[CQ-Contest] CQ WW Rules for 2013 Announced

[Ed Muns]

The "first 24 hours" was added to clarify which 24 hours will be scored when
the log has more than 24 hours of QSOs.

No change was made to the operator's choice of which 24 hours to operate.
The operator can start at 0000z Sunday and operate the last 24 hours of the
48-hour contest period.  Or, an hour on followed by an hour off repetitively
for the entire 48-hour contest period.  The operator is free to choose any
form of 24 hours operating time, constrained only by 60-minute off-times
between the first and last QSO.

Ed W0YK


Syl VE5ZX wrote:
> What a shame!
> 
> The Classic Overlay has been changed from any 24 hours to the 
> first 24 hours.  What we have now is a mini-iron butt contest 
> instead of a contest in which the operator can choose the 
> best 24 hours to suit his/her situation and QTH. It defeats 
> the purpose of have a 24 hour category - IMHO

Joe WB9SBD wrote:
> Agreed, And it should ultimately have been
> 48 hour contest window
> Operate a max of 24 hours
> Time off's no less than 60 minutes.
>
> This way strategy not brute force iron butt enters the contest

Glenn VE3DX wrote:
> That just means I will operate the contest the way I feel, log the qsos
and forget about submitting them ...
>
> I will operate on and off all weekend...
>
> Let the serious guys submit their scores..

Doug W3CF wrote:
> We may want to rethink this "First 24". How about folks of Jewish faith
that cant get on till sundown Saturday?? Just my .02.