Plaques & Awards

Posted on January 26 2023

Each year, CQ Magazine will award plaques and certificates to winners in various categories of the DX Marathon. We express our sincere thanks to each of our plaque sponsors.

Plaques will be awarded as follows:

Highest score in Unlimited Class - Sponsor: Northern Illinois DX Association
Highest score in Limited Class - Sponsor: Northern Illinois DX Association
Highest score in Formula Class - Sponsor: Northern Illinois DX Association
Highest score in Formula Class, 5 Watts of less - Sponsor: Jeff, KE9V
Highest CW only score - Sponsor: The CW Operators Club
Highest Phone only score - Sponsor: Collins Amateur Radio Club in Memory of Art Collins, W0CXX
Highest Digital only score - Sponsor: The NN6NN Digital Team. Effective January 1, 2023: Bill, K2TQC
Highest score in Africa - Sponsor: Dane, S53T
Highest score in Asia - Sponsor: John Bastin, K8AJS
Highest score in Europe - Sponsor: Gert, PA2LO
Highest score in North America - Sponsor: The Metro DX Club
Highest score in Oceania - Sponsor: Col, VK4CC
Highest score in South America - ARAUCARIA DX GROUP - ADXG
Highest CW only score in North America - Sponsor: The CW Operators Club
Highest CW only score in Europe - Sponsor: The CW Operators Club
Highest score for the 6m band - Sponsor: W4UM
Highest score for single band entries for the 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 30, 40 and 80m bands - Sponsor: ARAUCARIA DX GROUP * ADXG
Highest score for the 60m band - Sponsor: W1NG
Highest score for the 160m band - Sponsor: South Florida DX Association
Highest Youth Score - Sponsor: W2CQ
Top World Club Score - Sponsor: Davie/Cooper City Amateur Radio Club

Sponsorship is available to provide a plaque for Top Score on the 6 and 160 meter bands

Electronic Certificates will be awarded as follows:

Highest score for the 6 and 160 meter bands.
Highest score in each Continent for each of the three modes, with the exception of CW in North America and Europe.
Highest score in each CQ Zone.
Highest score in each Country.
Highest score for each of the three modes in the USA.
Highest score in each USA Call Area for Unlimited Class.
Highest score in each USA Call Area for Limited Class.
Highest score in each USA Call Area for Formula Class, 100 watt option.
Highest score in each USA Call Area for Formula Class, 5 watt option.
Highest score in each Canadian Call Area.
Highest score for entrants age 25 or younger.

Note 1: Each entrant in the DX Marathon may submit one log each year per operating location. Participants submitting logs for single mode or single band entries must include only those contacts. Logs submitted with multiple mode or multiple bands will not be considered for mode or band awards.

Note 2: Plaques for CW, SSB, Continent and Band winners may only be awarded if the winning scores in those categories are at least 50% of the score of the overall DX Marathon Unlimited Class winner.

Note 3: Entrants may receive only one plaque per year. In the case of a participant qualifying for more than one plaque, that participant will receive a plaque for the highest level based on the above order. Plaques may be awarded to runners-up at the discretion of the DX Marathon Committee.

Note 4: Plaque winners are not eligible for certificates. Only one certificate will be awarded per entrant. In the case of a participant qualifying for more than one certificate, that participant will receive a certificate for the highest level based on the above order.