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[image: CQ AR logo]NEWS RELEASE
October 21, 2014

For Release: Immediate

Contact:
Rich Moseson, W2VU
516-681-2922
w2vu at cq-amateur-radio.com




UPDATE: CQ REVISES

POLICY ON STATIONS IN CRIMEA USING


RUSSIAN-ISSUED CALL SIGNS IN CQ CONTESTS






*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - OCTOBER 21, 2014 *


*UPDATE: CQ Reconsiders Policy on Crimea in CQ Contests *


            (Hicksville, NY - October 21, 2014) -- In response to requests
from a large number of contesters around the world, CQ has reconsidered its
decision regarding the acceptance of logs from stations in Crimea in
CQ-sponsored contests.

As CQ Publisher Dick Ross, K2MGA, explained, "a large portion of the
contesting community felt that we were unfairly denying our fellow amateurs
in Crimea of the opportunity to fully participate in our contests. Since
the country list for CQ contests is based on a combination of the Worked
All Europe (WAE) and ARRL DXCC lists, and the ARRL has already adopted a
policy regarding Crimean stations in its award and contest programs, we
will amend our policy to be consistent with the ARRL's DXCC policy."

"Therefore, the listings of Crimean stations submitting logs for CQ
contests will be based on the call sign under which they have operated. If
they used Russian-issued calls in the contest, they will be listed under
Russia; if they used Ukrainian-issued calls in the contest, they will be
listed under Ukraine. This change reflects not only the desire of many
contesters around the world, but also of a large majority of members of the
CQ World Wide DX Contest Committee."




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