Great news!
(Hicksville, NY August 1, 2012) -- CQ magazine will embark on a major
reorganization of its editorial content in order to publish contest
results significantly sooner, Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU, announced
today. On average, contest results will appear four months sooner than
at present. The new schedule will be phased in over the course of 2013
and will be fully in place by 2014.
"The phase-in is necessary because of new and old dates
overlapping," Moseson explained, "as well as scheduling needs for
non-contest articles including our special focus issues and Dayton new
product reports. As a result, some contest results will be temporarily
relocated in 2013 and some specials will be rearranged as well.
"In addition, there will be two sets of CQ WPX Contest results
published in 2013 -- the 2012 scores in January (SSB) and February (CW),
followed by the 2013 results in September (SSB) and November (CW). The
CQ World Wide DX Contest results, which currently appear in the August
(SSB) and September (CW) issues, will be published as of 2013 in the
April and May issues, respectively. For one year only (2013), the CQ
World Wide VHF Contest results will be published in CQ VHF magazine, and
will return to CQ as of 2014, appearing in the January issue."
This schedule change has been made possible by the fact that the
vast majority of contest entrants submit their logs online, as well as
advancements in technology for log-checking, earlier log submission
deadlines announced last month and advances in publishing technology.
"For years, both participants and contest directors have been
asking us to publish the results sooner," Moseson explained, "and at
last, all of the pieces have fallen into place to make it possible. The
new schedule represents the minimum amount of time needed to not only
collect and process the logs, but to resolve issues with problem logs
and take the necessary steps to assure the ongoing integrity of our
contest results."
A complete calendar of contest results issues for 2013 and 2014
will be posted on the CQ website at
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