| CQ Amateur Radio | |
| Editor: | Richard Moseson, W2VU |
| Editor Title: | Editor |
| Frequency: | Monthly |
| Circulation: | 60,000 (2012)[1] |
| Category: | Amateur radio |
| Publisher: | CQ Communications, Inc. |
| Firstdate: | January 1945 |
| Country: | USA |
| Based: | Hicksville, New York |
| Language: | English |
| Website: | cq-amateur-radio.com |
| Issn: | 0007-893X |
| Oclc: | 310821852 |
CQ Amateur Radio (also known simply as CQ or CQ magazine, and formerly as CQ: The Radio Amateur's Journal) is a 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]
CQ Amateur Radio previously organized, adjudicated, and publishes the results of several annual radio competitions:
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]
In 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.