I operated the CQMM DX Contest in 2023 using the callsign ZF2MA. It was a fun experiment and I was not making a serious effort. When the results appeared, I saw that I had a score reduction of more t
Good to know the background. I think I would be good with 1 QSO. I.e., no uniques. Or maybe even 2. But 5 is just too much. And it is impossible for the participants to know which contacts will count
My feeling is that many times the station I am answering is dealing with QRM and doesn't hear or notice I have their call incorrect. Even more often, especially when asking them to repeat the call ag
With or without should be fine. The log checking software will remove those QSOs without penalty. Randy K5ZD --Original Message-- From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces+k5zd=outlook.com@contesting.com>
Pandora's box was opened when ARRL made this rule change. We are just at the beginning of the evolution (devolution?) to come. They have essentially said that anything goes. Cluster, social media, yo
I found some time this morning to post the audio recordings of my operation in CQ WW CW 2022. K5ZD Single Op All Bands Assisted Audio: https://k5zd.com/audio-k5zd-cq-ww-cw-2022/ Contest story: https:
Every year there is a discussion about what categories are growing in popularity, when assisted will outnumber unassisted, and so on. We have added a new page to cqww.com that can provide some data f
Yes. Go to the scores page on cqww.com and select the year, then category of Disqualified. This list of stations will be shown in the filtered results. interesting......is there a list of the DQ stat
Good question. The concept is derived from soccer. Yellow and red cards in soccer operate much like the yellow and red lights on a traffic light. Yellow serves as a warning to slow down and proceed w
This is not uncommon. The Raw scores are the result of all logs being checked using the same country file. There is also some data cleaning that happens. For example, if you have a call that is buste
Hello everyone, The World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF) is now managing the Contest Hall of Fame. As part of that effort, they have built a new website at https://contesthof.com that will c
This will show you all the 2024 CW scores. https://cqww.com/scorescw.htm?yr=2024 Are line scores published somewhere? Just interested to see some of the scores below the World top ten. Sent from my i