[CQ-Contest] CQ Asks Contesters to E-mail All Logs

[Richard Moseson]

To all amateurs active in CQ-sponsored contests:

Due to security concerns, CQ Communications Inc. is asking all participants
in CQ-sponsored amateur radio contests to submit their logs electronically.
All logs for the CQ World Wide DX Contest, the CQ WPX Contest, the CQ World
Wide 160-Meter Contest, the CQ World Wide VHF Contest and the CQ/RTTY
Journal RTTY contests should be submitted via e-mail per instructions in
the rules for each contest. In light of recent events regarding hazardous
items sent through the mail, logs received through the mail at the CQ
offices will be held unopened until all potential health risks have been
evaluated. CQ says it cannot guarantee that logs submitted by postal mail
will be opened. Contesters who want to be sure their scores will be
counted must submit by e-mail.

"We regret the need to inconvenience those contesters who do not have
access to internet-connected computers, or who choose to log by hand and
submit those hand-written logs," explained CQ Communications President Dick
Ross, K2MGA. "But our logs come from all over the world. While the risk
that amateurs might be involved in any sort of terroristic activity is
extremely small, mail en route may be subject to tampering. We cannot ask
our staff members or contest committee volunteers to possibly expose
themselves to dangerous packages sent through the mail."

"We are not giving in to terrorism," added CQ magazine Editor Rich Moseson,
W2VU. "We are facing a very real and fast-growing threat and we are taking
reasonable precautions to protect our staff and volunteers."

CQ requests that this information be disseminated widely so as many
contesters as possible will be aware of this rules change before the SSB
weekend of the CQ World Wide DX Contest on October 27-28.
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Thank you and I hope to see you in the CQWW this weekend.

73,
Rich W2VU
Editor, CQ


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>From Timo" <timo.klimoff at kolumbus.fi  Wed Oct 17 20:45:11 2001
From: Timo" <timo.klimoff at kolumbus.fi (Timo)
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 22:45:11 +0300
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Why I Won't Be in CQWW CW This Year
References: <18.13e9d395.28fee427 at aol.com> <3BCDCE11.761FFE19 at worldnet.att.net>
Message-ID: <00bf01c15744$66ed39a0$a0c5f83e at tklimoff>




> 
> The second weekend after CQ WW SSB will usually be the second full
> weekend in November and the weekend between ARRL SS CW and SSB.  That
> has been traditionally the OK/OM DX Contest weekend, which attracts a
> good bit of activity worldwide.  Certainly such a change should not be
> made without consulting with our OK/OM friends.  
> 

This should be no problem because they put CQWW RTTY to the weekend of 43 years old Scandinavian Activity Contest without "consulting".

But, from the European point of view - IMHO - the last weekend of November is good (increasing EU activity proves it .. or what Jim).

What ever weekend, cu there!

73, Timo OH1NOA 


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