - Started the 'Telco Humor Gallery' and Posted the 'Preliminary' 2001 Contest Rules.

29-Apr-2001 - Added W9JIU QSL Card.

27-Apr-2001 - Posted Scores for the 1998 Contest.

20-Apr-2001 - Added KC4I and N8GB QSL Cards.

28-Mar-2001 - Added more 'Bell System' Links and 'MaBellHams Email Reflector' Info to the Home Page.

27-Feb-2001 - Added more QSL Cards and many more Certificates. The Certificate Gallery is almost complete.

20-Feb-2001 - Posted Scores for the 1999 Contest and an update to the 2000 Contest Scores.

12-Feb-2001 - Posted Scores for the 2000 Contest.

28-Jan-2001 - Added more QSL's and Certificates to the Galleries.

01-Jan-2001 - Added the 'AT&T, Western Electric, & Bell Labs History' to the Home Page.

27-Dec-2000 - Paul Cirillo, KC2YO, asked me to take over the duties of 'CQ-WE National Coordinator'... Over the next few months, Paul and I will be working to take care of unfinished business and finalize the Results for the '2000 Contest'... We will also be working to Finalize the Score Pages for 1998 and 1999.

Paul and I, along with many others, will be working to make 'CQ-WE 2001' a Bigger and Better Event... MARK IT ON YOUR CALENDAR, NOVEMBER 10 and 11, 2001...

06-Dec-2000 - Added the 'Certificate Gallery'.

15-Nov-2000 - Added the '2000 Unofficial Scores' Page.

11/12-Nov-2000 - The 41st CQ-WE Contest.

10-Nov-2000 - 2nd Big Email to Participants, Loc. Coordinators, Bell Ringers, and Pioneers.

09-Nov-2000 - Added the 'QSL Card Gallery'.

29-Oct-2000 - Added the 'Message Board'.

29-Oct-2000 - 1st Big Email to Last Years Participants.

18-Oct-2000 - Started this 'Alternate' CQ-WE Web Site.

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