CQ Amateur Radio (also known simply as CQ or CQ magazine, and formerly as CQ: The Radio Amateur's Journal) is a dormant magazine for amateur radio enthusiasts first published in 1945.[2] The English language edition is read worldwide; Spanish language edition is published in Spain, with some translations of articles from the English language edition, and some original European content. The magazine was also published in France with partial translation of the original edition between 1995–2000 (ISSN 1267-2750). Published by CQ Communications, the title is based on the radio call "CQ".[3]
 August 2010 Cover | |
| Editor | Richard Moseson, W2VU |
|---|---|
| Categories | Amateur radio |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 60,000 (2012)[1] |
| Publisher | CQ Communications, Inc. |
| First issue | January 1945 |
| Country | USA |
| Based in | Hicksville, New York |
| Language | English |
| Website | cq-amateur-radio.com |
| ISSN | 0007-893X |
| OCLC | 310821852 |
Contests and awards
editCQ Amateur Radio previously organized, adjudicated, and publishes the results of several annual radio competitions:
- CQ World Wide 160 m Contest
- CQ World Wide WPX Contest, the CQ World Wide RTTY Contest
- CQ World Wide RTTY WPX Contest, the CQ World Wide DX Contest
- CQ World Wide VHF Contest.
All of these contests allow participation by amateur radio operators in any country of the world.[4]
While CQ has sponsored these contests, the administration of these contests is now done via independent contest committees under the auspices of the World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF). WWROF administers the infrastructure for contest log submission, log checking, and performs other services in support of the contests.[5][6][7][8]
CQ Amateur Radio is also associated with a number of amateur radio awards, of which the best known is Worked All Zones. Others offered are the WPX and the "USA Counties" awards.[9][4]
Suspension of publication
editIn December 2023, Moseson had communicated to some subscribers via e-mail that publication of the magazine had been suspended.[10][11] The last issue published was October 2023 in digital format on Zinio. Since then, digital subscribers were issued partial refunds for the balance of their subscriptions. CQ magazine had been seeking funding to continue operations.
The magazine’s publisher, Richard A. Ross, K2MGA passed away on April 27, 2024.[12] Ross had been the magazine’s publisher since 1979.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Brewer, Robert Lee (4 August 2011). 2012 Writer's Market. Penguin Publishing Group. p. 913 ff. ISBN 978-1-59963-240-7.
- ^ Silver, H. Ward (2 March 2018). Ham Radio for Dummies. Wiley. p. 50 ff. ISBN 978-1-119-45482-3 – via Google books.
- ^ Mosenson, Rich (January 2015). "Seventy Years of Amateur Radio and CQ, Part I: 1945-1980". CQ Amateur Radio. 71 (1–2): 10–14.
- ^ a b Wilson, Mark J.; et al., eds. (2007). The ARRL Operating Manual for Radio Amateurs. Newington, CT: American Radio Relay League. p. 12 ff. ISBN 978-0-87259-109-7.
- ^ "CQ WW - Organization". cqww.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "CQ WPX - Contact Us". cqwpx.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "CQ 160 - About Us". cq160.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "CQ VHF Contest - Contact Us". www.cqww-vhf.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Gregory, Danny; Sahre, Paul (March 2003). Hello World: A life in ham radio. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 67 ff. ISBN 978-1-56898-281-6.
- ^ "Status of CQ Magazine". www.arrl.org. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "CQ Magazine Publication "Temporarily Suspended" – This Week in Amateur Radio". Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "CQ Magazine Publisher Dick Ross, K2MGA, SK". igc.arrl.org. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
Further reading
edit- Friedman, Neil (2006). "CQ 'small format' amateur radio books, 1947-1984: An annotated bibliography". The AWA Review. Vol. 19.
External links
edit- "CQ World Wide DX Contest". cqww.com (official contest site).
- "CQ World Wide WPX Contest". cqwpx.com (official contest site).