[CCF] Fwd: [The Daily DX] CQ News Release - UPDATE: CQ Revises Policy on Stations in Crimea Using Russian-Issued Call Signs in CQ Contests

[Kari Korhonen]

Aikanaan englannin taidoistaan kuuluisa ministeri Ahti Karjalainen 
tervehti vastaanottajiaan saaapuessaan Krimille visionäärisin sanoin: 
Hello Kriminals!

73 de kari 5TS

22/10/2014 9:32 AM, Toni Lindén kirjoitti:
> Oheinen päivitys tiedoksi.
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> 73 de Toni, OH2UA
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> [image: CQ AR logo]NEWS RELEASE
> October 21, 2014
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> For Release: Immediate
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> Contact:
> Rich Moseson, W2VU
> 516-681-2922
> w2vu at cq-amateur-radio.com
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> UPDATE: CQ REVISES
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> POLICY ON STATIONS IN CRIMEA USING
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> RUSSIAN-ISSUED CALL SIGNS IN CQ CONTESTS
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> *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - OCTOBER 21, 2014 *
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> *UPDATE: CQ Reconsiders Policy on Crimea in CQ Contests *
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>              (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.
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> 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."
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> "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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