CQ Magazine's Annual DX Marathon

Starting January 1 of each year, the DX Marathon is the perfect answer for the DX-er who needs that extra incentive to get on the air every day! Simply work as many countries and CQ Zones as you can in each calendar year, regardless of the band or mode.  Each country and zone counts only once, so you can concentrate on working new ones rather than working the same ones on multiple bands and modes.   Awards are given for the top overall scores in two classes plus the top scores in 3 modes and 10 bands plus low power/small antennas.   Need more information?  Contact us at: info@dxmarathon.com

 

THE 2012 DX MARATHON IS NOW IN PROGRESS

Complete contest rules for 2012 can be found here.   

The 2012 Score Sheet, list of available awards and list of plaque sponsors can be found here.

IMPORTANT NOTE: IF YOU PREVIOUSLY DOWNLOADED THE 2012 FORM, PLEASE DO NOT USE IT.  ONLY VERSION 2012.3 IS CURRENTLY VALID.  VERSION 2012.3 INCLUDES THE NEW PREFIX FOR REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN, Z8 AND THE FORM NOW REQUIRES BAND INFO (replacing Frequency).   THE DX MARATHON TOOLS DEVELOPED BY DXLAB AND AD1C WILL ONLY WORK WITH VERSION 2012.3.  

Some users have reported that after entry of callsigns, the score does not automatically compute.  We are working on a solution.

 

LATEST INFORMATION FOR THE 2011 DX MARATHON

The log submission window is now closed.  High Claimed scores can be found here.  A complete list of all logs received can be found here    Final results of the 2011 DX Marathon will be published in a future issue of CQ Magazine and then posted on this website 30 days after publication.  

 

DX MARATHON HELP and INFORMATION

Known Pirates and Helpful Hints to improve your score

Zone 2 Listings - make sure that station is really in Zone 2!

 

RESULTS FOR THE 2010 DX MARATHON

Complete results for the 2010 DX Marathon can be found here.  Congratulations to W9KNI and DL4CW for winning their respective classes!   Please note that all certificates for the 2010 Marathon have been mailed.

 

RESULTS and CERTIFICATE WINNERS FOR 2006-2009

The complete list of Certificate Winners for 2006-2009 is available here

2009 Results and Official Winners   2008 Results and Official Winners  

2007 Results and Official Winners   2006 Results and Official Winners

 

COUNTRY AND ZONE LISTS

The official CQ DX Marathon Country and Zone list can be found here

 

PRESS RELEASES

Official DX Marathon Press Releases

 

SEND YOUR COMMENTS AND STORIES TO: comments@dxmarathon.com